Selizwile iJabeshi Gileyadi konke amaFilisti ayekwenzile kuSawule,

Impi yaba nzima kuSawule ; abacibishelayo bamfica; wakhathazeka ngenxa yabacibishelayo.

Abantu bathi kuSawule : Ngubani oshilo ukuthi uSawule uyak uba yinkosi phezu kwethu na? Lethani labo bantu ukuba sibabulale.

USamuweli wathi kuSawule : Wenze ngobuwula , awugcinanga umyalo kaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akuyala ngawo , ngokuba uJehova ubeseyakuqinisa umbuso wakho kwa-Israyeli kuze kube phakade.

Wayesethi ku-Israyeli wonke: Buyelani nganhlanye nina, mina noJonathani indodana yami siyakubuyela nganhlanye . Abantu bathi kuSawule : Yenza okuhle emehlweni akho.

Abantu bathi kuSawule: Uyakufa yini uJonathani okwenzile lokho kusindisa okukhulu kwa-Israyeli na? Makube kude; kuphila kukaJehova, akuyikuwela phansi nolulodwa unwele lwekhanda lakhe , ngokuba usebenzile noNkulunkulu namuhla. Abantu bamhlenga ukuba angafi. USawule uyalwa nezizwe eziningi

USamuweli wathi kuSawule : UJehova wangithuma ukuba ngikugcobe ube yinkosi phezu kwabantu bakhe u-Israyeli; ngalokho lalela amazwi kaJehova.

USamuweli wafika kuSawule ; uSawule wathi kuye : Mawubusiswe nguJehova; sengifezile izwi likaJehova.

USamuweli wayesethi kuSawule : Kahle, ngikutshele lokho uJehova akukhulumile kimi kulobu busuku. Wathi kuye: Khuluma.

UMoya kaJehova wamuka kuSawule , nomoya omubi owavela kuJehova wamzuma.

UJese wathatha imbongolo ithwele isinkwa , nemvaba yewayini, nezinyane lembuzi, wakuthuma kuSawule ngesandla sikaDavide indodana yakhe.

UDavide waf ika kuSawule , wema phambi kwakhe ; wamthanda kakhulu , waba ludibi lwezikhali zakhe.

UDavide wayesethi kuSawule: Makungaqedwa nhliziyo yamuntu ngalowo ; inceku yakho iyakuhamba ilwe nalowo mFilisti.

UDavide wathi kuSawule : Inceku yakho yayizalusa izimvu zikayise ; lapho kwafika ingonyama nebhere kwathatha imvu emhlambini,

Kwathi eseqedile ukukhuluma kuSawule , inhliziyo kaJonathani yanamathela enhliziyweni kaDavide , uJonathani wamthanda njengenhliziyo yakhe.

USawule wamesaba uDavide , ngokuba uJehova wayenaye , kepha wayesukile kuSawule.

UDavide wathi kuSawule : Mina ngingubani , kuyini ukuphila kwami , nomndeni kababa uyini kwa-Israyeli ukuba ngibe ngumkhwenyana wenkosi?

Kwabikwa kuSawule, kwathiwa: Bheka, uDavide useNayoti eRama.

Kwabikwa kuSawule ; wathuma ezinye izithunywa ; nazo zaprofetha . USawule wayesephinda wathuma izithunywa ngokwesit hathu; nazo zaprofetha.

UJonathani wakhuluma okuhle ngoDavide kuSawule uyise , wathi kuye : Inkosi mayingayoni inceku yayo uDavide, ngokuba akakonanga, nemisebenzi yakhe kuwe ilungile kakhulu;

UJonathani wambiza uDavide ; uJonathani wamtshela konke lokho . UJonathani wamyisa uDavide kuSawule , waba khona ebusweni bakhe njengakuqala. USawule uphinda azame ukumbulala uDavide. Ukubaleka kukaDavide. UDavide useRama

Wayesesuka uDavide nabantu bakhe kungathi abangamakhulu ayisithupha , baphuma eKeyila , bahamba lapho bebenokuhamba khona . Kwabikwa kuSawule ukuthi uDavide ubalekile eKeyila; wayeseyeka ukuphuma. UJonathani ukuDavide eZifi

Kwase kwen yuka abaseZifi , baya kuSawule eGibeya , bathi: UDavide akacashi yini kithi ezinqabeni zaseHoreshi entabeni yaseHakhila elingaseningizimu kwasehlane na?

Kepha kwafika isithunywa kuSawule , sithi: Shesha ufike , ngokuba amaFilisti angenele izwe.

Kwabikwa kuSawule ukuthi uDavide ufikile eKeyila . Wayesethi uSawule : UNkulunkulu umkhaphele esandleni sami , ngokuba uzivalele ngokungena emzini onamasango nemigoqo.

Kwathi uDavide eseqedile ukukhuluma lawo mazwi kuSawule , uSawule wathi: Yizwi lakho leli , ndodana yami Davide, na? USawule wadazuluka , wakhala.

UDavide wafunga kuSawule ; uSawule wagoduka, kepha uDavide nabantu bakhe bakhuphukela enqabeni.

UDavide wathi kuSawule: Ulalelelani amazwi abantu abathi: Bheka, uDavide ufuna ukukulimaza ?

AbaseZifi beza kuSawule eGibeya , bathi: UDavide akacashi yini entabeni yaseHakhila engaphambi kwehlane na?

UDavide wayesethatha washo ku -Ahimeleki umHeti naku -Abishayi indodana kaSeruya , umfowabo kaJowabe , ethi: Ngubani oyakwehla nami ukuya kuSawule ekamu na? U-Abishayi wathi: Ngiyakwehla nawe.

Kwabikwa kuSawule ukuthi uDavide ubalekele eGati; akabe esamfuna futhi.

Inkosi yayisithi kuye: Ungesabi; ubonani na? Owesifazane wathi kuSawule: Ngibona unkulunkulu ephuma emhlabathini.

USamuweli wathi kuSawule : Unginyakaziselani ukuba ungenyuse na ? USawule waphendula wathi : Ngihluphekile kakhulu , ngokuba amaFilisti ayalwa nami ; uNkulunkulu ungishiyile , akasangiphenduli nangabaprofethi nangamaphupho; ngalokho ngikubizele ukuba ungazise ukuthi ngiyakwenze njani.

Owesifazane wafika kuSawule , wabona ukuthi wesaba kakhulu , wathi kuye: Bheka, incekukazi yakho ililalele izwi lakho, ngibekile ukuphila kwami esandleni sami; ngalalela amazwi akho owawakhuluma kimi.

Sebezwile abakhe eJabeshi Gileyadi lokho amaFilisti ayekwenzile kuSawule,

Impi yaba nzima kuSawule; abacibishelayo bamfica, wakhathazeka kakhulu ngenxa yabacibishelayo.

Besehlela ngasekugcineni komuzi , uSamuweli wathi kuSawule: Yisho kuyo inceku ukuba idlule phambi kwethu -- yadlula-ke -- kepha yima wena manje ukuba ngikuzwise izwi likaNkulunkulu.

Izimbongolo zikaKishi uyise kaSawule zalahleka . UKishi wathi kuSawule indodana yakhe: Thatha enye yezinceku, usuke, uye kufuna izimbongolo.

Baliyisa ikhanda lika-Ishi Boshethi kuDavide eHebroni, bathi enkosini: Nanti ikhanda lika-Ishi Bosheti indodana kaSawule; isitha sakho ebesifuna ukuphila kwakho; uJehova uphindisele namuhla inkosi yami, inkosi, kuSawule nakuyo inzalo yakhe.

kepha umusa wami awuyikusuka kuyo , njengalokho ngawususa kuSawule engamsusa ngaphambi kwakho.