7 UDavida wasesithi kuye: “Ungesabi ngoba ngizakwenzela umusa*+ ngenxa kayihlo uJonathani. Ngizabuyisela kuwe yonke indawo eyayingekayihlomkhulu uSawuli futhi wena uzakudla etafuleni+ yami zikhathi zonke.”

8 UMefibhoshethi wathi esizwa lokhu wathi mbo phansi ngobuso wasesithi: “Kambe inceku yakho iyini ukuthi usungaze uyicabange? Phela mina nginjengenja efileyo.”+ 9 Inkosi yathi akuyebizwa uZibha inceku kaSawuli, yasisithi kuye: “Konke okwakungokukaSawuli inkosi yakho labendlu yakhe ngikunika umzukulu wakhe.+ 10 Wena lamadodana akho lezisebenzi zakho lizamlimela amasimu akhe futhi livune amabele akhe ukuze abemuli yomzukulu wenkosi yakho bathole ukudla. Kodwa uMefibhoshethi umzukulu wenkosi yakho yena uzakudla etafuleni+ yami zikhathi zonke.”

UZibha wayelamadodana angu-15 lezisebenzi ezingu-20.+