15 Ngoko bonke abantu baya eGiligali, baza apho bamenza ukumkani uSawule phambi koYehova eGiligali. Bandula ke benza imibingelelo yobudlelane apho phambi koYehova,+ yaye apho uSawule nawo onke amadoda akwaSirayeli baqhubeka benemihlali ngomlinganiselo omkhulu.+

13 USamuweli wathi kuSawule: “Wenze ngobudenge.”+ Akuwugcinanga umyalelo+ kaYehova uThixo wakho akuyalele wona,+ ngenxa yokuba, ukuba ubuwugcinile, uYehova ngebuqinisile ubukumkani bakho phezu koSirayeli ukusa kwixesha elingenammiselo.

26 Kodwa uSamuweli wathi kuSawule: “Andiyi kubuya nawe, kuba uligatyile ilizwi likaYehova, noYehova uyakugatya ekubeni uqhubeke ungukumkani kaSirayeli.”+

23 Kwathi ke, wakuba phezu kukaSawule umoya kaThixo, uDavide wathabatha uhadi waza wadlala ngesandla sakhe; waza wakhululeka uSawule kwaba kuhle kuye, nomoya ombi wemka kuye.+

7 Ekugqibeleni uSawule wathi kubakhonzi bakhe: “Ndifuneleni umfazi oyinkosikazi engoneshologu,+ yaye ndiza kuya kuye ndize ndimbuze.” Bandula ke abakhonzi bakhe bathi kuye: “Khangela! Ukho umfazi oyinkosikazi eneshologu e-En-dore.”+

4 Wandula ke uSawule wathi kumphathi wezikrweqe zakhe: “Rhola ikrele lakho+ uze undihlabe ngalo, ukuze la madoda angalukanga+ angezi aze ngokuqinisekileyo andihlabe, andiphathe kakubi.” Umphathi wezikrweqe zakhe akavumanga,+ ngenxa yokuba wayesoyika kakhulu. Ngoko uSawule walithabatha ikrele waza waziwisa phezu kwalo.+

21 Kodwa ukususela ngoko bafuna ukumkani,+ waza uThixo wabanika uSawule unyana kaKishe, indoda yesizwe sakwaBhenjamin,+ kangangeminyaka engamashumi amane.