10 Inene, ekho nje uNdikhoyo,” waqhuba watsho uDavide, “nguNdikhoyo ngokwakhe oya kumbetha, nokuba kungokufika kwemini yakhe yokufa, nokuba kungokubulawa kwakhe edabini.
11 Ngenxa kaNdikhoyo mna mandingaze ndimse isandla umthanjiswa kaNdikhoyo. Thatha laa mkhonto wakhe, nalaa ngqayi yakhe yamanzi ingasentlokweni yakhe, sihambe.”
12 Bawuthatha ke loo mkhonto naloo ngqayi zazisentla koSawule, bemka nazo ooDavide noAbhishayi. Akukho bani owababonayo, nabani owakuvayo okwakuqhubeka, nabani owaphaphamayo; bonke babelel' obentlombe, kuba kaloku uNdikhoyo wabahlisela obunzulu obu ubuthongo xa bebonke.
13 Wasuka apho wawela intlambo uDavide, waya kuthi qingqi ngaphesheya endulini ethe qelele, wafika
14 wamemeza ekhwaza umkhosi kaSawule noAbhinere, esithi: “Wa, Abhinere! Khawuphendule, mfondini!”“Ngaba ngubani na lo ufundekela ukumkani?” NguAbhinere lowo utshoyo.
15 Kuphendule kwauDavide, wenjenje: “Andibi kanene, Abhinere, nguwe intshatsheli emfazweni? Ukhona na omnye olingana nawe kwaSirayeli? Ngani ke ungamkhuseli umhlekazi ikumkani yakho? Ngoku ndithethayo kungene umntu apho emkhosini wenu, eze kubulala ukumkani.
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?”