1 Samuweli 13:7-14

Amanye amaHeberu awela iJordani, aya ezweni lakwaGadi nelakwaGileyadi. Kepha uSawule wayeseseGiligali, bonke abantu bamlandela bethuthumela. Wahlala izinsuku eziyisikhombisa njengesikhathi esinqunyiweyo uSamuweli; kepha uSamuweli akafikanga eGiligali; abantu basebehlakazeka besuka kuye. USawuli wasesithi: Ngilethele lapha umnikelo wokutshiswa leminikelo yokubonga. Wanikela ngomnikelo wokushiswa. Kwathi nje lapho eqeda ukunikela ngomnikelo wokushiswa, bheka, uSamuweli wafika; uSawule waphuma ukumhlangabeza ukumbingelela. USamuweli wasesithi: Wenzeni? USawule wayesethi: “Ngokuba ngibonile ukuthi abantu bahlakazekile kimi, nokuthi anifikanga ngezinsuku ezimisiweyo, nokuthi amaFilisti abuthana eMigimasi; Ngase ngithi: “AmaFilisti aseyakungifikela eGiligali, kepha angimncenganga uJehova; USamuweli wayesethi kuSawule: “Wenze ngobuwula; awuwugcinanga umyalo kaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akuyala ngawo; ngoba manje uJehova ubezakuqinisa ubukhosi bakho phezu kukaIsrayeli kuze kube nininini. Kepha manje umbuso wakho awuyikuba khona; uJehova wazifunela indoda ethandwa yinhliziyo yakhe; uJehova wamyala ukuba abe ngumbusi phezu kwabantu bakhe, ngokuba awugcinanga lokho uJehova akuyala ngakho.