15. Aphendula ngelithi amaphakathi kuDavide: “Makube njengokubona kwakho, mhlekazi; thina zicaka zakho sesilungile.”
16. Wanduluka ke ukumkani nalo lonke usapho lwakhe. Kwasala ishumi labafazi elalingamaqadi, agcina umzi wakomkhulu.
17. Ukumkani kunye nabantu awayehamba nabo bathi bakufika ngakwindlu yokugqibela bakha bathi xha apho.
18. Onke amaphakathi akhe ema ngakuye lo gama abalindi bakhe abangamaKreti namaPleti badlulayo ngaphambi kwakhe. Emva koko kuze amakhulu amathandathu amadoda omkhosi owamlandela ukusuka eGati.
19. Kwesi sithuba ke ukumkani uthe kuItayi waseGati: “Ulapha nawe? Ufunani emva kwam? Hamba uye kungenelela kulaa kumkani mtsha; kaloku ungumntu wasemzini wena, imbacu eyasaba amawayo.
20. Hayi, mandingambhadulisi umntu ofika izolo! Andikazi nalapho ndiya kuphelela khona. Jika, wena kunye nala madoda akuni. Akwaba inceba nenyaniso yaba nawe.”
21. UItayi wamphendula ukumkani wathi: “Mhlekazi, ekho nje *uNdikhoyo, ikho nje inkosi yam ukumkani, inene, apho iya khona inkosi yam ukumkani, nam sicaka sakho ndiya kuya khona, nditsho nokuba kusebomini nokuba kusekufeni.”