18 Kodvwa Davide watsi kuSawula: “Bengingubani mine, yona indlu yaketfu iyini, lona lusendvo lwababe beluyini esiveni saka-Israyeli, kutsi mine bengingaba ngumkhwenyane wenkhosi?”
Inkhosi Davide yase iyahamba yayawungena ethendeni lebukhona baSimakadze, yafike yahlala phansi, yathandaza yatsi: “Bengingubani mine, Nkhosi Simakadze? Yona indlu yeketfu beyiyini, kutsi ungangihola kuze kube ngumanje?
Ahimasi abesikhulu sakaNaftali. Lo-Ahimasi abeshade Bhasemathi, indvodzakathi yaSolomoni.
Mosi wakhuluma kuNkulunkulu, watsi: “Ngingubani mine kutsi ngingaya kuFaro, ngiyewukhipha ema-Israyeli eGibhithe?”
Kwesaba Simakadze kufundzisa umuntfu kuhlakanipha. Nangabe umuntfu afuna kudvunyiswa, kufanele atitfobe kucala.
Umuntfu lotigcabhako uyawubhujiswa, umuntfu lotitfobako uyadvunyiswa.
Mine ngaphendvula ngatsi: “Awu, Nkhosi Simakadze, mine angikwati kukhuluma; ngisengumntfwana.”
Ruthe wakhotsamisa buso bakhe, wabonga, watsi: “Kungani ngizuze umusa longaka kuwe nekutsi unginake kangaka ngiwetive?”
Tinceku tase tiluma Davide indlebe ngalendzaba, kodvwa Davide watsi: “Nicabanga kutsi yintfo lelula yini kuba ngumkhwenyane wenkhosi? Mine ngiludlwaphu nje, angikadvumi nakudvuma eveni.”
Sawula wamphendvula watsi: “Kantsi mine angisiye umBhenjamini yini, lophuma esiveni lesincane kakhulu ka-Israyeli, lona lusendvo lwakitsi aluluncane kakhulu yini kunato tonkhe tinsendvo tesive sakaBhenjamini? Pho, ukhulumelani kimi kanjalo?”