10 Intonga yobukhosi angekhe isuke kuJuda,+ ngitjho nentonga yokubusa angekhe isuke eenyaweni zakho bekufike uTjhilo*+ ozokulalelwa babantu.+

24 Yeke uSawula wathi kuSamyela: “Ngonile ngombana ngeqe umyalo kaJehova namezwakho, ngebanga lokuthi ngisabe abantu begodu ngalalela lokho abakutjhoko.

28 Nakwenzeka lokho uSamyela wathi: “UJehova ubudabulile ubukhosi bakwa-Israyeli kuwe namhlanjesi begodu uzobunikela omunye umuntu ongcono kunawe.+

13 USamyela wathatha iphondo lamafutha+ wamzesa phambi kwabafowabo. Ummoya kaJehova wathoma ukupha uDavida amandla kusukela mhlokho ukuya phambili.+ Ngokukhamba kwesikhathi uSamyela wasikima watjhinga eRama.+

4 UDavida waba yikosi aneminyaka ema-30 begodu wabusa iminyaka ema-40.+ 5 ERhebroni wabusa kwaJuda iminyaka elikhomba neenyanga ezisithandathu, wabusa eJerusalema+ iminyaka ema-33 phezu kwaka-Israyeli woke noJuda.

3 Nje-ke boke abadala bakwa-Israyeli beza ekosini eRhebroni begodu uDavida wenza isivumelwano nabo eRhebroni phambi kwakaJehova. Ngemva kwalokho bazesa uDavida bona abe yikosi kwa-Israyeli+ ngokuvumelana nelizwi lakaJehova eleza ngoSamyela.+