Kwathi emva kokufa kukaSawule, uDavide esebuyile ekubulaleni ama-Amaleki, wahlala izinsuku ezimbili eZikilagi. Kwathi ngosuku lwesithathu, kwafika indoda iphuma enkanjini kaSawule, igqoke izingubo ezidabukile, inothuli ekhanda. Yathi lapho ifika kuDavide yawela emhlabathini, yakhothama yathi mbo ngobuso. UDavide wathi kuyo: “Uvela kuphi na?”
Yathi kuye: “Ngiphunyuke enkanjini yakwa-Israyeli.”
UDavide wathi kuyo: “Bekuhamba kanjani? Ake ungitshele.”
Yaphendula yathi: “Abantu babalekile empini, futhi abaningi bafile; uSawule noJonathani, indodana yakhe, nabo bafile.”
UDavide wathi kuleyo nsizwa eyayimbikela: “Wazi kanjani ukuthi uSawule nendodana yakhe bafile na?”
Insizwa eyambikelayo yathi: “Ngithe ngisentabeni iGilibhowa, ngaleso sikhathi uSawule wancika emkhontweni, ngokuba izinqola nabamahhashi babemxine kakhulu. Waphenduka wabheka emuva wangibona, wangibiza. Ngaphendula ngathi: ‘Ngilapha.’
“Wathi kimi: ‘Ungubani na?’
“Ngathi kuye: ‘NgingumAmaleki.’
“Wathi kimi: ‘Ake ume ngakimi, ungibulale, ngokuba ngiphethwe yisiyezi, nakuba ngisaphila.’
“Ngase ngima ngakuye, ngambulala, ngokuba ngangazi ukuthi ngeke esaphila uma esewile, ngawuthatha umqhele owawusekhanda lakhe, nesongo elalisengalweni yakhe, ngase ngikuletha lapha enkosini yami.”
UDavide wabamba izingubo zakhe waziklebhula, enza kanjalo namadoda wonke ayenaye. Balila, bakhala, bazila kwaze kwahlwa ngenxa kaSawule noJonathani, indodana yakhe, nabantu bakaSimakade, nendlu ka-Israyeli, ngokuba babebulewe ngenkemba.
UDavide wathi ensizweni eyambikelayo: “Ungowaphi, na?”
Yamphendula yathi: “Ngiyindodana yomuntu ogogobele nje, umAmaleki.”
UDavide wathi kuyo: “Yini ekwenze ungesabi ukuphakamisa isandla sakho ubulale ogcotshiweyo kaSimakade na?”
UDavide wabiza enye yezinsizwa, wathi: “Sondela, khwela phezu kwakhe.”
Yayishaya yaze yafa.
UDavide wathi kuyo: “Igazi lakho malibe phezu kwekhanda lakho, ngokuba umlomo wakho ufakazile ngawe, lapho uthi: ‘Ngibulele ogcotshiweyo kaSimakade.’ ”
UDavide wamlilela uSawule noJonathani, indodana yakhe, ngaleli culo. Wayaleza ukuba iCulo Lomnsalo lifundiswe abakwaJuda; libhalwe eNcwadini kaJashari. Wathi
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