6 Sawula nemadvodzana akhe omatsatfu, kanye neludzibi lwakhe, nawo onkhe emabutfo akhe bafela ndzawonye ngalanga linye.
Emvakwekufa kwaSawula, Davide wancandzeka nasancobe ema-Amaleki, wafike wahlala eSikilagi emalanga lamabili.
Balila bakhala kwaze kwaba nguntsambama, bazilela Sawula, nemsa wakhe Jonathani, nemabutfo aSimakadze, nesive sema-Israyeli, ngobe babebulewe ngenkemba.
Sawula nemadvodzana akhe omatsatfu, ngisho nayo yonkhe indlu yakhe, bafela ndzawonye.
Masinyane Abimeleki wabita ludzibi lwakhe, watsi: “Sheshisa uhoshule inkemba yakho ungibulale, kuze bangasho batsi: ‘Wabulawa ngumfati.’ ” Ngako inceku yamcedzela, wafa.
Ngako sonkhe sive saya eGilgali, sayawucinisa khona kubekwa kwaSawula kutsi abe yinkhosi embikwaSimakadze. Ngulapho-ke lapho bafike benta imihlatjelo yekuthula embikwaSimakadze. Sawula naso sonkhe sive sema-Israyeli sajabula kakhulu ngalelo langa.
Akusiso sikhatsi sekuvuna kolo yini nyalo? Ngitawubita Simakadze atfumele kudvuma nemvula. Nitawube seniyabona-ke kutsi nenta intfo lembi kangakanani emehlweni aSimakadze ngalokutsi niticelele inkhosi.”
Kodvwa nanichubeka ekwenteni lokubi, nine kanye nenkhosi yenu, niyawubhubha nonkhe.”
Ngifunga ngekuphila kwaSimakadze kutsi nguSimakadze cobo lwakhe lotakumshaya. Loko kuyakwenteka ngekutsi kufike sikhatsi sakhe sekufa, nome atsi uye emphini afike afele khona.
Simakadze utaninikela etandleni temaFilisti, wena kanye naso sonkhe sive sema-Israyeli. Kusasa wena kanye nemadvodzana akho nitawube senikanye nami lapha. Simakadze utawunikela ngisho nemphi yema-Israyeli etandleni temaFilisti.”
Loludzibi lwakhe lwatsi kube lubone kutsi Sawula sewufile, nalo lwawela enkembeni yalo, lwafa naye.
Ema-Israyeli labengasesigodzini nalowo bekangesheya kweJordane, atsi kube abone kutsi imphi yema-Israyeli seyibalekile, nekutsi Sawula nemadvodzana akhe sebafile, esuka abaleka, ashiya emadolobha awo. EmaFilisti efika ahlala kuwo lawo madolobha.