4 UJonathani wakhuluma kuhle ngoDavida+ kuyise uSawuli. Wathi: “Nkosi, akumelanga wenze okubi kuDavida inceku yakho ngoba konanga lutho njalo konke akwenzele khona kukuncedile.

23 U-Abhigeli wathi ebona uDavida wehla masinyane phezu kukababhemi waguqa phansi phambi kukaDavida, ubuso bakhe buthe mbo emhlabathini. 24 Ngemva kwalokho wasondela kuDavida wawela enyaweni zakhe wasesithi: “Nkosi yami icala kaletheswe mina. Vumela incekukazi yakho ikhulume lawe futhi ulalele amazwi encekukazi yakho.

13 wasemphendula wathi: “Ungacabangi ukuthi ukuba sendlini yenkosi kuzakwenza usile nxa amanye amaJuda esebulawa. 14 Phela nxa ungazithulela ngalesisikhathi, ukukhululwa lokusindiswa kwamaJuda kuzavela kwenye indawo+ kodwa wena labendlu kayihlo lizabulawa. Kwazi bani, engxenye wangena esikhosini ngenxa yohlupho olunjengalolu.”+

 8 Ungamkhuzi umuntu oweyisayo* uzakuzonda.+

Khuza umuntu ohlakaniphileyo uzakuthanda.+