1 USamuweli 10:17-27

USamuweli wabiza imbizo yabantu ukuba baye kuSimakade eMizpha. Wathi kubantu bakwa-Israyeli: “Usho kanje uSimakade uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi: ‘U-Israyeli ngamkhuphula eGibhithe, ngamhlenga esandleni sabaseGibhithe, nasesandleni sayo yonke imibuso eyayimcindezela.’ Kodwa nina namhlanje nimlahlile uNkulunkulu wenu, owanisindisa ezingozini zonke, nasezinsizini, nithe kuye: ‘Beka inkosi phezu kwethu, isibuse.’ “Ngakho-ke manje, yimani phambi kukaSimakade ngokwezizwana zenu nangemindeni yenu.” USamuweli wayesezisondeza zonke izizwana zakwa-Israyeli, kwathi isizwana sakwaBhenjamini sadliwa wunkatho. Wayesesondeza isizwana sakwaBhenjamini ngemindeni yaso, kwenziwa unkatho, lwadla umndeni wakwaMathri; lwadla noSawule, indodana kaKishi. Kepha kwathi lapho bemfuna, akafunyanwanga. Babuye babuza kuSimakade ukuthi: “Usazofika yini lowo muntu na?” USimakade waphendula wathi: “Bheka, ukhona, ucashe empahleni.” Bagijima, bamlanda lapho. Wema phakathi kwabantu; wayemude kunabo bonke abantu kusukela emahlombe kuya phezulu. USamuweli wathi kubo bonke abantu: “Niyambona lowo uSimakade amkhethileyo, ukuthi akekho onjengaye phakathi kwabantu bonke na?” Bonke abantu bakhamuluka bathi: “Mayime njalo inkosi!” USamuweli wayesebatshela abantu ngamalungelo ombuso, wawaloba encwadini, wayibeka phambi kukaSimakade. USamuweli wayidedela inhlangano yahlakazeka, kwayilowo nalowo muntu wabuyela ekhaya. USawule naye waya ekhaya eGibheya; amaqhawe ayethintwe nguNkulunkulu ezinhliziyweni zawo ahamba naye. Kepha abantu abakhohlakele, bathi: “Uyakusisindisa kanjani lona na?” Bambukela phansi, abaze bamnika sipho, kodwa wazithulela nje.