16 Jehova a qetella a itse ho Samuele: “U tla ’ne u utloe bohloko ka lebaka la Saule+ ho fihlela neng ha e le moo ke mo lahlile hore e se ke ea hlola e e-ba morena oa Iseraele?+ Tlatsa lenaka la hao ka oli+ ’me u tsamaee. Ke tla u romela ho Jese+ oa Mobethlehema hobane ke ikhethetse morena ho bara ba hae.”+

6 Eitse ha ba kena ’me a bona Eliabe+ a re: “E tlameha ebe enoa ke motlotsuoa oa Jehova.”

28 Ha abuti oa hae e moholo Eliabe+ a utloa a bua le banna bao, a halefa ’me a re ho Davida: “U tl’o batla’ng moo? Hona linku tsela tse ’maloa u li siile le mang lefeelleng?+ Kea tseba hore oa ikhohomosa le hore u na le merero e mebe. U tlile mona hore feela u tl’o shebella ntoa.”