10 Intonga yobukhosi ayisoze isuke kuJuda;+ lenduku yombusi ayisoze isuke phakathi kwezinyawo zakhe kuze kufike uShilo*+ njalo izizwe zonke zizamlalela.+

24 USawuli wasesithi kuSamuyeli: “Ngonile ngoba angilalelanga umlayo kaJehova lamazwi akho, ngesabe abantu ngasengilalela abakutshoyo.

28 USamuyeli wasesithi kuye: “Lamuhla uJehova usewudabule umbuso wako-Israyeli wawususa kuwe, uzawunika omunye wabantu bakini ongcono kulawe.+

13 Ngakho uSamuyeli wathatha uphondo lwamafutha+ wamgcoba phambi kwabafowabo. Kusukela ngalelolanga umoya kaJehova waqalisa ukusebenza kuDavida umupha amandla.+ Ngemva kwesikhathi uSamuyeli wasuka waya eRama.+

4 UDavida wayeleminyaka engu-30 ngesikhathi esiba yinkosi njalo wabusa okweminyaka engu-40.+ 5 Wabusa abantu bakoJuda eHebroni okweminyaka eyisikhombisa lezinyanga eziyisithupha, kwathi eJerusalema+ wabusa abako-Israyeli labakoJuda okweminyaka engu-33.

3 Ngakho bonke abadala bako-Israyeli baya enkosini uDavida eHebroni. UDavida wenza labo isivumelwano eHebroni phambi kukaJehova, basebemgcoba ukuthi abe yinkosi yako-Israyeli,+ njengoba nje uJehova wayetshilo esebenzisa uSamuyeli.+