17 Ophezu kwekumbakhe angahliki athi uyokuthatha okuthileko ngekhaya.
Ngelinye ilanga kusihlwa uDavida wavuka embhedenakhe wakhambakhamba esirhodlweni esingaphezulu sesigodlo. Khonapho wabona umfazi ahlamba. Umfazi lo, gade angasimuhle athoma phasi.
Umphikisi waphendula wathi: “Ubuhlungu busesikhunjeni! Umuntu uzakunikela koke anakho ikani azakusindisa ipilwakhe.
Enginitjela khona ebumnyameni kukhulumeni ekukhanyeni, enihletjelwa khona, kurhuweleleni niphezu kwephahla.
AbaseJudiya ababalekele eentabeni.
Osesimini angabuyeli ekhaya ayokuthatha isambatho sakhe.
“Ngalokho-ke ngiyanitjela, ningakhathazeki ngepilwenu bona nizogomani namkha nizokuselani. Ningakhathazeki nangemizimbenu bona nizokwembathani. Kghani ipilo ayikaqakatheki khulu ukwedlula ukudla na? Nomzimba awukaqakatheki khulu kunezambatho na?
Nje-ke koke enikukhulumela ebumnyameni kuzakuzwakala ekukhanyeni, nenikuhlebako ningemalawini angaphakathi kuzakumenyezelwa ephahleni.”
Kodwana kwathi nabhalelwa kungena ngebanga lesiqubuthu, akhwela phezu kwephahla, avula itjhuba, amehlisela ngaphakathi ngomkghadi hlangana nesiqubuthu, afese ambeka phambi kwakaJesu.
Ngakusasa basesesendleleni, sele batjhidele edorobheni, uPitrosi wenyukela phezu kwephahla lekumba wayokuthandaza kusemini ekulu.
Nawakha ikumba etja, yakha nesirhodlwana seengodo phezu kwephahla layo ukuze ungaziletheli umlandu weengazi nakwenzeka bona kube nomuntu othi asephahlenapho amadlheke phasi.
Emva kobana sebehlile esidulini bangena emzini, uSamyela wakhuluma noSawula angaphezulu kwephahla.