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.

Uyakhazimula ngobukhosi, lapho uvela ezintabeni zempango.

Lokhu makube ngumvuzo wezitha , uvela kuJehova, nowabakhuluma kabi ngomphefumulo wami.

Indlu nemfuyo kuyifa elivela koyise , kepha umfazi ohlakaniphileyo uvela kuJehova.

UNkulunkulu uvela eThemani , oNgcwele uphuma entabeni yasePharanu . Sela Udumo lwakhe lusibekela amazulu, nomhlaba ugcwele indumiso yakhe.

Umoya uphephetha lapha uthanda khona ; uyaluzwa udumo lwawo, kodwa kawazi lapho uvela khona nalapho uya khona ; banjalo bonke abazelwe nguMoya.

Abanye bathi : Lo unguKristu . Kepha abanye bathi : Kanti uKristu uvela eGalile na?

Awushongo yini umbhalo ukuthi uKristu uvela enzalweni kaDavide naseBetlehema, emzaneni lapho wayekhona uDavide na?

Umuntu wokuqala wavela emhlabeni , engowenhlabathi; umuntu wesibili uvela ezulwini.

Yebo, lo myalo sinawo, uvela kuNkulunkulu, wokuthi othanda uNkulunkulu makathande nomzalwane wakhe.

Zase zikhuphukela ngaphezu kobubanzi bomhlaba , zakaka ikamu labangcwele nomuzi othandiweyo ; kwehla umlilo uvela ezulwini , wazidla waziqeda;

Ngabona umuzi ongcwele, iJerusalema elisha , wehla uvela ezulwini kuNkulunkulu, ulungisiwe njengomlobokazi ohlotshiselwe umyeni wakhe.

Wayesengikhombisa umfula wamanzi okuphila ucwebezela njengekristalu , uvela esihlalweni sobukhosi sikaNkulunkulu neseWundlu.