¹ Kwathi emva kokufa kukaSawule , uDavide esebuyile ekubulaleni ama - Amaleki, futhi uDavide esehlale izinsuku ezimbili eSikilagi, ² kwathi-ke ngosuku lwesithathu , bheka, kwaphuma umuntu ekamu likaSawule, izingubo zakhe ziklebhukil e, enomhlabathi ekhanda , wawa phansi ekufikeni kwakhe kuDavide, wakhuleka. ³ UDavide wathi kuye : Uvelaphi na? Wathi kuye: Ngibalekile ekamu lakwa - Israyeli. ⁴ UDavide wayesethi kuye : Bekunjani na ? Ake ungitshele . Wathi: Abantu babalekile empini , nabantu abani ngi bawile , bafa; oSawule noJonathani indodana yakhe bafile nabo. ⁵ UDavide wathi kuleyo nsizwa eyamtshelayo : Wazi kanjani ukuthi oSawule noJonathani indodana yakhe bafile na? ⁶ Insizwa eyamtshelayo yathi : Ngithe ngisentabeni yaseGilibowa , bheka, uSawule wencika emkhontweni, kwamjonga kakhulu izinqola nabamahhashi. ⁷ Lapho ebheka emuva , wangibona, wangibiza. Ngaphendula ngokuthi : Ngilapha. ⁸ Wathi kimi: Wena ungubani na? Ngathi kuye: NgingumAmaleki. ⁹ Wathi kimi : Ake ume ngakimi , ungibulale, ngokuba ngishaywe yisiyezi, nokuphila kusekhona kimi. ¹⁰ Ngase ngima ngakuye , ngambulala, ngokuba ngakwazi ukuthi angephile esewile, ngathatha umqhele owawusekhanda lakhe , nesongo elalisengalweni yakhe, ngikulethile lapha enkosini yami. ¹¹ UDavide wayesebamba izingubo zakhe , waziklebhula kanye nawo onke amadoda ayenaye. ¹² Balila, bakhala, bazila ukudla kwaze kwahlwa ngenxa kaSawule , noJonathani indodana yakhe , nabantu bakaJehova, nendlu ka -Israyeli, ngokuba bebewile ngenkemba. ¹³ Wathi uDavide kuyo insizwa eyayimtshelile : Ungowaphi na ? Wathi: Ngiyindodana yomuntu ogogobele nje, umAmaleki. ¹⁴ UDavide wathi kuyo : Yini ukuba ungesabanga ukwelula isandla sakho , ubhubhise ogcotshiweyo kaJehova, na? ¹⁵ UDavide wayesebiza enye yezinsizwa, wathi: Sondela, umsukele. Yamshaya waze wafa. ¹⁶ UDavide wathi kuye: Igazi lakho malibe phezu kwekhanda lakho , ngokuba umlomo wakho ufakazile ngawe , lapho uthi : Ngibulele ogcotshiweyo kaJehova. Isililo sikaDavide ngoSawule noJonathani ¹⁷ UDavide walila ngalesi sililo ngoSawule noJonathani indodana yakhe, ¹⁸ wathi mabafundiswe abantwana bakwaJuda eyoMnsalo ; bheka, silotshiwe eNcwadini Yoqotho. ¹⁹ Udumo lwakho, Israyeli, lubulewe ezindaweni eziphakemeyo. Yeka ukuwa kwamaqhawe! ²⁰ Ningakusho eGati , ningakumemezeli ezitaladini zase -Ashikeloni, funa amadodakazi amaFilisti ajabule, namadodakazi abangasokile athokoze. ²¹ Nina zintaba zaseGilibowa, makungabikho mazolo namvula phezu kwenu , nokugubha kotwa , ngokuba isihlangu samaqhawe santshingwa , isihlangu sikaSawule, singagcotshwanga ngamafutha. ²² Egazini labab uleweyo nasemanonin i amaqhawe umnsalo kaJonathani awuphindelanga emuva, nenkemba kaSawule ayibuyelanga ize. ²³ OSawule noJonathan i babethandeka, bemnandi; ekuphileni nasekufeni kwabo kabahlukaniswanga ; babenejubane kunezinkozi , babenamandla kunezingonyama. ²⁴ Nina madodakazi akwa -Israyeli, mkhaleleni uSawul e owanigqokisa kamnandi ngokubomvu, owavunulisa izambatho zenu ngezivunulo zegolide. ²⁵ Yeka ukuwa kwamaqhawe phakath i kokulwa! UJonathani ubulewe ezindaweni zakho eziphakemeyo. ²⁶ Ngidabukile ngawe mfowe thu Jonathani; wawumnandi kakhulu kimi ; lwaluyisimangaliso kimi uthando lwakho, ludlula uthando lwabesifazane. ²⁷ Yeka ukuwa kwamaqhawe, nokuphela kwezikhali zokulwa!