Wayesebuya uSawule ekumxosheni uDavide, wahamba ukuhlangabezana namaFilisti; ngalokho babiza leyo ndawo ngokuthi iSela Hamalekoti.

UDavide wayesebuya ukubusisa indlu yakhe . UMikhali indodakazi kaSawule waphuma ukumhlangabeza uDavide, wathi: Yeka udumo lwenkosi ka-Israyeli namuhla, ezambulile namuhla emehlweni ezincekukazi zezinceku zakhe njengomunye wamayiyane, ezambula nokuzambula.

Lapho abantwana bakwa -Amoni bebona ukuthi ama -Aramu abalekile , babaleka nabo phambi kuka-Abishayi, bangena emzini. UJowabe wayesebuya kubantwana bakwa-Amoni, weza eJerusalema.

Wayesebuya-ke naye, wadla endlini yakhe, waphuza amanzi.

Wayesebuya, wahambahamba khona endlini, waya emuva, waya phambili; wakhuphuka, wakhothama phezu kwakhe ; umntwana w athimula kasikhombisa; umntwana wavula amehlo akhe.

Wayesebuya uRabi Shake , wafumana inkosi yase -Asiriya ilwa neLibina , ngokuba wayezwile ukuthi isukile eLakishi.

Emihleni yakhe kwenyuka uNebukadinesari inkosi yaseBabele; uJehoyakimi wayeyinceku yakhe iminyaka emithathu; wayesebuya, wamhlubuka.

Wayesebuya uRabi Shake , wafumana inkosi yase -Asiriya ilwa neLibina , ngokuba wayezwile ukuthi isukile eLakishi.

Wayesebuya u Jeremiya eThofeti lapho uNkulunkulu ayemthume khona ukuba aprofethe; wema agcekeni lendlu kaJehova, wathi kubantu bonke: