Kwathi eseqedile ukukhuluma kuSawule , inhliziyo kaJonathani yanamathela enhliziyweni kaDavide , uJonathani wamthanda njengenhliziyo yakhe.

UJonathani wamemeza emva komfana , wathi: Shesha, ukhawuleze, ungemi. Umfana kaJonathani waqoqa imicibisholo, wafika enkosini yakhe.

Egazini labab uleweyo nasemanonin i amaqhawe umnsalo kaJonathani awuphindelanga emuva, nenkemba kaSawule ayibuyelanga ize.

UDavide wathi : Usekhona yini osele endlini kaSawule ukuba ngimenzele umusa ngenxa kaJonathani na?

UMefibosheti indodana kaJonathani kaSawule wafika kuDavide , wawa ngobuso, wakhuleka. UDavide wathi : Mefibosheti. Wathi: Nansi i nceku yakho.

UDavide wayesethi kuye : Ungesabi, ngokuba impela ngiyakukwenzela umusa ngenxa kaJonathani uyihlo , ngikubuyisele lonke izwe likayihlo uSawule, udle njalo etafuleni lami.

Kepha inkosi yamyeka uMefibosheti indodana kaJonathani kaSawule ngenxa yesifungo sikaJehova esasiphakathi kwabo , phakathi kukaDavide noJonathani indodana kaSawule.

UDavide waya wathatha amathambo kaSawule namathambo kaJonathani indodana yakhe kubantu baseJabeshi Gileyadi ababewebile esigcawin i saseBeti Shani , lapho, amaFilisti ayebaphanyeke khona , mhla amaFilisti embulala uSawule eGilibowa.

Wenyusa lapho amathambo kaSawule namathambo kaJonathani indodana yakhe; baqoqa amathambo ababephanyekiwe.

Amadodana kaJonathani : ngoPheleti noZaza . Labo babe ngamadodana kaJerameli.

Indodana kaJonathani yayinguMeribi Bali; uMeribi Bali wazala uMika.

Indodana kaJonathani yayinguMeribi Bali; uMeribi Bali wazala uMika.

Kumadodana ka -Adini: ngu-Ebedi indodana kaJonathani ; kanye naye ngabesilisa abangamashumi ayisihlanu.

kanye nam adodana athile abapristi ephethe amacilongo : uZakariya kaJonathani, kaShemaya, kaMathaniya, kaMikhaya, kaZakuri, ka-Asafa,

Izikhulu zamthukuthelela uJeremiya , zamshaya, zamfaka et ilongweni endlini kaJonathani umbhali, ngokuba zaziyenze itilongo.

Ake uzwe manje , nkosi yami , nkosi; ukunxusa kwami makufike phambi kwakho ukuba ungangibuyiseli endlini kaJonathani umbhali , funa ngifele khona.

uyakuthi kubo : Nganxusa enkosini ukuba ingangibuyiseli endlini kaJonathani, funa ngifele khona.