Dafida o tlotšwa gore e be kgoši
1Morena a re go Samuele: “O tla fela o nyamišitšwe ke Saulo go fihlela neng? Ke mo lahlile mme e ka se hlwe e le kgoši ya Israele. Fela bjale tlatša lenaka la gago makhura a mohlware mme o ye Betlelehema go monna yo mongwe yo leina la gagwe e lego Isai, ka gobane ke kgethile yo mongwe wa barwa ba gagwe gore e be kgoši.”
2Samuele a mmotšiša a re: “A nka napa ka ya? Gape ge Saulo a ka e kwa, o tla mpolaya!”
Morena a mo fetola a re: “O gape kgomo ya sethole gomme o bolele gore o tlile moo go tlo direla Morena sehlabelo. 3O laletše Isai moo sehlabelong, gomme ke tla go botša se o swanetšego go se dira. O tlotše monna yo ke tlago go laetša yena gore e be kgoši.”
4Samuele a dira se Morena a mmoditšego sona gomme a ya Betlelehema, moo a ilego a gahlanetšwa ke baetapele ba motse ba thothomela mme ba mmotšiša ba re: “A o re etetše ka khutšo, mmoni?”
5Yena a ba fetola a re: “Ee, ke tlile go direla Morena sehlabelo. Itlhwekišeng mme le yeng le nna sehlabelong.” O ile a botša le Isai le barwa ba gagwe gore ba itlhwekiše, gomme a ba laletša gore ba tle sehlabelong.
6Ge ba fihla, Samuele a bona Eliaba, morwa wa Isai, mme a ipotša a re: “Monna yo a emego fa pele ga Morena ka nnete ke yena yo a mo kgethilego gore a tlotšwe.” 7Eupša Morena a re go yena: “O se ke wa šetša seemo sa gagwe goba botelele bja gagwe. Ke mo nyaditše, ka gobane ga ke lebelele se se lebelelwago ke motho. Motho o lebelela sebopego, eupša nna ke lebelela pelo.”
8Ke moo Isai a biditšego morwa wa gagwe, Abinadaba, gomme a mo tliša go Samuele. Eupša Samuele a re: “Aowa, le yena Morena ga se a mo kgetha.” 9Ke moka Isai a tliša Shama. Samuele a re: “Aowa, le yena Morena ga se a mo kgetha.” 10Ka yona tsela yeo Isai a tliša ba ba šupago ba barwa ba gagwe go Samuele. Gomme Samuele a re go yena: “Aowa, Morena ga se a kgetha motho go ba ba lego mo.” 11Ke moo a botšišitšego Isai a re: “A ga o sa na le barwa ba bangwe?”
Isai a mo fetola a re: “Go sa na le wa mafelelo, eupša yena o dišitše dinku.”
Samuele a re: “Roma motho a yo mmitša. Re ka se dule ra ja a sešo a tla.” 12Ka gona Isai a roma motho gore a yo mmitša. Yena e be e le lesogana le le bopegilego le le phedilego gabotse, la mahlo a mabotse. Morena a re go Samuele: “Yo ke yena – mo tlotše!” 13Samuele a tšea lenaka la makhura a mohlware gomme a tlotša Dafida pele ga bomorwarragwe. Ka bjako moya wa Morena wa laola Dafida mme wa ba le yena go tloga ka letšatši leo. Ya ba gona Samuele a boelago Rama.
Dafida o hlankela Saulo
14Moya wa Morena wa tlogela Saulo, gomme moya wo mobe wo o rometšwego ke Morena wa mo tlaiša. 15Bahlanka ba gagwe ba re go yena: “Re a tseba gore moya wo mobe wo o rometšwego ke Morena o a go tlaiša. 16Ka gona, mong wa rena, re laele, rena bahlanka ba gago, gore re yo nyaka monna yo a tsebago go letša harepa. Ke mo e tlago re ge moya wo mobe o go tlela, monna yoo a letša harepa ya gagwe, gomme wa ba kaone.”
17Saulo a re go bona: “Nnyakeleng monna yo a tsebago go letša harepa gabotse mme le mo tlišeng go nna.”
18Yo mongwe wa masogana a kgoro ya gagwe a re: “Isai, wa motse wa Betlelehema, o na le morwa yo e lego seletši. Le gona ke monna yo bogale yo a bopegilego, mohlabani wa mmakgonthe le seboledi sa paale. Morena o na le yena.”
19Ka gona Saulo a roma batseta go Isai gore ba re: “Nthomele Dafida, morwa wa gago, yo a dišago dihuswane.” 20Isai a romela Dafida go Saulo le putšane, le pokolo e rwele dinkgwa, le lekuka la beine. 21Dafida a fihla go Saulo gomme a thoma go mo hlankela. Saulo a mo rata kudu, gomme ya ba morwaladibetša wa gagwe. 22Ke moo Saulo a romilego motseta go Isai a re: “A Dafida a fele a ntlhankela, ka gobane ke a mo rata.” 23Go tloga ka nako yeo, ge moya wo mobe wo o rometšwego ke Modimo o tlela Saulo, Dafida o be a tšea harepa ya gagwe a e letše. Moya wo mobe o nape o tloge, gomme Saulo a kwe a imologile mme a be kaone.
