Esezwile lokho wasuka , wahamba ukuba asinde , waya eBeri Sheba elingelakwaJuda, washiya khona inceku yakhe.

UDavide wamaphuca izinqola eziyinkulungwane , nabamahhashi abayizinkulungwane eziyisikhombisa , nemigundatshani eyizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili; uDavide wanquma imisipha yawo onke amahhashi ezinqola, washiya awezinqola eziyikhulu kodwa.

UDavide wavuka ekuseni kakhulu , washiya izimvu kumlindi , wathatha, wahamba, njengalokho uJese amyale ngakho ; wafika enqabeni yezinq ola, impi isaphuma ukuyakuhlelwa, yahlaba umkhosi.

UDavide washiya impahla yakhe esandleni somlindi wempahla , wagijimela empini, wabingelela abafowabo.

washiya uJehova uNkulunkulu wawoyise , kahambanga ngendlela kaJehova.

Kwathi lapho umbuso kaRehobowa mu usuqinisiwe , yena esenamandla , washiya umthetho kaJehova no-Israyeli wonke kanye naye.

UDavide wamaphuca abamahhashi abayinkulungwane namakhulu ayisikhombisa nemigundatshani eyizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili ; uDavide wanquma imisipha yawo onke amahhashi ezinqola , washiya awezinqola eziyikhulu kodwa.

Kepha sekuphelile iminyaka emibili, uFeliksi walandelwa nguPorkiyu Festu; kodwa uFeliksi efuna ukubongwa ngabaJuda washiya uPawulu eboshiwe.

Washiya konke, wasukuma, wamlandela.

Kunjengomuntu owahambela kwelinye izwe ; washiya indlu yakhe , wanika izinceku zakhe amandla , yileyo naleyo wayinika umsebenzi wayo , wayala umlindisango ukuba alinde.

Kwakukhona-ke kithi izelamani eziyisikhombisa : owokuqala waganwa , wafa; engenanzalo washiya umkakhe kumfowabo.

Kepha onganakanga izwi likaJehova washiya izinceku zakhe nemfuyo yakhe endle.

wambamba ngengubo yakhe , wathi: Lala nami , kepha washiya ingubo yakhe esandleni sakhe, wabaleka, wagijimela phandle.

wathi ezwa ukuthi ngiphakamisa izwi lami ngimemez a, washiya ingubo yakhe kimi, wabaleka, wagijimela phandle.

Kepha uNebuzaradani induna yabalindi washiya abantu abathile bezwe abayizimpofana ukuba baphathe izivini namasimu.

Ngokuba ucindezele , washiya abampofu ; uhlwithile indlu , angabuye ayakhe.

Ngesikhathi sokudla uBowazi wathi kuye : Woza lapha , udle isinkwa , ugcobhoze ucezu lwa kho kuviniga . Wahlala eceleni kwabavuni , wamnika utshwele, wadla wasutha, washiya phansi.