15 Nine-ke takhamiti taseMaresha, Simakadze utaninikela etandleni tesitsa lesitawutfumba lelidolobha lenu. Baholi labahloniphekile baka-Israyeli bayawubhaca emihumeni yase-Adulamu.
Ngaso leso sikhatsi Juda wesuka kubomnakabo wayawuhlala naHira, indvodza yase-Adulamu.
Ngesikhatsi sanakuvunwako tingwazi letintsatfu kuleti letatingema-30 tehlela kuDavide ngasemgedzeni wase-Adulamu, incumbi yemaFilisti isakambe eSigodzini semaRefa.
neBhethi Suri, neSokho, ne-Adulamu,
Niyakwenta njani ngelilanga lekwehlulelwa, ngesikhatsi sehlakalo sichamuka khashane? Niyawubalekela kubani nicele lusito? Niyakuwushiya nabani lomcebo wenu?
Macondzana nema-Amoni: Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “Israyeli akanamadvodzana yini? Ute yini tindlalifa? Kepha kwentiwa yini kutsi Moloki atsatse Gadi amente wakhe? Kwentiwa yini kutsi bantfu bakhe bahlale emadolobheni akhe?”
inkhosi yaseLibna yaba yinye, inkhosi yase-Adulamu yaba yinye,
neJamuthi, ne-Adulamu, neSokho, ne-Azekha,
neKheyila, ne-Akzibi, neMaresha, lekwaba ngemadolobha layimfica akanye nemiti yawo.
Davide wesuka eGathi, wabaleka, wayawubhaca emgedzeni wase-Adulamu. Batsi kube bakuve loko bomnakabo nebakubo, behla baya kuye.