1 Sawula wakhuluma kuJonathani, indvodzana yakhe, nakuto tonkhe tinceku takhe kutsi tibulale Davide. Kodvwa Jonathani abemtsandza kakhulu Davide,
Kodvwa bona bambona asesekhashane eta kubo, watsi asengakefiki, bavumelana ngekutsi bambulale.
Lenhloko ya-Ishboshethi bayimikisa kuDavide eHebroni, bafike kuye, batsi: “Nansi inhloko ya-Ishboshethi, umsa waSawula, sitsa sakho labetama kukubulala. Lamuhla Simakadze sewukhokhele inkhosi yami sibhongo kuSawula nentalelwane yakhe.”
Emvakwekuba Davide akhulume naSawula, Jonathani waba ngumoya munye naDavide, ngobe wamtsandza njengobe atitsandza yena.
Sawula watsi: “Nibokhuluma kuDavide nitsi: ‘Inkhosi ayidzingi lelinye lilobolo ngaphandle kwemajwabu emaFilisti lalikhulu, kuze itiphindziselele etitseni tayo.’ ” Lisu laSawula bekukutsi Davide aze afe abulawe ngemaFilisti.
Jonathani wenta sivumelwane naDavide, ngobe abemtsandza njengobe abetitsandza yena.
Sawula watfukutsela wabila; lesigiyo sabo samkhuba, watsi: “Davide bamnika emashumi etinkhulungwane, kodvwa mine banginika tinkhulungwane nje. Yini-ke lokunye langaphindze akutfole ngetulu kwaloko, ngaphandle kwembuso?”
Kusukela ngaleso sikhatsi Sawula waba neliso lelibi kuDavide.
ngako wecwayisa Davide, watsi: “Babe Sawula ufuna kukubulala. Ubocaphela kusasa ekuseni, ubohamba uyewuhlala emasitseleni, ubhace khona.
Davide wesuka wabaleka eNayothi, eRama, waya kuJonathani, wafike wabuta watsi: “Sengenteni? Yini licala lami? Siyini sono sami kuyihlo kutsi angaze afune kungibulala?”
Ngemhlomunye ntsambama, hamba uye kulendzawo, lapho bewubhace khona nakucala lenhlupheko, ume ngasetjeni i-Ezeli.