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₁Kwathi ngosuku oluthile uJonathani indodana kaSawule wathi odibini oluphethe izikhali zakhe: Woza siwele, siye ekhandeni lamaFilisti elingaphesheya. Kepha akamtshelanga uyise.

₂USawule wahlala emaphethelweni aseGibeya phansi kompomegranati* oseMigroni; abantu ababenaye babengamakhulu ayisithupha;

₃uAhiya indodana ka-Ahithubi, umfowabo kaIkabodi indodana kaFinehasi kaEli, umpristi kaJehova eShilo, wayembethe ingubo yamahlombe. Abantu babengazi ukuthi uJonathani uhambile.

₄Phakathi kwezintuba uJonathani afuna ukuwela ngazo ukuya ekhandeni lamaFilisti kwakukhona ugedla lwesiwa ngalapha nogedla lwesiwa ngalapha; igama lolunye laliyiBosesi, negama lolunye laliyiSene.

₅Olunye ugedla lwaluphakeme ngasenyakatho phambi kweMikimashi, nolunye ngaseningizimu phambi kweGeba.

₆UJonathani wathi odibini lwakhe oluphethe izikhali zakhe: Woza siwele, siye ekhandeni lalabo abangasokile; ingabe uJehova uyakusisebenzela, ngokuba akukho okumthiyayo uJehova ukuba asindise ngabaningi noma ngabayingcosana.

₇Ophethe izikhali zakhe wathi kuye: Yenza konke okusenhliziyweni yakho: hamba; bheka, nginawe njengenhliziyo yakho.

₈Wayesethi uJonathani kuye: Bheka, siyakuwela, siye kulabobantu, sizibonakalise kubo.

₉Uma bethi kanje kithi: Hlalani size sifike kini, khona siyakuma endaweni yethu, singenyukeli kubo.

₁₀Kepha uma bethi kanje: Yenyukelani kithi, siyakwenyuka, ngokuba uJehova ubanikele esandleni sethu; lokhu kuyakuba-yisibonakaliso kithi.

₁₁Bobabili bazibonakalisa kulo ikhanda lamaFilisti; amaFilisti ayesethi: Bhekani, amaHeberu aphuma emigodini acashé kuyo.

₁₂Abantu basekhandeni bamphendula uJonathani nodibi lwakhe, bathi: Khuphukelani kithi, siyakunifundisa indaba. UJonathani wayesethi odibini oluphethe izikhali zakhe: Khuphuka emva kwami, ngokuba uJehova ubanikele esandleni sakwaIsrayeli.

₁₃UJonathani wakhuphuka ngezandla zakhe nangezinyawo zakhe, nodibi lwakhe emva kwakhe; bawa phambi kukaJonathani, nodibi lwezikhali zakhe lwababulala emva kwakhe.

₁₄Lokhokuceka kokuqala abakwenzayo uJonathani nodibi lwezikhali zakhe kwakungabantu kungathi amashumi amabili ebangeni elingathi inxenye ye-eka* lensimu.

₁₅Kwaba-khona ukuthuthumela ekamu*, nasendle, naphakathi kwabantu bonke; ikhanda nabaphangi bathuthumela nabo, nomhlaba wazamazama, kwaze kwaba-ngukuthuthumela okukhulu.

₁₆Abalindi bakaSawule eGibeya lakwaBenjamini babona, bheka, isixuku sahlakazeka, saya ngalapha nangalapha.

₁₇USawule wayesethi kubantu ababenaye: Balani manje, nibone ukuthi ngubani omukile kithi. Babala, bheka, uJonathani nodibi lwezikhali zakhe babengekho.

₁₈USawule wathi kuAhiya: Letha umphongolo kaNkulunkulu. Ngokuba umphongolo kaNkulunkulu wawukhona ngalesosikhathi kwabakwaIsrayeli.

₁₉Kwathi uSawule esakhuluma kumpristi, umsindo owawusekamu* lamaFilisti waqhubeka, wanda; uSawule wathi kumpristi: Susa isandla sakho.

₂₀USawule nabo bonke abantu ababenaye babuthana, baya ekulweni; bheka, yilowo nalowo washaya omunye ngenkemba, kwaba-khona ukungquzuka okukhulu kakhulu.

₂₁AmaHeberu ayenamaFilisti kuqala nawo akhuphukela ekamu* nxazonke, aphendukela kwabakwaIsrayeli ababenoSawule noJonathani.

₂₂Abantu bonke bakwaIsrayeli ababecashile ezintabeni zakwaEfrayimi sebezwile ukuthi amaFilisti abaleka, nabo bawaxosha ekulweni.

₂₃UJehova wasindisa uIsrayeli ngalolosuku; ukulwa kwadlulela eBeti-Aveni.

₂₄Abantu bakwaIsrayeli babecindezelwa ngalolosuku, kepha uSawule wafungisa abantu, wathi: Makaqalekiswe umuntu odla ukudla kungakahlwi, ngingakaziphindiseli ezitheni zami. Akwabakho-muntu owezwa ukudla.

₂₅Abantu bonke beza ehlathini; kwakukhona izinyosi phansi.

₂₆Abantu sebengenile ehlathini, bheka, izinyosi zaconsa, kepha akwabakhomuntu obeka isandla emlonyeni, ngokuba abantu besaba isifungo.

₂₇Kepha uJonathani akezwanga lapho uyise efungisa abantu; ngalokho welula isihloko senduku esesandleni sakhe, wasicwilisa ezinyosini, wabeka isandla emlonyeni; ayeseqabuka amehlo akhe.

₂₈Kwase kuthatha omunye wabantu, wathi: Uyihlo wabafungisa nokubafungisa abantu, ethi: Makaqalekiswe umuntu odla ukudla namuhla. Abantu babephelile amandla.

₂₉Wayesethi uJonathani: Ubaba uhluphile izwe; ake nibone ukuthi amehlo ami aseqabukile, ngokuba ngizwé ingcosana yalezizinyosi.

₃₀Kakhulu kangakanani, uma abantu bebedlile impela impango yezitha zabo abayifumanayo, ngokuba nga engabulawanga kakhulu amaFilisti na?

₃₁Babulala amaFilisti ngalolosuku kusukela eMikimashi kuze kube-seAjaloni; abantu baphela amandla kakhulu.

₃₂Abantu batheleka empangweni, bathatha izimvu, nezinkabi, namankonyane, bakubulalela phansi; abantu bakudla kanye negazi.

₃₃Base bemtshela uSawule, bethi: Bheka, abantu bayona kuJehova ngokudla okunegazi. Wathi: Nenzé kabi; gingqelani kimi itshe elikhulu namuhla.

₃₄Wathi uSawule: Hlakazekelani phakathi kwabantu, nithi kubo: Lethani kimi, kube-yilowo nalowo inkabi yakhe, nalowo imvu yakhe, nizihlabe lapha, nidle, ningoni kuJehova ngokudla okunegazi. Bonke abantu baletha, kwaba-yilowo nalowo inkabi yakhe ngalobobusuku ngesandla sakhe, bazihlaba khona.

₃₅USawule wamakhela uJehova ialtare; kwakuyialtare lokuqala amakhela lona uJehova.

₃₆USawule wathi: Masehle, silandele amaFilisti ebusuku, siwaphange kuze kuse, singashiyi noyedwa kuwo. Bathi: Yenza konke okuhle emehlweni akho. Umpristi wayesethi: Masisondele lapha kuNkulunkulu.

₃₇USawule wabuza kuNkulunkulu wathi: Ngehle ngilandele amaFilisti na? Uyakuwanikela esandleni sakwaIsrayeli na? Kepha akamphendulanga ngalolosuku.

₃₈USawule wathi: Sondelani lapha nina nonke-zinhloko zabantu, nazi, nibone ukuthi bekuyisiphi lesisono sanamuhla.

₃₉Ngokuba, kuphila kukaJehova osindisa uIsrayeli, nokuba sikuJonathani indodana yami, uyakufa nokufa. Kepha akwabakho noyedwa owamphendulayo.

₄₀Wayesethi kuIsrayeli wonke: Buyelani nganhlanye nina, mina noJonathani indodana yami siyakubuyela nganhlanye. Abantu bathi kuSawule: Yenza okuhle emehlweni akho.

₄₁Ngalokho uSawule wathi kuJehova uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli: Malivele iqiniso. OJonathani noSawule badliwa yinkatho, kepha abantu baphunyuka.

₄₂USawule wathi: Yenzani inkatho phakathi kwami noJonathani indodana yami. Wadliwa uJonathani.

₄₃USawule wayesethi kuJonathani: Ngitshele okwenzileyo. UJonathani wamtshela wathi: Impela ngezwa ingcosana yezinyosi ngesihloko senduku eyayisesandleni sami; bheka, sengizakufa.

₄₄USawule wathi: Makenze njalo uNkulunkulu, enezele futhi, ngokuba uyakufa nokufa, Jonathani.

₄₅Abantu bathi kuSawule: Uyakufa yini uJonathani okwenzile lokhokusindisa okukhulu kwaIsrayeli na? Makube-kude; kuphila kukaJehova, akuyikuwela phansi nolulodwa unwele lwekhanda lakhe, ngokuba usebenzile noNkulunkulu namuhla. Abantu bamhlenga ukuba angafi.

₄₆USawule wayesenyuka ebuya ekulandeleni amaFilisti; amaFilisti aya endaweni yawo.

₄₇USawule esethathile umbuso wakwaIsrayeli walwa nazo zonke izitha zakhe nxazonke, noMowabi, nabantwana bakwa-Amoni, noEdomi, namakhosi aseSoba, namaFilisti; nomaphi lapho ebheka khona, wayehlula.

₄₈Wenza okobuqhawe, wanqoba amaAmaleki, wamophula uIsrayeli esandleni sabaphangi.

₄₉Amadodana kaSawule ayengoJonathani, noIshivi, noMaliki-Shuwa; amagama amadodakazi akhe amabili yilawa: igama lenkulu lalinguMerabi, igama lencane lalinguMikhali.

₅₀Igama lomkaSawule lalinguAhinohama indodakazi ka-Ahimahazi; igama lenduna yempi yakhe lalinguAbineri indodana kaNeri uyisekazi kaSawule.

₅₁UKishi uyise kaSawule noNeri uyise ka-Abineri babengamadodana kaAbiyeli.

₅₂Kwakukhona ukulwa okunzima namaFilisti zonke izinsuku zikaSawule; lapho uSawule ebona iqhawe nendoda enamandla wazithathela bona.