2 Ngesikhathi sibuswa nguSawuli, nguwe owawukhokhela abako-Israyeli nxa besiya empini+ futhi uJehova wathi kuwe: ‘Uzakwelusa abantu bami bako-Israyeli njalo uzakuba ngumkhokheli wabo.’”+

7 “Ngakho tshela inceku yami uDavida uthi, ‘Nanku okutshiwo nguJehova wamabutho: “Ngakuthatha emadlelweni uselusa izimvu ukuze ube ngumkhokheli wabantu bami bako-Israyeli.+ 8 Ngizakuba lawe loba ngaphi lapho oya khona+ futhi ngizaziqeda zonke izitha zakho phambi kwakho.+ Ngizakwenza ibizo lakho laziwe njengamabizo abantu abadumileyo emhlabeni.+ 9 Abantu bami bako-Israyeli ngizabakhethela indawo ngibahlalise kuyo. Bazahlala lapho njalo akulamuntu ozabahlupha. Abantu ababi abasoze baphinde babathwalise nzima njengalokho ababekwenza kudala,+ 10 kusukela ngelanga engabeka ngalo abahluleli ukuthi bakhokhele abantu bami bako-Israyeli.+ Ngizazinqoba zonke izitha zakho.+ Phezu kwalokho ngithi kuwe, ‘UJehova uzakwakhela indlu.’*

4 Lanxa kunjalo uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli wakhetha mina phakathi kwabo bonke abemuli kababa, wangibeka ukuthi ngibe yinkosi phezu kwabako-Israyeli kuze kube nini lanini.+ Wakhetha uJuda ukuthi abe ngumkhokheli+ futhi kwabendlu kaJuda wakhetha imuli kababa,+ kwathi emadodaneni kababa wakhetha mina wangenza ngaba yinkosi phezu kwabo bonke abako-Israyeli.+

Wambeka phezu kuka-Israyeli olilifa lakhe.+