1Ngemva kwenyanga eyodwa kwasuka uNahashi waseAmoni wavimbezela iJabeshi‐Gileyadi; bonke abantu baseJabeshi bathi kuNahashi: Yenza isivumelwano lathi, sizakukusebenzela.
2Kodwa uNahashi waseAmoni wathi kibo: Ngizasenzela phezu kwalokhu isivumelwano lani, ukuba ngilikhuphe amehlo enu awesokunene ukuze ngehlisele uIsrayeli wonke ihlazo.
3Abadala baseJabeshi bathi: Ake usinike ithuba lensuku eziyisikhombisa ukuba sithume izithunywa kulo lonke ilizwe lakoIsrayeli. Uba kungekho ongasisiza, sizazinikela kuwe.
4Izithunywa zafika eGibeya lakibo kaSawuli, zayilandisa indaba ebantwini, bonke abantu bakhala.
5USawuli wayevela emasimini eqhuba inkabi, wathi: Abantu bakhalelani na? Basebemtshela indaba yabantu baseJabeshi.
6Umoya kaNkulunkulu wehlela phezu kukaSawuli lapho esizwa lawomazwi, wathukuthela kakhulu.
7Wasethatha inkabi ezimbili, wazihlahlela zaba yiziqa, wazithumela ngezithunywa kulo lonke lakoIsrayeli esithi: On gaphumi alandele uSawuli loSamuweli, kuzakwenziwa nje enkabini zakhe. Ukwesaba iNkosi uNkulunkulu kwehlela phezu kwabantu, baphuma njengamuntu munye.
8Lapho ebaqoqa eBezeki, abakoIsrayeli babe yizinkulungwane ezingamakhulu amathathu, abakoJuda beyizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amathathu.
9Bathi kuzo izithunywa ezazifikile: Lizabatshela abaseJabeshi‐Gileyadi lithi: Kusasa nxa ilanga selitshisa, lizakhululwa. Lapho izithunywa zifika zabatshela abaseJabeshi; bona bathokoza;
10bathi kuNahashi: Kusasa sizazinikela kuwe, wenze lokho okubona kufanele.
11Kwathi kusisa uSawuli wabahlela abantu ngezigaba ezintathu; bangena phakathi kwezihonqo ngomlindo wasekuseni; bawabulala amaAmoni laze latshisa ilanga; aseleyo ahlakazeka, kakusalanga kiwo abantu ababili bendawonye.
12Abantu basebesithi kuSamuweli: Ngobani abathi uSawuli uzasibusa na? Baletheni labobantu ukuze sibabulale.
13Kodwa uSawuli wathi: Kakuyikubulawa muntu ngalolusuku, ngoba lamuhla iNkosi yenze ukukhululwa koIsrayeli.
14USamuweli wasesithi ebantwini: Wozani siye eGiligali, sivuselele umbuso khona.
15Bonke abantu baya eGiligali, bambeka khona uSawuli phambi kweNkosi, waba yinkosi. Bahlaba khona imihlatshelo yeminikelo yokuthula, uSawuli labo bonke abantu bakoIsrayeli bathokoza kakhulu.
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