¹ USamuweli wathi kuSawule : UJehova wangithuma ukuba ngikugcobe ube yinkosi phezu kwabantu bakhe u-Israyeli; ngalokho lalela amazwi kaJehova. ² Usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti , uthi: Ngiyakuhambela umAmaleki ngalokho akwenzayo ku-Israyeli wamelana naye endleleni ekukhuphukeni kwakhe eGibithe. ³ Hamba manje , unqobe u -Amaleki, uchithe impela konke anakho , ungamhawukeli, kepha bulala abesilisa , nabesifazane, nezingane, nabancelayo, nezinkabi, nezimvu, namakamela, nezimbongolo. ⁴ USawule wayesebiza abantu , wababala eThelayimi , izinkulungwane ezingamakhulu amabili zemigundatshani nezinkulungwane eziyishumi zabantu bakwaJuda. ⁵ USawule wafika emzini ka-Amaleki, waqamekela esigodini. ⁶ USawule wathi kuma Kheni: Hambani nimuke , nehle kuwo ama -Amaleki, funa nginichithe kanye nawo , ngokuba nabenzela umusa bonke abantwana bakwa-Israyeli ekukhuphukeni kwabo eGibithe . Ayesesuka amaKheni phakathi kwama-Amaleki. ⁷ USawule wahlula ama -Amaleki kusukela eHavila kuya ngaseShuri elingaphambi kwaseGibithe. ⁸ Wabamba u-Agagi inkosi yama -Amaleki esaphilile, wachitha impela bonke abantu ngosiko lwenkemba. ⁹ Kepha uSawule nabantu bayeka u-Agagi nezinhle nezikhulupheleyo zezimvu nezezinkabi, namawundlu, nakho konke okuhle; babengavumi ukukuqeda lokho; kodwa zonke izinto ezidelekileyo nezondileyo baziqeda nya. Ukungalaleli nokulahlwa kukaSawule ¹⁰ Lase lifika izwi likaJehova kuSamuweli, lithi: ¹¹ Ngiyazisola ukuthi ngibekile uSawule inkosi , ngokuba ubuyile ekungilandeleni, kafezanga amazwi ami . USamuweli wathukuthela, wakhala kuJehova ubusuku bonke. ¹² USamuweli wavuka kusasa ukuba amhlangabeze uSawule ekuseni ; kwabikwa kuSamuweli ukuthi: USawule wafika eKarmeli; bheka, wazimisela insika, wasuka, wadlula, wehla waya eGiligali. ¹³ USamuweli wafika kuSawule ; uSawule wathi kuye : Mawubusiswe nguJehova; sengifezile izwi likaJehova. ¹⁴ USamuweli wayesethi: Kuthini, pho, lokhu kukhala kwezimvu ezindlebeni zami, nokukhala kwezinkabi engikuzwayo, na? ¹⁵ USawule wathi : Babuye nazo kuma -Amaleki, ngokuba abantu bayeka ezinhle zezimvu nezezinkabi ukuba bahlabele uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ; ezinye siziqedile nya. ¹⁶ USamuweli wayesethi kuSawule : Kahle, ngikutshele lokho uJehova akukhulumile kimi kulobu busuku. Wathi kuye: Khuluma. ¹⁷ Wathi uSamuweli : Nakuba wawumncane emehlweni akho , awenziwanga yini waba yinhloko yezizwe zakwa -Israyeli na ? UJehova wakugcoba, waba yinkosi phezu kuka-Israyeli. ¹⁸ UJehova wakuthuma indlela, wathi: Hamba uqede nya izoni, ama-Amaleki, ulwe nawo aze aphele. ¹⁹ Awulalelanga nga ni izwi likaJehova , kepha watheleka phakathi kwempango, wenza okubi emehlweni kaJehova, na? ²⁰ USawule wathi kuSamuweli: Ngililalele izwi likaJehova, ngihambile indlela uJehova owangithuma yona , ngimlethile u -Agagi inkosi yama -Amaleki, ngachitha impela ama-Amaleki. ²¹ Kepha abantu bathatha kuyo impango , izimvu nezinkabi , okuhle kokuqalekisiweyo, ukuba bahlabele uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho eGiligali. ²² USamuweli wathi : UJehova uyenamela yin i iminikelo yokushiswa nemihlatshelo, njengalokhu enamele ukulalelwa kwe zwi likaJehova , na? Bheka, ukulalela kuhle kunomhlatshelo , nokuqaphela kuhle kunamanoni ezinqama. ²³ Ngokuba ukwambuka kunjengesono sokubhula, nenkani ifana nokukhonza izithombe namatherafi. Ngokuba ulilahlile izwi likaJehova , naye ukulahlile wena ukuba ungabe usaba yinkosi. ²⁴ USawule wayesethi kuSamuweli : Ngonile, ngokuba ngeqile isiyalezo sikaJehova namazwi akho, lokhu ngesaba abantu, ngalalela izwi labo. ²⁵ Ngalokho ake uthethelele isono sami , ubuye nami ukuba ngikhuleke kuJehova. ²⁶ USamuweli wathi kuSaw ule: Angiyikubuya nawe, ngokuba ulilahlile izwi likaJehova, naye uJehova ukulahlile wena ukuba ungabe usaba yinkosi phezu kuka-Israyeli. ²⁷ USamuweli esephenduka ukuhamba, wabamba umphetho wengubo yakhe , yaklebhuka. ²⁸ USamuweli wathi kuye : UJehova uklebhul ile umbuso ka -Israyeli kuwe namuhla, uwunikile umngane wakho omuhle kunawe. ²⁹ IThemba Lika -Israyeli aliyikuqamba amanga , lizisole, ngokuba alisiye umuntu ukuba lizisole. ³⁰ Wayesethi: Ngonile, kepha ake ungituse manje phambi kwamalunga abantu bami naphambi kuka-Israyeli, ubuye nami ukuba ngikhuleke kuJehova uNkulunkulu wakho. ³¹ USamuweli wabuya, wamlandela uSawule; uSawule wakhuleka kuJehova. OSamuweli no-Agagi ³² USamuweli wayesethi: Lethani kimi u-Agagi inkosi yama-Amaleki. U-Agagi wafika kuye esasile. U-Agagi wathi: Impela umunyu wokufa udlulile. ³³ USamuweli wathi : Njengalokho inkemba yakho ibaphucile abesifazane abantwana, kanjalo unyoko uyakwaphucwa abantwana kunabanye . USamuweli wayesehlahlela u-Agagi phambi kukaJehova eGiligali. ³⁴ USamuweli waya eRama , kepha uSawule wakhuphukela ekhaya eGibeya likaSawule. ³⁵ USamuweli akaphindanga ukumbona uSawule waze wafa , kepha uSamuweli wamkhalela uSawule ; uJehova wazisola ukuthi wayembekile uSawule inkosi phezu kuka-Israyeli.