¹ Kwathi ngalezo zinsuku amaFilisti abutha amabutho awo ukuba aphume impi no -Israyeli. U-Akhishi wathi kuDavide : Yazi nokwazi ukuthi uyakuphuma impi nami, wena nabantu bakho. ² UDavide wathi ku -Akhishi: Ngalokho uyakwazi ukuthi inceku yakho iyakwenzani. U-Akhishi wathi kuDavide : Ngalokho ngiyakukubeka ube ngumlindi wekhanda lami kuze kube nini. USawule uya konedlozi e-Eni Dori ³ USamuweli wayesefile ; wonke u -Israyeli wamkhalela , wammbela eRama umuzi wakhe . USawule wayexoshile ezweni abanamadl ozi phakathi kwabo nabathakathi. ⁴ AmaFilisti abuthana afika , amisa eShunemi ; uSawule wabutha wonke u- Israyeli, wamisa eGilibowa. ⁵ Lapho uSawule ebona impi yamaFilisti , wesaba, inhliziyo yakhe yathuthumela kakhulu. ⁶ USawule wabuza kuJehova ; uJehova akamphe ndulanga nangamaphupho , nange-Urimi, nangabaprofethi. ⁷ Wayesethi uSawule kuzo izinceku zakhe : Ngifuneleni owesifazane onedlozi ukuba ngiye kuye, ngibuze kuye. Izinceku zakhe zathi kuye: Bheka, kukhona owesifazane onedlozi e-Eni Dori. ⁸ USawule waziguqula , wembatha ezinye izingubo , wahamba yena nabantu ababili benaye , bafika kowesifazane ebusuku , wathi: Ake ungibhulele ngedlozi, ungenyusele engiyakumusho kuwe. ⁹ Owesifazane wathi kuye : Bheka, uyazi ukuthi uSawule wenzeni , ukuba unqumile ezweni abanamadlozi pha kathi kwabo nabathakathi ; ngalokho ungibekelelani ugibe ukuba ungibulale na? ¹⁰ USawule wafunga uJehova kuye owesifazane , wathi: Kuphila kukaJehova, awuyikwehlelwa cala ngalokho. ¹¹ Wayesethi owesifazane : Ngiyakukwenyusela bani na ? Wathi: Ngenyusele uSamuweli. ¹² Lapho owesifazane embona uSamuweli , wamemeza ngezwi elikhulu ; owesifazane wakhuluma noSawule , wathi: Ungikhohliseleni na ? Ngokuba unguSawule. ¹³ Inkosi yayisithi kuye: Ungesabi; ubonani na? Owesifazane wathi kuSawule: Ngibona unkulunkulu ephuma emhlabathini. ¹⁴ Wathi kuye : Unesimo sini na ? Wathi: Kukhuphuka ixhegu limboziwe ngengubo. USawule wabona ukuthi kunguSamuweli , wakhothamela phansi ngobuso, wakhuleka. ¹⁵ USamuweli wathi kuSawule : Unginyakaziselani ukuba ungenyuse na ? USawule waphendula wathi : Ngihluphekile kakhulu , ngokuba amaFilisti ayalwa nami ; uNkulunkulu ungishiyile , akasangiphenduli nangabaprofethi nangamaphupho; ngalokho ngikubizele ukuba ungazise ukuthi ngiyakwenze njani. ¹⁶ USamuweli wathi : Pho, ubuzelani kimi , lokhu uJehova esesukile kuwe , waba yisitha sakho, na? ¹⁷ UJehova wenzile ngokwakhe, njengalokho akhuluma ngami : uJehova ukwaphucile umbuso esandleni sakho , wawunika umakhelwane wakho uDavide. ¹⁸ Ngokuba awulalelanga izwi likaJehova , awenzanga ulaka lwakhe olushisayo phezu kwama -Amaleki; ngalokho uJehova wenzile lokhu kuwe namuhla. ¹⁹ Futhi uJehova uyakunikela u -Israyeli kanye nawe esandleni samaFilisti ; kusasa wena namadodana akho niyakuba nami ; uJehova uyakunikela nempi yabakwa-Israyeli esandleni samaFilisti. ²⁰ USawule wayesewela phan si ngekhanda, wesaba kakhulu ngenxa yamazwi kaSamuweli, akwabakho mandla kuye , ngokuba akadlanga lutho ngosuku lonke nobusuku bonke. ²¹ Owesifazane wafika kuSawule , wabona ukuthi wesaba kakhulu , wathi kuye: Bheka, incekukazi yakho ililalele izwi lakho, ngibekile ukuphila kwami esandleni sami; ngalalela amazwi akho owawakhuluma kimi. ²² Ngalokho mawulilalele izwi lencekukazi yakho , ngibeke ucezu lwesinkwa phambi kwakho; yidla ukuba uthole amandla, nxa uhamba indlela yakho. ²³ Kepha wala wathi: Angiyikudla. Kodwa zamcindezela izinceku zakhe kanye nowesifazane, walilalela izwi labo . Wayesevuka emhlabathini , wahlala embhedeni. ²⁴ Owesifazane wayenethole elikhuluphalisiweyo endlini ; washesha walibulala; wathatha impuphu , wayixova, wenza isinkwa esingenamvubelo ngayo, ²⁵ wasiletha phambi kukaSawule naphambi kwezinceku zakhe , badla. Base besuka bahamba ngalobo busuku.