26 Davide watsi kube efike eSikilagi, watfumela incenye yemphango kubaholi bakaJuda lababebangani bakhe, atsi: “Naso sipho senu lesiyimphango lephuma etitseni taSimakadze.”
Ngicela usitsatse lesipho lonikwa sona, ngobe Nkulunkulu ube nemusa kimi, wadzimate wangipha konkhe lengikudzingako.” Ngenca yekuncenga kwaJakobe wagcina asasemukele.
Emvakwekufa kwaSawula, Davide wancandzeka nasancobe ema-Amaleki, wafike wahlala eSikilagi emalanga lamabili.
Namani kanye netinceku takhe tonkhe wahamba wabuyela kulomuntfu waNkulunkulu. Wafike wema embikwakhe watsi: “Manje sengiyati kutsi emhlabeni wonkhe kute nkulunkulu lofanana naNkulunkulu wema-Israyeli. Ngicela kutsi wemukele nasi sipho lesiphuma kimi, inceku yakho.”
Labo labatsakasele kutsi ngimsulwa abamemete ngekujabula batfokote, njalonjalo, batsi: “Akadvunyiswe Simakadze, lojabulela inhlalakahle yenceku yakhe!”
Wena, Simakadze, wenyukela entsabeni lendze, watfumba labanyenti labatfunjiwe, wemukele tipho kubantfu, watemukela ngisho nakubo labamelene nawe, kuze uhlale khona wena, Simakadze.
Kodvwa umuntfu locotfo wakha emasu lacotfo; imisebenti yakhe lehloniphekile imente eme.
Ngiko nje ngibone kufanele kutsi ngicele labazalwane bahambe embili bete lapho kini, batewulungisa lesipho lenisetsembisile, kuze kutsi sihlale sesilungile, hhayi ngekuphocelelwa, kodvwa ngesihle.
Sawula wakhuluma kuDavide, watsi: “Nansi indvodzakati yami yematubulo, Merabi. Ngitakwendzisela yona, nawungamane nje uhlehle lapha kimi, ulwe timphi taSimakadze.” Sawula abecabange watsi: “Ngingeke ngisibeke sandla sami etikwakhe. Akabulawe ngemaFilisti.”
Shangatsi lesipho lesiletfwe ngulencekukati yakho enkhosini yayo singanikwa lawo madvodza layilandzelako.
Ngicela inceku yakho uyitsetselele ngalesono lesentile, ngobe Simakadze utakwenta ube yinkhosi wena kanye netitukulwane takho, ngobe ulwa timphi takhe. Shangatsi kungabate lokubi lokutfolakala kuwe, yingci nawusaphila.
Watsatsa tonkhe tifuyo nemihlambi, emabutfo akhe akuchuba embili kunaleti letinye tifuyo, atsi: “Lena yimphango yaDavide.”
Davide wenta leso kwaba simiso nelisiko laka-Israyeli kusukela ngalelo langa kuze kube ngulamuhla.