OSawule noJonathani indodana yakhe nabantu ababe naye bahlala eGeba lakwaBenjamini, kepha amaFilisti amisa eMikimashi.

Kwathi ngosuku lokulwa akwabakho nkemba namkhonto esandleni samuntu owayenoSawule noJonath ani; kodwa koSawule noJonathani indodana yakhe kwakukhona.

AmaHeberu ayenamaFilisti kuqala nawo akhuphukela ekamu nxazonke , aphendukela kwabakwa-Israyeli ababe noSawule noJonathani.

Wayesethi ku-Israyeli wonke: Buyelani nganhlanye nina, mina noJonathani indodana yami siyakubuyela nganhlanye . Abantu bathi kuSawule : Yenza okuhle emehlweni akho.

USawule wathi : Yenzani inkatho phakathi kwami noJonathani indodana yami. Wadliwa uJonathani.

UDavide wayesethi kuye : Bekunjani na ? Ake ungitshele . Wathi: Abantu babalekile empini , nabantu abani ngi bawile , bafa; oSawule noJonathani indodana yakhe bafile nabo.

UDavide wathi kuleyo nsizwa eyamtshelayo : Wazi kanjani ukuthi oSawule noJonathani indodana yakhe bafile na?

Balila, bakhala, bazila ukudla kwaze kwahlwa ngenxa kaSawule , noJonathani indodana yakhe , nabantu bakaJehova, nendlu ka -Israyeli, ngokuba bebewile ngenkemba.

UDavide wathi kuye: Igazi lakho malibe phezu kwekhanda lakho , ngokuba umlomo wakho ufakazile ngawe , lapho uthi : Ngibulele ogcotshiweyo kaJehova. Isililo sikaDavide ngoSawule noJonathani

UDavide walila ngalesi sililo ngoSawule noJonathani indodana yakhe,

UJonathani indodana kaSawule wayenendodana elunyonga ngezinyawo . Yayineminyaka eyisihlanu ekufikeni kombiko ngoSawule noJonathani uvela eJizreyeli; umzanyana wayo wayithatha , wabaleka; kwathi eseshesha ukubaleka, yawa, yaba lunyonga. Igama layo lalinguMefibosheti.

Yathi inkosi kuSadoki umpristi : Ungumboni; buyela emzini ngokuthula , namadodana enu amabili enani , o-Ahimahasi indodana yakho noJonathani indodana ka-Abiyathara.

Bheka, kukhona lapho nabo amadodana abo amabili, o-Ahimahasi indodana kaSadoki noJonathani indodana ka -Abiyathara; niyakuthuma kimi ngesandla sabo konke eniyakukuzwa.

Zase zifika izinceku zika -Abisalomu kowesifazane endlini , zathi: Baphi o - Ahimahasi noJonathani na ? Owesifazane wathi kuzo : Bawuwele umfudlana. Sezibafunile zingabatholanga, zabuyela eJerusalema.

Kepha inkosi yamyeka uMefibosheti indodana kaJonathani kaSawule ngenxa yesifungo sikaJehova esasiphakathi kwabo , phakathi kukaDavide noJonathani indodana kaSawule.

Bawembela amathambo kaSawule noJonathani ind odana yakhe ezweni lakwaBenjamini eSela ethuneni likaKishi uyise ; benza konke okuyalezwe yinkosi. Ngasemuva uNkulunkulu wancengwa ngenxa yezwe. Ukulwa kwamaFilisti

no-Eliyaba waseShahaliboni, noBene Jasheni, noJonathani,

Amadodana kaJada umfowabo kaShamayi : ngoJetheri noJonathani ; uJetheri wafa engenabantwana.

namadodana kaHashemi waseGizoni , noJonathani indodana kaShage waseHarari,

zaya kuGedaliya eMispa : u-Ishmayeli indodana kaNethaniya , noJohanani noJonathani amadodana kaKhareya , noSeraya indodana kaThanihumeti , namadodana ka -Efayi waseNethofa , noJahazaniya indodana yomMahakha , bona nabantu babo.