USamyela Wokuthoma

31 Nje-ke amaFilista bewalwa nama-Israyeli.+ Abantu bakwa-Israyeli babaleka phambi kwamaFilista begodu abanengi barhayilwa eNtabeni iGilibowa.+ 2 AmaFilista asolo agijimisa uSawula namadodanakhe begodu abulala uJonathani,+ u-Abinadaba noMaliki-Tjhuwa, amadodana kaSawula.+ 3 Ipi yaba budisi kuSawula begodu abadumuzi bemisubela bamfumana, bamlimaza kabuhlungu.+ 4 Nje-ke uSawula wathi kumphathinkhalakhe: “Khupha isabulakho ungihlabe ngayo bona amadoda angakasokwa la+ angafiki angihlabe begodu angiphathe ngelunya.” Kodwana umphathinkhalakhe bekangafuni ngombana bekarhidlwa livalo. Nje-ke uSawula wathatha isabula wawela phezu kwayo.+ 5 Umphathinkhalakhe nakabona ukuthi uSawula uhlongakele,+ naye wawela phezu kwesabulakhe wahlongakala kunye naye. 6 Nje-ke uSawula, amadodanakhe amathathu, umphathinkhalakhe nabo boke abantu bakhe bahlongakala ndawonye ngelangelo.+ 7 Abantu bakwa-Israyeli ebebasesifundeni somrhoba nesifundeni seJordani nababona ukuthi amasotja wakwa-Israyeli abalekile nokuthi uSawula namadodanakhe bahlongakele, batjhiya amadorobhabo babaleka;+ nje-ke amaFilista eza ahlala kiwo.

8 Ngelanga elilandelako, amaFilista nawazokuhlubulisa abahlongakeleko, afumana uSawula namadodanakhe amathathu bahlongakele eNtabeni iGilibowa.+ 9 Nje-ke aqunta ihlokwakhe begodu amhlubulisa izambatho zakhe zepi, athumela ilizwi kiyo yoke inarha yamaFilista bona kurhatjhwe iindabezi+ emathempelini weenthombe+ zawo nebantwini. 10 Ngemva kwalokho, abeka izambatho zakhe zepi ngendlini yeenthombe zaka-Atjhitarothi begodu abophela isidumbu sakhe ebodeni leBhethe-Tjhana.+ 11 Kwathi izakhamuzi zeJabetjhi-Giliyadi+ nazizwa ukuthi amaFilista amenzeni uSawula, 12 zoke iingorho zasikima zakhamba ubusuku boke, zasusa isidumbu sakaSawula neendumbu zamadodanakhe amathathu ebodeni leBhethe-Tjhana. Zabuyela eJabetjhi zazitjhisa lapho. 13 Ngemva kwalokho, zathatha amathambabo+ zawabulunga ngaphasi komuthi womtamariski eJabetjhi+ begodu zazila ukudla amalanga alikhomba.