Ukuthiywa kukaDavide nguSawule
1Wathetha uSawule kuYonatan unyana wakhe, nakubakhonzi bakhe bonke, ukuba bambulale uDavide.
Ke uYonatan, unyana kaSawule, ube emthanda kunene uDavide. 2UYonatan wamxelela uDavide, esithi, USawule ubawo ufuna ukukubulala; ngoko uze ukhe uzigcine kusasa, uhlale endaweni esese, uzimele. 3Mna ndiya kuphuma, ndime ngasecaleni likabawo endle, apho ukhona, ndithethe kubawo ngawe, ndikubone oko aya kukuthetha, ndikuxelele. 4UYonatan wathetha okulungileyo ngoDavide kuSawule uyise, wathi kuye, Makangoni ukumkani kumkhonzi wakhe uDavide; ngokuba akonanga kuwe; kuba izenzo zakhe zithe zalunga kunene kuwe; 5umphefumlo wakhe wawenza isichenge, wambulala umFilisti, uYehova wawenzela amaSirayeli onke usindiso olukhulu; wabona nawe wavuya. Yini na ke ukuba wone kwigazi elimsulwa, umbulale uDavide kungekho sizathu?
6Waliphulaphula uSawule izwi likaYonatan, wafunga uSawule, wathi, Ehleli nje uYehova, akayi kubulawa. 7UYonatan wambiza uDavide; uYonatan wamxelela la mazwi onke. UYonatan wamzisa uDavide kuSawule; waba phambi kwakhe, njengangaphambili.
8Yabuya yabakho imfazwe; waphuma uDavide, walwa namaFilisti, wawabulala kakhulu; asaba phambi kwakhe. 9Umoya ombi kaYehova wamfikela uSawule, ehleli endlwini yakhe, intshuntshe yakhe isesandleni sakhe, uDavide ebetha uhadi ngesandla. 10USawule wafuna ukumqhama nodonga uDavide ngentshuntshe. Wathi nyebelele ebusweni bukaSawule; watsho yangena intshuntshe eludongeni. Wasaba uDavide, wasinda ngobo busuku.
11USawule wathumela abathunywa endlwini kaDavide ukuba bamlinde, bambulale kusasa. UMikali, umkakhe, wamxelela uDavide, esithi, Ukuba uthe akwawusindisa umphefumlo wakho kwangobu busuku, wobulawa ngomso. 12UMikali wamhlisa uDavide ngefestile. Wahamba wabaleka, wasinda.
13UMikali wayithabatha imilonde-khaya, wayilalisa elukhukweni, wabeka nomluko woboya beebhokhwe entlokweni yayo, wayigubungela ngengubo. 14USawule wasusa abathunywa ukuba bamthabathe uDavide. Wathi yena, Úyafa. 15USawule wasusa abathunywa ukuba baye kumkhangela uDavide, esithi, Nyukani, nize naye kum ngokhuko, ndimbulale. 16Bangena abathunywa, O! yimilonde-khaya le iselukhukweni, nomluko woboya beebhokhwe entlokweni yayo. 17Wathi uSawule kuMikali, Yini na ukuba wenjenje ukundikhohlisa, ulundulule uthsaba lwam lusinde. Wathi uMikali kuSawule, Wathi yena kum, Ndiyeke ndimke, yini na ukuba ndikubulale?
18Ebalekile uDavide, wasinda, waya kuSamuweli eRama, wamxelela konke abekwenzile uSawule kuye. Wahamba yena noSamuweli, bahlala eNayoti. 19Waxelelwa uSawule, kusithiwa, Nanko uDavide eNayoti ngaseRama. 20USawule wasusa abathunywa bokumbamba uDavide. Babona ibandla labaprofeti beprofeta, noSamuweli emi engumongameli wabo. UMoya kaThixo wabafikela abathunywa bakaSawule, baprofeta kananjalo nabo. 21Waxelelwa uSawule, wasusa abanye abathunywa, baprofeta kananjalo nabo. Waphinda uSawule wasusa abathunywa bengabesithathu, baprofeta kananjalo nabo. 22Waya naye eRama, wafika kwiqula elikhulu eliseSeku, wabuza, wathi, Baphi na ooSamuweli noDavide? Kwathiwa, Nabaya eNayoti ngaseRama. 23Waya khona eNayoti ngaseRama, uMoya kaThixo wamfikela naye; wahamba ehamba eprofeta, wada wafika eNayoti ngaseRama. 24Wazihluba naye iingubo zakhe, waprofeta naye phambi koSamuweli, wawa phantsi ezé yonke loo mini, nobo busuku bonke. Ngenxa yoko kwathiwa, Ukúbaprofet noSawule na?
