1 Ngalelinye lilanga Jonathani, umsa waSawula, wakhuluma kuloludzibi lolwaluphatsa tikhali takhe, watsi: “Kota sambe, siye kulenkambu yemaFilisti lapha ngesheya.” Noko akamtjelanga uyise.
Ungamkholwa makhelwane wakho, nome-ke ungametsembi umnganakho. Uwabale emavi akho lowakhulumako, ngisho nakumkakho lomtsandzako imbala.
Moya waSimakadze wehlela etikwakhe ngemandla lamakhulu kangangekutsi lelibhubesi walibamba walidladlabula ngetandla takhe, kwaba shangatsi udladlabula lizinyane lembuti. Kodvwa akazange abatjele boyise nenina kutsi sewenteni endleleni yakhe.
wase utapa lamakhekheba aletinyosi; wahambe atidla endleleni. Watsi kube abakhandze boyise nenina, wabapha nabo letinyosi, batidla. Kodvwa akazange abatjele kutsi letinyosi utitape esidvunjini selibhubesi.
Ngako Gideyoni watsatsa tisebenti takhe letilishumi wenta njengobe atjelwe nguSimakadze. Kodvwa ngobe abesaba umndeni wakabo kanye nemadvodza alelo dolobha, loko wakwenta ebusuku, hhayi emini.
Sawula wakhetsa emadvodza aka-Israyeli lati-3 000; lati-2 000 abenaye eMikmashi naseveni letintsaba laseBetheli, kwatsi inkhulungwane yaba naJonathani eGibeya yakaBhenjamini. Lawa lamanye emadvodza wawancandzekisa, aya emakhaya awo.
Ngalelo langa lemphi, kute nalinye lisotja lelalinaSawula naJonathani lelalinenkemba nome sikhali esandleni salo, ngaphandle kwaboSawula naJonathani, umsa wakhe, lababenako.
Licembu lelitsite lemaFilisti laphakwa laya emsahweni waseMikmashi.
Sawula abehleti emaphetselweni aseGibeya ngaphansi kwesihlahla semahananandza eMigroni. Abenemadvodza labengaba ngema-600,
Wabe sewutjela tinceku takhe watsi: “Hambani embili; mine ngitanilandzela ngemuva.” Kodvwa akazange ayitjele indvodza yakhe, Nabali.