13 Sawula wafa, ngobe abengaketsembeki kuSimakadze; akazange aligcine livi laSimakadze, wadzimate wayawufuna indlela nasesangomeni imbala,
Wanikela ngendvodzana yakhe kutsi ishiswe ngemlilo, wangenela bungoma nemilingo, wabuye watihlanganisa nalabanemadloti kanye nalabaphengulako. Wenta lokubi kakhulu emehlweni aSimakadze, wamtfukutselisa.
Yebo, labo labetsembele kuwe kute namunye loyawuhlazeka; kepha bayawuhlazeka labo labakuhlubuka ngelite.
Ngobe labakhashane nawe bayawubhubha, ubacitsa ubacedze labahlubuka kuwe ngekona.
“Umfati longumtsakatsi kufanele nimbulale, ningamvumeli kutsi aphile.
Kodvwa lababi bayawususwa eveni, nalabanemacebo bayawusishulwa kulo.
EmaGibhithe ayawuphelelwa ngemandla; emasu awo ngiyawuwacedza atsi nya. Ayawuya etithicweni ayewuphengula, aze ayewufuna labaphansi, netangoma, nalababhulako.
Bantfu batanitjela kutsi: “Yanini etangomeni nakulababhulako, labo labahlebako banhhinklile.” Batsi: “Sive akukafaneli yini kutsi sibute kuNkulunkulu waso?” Indlela ifunelwani kulabafile egameni lalabaphilako?
“ ‘Ningayi kuyawukhendla kulabanemadloti nome kuyawuphengula etangomeni; ngobe nanenta loko, niyawuba ngulabangcolile. NginguSimakadze, Nkulunkulu wenu.
“ ‘Ngiyawubufulatselisa buso bami kulowo muntfu locela lusito kulabaphansi agwadle nabo ngekubalandzela; yebo, lowo muntfu ngiyawumncuma esiveni sakubo.
“Sengiyatisola kutsi Sawula ngamenta inkhosi, ngobe sewungihlubukile, wangete wayigcina imiyalo yami.” Samuweli wakhatsateka kakhulu, wakhala kuSimakadze bonkhe lobo busuku.
Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuSomandla, utsi: ‘Ema-Amaleki ngitawajezisa ngenca yaloko lakwenta kuma-Israyeli ngekuwalalela endleleni, nakaphuma eGibhithe.
Ngobe kuhlubuka kufanana nesono sekubhula, nekutigcabha kufanana nekukhonta tithico. Njengobe walile kutsatsa umyalo waSimakadze, naye sewukwalile kutsi uchubeke ube yinkhosi.”
Sawula wase ubuta kuSimakadze, kodvwa Simakadze akazange amphendvule ngisho nangemaphupho, nome nge-Urimu, nome ngebaphrofethi.