UDavide waya wathatha amathambo kaSawule namathambo kaJonathani indodana yakhe kubantu baseJabeshi Gileyadi ababewebile esigcawin i saseBeti Shani , lapho, amaFilisti ayebaphanyeke khona , mhla amaFilisti embulala uSawule eGilibowa.

Wenyusa lapho amathambo kaSawule namathambo kaJonathani indodana yakhe; baqoqa amathambo ababephanyekiwe.

Walibiza i -altare ngezwi likaJehova , wathi: Altare, altare, usho kanje uJehova, uthi: Bheka, kuzakuzalwa umntwana kuyo indlu kaDavide , nguJosiya igama lakhe ; uyakunikela phezu kwakho ngabapristi bezindawo eziphakemeyo abashisa impepho phezu kwakho, bashise namathambo abantu phezu kwakho.

Wathi: Myekeni; mawanganyakaziswa muntu amatham bo akhe . Base beyeka amathambo akhe kanye namathambo alowo mprofethi owavela eSamariya.

Ngokuba ukuphila kwami kuphelela osizini, neminyaka yami ekububuleni; amandla ami aphelile ngokona kwami, namathambo ami ancunzekile.

Ngaleso sikhathi , usho uJehova , bayakuwakhipha amathambo amakhosi akwaJuda, namathambo ezikhulu zakhe, namathambo abapristi namathambo abaprofethi, namathambo abakhileyo eJerusalema emathuneni abo,

Thatha okukhethekileyo komhlambi , ubungele izinkuni phansi kwalo , ulibilise nokulibilisa, kuphekwe namathambo phakathi kwalo.

Bhekani izandla zami nezinyawo zami uku thi yimina uqobo ; ngiphatheni, nibone, ngokuba ithongo alinanyama namathambo , njengokuba ningibona nginakho.