¹ Ngemuva kwekufa kwa Sawula, Davide wabuya ekuhlaseleni ema Amelekhithe wahlala e Zikilagi emalanga lamabili. ² Ngelilanga lesitsatfu, indvodza yacamuka ibuya enkambini ya Sawula timphahla tayo tidzabukile ingcole nase nhloko. Uma efika ku Davide wawela phasi emuglabatsi wabheka phasi. ³ Davide watsi kuye, ''Uchamuke kuphi?'Waphendvula, ''Ngecile enkambini yaka Israyeli.'' ⁴ Davide watsi kuye, ''Ngicela ungibikele kutsi tintfo tihambe njani.'' Waphendvula,'' Labantfu balekile emphini. Incumbi labawile kanye nalabafile. Sawula kane na Jonatani indvodzana yakhe nabo bafile.'' ⁵ Davide watsi kule nsizwa, ''Wati ngani kutsi Sawula nendvodzana yakhe bashonile?'' ⁶ Lensizwa yaphendvula, '' Nggekwe litfuba kwentekile kutsi ngibe sentsabeni i Gilighowa, laphoke Sawula bekasime esikhalini sakhe, tinkalishi nebagibeli bebasato mukhandza. ⁷ Sawula wasuluka wangibona wangibita. Ngaphendvula, 'Ngilana.' ⁸ Utsite kimi, 'Ungubani? Ngamu phendvula, ' Ngingumu Amelekhithe.' ⁹ Watsi kimi, 'Ngicelamume tukwami ubese uyangibulala, ngoba kuhlukubeteka lokukhulu kungihlasele, kepha imphilo isese kimi.' ¹⁰ Ngakoke ngema tukwakhe ngamubulala, ngoba bengati kutsi bekangeke aphile ngemuva kwekuwa. Ngabese ngitsatsa umuchele lobose nhloko yakhe kanye nelibhande lebelise mukhonweni wakhe, ngakuletsa lana kuwe, muphatsi wami.'' ¹¹ Laphoke Davide wadzabula timphahla takhe, kanye nawo onkhe lamadvodza bekanaye enta njalo. ¹² Bazila, balila, baphindze bazila kwate kwaba sentsambama batilele Sawula, na Jonatani indvodzana yakhe, ngoba bantfu ba Simakadze, kanye nendlu yaka Israyeli beseba wile nge nkemba. ¹³ Davide watsi kulensizwa, '' uchamuka kuphi wena?'' Waphendvula, '' Ngiyi ndvodzana yamukhoseli endzaweni yase Amelekhi.'' ¹⁴ Davide watsi kuye, ''Bongesabi ngani kubulala inkhosi legcotjwe ngu Simakadze ngesandla sakho?'' ¹⁵ Davide wabita munye kuletinsizwa watsi, ''Hamba ufike umubulale.'' Ngakoke lensizwa yahamba yamushaya phasi, lou Amelekhithe washona. ¹⁶ Laphoke Davide watsi kulomu Amelekhithi, '' Ingati yakho isetandleni takho ngoba umulomo wakho sofakaze uphikisana nawe utsi, Ngibulele inkhosi legcotjwe ngu Simakadze.'' ¹⁷ Laphoke Davide wacula lena ngoma yase mungcwabeni nga Sawula na Jonatani indvodzana yakhe. ¹⁸ Wayalela bantfu kutsi bafundzise lengoma Ngekugoba kwema dvodzana a Juda, lobeku bhaliwe e Ncwadzini ya Jashari. ¹⁹ ''Inkhatimulo ngeyakho, Israyeli, ushonile, ubulewe etindzaweni takho letiphakeme! Kukanjalo kutsi labase tulu sebawile! ²⁰ Ninakusho loku e Gathi, ningakushumayeli e Ashikhiloni, kute kutsi emadvodzana ema Philisti angano jabula, kute kutsi emadvodzakati alabangaka sokwa angajabuli. ²¹ Tintsaba tase Gilibhowa, akube bete litolo noma imvula kini, noma emasimi laniketa tinhlavu temunikelo, ngoba lihawu lalosetulu lihlulekisiwe. Lihawu la Sawula alisa gcotjiswanga ngemafutsa. ²² Ngengati yalabo laba bulewe, emitimbeni yalaba setulu, butjoki baJonatani abukagucuki, kanye nekemba ya Sawula ayika jiki ilengisa tandla. ²³ Sawula na Jonatani bebatsandvwa baphindze banemusa emphilweni, nasekufeni kwabo abaka hlukaniseki. Bebaphangisa kwendlula likhozi, banemandla kunema bhubesi. ²⁴ Emadvodzakati akho a Israyeli, alilela Sawula, lobeka kugcokisa ngemaduku nebucwebe, kanye nalaba faka ligolide etimphahleni takho. ²⁵ Labasetulu sebawile emukhatsisini kwemphi! Jonatani ubulewe etindzawni takho letiphakeme. ²⁶ Ngikhatsatekile ngawe, mnaketfu Jonatani. Bolunge kakhulu kimi. Lutsandvo lwakho kimi belimangalisa, lendlula lutsandvo lwemuntfu wesifazane. ²⁷ Kanjani kutsi lebebase tulu bawile, netilimato temphi tibhubhile!''