Umbiko wokufa kukaSawuli

1 Kwasekusithi emva kokufa kukaSawuli, uDavida esephendukile ekutshayeni amaAmaleki, uDavida wahlala insuku ezimbili eZikilagia. 2 Kwasekusithi ngosuku lwesithathu, khangela, kwafika umuntu evela enkambeni evela kuSawulib, ozigqoko zakhe zazidatshuliwec, elenhlabathi ekhanda lakhe. Kwasekusithi efika kuDavida wawela emhlabathini, wakhonzad. 3 UDavida wasesithi kuye: Uvela ngaphi? Wasesithi kuye: Ngiphephile enkambeni yakoIsrayelie. 4 UDavida wasesithi kuye: Lunjani udaba? Akungitshele. Wasesithi: Abantu babalekile empini, labanengi babantu labo bawile njalo bafile, uSawuli laye loJonathani indodana yakhe labo bafile. 5 UDavida wasesithi kulelojaha elalimbikela: Wazi njani ukuthi uSawuli loJonathani indodana yakhe bafile? 6 Lelojaha elalimbikela laselisithi: Kuthe ngisithi thutshu entabeni yeGilibowa, khangela, uSawuli eyeme emkhontweni wakhe, khangela-ke, inqola labagadi bamabhiza kwakumnamathelef. 7 Lapho enyemukula, wasengibona, wangibiza; ngasengisithi: Khangela ngilapha. 8 Wasesithi kimi: Ungubani? Ngasengisithi kuye: NgingumAmaleki. 9 Wasesithi kimi: Ake ume phezu kwami ungibulale; ngoba ubuhlungu obukhulu bungehlele, ngoba impilo yami isaphelele kimi. 10 Ngakho ngema phezu kwakhe ngambulala, ngoba ngazi ukuthi angeke aphile emva kokuwa kwakhe. Ngasengithatha umqhele owawusekhanda lakheg, lesongo elalisengalweni yakhe, ngikulethile lapha enkosini yamih. 11 UDavida wasebamba izigqoko zakhe wazidabula, njalo lawo wonke amadoda ayelayei. 12 Basebelila, bakhala inyembezi, bazila ukudla kwaze kwahlwa ngenxa kaSawuli, langenxa kaJonathani indodana yakhe, langenxa yabantu beNkosi, langenxa yendlu kaIsrayeli, ngoba babewe ngenkemba.

13 UDavida wasesithi kulelojaha elalimbikele: Uvela ngaphi? Laselisithi: Ngiyindodana yomuntu wezizweni, umAmaleki. 14 UDavida wasesithi kulo: Kawesabanga njanij ukwelula isandla sakho ukubhubhisak ogcotshiweyo weNkosil? 15 UDavida wasebiza elinye lamajaha, wathi: Sondela ulidumele. Laselilitshaya laze lafam. 16 UDavida wasesithi kulo: Igazi lakho kalibe phezu kwekhanda lakhon; ngoba umlomo wakho ufakaze umelene laweo, usithi: Mina ngimbulele ogcotshiweyo weNkosip.

Isililo sikaDavida ngoSawuli loJonathani

17 UDavida waselila lesisililo ngenxa kaSawuli loJonathani indodana yakheq 18 (lapho wathi kufundiswe abantwana bakoJuda "IDandili"; khangela, kubhaliwe egwalweni lukaJashari)r:

19 Ubuhle bukaIsrayeli bubulewe ezindaweni zakho eziphakemeyo. Awe njani amaqhawes! 20 Lingakukhulumi eGathit, lingakumemezeli ezitaladeni zeAshikeloniu, hlezi athokoze amadodakazi amaFilistiv, hlezi ajabule amadodakazi abangasokwangaw. 21 Zintaba zeGilibowa, kakungabi khona amazolo kumbe izulu phezu kwenux, kumbe amasimu eminikelo. Ngoba izihlangu zamaqhawe zangcoliswa khona; isihlangu sikaSawuli singagcotshwanga ngamafuthay. 22 Egazini lababuleweyo, emahwahweni amaqhawe idandili likaJonathani kaliphendukanga, lenkemba kaSawuli kayibuyelanga izez. 23 USawuli loJonathani babethandeka bebahle empilweni zabo, lekufeni kwabo kabehlukaniswanga; babelesiqubu kulezinkozia, belamandla kulezilwaneb. 24 Madodakazi akoIsrayeli, mkhaleleni inyembezi uSawuli, owaligqokisa ngokubomvu lentokozo, owafaka imiceciso yegolide phezu kwezigqoko zenuc. 25 Awe njani amaqhawe phakathi kwempi! Jonathani, ubulewe endaweni zakho eziphakemeyo! 26 Ngidabukile ngawe, mfowethu Jonathani; ubumnandi kakhulu kimi, uthando lwakho belumangalisa kimi lusedlula uthando lwabesifazanad. 27 Awe njani amaqhawe, zabhubha lezikhali zempie!