1 USamuweli 13:7-14

AmaHebheru awela iJordani, aya kwaGadi nakwaGileyadi. USawule wayeseseGiligali, bonke abantu bamlandela bethuthumela. USawule wahlala izinsuku eziyisikhombisa, okuyisikhathi uSamuweli ayemnqumele sona, kodwa uSamuweli akafikanga eGiligali. Abantu base beqala ukuhlakazeka bemshiya uSawule. USawule wayesethi: “Lethani kimi umnikelo wokushiswa neminikelo yokuthula.” Wanikela ngomnikelo wokushiswa. Kwathi eseqedile ukunikela ngomnikelo wokushiswa; waqhamuka uSamuweli. USawule waphuma wayomhlangabeza, wambingelela. USamuweli wambuza, wathi: “Wenzeni na?” USawule wathi: “Kuthe ukuba ngibone ukuthi abantu sebeyahlakazeka, bayangishiya, nokuthi nawe awufiki ngesikhathi obusinqumile, namaFilisti abuthene eMikhimashi, ngathi: ‘Manje amaFilisti azokwehlela kimi angihlasele eGiligali ngingakakhuleki,’ ngase ngiziphoqa, nganikela ngomnikelo wokushiswa.” USamuweli wathi kuSawule: “Wenze ubuwula, awuwugcinanga umyalo kaSimakade uNkulunkulu wakho akuyale ngawo. USimakade ubezowuqinisa umbuso wakho kwa-Israyeli kuze kube phakade, kodwa manje umbuso wakho awusezukuqhubeka. USimakade uzifunele umuntu oqokwe yinhliziyo yakhe. USimakade ummisile ukuba abe ngumholi wabantu bakhe, ngokuba awukugcinanga lokho uSimakade akuyala ngakho.”