1 Samuweli 19:9-17

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.