¹ Nahashi wema Amoni wahamba wavimba iJabeshi Giliyadi. Wonkhe emadoda aseJabeshi atsi kuNahashi, "Yenta sitfumelwano natsi, sitsetse." ² Nahashi wema Amoni waphendvula watsi, "Ngitawentela nani sitfumelwano ngekubeka lesi: kutsi ngikhiphe tonkhe tiso tenu letikunene, ngente lokubi kuwo onkhe a Israyeli." ³ Labadala baseJabeshi bamphendvula batsi, "Sishelelele emalanga lasikhombisa, kutsi sitfumise tinjongo etifundzeni tonkhe te Israyeli. Nangabe kungekho muntfu longasisindzisa, siyokunikela." ⁴ Tinjongo tafika eGibeya, lapho Sawula abekahlala khona, tatsatsa bantfu lendzaba. Bantfu bonkhe bakhala ngesikhalo lesikhulu. ⁵ Sawula wayelandzela timbhuti evela ensimini. Sawula watsi, "Yini lengetere bantfu kutsi bakhale?" Bamtsatsa Sawula lokushoko kwemadoda aseJabeshi. ⁶ Lapho Sawula eva lokushoko, umoya waNkulunkulu wamgibela, waba nelirhandle lelikhulu. ⁷ Watfola inyoka yetimbhuti, wayiqheqa tincenye, wayitfumela etifundzeni tonkhe te Israyeli ngetinjongo. Watsi, "Lowongo angaphumi emuva kukaSawula naSamuweli, timbhuti takhe tiyentjwa njengalokhu." Saba lesaba sikaSimakadze sabantfu, baphuma bonkhe baba ngumuntfu lomunye. ⁸ Lapho ababutana eBhezeki, bantfu bakwa Israyeli babengulabantfu labangemakhulu lamatatu, kantsi emadoda akwaJuda angemashumi lamatatu. ⁹ Batsi etinjongweni letifike, "Nitotsho emadodeni aseJabeshi Giliyadi, 'Kusasa, ngesikhatsi selanga selishisa, kuyoba kukukhululwa kwenu.'" Tinjongo tahamba tatsatsa emadoda aseJabeshi, atajabula. ¹⁰ Emadoda aseJabeshi atsi kuNahashi, "Kusasa sitokunikela, uyenteni lokuhle kuto." ¹¹ Ngengomuso Sawula wabeka bantfu etinhlangotsini letintsatfu. Bangena phakatsi kwekamu ngebukhosi bekusasa, bahlasela ehlula ema Amoni kuze kube yiludvwa lwelanga. Labasindzile bachitakala, kwangasekho nalamabili labahlala ndzawonye. ¹² Bantfu batsi kuSamuweli, "Ngubani labete, 'Sawula akasibusi?' Niletse lomuntfu, simbulale." ¹³ Kepha Sawula watsi, "Ake kungabikho muntfu lobulawayo lelilanga, ngobe namuhla Simakadze wente insindziso kwa Israyeli." ¹⁴ Samuweli watsi kubantfu, "Woza, asiyekuGiligali siyovuselela bukhosi lapho." ¹⁵ Bantfu bonkhe bayakuGiligali benza Sawula inkosi phambi kukaSimakadze eGiligali. Lapho badvumisa imihlatjelo yekuthula phambi kukaSimakadze, Sawula nawo onkhe emadoda e Israyeli ajabula kakhulu.