40 Sawula wakhuluma kuwo onkhe ema-Israyeli, watsi: “Manini ngalapho, mine nemsa wami, Jonathani, sitakuma ngalapha.” Lamadvodza amphendvula atsi: “Yenta loko lobona kukuhle kakhulu kuwe.”
Letindvuna takhe, Davide, tamphendvula tatsi: “Tinceku takho setivele tikulungele kwenta loko lokukhetfwe yinkhosi yato.”
Elkhana, indvodza yakhe, watsi kuye: “Yenta loko lobona kukulungela kakhulu. Hlala lapha, uze umlumule lomntfwana; shangatsi Simakadze angenta leso setsembiso sibe liciniso.” Ngako Hana wahlala ekhaya, wakhulisa umntfwana, waze walunyulwa.
Sawula wakhuluma watsi: “Asehle sicoshe lamaFilisti kulobusuku, khona sitekuwagwaza kuze kuse, singashiyi nome munye wawo aphila.” Baphendvula batsi: “Yenta loko lokubona kukuhle kakhulu kuwe.” Kodvwa umphristi watsi: “Ase sicale ngekuyawubuta Nkulunkulu kutsi utsini yena.”
Ngetsembisa ngaNkulunkulu lophilako, Simakadze lonika ema-Israyeli kuncoba, kutsi nome ngabe kungumsa wami, Jonathani, lowonile, naye kufanele afe.” Kodvwa kute nome yinye indvodza leyase yatsi vu.
Sawula wathandaza kuSimakadze Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, watsi: “Nginike imphendvulo lengiyonayona.” BoJonathani naSawula badliwa yinkatho, kodvwa lamadvodza atfolakala angenacala.
Loludzibi lwakhe lwatsi: “Yenta konkhe lokusengcondvweni yakho. Chubeka; ngikanye nawe ngenhlitiyo nangemphefumulo.”