14 Davide abembetse sidziya sebaphristi lesasentiwe ngelineni, wagidza embikwaSimakadze ngawo onkhe emandla akhe ajabulile,
Samuweli abekhonta ethempelini laSimakadze, angumfanyana, avunula sidziya sebaphristi selineni lecolisakele.
Miriyamu, umphrofethikati, labengudzadzewabo-Aroni, watsatsa umntjingo wawudlala ahlabela, bonkhe labasikati baphuma bamlandzela nabo baphetse tingubhu, bagidza.
Mdvumiseni ngetingubhu nangekugidza, nimdvumise ngetintsambo nangefluthi.
Abadvumise ngekugidza nangesigubhu nangehabhu.
Jeftha nase achamuka ekhaya lakhe lelaliseMispa, ngubani lobekangaphuma kucala amhlangabete ngaphandle kwentfombi yakakhe, leyaphuma igiya, itjakadvula, ishaya makhoyane wayo. Kwakukuphela kwayo vo! Ngaphandle kwayo abengenandvodzana nandvodzakati.
Konkhe lenikwentako, kwenteni ngenhlitiyo, kube shangatsi nentela iNkhosi, hhayi bantfu.
Ugucule kulila kwami kwaba ngumgidvo, ungikhumule ingubo yenzilo, wangembatsisa ngekungibopha ngenjabulo.
Ngakhetsa khokho wakho emkhatsini wato tonkhe tive tema-Israyeli kutsi abe ngumphristi wami, akhuphukele elatini lami, ashise khona imphepho, avunule nesidziya sebuphristi ebukhoneni bami. Nganika indlu yeyihlo sabelo kuyo yonkhe iminikelo yami yemlilo leyentiwa ngema-Israyeli.
“Ngaleso sikhatsi indvodzana lenkhulu beyingekho isensimini, yatsi seyibuya yeva umsindvo wekuhlabela nekugidza ingakangeni ekhaya,
Wonkhe umsebenti losetandleni takho wente ngemandla akho onkhe, ngobe ethuneni lapho uya khona, kute kusebenta, nekucabanga, nelwati kanye nekuhlakanipha.
Davide abembetse umjiva lowawentiwe ngelineni lecolisakele, njengawo onkhe lamaLevi labetfwele libhokisi lesivumelwane saSimakadze, nanjengalabo bahlabeli, naKhenaniya labengamele lawo makwaya ekuhlabela; Davide abembetse nesidziya selineni.
Inkhosi yase itfuma Dowegi, yatsi: “Suka ubulale labaphristi.” Dowegi, um-Edomu, wagucuka wabesukela wababulala. Ngalelo langa wababulala baphristi labangema-85, emadvodza abegcoka sidziya selineni.
nilindze; kutawutsi tintfombi taseShilo natichamuka nato titewugidza, nine bese niyaphoseka niphuma lapha etivinini, ngulowo nalowo atibambele wakhe umfati kuletintfombi taseShilo, nihambe nibuyele eveni lakini kaBhenjamini.
Tsandza Simakadze Nkulunkulu wakho, ngayo yonkhe inhlitiyo yakho, nangawo wonkhe umphefumulo wakho, nangawo onkhe emandla akho.
Niyawuba ngumbuso webaphristi, nibe sive lesingcwele.’ Ngulawo-ke emavi lotawufike uwakhulume esiveni saka-Israyeli.”
Miriyamu wabahlabelela watsi: “Hlabelani kuSimakadze, ngobe uphakanyiswe kakhulu, lihhashi nemgibeli walo ukujikijele elwandle.”
ngesikhatsi yena kanye nayo yonkhe indlu yema-Israyeli beta nelibhokisi lesivumelwane saSimakadze badvumisa ngekuhlabela nangekushaya emacilongo.
Watsi Davide nasabuyele ekhaya lakhe kuyawubusisa indlu yakakhe, wahlangatjetwa nguMikhali, indvodzakati yaSawula, wafike watsi: “Inkhosi yema-Israyeli itentele ligama lelikhulu lamuhla, itivete njengalesikhulu silima emehlweni aletidzandzane tetindvuna tayo!”
Bahlabeleli nebadlali ngalokufanako batsi: “Yonkhe imitfombo yami ikuwe.”
Umbusi naye kufanele angene, nakungena labanye bantfu, aphume nase baphuma nabo.