19 Ngako Sawula watfumela tigijimi kuJese, watsi: “Ngitfumelele indvodzana yakho lenguDavide, leyelusa timvu.”
Ngako Elija wesuka lapho wahamba wakhandza Elisha, umsa waShafati, alima ngesipani setinkhabi letatingema-24, yena abekuleti letimbili tekugcina. Elija waya kuye, wafike wamembesa ngalengubo yakhe.
amtsatse amhlalise netikhulu, yebo, tikhulu tesive sakhe.
Lawa ngemavi a-Amose, lomunye webantfu lababefuye timvu eThekhowa, ngaloko lakuboniswa lokumacondzana nema-Israyeli iminyaka lemibili umhlaba ungakatamatami, ngesikhatsi Uziya ayinkhosi yakaJuda, Jerobowamu, umsa waJehoyashi, ayinkhosi yaka-Israyeli.
Ngako Samuweli wabuta Jese watsi: “Ngulawa kuphela yini emadvodzana akho?” Jese wamphendvula watsi: “Kusasele lencane kunawo onkhe, kodvwa yeluse timvu.” Samuweli watsi: “Tfumela iyewubitwa, singeke sihlale phansi, sidle umhlatjelo, ingakefiki.”
Lenye yetinceku yaphendvula yatsi: “Ngibone indvodzana yaJese waseBhetlehema lenelikhono ekudlaleni ihabhu. Uyindvodza lenesibindzi, futsi uyingwazi. Ukhuluma kahle futsi, ulikhwa, naSimakadze unaye.”
Ngako Jese, watsatsa imbongolo yakhe wayetfwesa tinkhwa netikhumbasikhwama letatigcwele liwayini, nelizinyane lembuti, wakutfumela kanye nendvodzana yakhe, Davide, kuSawula.
Davide yena abevamise kubuyela ekhaya ashiye Sawula ayewubona timvu teyise ekhaya eBhetlehema.