23 Hlala lapha kimi, ungesabi; ngobe lowo lofunana nemphilo yakho ufunana neyami futsi. Utawuphepha lapha kimi.”
Inkhosi Solomoni yakhuluma ku-Abiyatha, umphristi, yatsi: “Ncandzeka, ubuyele ekhaya kini e-Anathothi. Kufanele ufe, kodvwa ngingeke ngikubulale nyalo, ngobe wetfwala libhokisi lesivumelwane saSimakadze Somandla embikwababe, Davide, wabambisana nababe kuto tonkhe tinkinga takhe.”
Loku wakusho kuze kutewugcwaliseka livi labesalikhulumile kuYise lekutsi: “Babe, kute ngisho namunye lowalahleka kulaba lowangipha bona.”
Khumbulani livi lenganitjela lona kutsi: ‘Kute sisebenti lesikhulu kunemcashi waso.’ Nangabe mine bangihlupha, nani futsi bayawunihlupha; nangabe bawagcina emavi ami, newenu bayakuwagcina.
Ngisesenabo, ngabalondvolota egameni lakho lowangipha lona. Ngabalondvolota, kwabate ngisho namunye emkhatsini wabo lowalahleka, ngaphandle kwalowo labesafanele kulahlwa, kuze kugcwaliseke imiBhalo.
“Lapho-ke bayawuninikela etinhlungwini, banibulale. Tonkhe tive tiyawunitondza ngenca yelibito lami.
Adoniya wakhuluma naboJowabe, unina labenguSeruya, kanye na-Abiyatha, umphristi; nabo bamsekela.
Wafike wakhuluma kuye watsi: “Ungesabi, ngobe sandla sababe, Sawula, singeke sifinyelele kuwe. Wena utawuba yinkhosi ka-Israyeli, mine nje ngitawuba wesibili kuwe. Ngisho nababe Sawula uyakwati loko.”
Davide watsi: “Ungesabi, ngobe ngempela ngitakwentela umusa ngenca yeyihlo Jonathani. Ngitalibuyisela kuwe lonkhe lelo live lelalilamkhulu wakho Sawula, wena-ke utabodla nami njalo nje etafuleni lami.”