18 Bajikijele bonkulunkulu bato emlilweni, bababhubhisa, ngobe bebangesibo bonkulunkulu sibili, bekutigodvo nje nematje labatwe tandla tebantfu.
EmaFilisti abaleka ashiya tithico tawo khona lapho, boDavide nemadvodza akakhe batitsatsela bahamba nato.
Batsatsa lelitje lekwakutsiwa lingcwele, balikhiphela ngephandle kwelithempeli laBhali, balishisa.
“Kuliciniso kona, Simakadze, kutsi emakhosi ase-Asiriya atibhubhisile letive kanye nemave ato.
Njengobe sandla sami sayibamba imibuso yetithico, imibuso leyayimifanekiso yayo yayendlula leya yaseJerusalema neyaseSamariya,
Umuntfu angatentela yini bonkulunkulu bakhe? Yebo, kodvwa abasibo bonkulunkulu!”
“Njengobe singumliba wakhe, akukafaneli kutsi sicabange kutsi simo saNkulunkulu sifanana negolide nome nesiliva nome nelitje lokungumsebenti lobatwe ngebungcweti nangekucabanga kwemuntfu.