28 Jonathani wamphendvula watsi: “Davide ungincusile wacela imvume kimi kutsi aye eBhetlehema,
Kodvwa ngelilanga lelilandzelako, lilanga lesibili kuleyo nyanga, lendzawo yaDavide yaphindze yabate umuntfu lohlala kuyo. Sawula wase ubuta kuJonathani, umsa wakhe, watsi: “Kwentiwe yini kutsi umsa waJese angeti kutakudla, itolo nalamuhla?”
watsi: ‘Ase ngihambe, ngobe umndeni wakitsi wenta umhlatjelo edolobheni lawo, ngako umnaketfu utsite kufanele ngibe khona lapho. Nangabe ngizuze umusa kuwe, ngicela kutsi ungivumele ngiyewubona bomnaketfu.’ Ngiko nje angaketi lapha kutakudla nenkhosi.”
Nangabe uyihlo abona kutsi angikho ekudleni, mtjele utsi: ‘Davide ungincengile wacela imvume kimi kutsi usajakele ekhaya kubo, eBhetlehema, ngobe lusendvo lwakhe lonkhe lwenta umhlatjelo wemnyaka.’