24 Njengobe ngisindzise imphilo yakho lamuhla, kanjalo, shangatsi naSimakadze angenta njalo kimi angikhulule kuto tonkhe tinhlupheko.”
Shangatsi lengilosi leyangiphephisa kuto tonkhe tingoti ingababusisa labafana. Shangatsi bangabitwa ngelibito lami, nangelibito labobabe Abrahama na-Isaka. Shangatsi bangandza, babe banyenti emhlabeni.”
Davide waphendvula boRekhabi naBhana, umnakabo, emadvodzana aRimoni, umBherothi, watsi: “Ngifunga kuphila kwaSimakadze longikhulule kuko konkhe kuhlupheka,
UnguNkulunkulu wami lowetsembekile nenqaba yami lengibalekela kuyo, usiphephelo sami nemkhululi wami, usihlangu sami lengiphephela kuso. Wenta tive tikhotsame kimi.
Ngiyakutsandza, Simakadze, wena, longemandla ami.
Kulowetsembekile wena utibonakalisa wetsembekile, kulongenacala wena utibonakalisa ucotfo,
Wangikhulula etitseni tami, wangiphakamisa ngaba ngetulu kwalabo labamelene nami, wangephula kubantfu belutfutfuva.
alondvolote onkhe ematsambo akhe, kungephuki ngisho nome linye.
Ngobe wena ungikhululile kuyo yonkhe inhlupheko yami; titsa tami ngitibuke ngeliso lekuncoba.
Babusisiwe labanesihawu, ngobe bayawuhawukelwa.
Ngobe ngaloko kwehlulela lenehlulela ngako labanye, nani niyakwehlulelwa ngako; nangaleso silinganiso lenilinganisa ngaso, nani niyakulinganiswa ngaso.
Bacinisa emakholwa bawakhutsata ekubambeleleni ekukholweni. Babafundzisa kutsi: “Sifanele sendlule ekuhluphekeni lokunyenti kuze singene embusweni waNkulunkulu.”
Nisithandazele nekutsi sikhululeke kubantfu labonakele nalababi, ngobe akusibo bonkhe labakholwako.
Ngatsi kulo: “Nkhosi, nguwe lobatiko.” Lase litsi kimi: “Laba-ke ngibo labaphume ekuhluphekeni lokukhulu. Bageze tingubo tabo taba mhlophe ngengati yeliWundlu.
Tindvuna temabutfo emaFilisti tachubeka kulwa timphi njengakucala, Davide abechubeka nekuncoba, waze waba yingwazi leyendlula tonkhe tindvuna taSawula. Ngako libito laDavide ladvuma kakhulu.
Kwatsi kube Davide acedze kusho lamavi, Sawula wabuta watsi: “Livi lakho yini lelo, Davide, ndvodzana yami?” Wakhala kakhulu, amemeta.