23 Tinceku tase tiluma Davide indlebe ngalendzaba, kodvwa Davide watsi: “Nicabanga kutsi yintfo lelula yini kuba ngumkhwenyane wenkhosi? Mine ngiludlwaphu nje, angikadvumi nakudvuma eveni.”
Ngako-ke Jakobe wamsebentela iminyaka lesikhombisa loRakheli, noko kuJakobe leminyaka lengaka kwaba shangatsi ngemalangana nje, ngobe phela abemtsandza kakhulu.
Ningabita lapho nitsandza khona ngelilobolo kanye nesipho, ngitakukhipha, kuphela nje naningivumele kutsi ngiteke lentfombi.”
Nome ngimncane, ngedzelelekile, noko angiyikhohlwa imiyalo yakho.
Luphuya alutsandvwa ngisho nangumakhelwane walo; kodvwa sicebi sitsandvwa bantfu labanyenti.
Umuntfu lolutsa makhelwane wakhe ambonge ngelite, utetsiya yena.
Ase nibuke lutsandvo lolungaka Babe lasinike lona kutsi sibitwe ngekutsi sibantfwana baNkulunkulu; futsi vele singabo. Ngako-ke live alisati tsine, ngobe alimatanga yena.
Kodvwa Davide watsi kuSawula: “Bengingubani mine, yona indlu yaketfu iyini, lona lusendvo lwababe beluyini esiveni saka-Israyeli, kutsi mine bengingaba ngumkhwenyane wenkhosi?”
Sawula wase ubita tinceku takhe, watsi: “Nibohlebela Davide nitsi: ‘Buka la, inkhosi iyajabula ngawe, netinceku tayo tonkhe tiyakutsandza, sale uba ngumkhwenyane wayo.’ ”
Tatsi letinceku taSawula natimtjela lokwakukhulunywe nguDavide,
Sawula wamphendvula watsi: “Kantsi mine angisiye umBhenjamini yini, lophuma esiveni lesincane kakhulu ka-Israyeli, lona lusendvo lwakitsi aluluncane kakhulu yini kunato tonkhe tinsendvo tesive sakaBhenjamini? Pho, ukhulumelani kimi kanjalo?”