1 Samuweli 9:15-27

UJehova wamtshela uSamuweli endlebeni yakhe ngosuku olwandulela ukufika kukaSawule, wathi: Kusasa ngalesi sikhathi ngiyakuthuma kuwe umuntu wasezweni lakwaBenjamini, umgcobe abe ngumbusi phezu kwabantu bami u-Israyeli, ukuze asindise abantu bami esandleni samaFilisti; ngoba ngikubonile. Lapho uSamuweli ebona uSawule, uJehova wathi kuye: “Nangu umuntu engangikhulume ngaye kuwe! Uyobusa phezu kwabantu bami. USawule wayesefika kuSamuweli esangweni, wathi: “Ngitshele ukuthi iphi indlu yomboni; USamuweli wamphendula uSawule, wathi: “Ngingumboni; khiphani phambi kwami endaweni ephakemeyo; ngoba namuhla uzodla Nami, futhi kusasa ngizokukhulula futhi ngikutshele konke okusenhliziyweni yakho. Izimbongolo zakho esezikulahlekile ezinsukwini ezintathu ezedlule, ungazinaki; ngoba zatholwa. Futhi phezu kukabani zonke izifiso zika-Israyeli? Akukhona kuwe nakuyo yonke indlu yakho? USawule waphendula wathi: “Angisiye owakwaBenjamini yini, omncane wezizwe zakwa-Israyeli na? nesizukulwane sami sibe sincane kuzo zonke izizukulwana zesizwe sakwaBenjamini? pho kungani ukhuluma nami kanjalo? USamuweli wayesemthatha uSawule nenceku yakhe, wabangenisa endlini yokuphumula, wabahlalisa endaweni ephakemeyo phakathi kwabamenyiweyo, kungathi abantu abangamashumi amathathu. USamuweli wasesithi kumpheki: Letha isabelo engakunika sona, engakutshela ngaso: Sibeke kuwe. Umpheki wathatha ihlombe nalokho okwakuphezu kwalo, wakubeka phansi phambi kukaSawule. USamuweli wathi: “Bheka, okusele; Kubeke phambi kwakho, udle, ngokuba kuze kube manje kugcinelwe wena kusukela ngathi: Ngimemile abantu. Ngakho uSawule wadla noSamuweli ngalolo suku. Behla endaweni ephakemeyo beza emzini, uSamuweli wakhuluma kuSawule phezu kwendlu. Basebevuka ekuseni kakhulu, kwathi sekuntsukwini uSamuweli wabiza uSawuli phezu kwendlu, wathi: Vuka, ukuze ngikuyeke uhambe. USawule wayesemqeda, baphuma bobabili, yena noSamuweli. Kwathi behlela ekupheleni komuzi, uSamuweli wathi kuSawule: UNkulunkulu.