10 Nakuwa lomunye wabo, lomngani wakhe uyamsita amsukumise, kodvwa maye kulowo muntfu loyedvwa, lotsi nakawa angabi naye lotamsita amsukumise.
Khayini wase utsi ku-Abela, umnakabo: “Asambe, siye etsafeni.” Batsi kube befike etsafeni, Khayini wesukela umnakabo, wambulala.
Kwatsi nase siphelile sikhatsi sekumzilela, Davide watsi akalandvwe aletfwe kakhe. Wabe sewumenta umfati wakhe, wamtalela indvodzana. Kodvwa lentfo leyayentiwe nguDavide yaba yimbi emehlweni aSimakadze.
Mine, ncekukati yakho, benginemadvodzana lamabili. Alwa odvwana esigangeni, kwabate umuntfu wekulamula. Lenye yashaya lena lenye, yayibulala.
Wakhuluma ku-Aroni watsi: “Labantfu benteni kuwe, uze ubaholele kulesono lesikhulu kangaka?”
Kantsi futsi bantfu nabalele bababili bayafutfumetana; kodvwa umuntfu angatifutfumeta kanjani alele yedvwa?
Babili bancono kunamunye, ngobe batfola umvuzo lomuhle ngemsebenti wabo:
Bazalwane, nangabe lomunye wenu asawele esonweni, nine bakaMoya, lowo mephuleni, loko nikwente ngemoya wekutfobeka; kodvwa nawe uticaphele, ngobe ungahle ulingeke.
Ngako-ke dvudvutanani ngalamavi.
Ngako-ke dvudvutanani nakhane, njengobe nenta nje manje.
Jonathani, umsa waSawula, wesuka lapho waya eHoreshi kuDavide kuyawucinisa sandla sakhe kuNkulunkulu.