When David asked him whence he had come (to whom, i.e., to what people or tribe, dost thou belong?), the young man said that he was an Egyptian, and servant of an Amalekite, and that he had been left behind by his master when he fell sick three days before ("to-day three," sc., days): he also said, "We invaded the south of the Crethites, and what belongs to Judah, and the south of Caleb, and burned Ziklag with fire."
"Hosi, ha ha tsundzuka leswaku muxisi loyi, loko a ha hanya, ú te: 'Endzhaku ka masiku manharhu, ndzi ta pfuka eku feni.' 64Hikwalaho, lerisa leswaku sirha ri rindziwa ku ko ku fika siku ra vunharhu, leswaku vadyondzisiwa va yena va nga tshuki va ta n'wi yiva, kutani va ta byela vanhu va ku: 'Ú pfukile ku feni!'