4 Jonathani wakhumula ingubo yakhe labeyembatsa, wayinika Davide, wamnika netembatfo takhe, nesikhali sakhe, nebutjoki bakhe kanye nelibhande lakhe.
Faro wakhipha indandatho yakhe esandleni sakhe, wayifaka esandleni saJosefa; wamembatsisa ingubo yelineni lecolisakele, wamegabisa buhlalu begolide entsanyeni.
Engatini yalabagwaziwe nasetidvunjini temachawe, butjoki baJonathani bashaya bacotfula, nenkemba yaSawula ayibuyanga yabayaba.
Ngiyajabula kakhulu ngaSimakadze; umphefumulo wami uyajabula ngaNkulunkulu wami. Ngobe ungembatsise ngetingubo tensindziso, wangihlobisa ngemjiva wekulunga, njengemyeni ahlobisa inhloko yakhe njengemphristi, nanjengamakoti lotihlobise ngebuhlalu bakhe.
atibophe ngemabhande etinkhalweni tawo, kukhephuka imishuculo etinhloko tawo; onkhe abefanana netindvuna tetincola temphi taseBhabhulona, imisinsi yekutimilela eBhabhulona.
Kepha uyise wabita tisebenti watsi: ‘Phangisani niletse ingubo lenhle niyembatsise, niyifake nendandatho emnweni wayo, neticatfulo etinyaweni.
Khristu abengenasono. Noko Nkulunkulu wamenta kutsi abe sono ngenca yetfu, kuze kutsi ngaye semukeleke kuNkulunkulu kutsi silungile.
Ngako Sawula wabe sewembatsisa Davide ngetembatfo takhe. Wamfaka imphantitje yelitfusi enhloko, wamembatsisa ngelibhantji lensimbi lemphi.
Konkhe Sawula labemtfuma kona Davide abekwenta aphumelele kangangekutsi Sawula wadzimate wamnika sikhundla sekutsi aphatse emabutfo emphi. Loko kwasijabulisa sonkhe sive kanye netindvuna takhe Sawula.