Inkhosi yambonelela Mefiboshethi, umsa waJonathani, umsa waSawula, ngenca yesifungo labasenta embikwaSimakadze boDavide naJonathani, umsa waSawula.
1 Samuweli 18:3 - Siswati 1996 Bible Jonathani wenta sivumelwane naDavide, ngobe abemtsandza njengobe abetitsandza yena. |
Inkhosi yambonelela Mefiboshethi, umsa waJonathani, umsa waSawula, ngenca yesifungo labasenta embikwaSimakadze boDavide naJonathani, umsa waSawula.
Labanye bangani bayakuhlamuka; kodvwa labanye bangani basondzela kakhulu kwengca banakenu bengati.
Sawula wakhuluma kuJonathani, indvodzana yakhe, nakuto tonkhe tinceku takhe kutsi tibulale Davide. Kodvwa Jonathani abemtsandza kakhulu Davide,
Watsi kube lomfana ahambe, Davide wesuka lapho eningizimu nelitje, wakhotsamela Jonathani katsatfu, abhekise buso bakhe phansi. Base bayangana, bakhala bobabili, kodvwa Davide wakhala kakhulu.
Jonathani wakhuluma kuDavide, watsi: “Hamba ngekuthula, ngobe lobungani betfu sesibufungele egameni laSimakadze satsi: ‘Simakadze ungufakazi emkhatsini wetfu sobabili nasemkhatsini wetitukulwane tetfu phakadze naphakadze.’ ” Davide wahamba, naJonathani wancandzeka, wabuyela emuva edolobheni.
Kungabe nguloko yini lokunente nangibophela lifindvo? Kute namunye lowangitjela indvodzana yami nayenta sivumelwane nendvodzana yaJese. Kute namunye wenu lohluphekile ngami nalongitjelako kutsi indvodzana yami seyitsenge inceku yami kutsi ingilalele endleleni, njengobe yenta lamuhla.”
Bobabili base benta sivumelwane embikwaSimakadze. Jonathani wase uyancandzeka ubuyela ekhaya kubo, kodvwa Davide wasala, wahlala khona lapho eHoreshi.