16 Onkhe ema-Israyeli nemaJuda amtsandza Davide, ngobe abewahola ekuhlaseleni kwawo.
Kadzeni, ngesikhatsi Sawula aseyinkhosi etikwetfu, nguwe lowawuhola sive sema-Israyeli nasiyekulwa etimphini. Simakadze wakhuluma kuwe, watsi: ‘Wena utawuba ngumelusi wesive sami ema-Israyeli, ube ngumbusi waso.’ ”
“Manje-ke, Simakadze Nkulunkulu wami, sewubeke inceku yakho kutsi ibe yinkhosi endzaweni yababe Davide. Kodvwa mine ngisengumfanyana nje, ngimncane, angati nekwati kutsi ngitawenta kanjani umsebenti wami.
Modekhayi waba siphatsimandla lesaba lisekela lenkhosi Ahashiveroshi. EmaJuda abemhlonipha amatisa, kunjalo nje naye abesebentela kutsi bantfu besive sakubo netitukulwane tabo tihlale tinekuphepha.
iphume ingene embikwaso, isihole ngekusikhipha nekusingenisa, kuze sive saSimakadze singafani netimvu letingenamelusi.”
kodvwa behluleka kukwenta loko, ngobe bonkhe bantfu babenamatsele kuye, bangafuni kulahlekelwa nome ngulinye livi lakhe.
Tati temtsetfo nebaphristi labakhulu betama kumbopha Jesu khona lapho, ngobe bebati kutsi lomfanekiso wawucondze kulahla bona; kodvwa besaba bantfu.
Sawula watfumela Davide, amcosha lapha kuye, watsi akahole libutfo lenkhulungwane emikhankhasweni yabo yekuhlasela.
Sawula watsi nakabona kutsi uphumelela kanganani, wamesaba kakhulu.
Konkhe Sawula labemtfuma kona Davide abekwenta aphumelele kangangekutsi Sawula wadzimate wamnika sikhundla sekutsi aphatse emabutfo emphi. Loko kwasijabulisa sonkhe sive kanye netindvuna takhe Sawula.