14 Kodwana nje umbuswakho angekhe uhlale.+ UJehova uzozifumanela indoda ethandwa yihliziywakhe+ begodu uJehova uzoyibeka bona ibe mrholi wabantu bakhe+ ngombana wena akhenge ulalele umyalo kaJehova.”+

27 USamyela nakathi uyajika uyakhamba, uSawula wabamba umphetho wejasakhe enganamikhono kodwana yadabuka. 28 Nakwenzeka lokho uSamyela wathi: “UJehova ubudabulile ubukhosi bakwa-Israyeli kuwe namhlanjesi begodu uzobunikela omunye umuntu ongcono kunawe.+

16 Ekugcineni uJehova wathi kuSamyela: “Uzomlilela bekube nini uSawula+ njengombana ngimalile bona abe yikosi yakwa-Israyeli?+ Zalisa iphondo lakho ngamafutha,+ ukhambe. Ngizokuthumela kuJese+ umBhetlehema, ngombana ngizikhethele ikosi hlangana namadodanakhe.”+

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

17 Ngizokwenza amandla kaDavida akhule lapho.

Ngilungiselele ozesiwekwami isibani.+

22 Ngemva kokumsusa, wabeka uDavida bona abe yikosi,+ loyo afakaza ngaye wathi: ‘Ngifumene uDavida indodana kaJese+ indoda ethandwa yihliziywami;+ uzokwenza koke engifisa bona akwenze.’