Kwafika abanye kwabakwaManase kuDavide , lapho efika namaFilisti ukulwa noSawule , kepha abawasizanga , ngokuba izinduna zamaFilisti sezilulekene zammukisa , zathi: Uyakuhlubukela enkosini yakhe uSawule , amakhanda ethu abe sengozini.

kanye nakho konke uSamuweli umboni , noSawule indodana kaKishi , no- Abineri indodana kaNeri , noJowabe indodana kaS eruya ababekungcwelisile; yilowo nalowo owayengcwelisile okuthile , kwaba phansi kwesandla sikaShelomoti nabafowabo.

AmaHeberu ayenamaFilisti kuqala nawo akhuphukela ekamu nxazonke , aphendukela kwabakwa-Israyeli ababe noSawule noJonathani.

Ngalokho uSawule wathi kuJehova uNkulunkulu ka -Israyeli: Malivele iqiniso. OJonathani noSawule badliwa yinkatho, kepha abantu baphunyuka.

Wathi kuye : Ungesabi, ngokuba isandla sikaSawul e ubaba asiyikukufumana; wena uyakuba yinkosi phezu kuka -Israyeli, mina ngikwelame; noSawule ubaba uyakwazi lokho.

Lapho owesifazane embona uSamuweli , wamemeza ngezwi elikhulu ; owesifazane wakhuluma noSawule , wathi: Ungikhohliseleni na ? Ngokuba unguSawule.

Sebehlile endaweni ephakemeyo bangena emzini ; wakhuluma noSawule ophahleni lwendlu.

AbaseGibeyoni bathi kuye : Akundaba yesiliva negolide noSawule nendlu yakhe, futhi akundaba yokubulala umuntu kwa -Israyeli. Wathi: Enikushoyo ngiyakunenzela khona.