1 USamuweli 16:14-23

UMoya kaSimakade wamshiya uSawule, wayesengenwa ngumoya omubi owawuvela kuSimakade. Izinceku zikaSawule zathi kuye: “Bheka, umoya omubi ovela kuNkulunkulu uyakuhlupha. Mayisho inkosi yethu ukuba izinceku eziphambi kwakho zifune umuntu owazi ukubetha ihabhu; kuyothi lapho ufikelwa ngumoya omubi ovela kuNkulunkulu, akushayele ihabhu, ube ngcono.” USawule wayesethi kuzo izinceku zakhe: “Ngifuneleni umuntu owazi ukubetha kahle, nimlethe kimi.” Kwaphendula enye yezinsizwa, yathi: “Ngiyibonile mina indodana kaJese waseBhethlehema, ekwaziyo ukubetha ihabhu; iyiqhawe elinamandla, indoda yempi, iliciko lokukhuluma, iyabukeka; uSimakade unayo.” USawule wayesethumela izithunywa kuJese, wathi: “Mthumele kimi uDavide, indodana yakho esezimvini.” UJese wathatha imbongolo wayethwesa isinkwa, imvaba yewayini nezinyane lembuzi, wakuthumela kuSawule, ekuphathise uDavide. UDavide wafika kuSawule, wema phambi kwakhe, wamthanda kakhulu; wamenza udibi lwakhe. USawule wathumela kuJese, wathi: “Mvumele uDavide abe yisikhonzi sami, ngokuba ufumene umusa emehlweni ami.” Kwakuthi nxa umoya ovela kuNkulunkulu umehlela uSawule, uDavide athathe ihabhu, alishaye ngesandla sakhe; akhululeke uSawule, abe ngcono, umoya omubi usuke kuye.