Kwasekusithi ngolunye usuku uJonathani indodana kaSawuli wathi ejayni eligqoka izikhali zakhe: Woza, sichaphele, siye endaweni yabalindi yamaFilisti engaleya. Kodwa akamtshelanga uyise.
USawuli wasehlala ekupheleni kweGibeya ngaphansi kompomegranati oseMigroni; amadoda ayenaye kungathi amadoda angamakhulu ayisithupha;
no-Ahiya, indodana ka-Ahithubi, umfowabo ka-Ikabodi, indodana kaFinehasi, indodana ka-Eli, umpristi kaJehova eShilo, enengubo yehlombe. Abantu babengazi ukuthi uJonathani uhambile.
Phakathi kwezintuba uJonathani ayefuna ukuwela kuzo, aye ezingosini zamaFilisti, kwakukhona idwala elicijileyo ngalapha, nedwala elibukhali ngalapha; igama lenye lalinguBhozesi, igama lenye lalinguSene.
Ingaphambili lelinye lalibheke ngasenyakatho ngaseMigimasi, nelinye ngaseningizimu ngaseGibeya.
UJonathani wasesithi kuyo ijaha eligqoka izikhali zakhe: Woza, sichaphele endaweni yabalindi yalaba abangasokile; nge min.
Udibi lwezikhali zakhe lwathi kuye: “Yenza konke okusenhliziyweni yakho; bheka, nginawe ngokwenhliziyo yakho.
UJonathani wasesithi: Khangela, sizachaphela kulawamadoda, sizazibonakalisa kuwo.
Uma besho kanje kithi ukuthi: ‘Thulani, size sifike kini; khona siyakuma endaweni yethu, singakhuphukeli kubo.
Kepha uma besho njalo ukuthi: ‘Khuphukelani kithi; siyakukhuphuka, ngokuba uJehova uwanikele esandleni sethu, lokhu kuyakuba yisibonakaliso kithi.
Base bezibonakalisa bobabili endaweni yabalindi yamaFilisti; amaFilisti athi: “Bheka, amaHeberu aphuma emigodini abecashe kuyo.”
Abalindi baphendula uJonathani nodibi lwezikhali zakhe, bathi: “Khuphukelani kithi, sinibonise utho.” UJonathani wasesithi odibini lwezikhali zakhe: Yenyuka emva kwami, ngoba iNKOSI ibanikele esandleni sikaIsrayeli.
UJonathani wagibela izandla zakhe nangezinyawo zakhe, nodibi lwezikhali zakhe emva kwakhe, bawa phambi kukaJonathani; nodibi lwezikhali zakhe lwabulala emva kwakhe.
Lokhu kubulala kokuqala uJonathani nodibi lwezikhali zakhe abakwenzayo kwakungamadoda angaba amashumi amabili, njengengxenye yehektare yezwe, ababengalima ijoka lezinkomo.
Kwase kuba khona ukuthuthumela phakathi kwempi, endle, naphakathi kwabantu bonke;
Abalindi bakaSawule eGibeya lakwaBenjamini babheka; futhi bheka, isixuku sancibilika, futhi baqhubeka behlula omunye nomunye.
USawuli wasesithi emadodeni ayelaye: Balani libone ukuthi ngubani osuke kithi. Sebebala, uJonathani nodibi lwakhe babengekho.
USawule wayesethi ku-Ahiya: “Letha lapha umphongolo kaNkulunkulu. Ngoba umphongolo kaNkulunkulu wawukubantwana bakwa-Israyeli ngaleso sikhathi.
Kwathi uSawule esakhuluma nompristi, umsindo owawusempini yamaFilisti wanda, wanda, uSawule wathi kumpristi: “Buyisa isandla sakho.”
USawule nabo bonke abantu ababe naye babuthana, bangena ekulweni;
AmaHeberu ayekanye namaFilisti ngaphambi kwaleso sikhathi, akhuphukela ekamu nawo evela emazweni azungezile, nawo aphenduka ukuba abe nama-Israyeli ayenoSawule noJonathani.
Ngokufanayo, wonke amadoda akwa-Israyeli ayecashe ezintabeni zakwa-Efrayimi, lapho ezwa ukuthi amaFilisti abalekile, nawo awasukela ekulweni.
Ngakho uJehova wakhulula u-Israyeli ngalolo suku, futhi impi yaqhubeka kwaze kwaba seBeti Aveni.
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