11 ‘Kunesive lesaphuma kulela laseGibhithe lesigcwele umhlaba wonkhe. Ngako wota utengicalekisela sona, kumbe ngingakhona kusehlula ngisicoshe kulelive lami.’ ”
Shangatsi tive tingasebenta wena, nemindeni ikukhotsamele. Ube yinkhosi kubomnakenu, emadvodzana enyoko akukhotsamele. Akacalekiswe lokucalekisako, abusiswe lokubusisako.”
Bhalamu waphendvula Nkulunkulu, watsi: “Bhalaki, umsa waSiphori, inkhosi yakaMowabi, utfumele kimi umbiko lotsi:
Kodvwa Nkulunkulu wakhuluma kuBhalamu, watsi: “Ungacali uhambe nawo. Ungasibeki sicalekiso kuleso sive leso, ngobe sabusiswa.”
Bhalaki wakhuluma kuBhalamu, watsi: “Yini lena lese uyente kimi? Ngikuletse lapha kutsi utewucalekisa letitsa tami, kodvwa kute lokwentile; esikhundleni saloko utibusisile.”
Bhalamu wakhuluma umlayeto wakhe, watsi: “Bhalaki wangisusa e-Aramu, inkhosi yakaMowabi, etintsabeni letingasemphumalanga, watsi: ‘Kota utengicalekisela Jakobe, ungijivazele Israyeli.’
Lulaka lwaBhalaki lwamvutsela kamatima Bhalamu, washaya tandla takhe, watsi kuye: “Ngikulandzele kutsi utewucalekisa titsa tami, kodvwa wena sewutibusise kwaze kwaba katsatfu.
Kodvwa angizange ngimlalele Bhalamu, ngako wanibusisa waphindzelela, ngabe sengiyanikhulula esandleni saBhalaki.
Watsi kuDavide: “Ngiyinja yini, kutsi ungeta kimi uphetse tindvuku?” LomFilisti wacalekisa Davide ngabonkulunkulu bakhe,