1 Samuweli 16:14-23

Kepha uMoya kaJehova wamuka kuSawule, nomoya omubi kaJehova wamesabisa. Izinceku zikaSawule zathi kuye: “Bheka, umoya omubi ovela kuNkulunkulu uyakwethusa. Manje inkosi yethu mayiyala izinceku zakho eziphambi kwakho ukuba zifune umuntu ongumshayi wehabhu ohlakaniphile; futhi uma umoya omubi kaNkulunkulu ufika phezu kwenu, yena uyokwenza ngesandla sakhe, futhi niyophulukiswa. USawule wayesethi ezincekwini zakhe: “Ngithatheleni umuntu okwazi ukubetha kahle, nimlethe kimi. Yasiphendula enye yezinceku, yathi: “Bheka, ngabona indodana kaJese waseBetlehema ehlakaniphileyo ekudlaleni, nendoda enamandla, neqhawe, ehlakaniphileyo emsebenzini, nenhle; futhi uJehova unaye. Ngakho uSawule wathuma izithunywa kuJese, wathi: “Thumela kimi indodana yakho uDavide osemhlambini.” UJese wathatha imbongolo, ithweswe isinkwa, nesaka lewayini, nezinyane lembuzi, wakuthuma kuSawule ngoDavide indodana yakhe. UDavide wafika kuSawule, wema phambi kwakhe, wamthanda kakhulu; waba ludibi lwezikhali zakhe. USawuli wasethumela kuJese esithi: UDavida kame phambi kwami; ngoba uthole umusa emehlweni ami. Lapho umoya omubi kaNkulunkulu uphezu kukaSawule, uDavide wathatha izintambo, wabetha ngesandla sakhe