16. Imbi le nto uyenzileyo, Abhinere! Ekho nje uNdikhoyo, ndithi nimelwe kukufa nonke, kuba noyisakele kukukhusela ukumkani wenu, umthanjiswa kaNdikhoyo! Khawukhangele: uphi umkhonto kakumkani? Iphi yona ingqayi yakhe, le ibisentla kwakhe?”
17. Waliva ilizwi ukuba lelikaDavide uSawule. Uvakele esithi: “Ngaba nguwe lowo, Davide, nyana wam?”“Ewe, ndim, mhlekazi,” kuphendule uDavide.
18. Watsho eqhuba esithi: “Khawutsho, mhlekazi, usandizungula ngantoni kangaka! Ndenzeni, mhlekazi? Liyintoni ityala lam kuwe?
19. Mhlekazi, nkosi yam, khawuphulaphule amazwi omkhonzi wakho! Ukuba nguNdikhoyo okuxhokonkxileyo ngakum angáxoliswa ngumnikelo. Phofu ukuba ngabantu, mabahlelwe sisiqalekiso sikaNdikhoyo. Kaloku bandiphephethe ndatsho ndabhacela ngaphandle komhlaba olilifa lethu esilinikwe nguNdikhoyo, besithi: ‘Deda, uye kunqula *thixo bambi!’
20. Mhlekazi, igazi lam malingaphalali ezizweni kude noNdikhoyo! Inene, ukumkani wakwaSirayeli uphumele ukuzingela intakumba enye, exela ubani osukela isakhwatsha ezintabeni.”