1 Samuweli 19:1-17

USawuli wasekhuluma kuJonathani indodana yakhe lakuzo zonke inceku zakhe ukuthi babulale uDavida. Kodwa uJonathani indodana kaSawule wayejabule kakhulu ngoDavide; uJonathani wamtshela uDavide, wathi: “Ubaba uSawule ufuna ukukubulala; Mina-ke ngizaphuma ngime lobaba egangeni lapho okhona, ngikhulume ngawe kubaba; futhi engikubonayo ngizokutshela. UJonathani wakhuluma okuhle ngoDavide kuSawule uyise, wathi kuye: “Inkosi mayingoni encekwini yayo uDavide; ngoba akonanga kuwe langenxa yokuthi imisebenzi yakhe yayimihle kakhulu kuwe. Wanikela ukuphila kwakhe esandleni sakhe, wambulala umFilisti, uJehova wenza ukusindisa okukhulu ku-Israyeli wonke; wakubona wathokoza; pho, niyakona ngani egazini elingenacala, nibulale uDavide ngeze, na? USawuli walilalela ilizwi likaJonathani, uSawuli wafunga wathi: Kuphila kukaJehova, kayikubulawa. UJonathani wambiza uDavide, uJonathani wamtshela zonke lezi zinto. UJonathani wamletha uDavide kuSawule, waba phambi kwakhe njengakuqala. Kwabuye kwaba khona impi, uDavide waphuma walwa namaFilisti, wawabulala ngokuceka okukhulu; bambalekela. Umoya omubi kaJehova waba phezu kukaSawule ehlezi endlini yakhe ephethe umkhonto esandleni sakhe, uDavide ebetha ngesandla sakhe. USawule wazama ukumgwaza uDavide odongeni ngomkhonto; kepha washelela ebusweni bukaSawule, wagwaza umkhonto odongeni; uDavide wabaleka, waphunyuka ngalobo busuku. USawule wayesethuma izithunywa endlini kaDavide ukuba zimlinde, zimbulale ekuseni; uMikhali umkaDavide wamtshela lokho, wathi: “Uma ungasindisi ukuphila kwakho ngalobu busuku, uyakubulawa kusasa; UMikali wayesemehlisa uDavide ngefasitela, wahamba, wabaleka, waphunyuka. UMigali wathatha isithombe esibaziweyo, wasibeka embhedeni, wabeka umcamelo woboya bembuzi engutsheni yawo, wasibekela ngendwangu. Lapho uSawule ethuma izithunywa ukuba zilande uDavide, yena wathi: “Uyagula.” USawule wabuye wathuma izithunywa ukubona uDavide, wathi: “Mletheni kimi embhedeni ukuba ngimbulale.” Lapho izithunywa zingena, kwakukhona isithombe embhedeni, nomcamelo woboya bembuzi isembatho saso. USawule wayesethi kuMikhali: “Ungikhohliseleni kanje, wamukisa isitha sami, saphunyuka, na? UMikhali wamphendula uSawule, wathi: “Wathi kimi: “Ngiyeke ngihambe; ngikubulaleleni.