25 Sonkhe sive saphendvula satsi: “Ingati yakhe ayibesetikwetfu nasetikwebantfwana betfu!”
Ngobe Davide abetsite kuye: “Ingati yakho itawubasetikwakho. Nemlomo wakho ukulahla ngebufakazi, nawutsi: ‘Ngibulele logcotjiwe waSimakadze.’ ”
Simakadze utamkhokhisa lengati layicitsa; ngaphandle kwemvume yababe Davide, wabulala emadvodza lamabili ngenkemba. Bobabili, bo-Abneri, umsa waNeri, indvuna yemphi yaka-Israyeli, na-Amasa, umsa waJetheri, indvuna yemphi yakaJuda, babencono, bacotfo kakhulu kunaye.
Ungasikhotsameli nome usikhonte, ngobe mine Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wakho, nginguNkulunkulu lonesikhwele. Labo labangitondzako sijeziso sami ngesono saboyise ngisehlisela ngisho nakubantfwana babo besitukulwane sesitsatfu nesesine.
Ningalingcolisi lelive lenikulo. Kucitsa ingati kuyalingcolisa live, nenhlawulo yekubuyisana naSimakadze ingeke yentelwe live, lapho kucitselwe khona ingati, ngaphandle kwengati yalowo lobulele.
Wonkhe lowela etikwalelitje uyawuhlifika, abe ticucu; kantsi leliyakuwela etikwakhe, lelitje liyawumsila, abe ngumcaba.]”
Batsi nabamphikisa bangavumelani naye bametfuka, watsintsitsa lutfuli etingutjeni takhe wase utsi kubo: “Ingati yenu ayibesemahlombe enu, mine sengite licala. Kusukela nyalo sengitakuya kubetive.”
Watsi: “Saniyalisisa kutsi ningafundzisi ngelibito lalomuntfu, kodvwa ase nibuke lesenikwentile! Senisakate lemfundziso yenu yaze yagcwala lonkhe lelidolobha laseJerusalema, senifuna kutsi sibe nelicala ngekufa kwakhe!”
Ukhona nje yena munye umphrofethi longazange ahlushwe bokhokho benu? Babulala titfunywa taNkulunkulu, letatimemetela ngembili ngekufika kweSisebenti sakhe lesilungile. Manje senimtsengisile nambulala.
Loko nibokwenta khona kutewutsi ingati lete licala ingetiwucitselwa lite eveni lenu, Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu lanipha lona kutsi libe lifa lenu, kuze nani ningabi nacala lekucitsa ingati.
Lowo muntfu ningamhawukeli. Kufanele kukhishwe kuphele ka-Israyeli kucitsa ingati lengenacala, khona kutawunihambela kahle.”
Lowo loyawuphumela ngaphandle kwendlu yakho, aye esitaladini, ingati yakhe iyawubasetikwakhe, tsine siyawubate licala. Ngulowo nalowo muntfu losendlini yakho kanye nawe, ingati yakhe iyawubasetikwetfu, nangabe uke watsintfwa nje.