13 Ngakho uSamuyeli wathi kuSawuli: “Wenze ubuthutha. Awuzange ulalele umlayo owuphiwe nguJehova uNkulunkulu wakho.+ Aluba ubuwulalele, uJehova ubezakwenza umbuso wakho uhlale kokuphela ko-Israyeli. 14 Kodwa khathesi umbuso wakho awusoze uhlale isikhathi eside.+ UJehova uzadinga umuntu othokozisa inhliziyo yakhe+ njalo uJehova uzambeka ukuthi abe ngumkhokheli wabantu bakhe,+ ngoba wena awuzange ulalele lokho uJehova akutshele khona.”+

17 Wathi kuye: “Ungesabi ngoba ubaba kasoze akuthole. Wena uzakuba yinkosi yako-Israyeli+ futhi mina ngizakuba ngumsekeli wakho, lobaba uyakwazi lokhu.”+

21 UDavida waphendula uMikhali wathi: “Mina bengithokoza phambi kukaJehova owalahla uyihlo labo bonke abendlu yakhe wakhetha mina, wangibeka ukuthi ngibe ngumkhokheli wabantu bakaJehova, abantu bako-Israyeli.+ Yikho angisoze ngiyekele ukuthokoza phambi kukaJehova,

8 Ngakho tshela inceku yami uDavida uthi, ‘Nanku okutshiwo nguJehova wamabutho: “Ngakuthatha emadlelweni uselusa izimvu+ ukuze ube ngumkhokheli wabantu bami bako-Israyeli.+