¹ Samuweli watsi kuSawula, "Simakadze ungitsintse ngaya kukugcoba waba nkosi phezu kwentfu yakhe i-Israyeli. Manje lalela emagameni kaSimakadze. ² Loku lokushoko kukaSimakadze wemabutfo, 'Ngibone lokwentwa ngema-Amaleki ku-Israyeli ekubaphikiseni endleleni, ngesikhatsi bephuma eGibhithe. ³ Manje hamba uhlasele ema-Amaleki ucbangise konkhe labanako. Ungabaweleli, kepha bulala lowesilisa nowesifazane, ingane nelusana, inkomo nemvu, ikamela nembongolo.'" ⁴ Sawula wabita bantfu wababala edolobheni laseTelayimi—emadvodza langu-200,000, kanye nemadvodza langu-10,000 akwaJuda. ⁵ Sawula wafika edolobheni lase-Amaleki walindla esigodini. ⁶ Sawula watsi kumaKeni, "Hambani, sukani, phumani phakathi kwema-Amaleki, ngangikucbangisani nabo. Ngobe nakhombisa lutsandvo kubantfu bonkhe bakwa-Israyeli, ngesikhatsi bephuma eGibhithe." AmaKeni asuka ema-Amalekini. ⁷ Sawula wahlasela ema-Amaleki, kusukela eHavila kuze kufike eShuri, leliseMpumalanga yeGibhithe. ⁸ Watfola u-Agagi inkhosi yema-Amaleki ephila; wacbangisa bonkhe bantfu ngencaba yembeleko. ⁹ Kepha uSawula nebantfu bawelela u-Agagi, kanye netimvu netinkomo letinhle, namatfole lacojwe netimvutjane. Konkhe lokuhle, abakacbangisi. Kepha bacbangisa ngco konkhe lokungenteki nelingenamsebenti. ¹⁰ Lilizwi likaSimakadze lafika kuSamuweli, latsi, ¹¹ "Ngiyisola ngobe ngibeke Sawula abe nkosi, ngobe uphendukile ekulandzelani kwami futhi akazange ente imitsetfo yami." USamuweli wacasukeka; wadvuma kuSimakadze ebusuku bonkhe. ¹² Samuweli wavuka ekuseni waya kuhlangana naSawula. Batsatsa Samuweli, "Sawula ufike eKarmeli usebekele yena sitsimba, waphendvula wehlela waya eGiligali." ¹³ Samuweli wafika kuSawula, Sawula wamtsi, "Usibusisiwe nguSimakadze! Ngilalelile umtsetfo waSimakadze." ¹⁴ Samuweli watsi, "Kutsi yini loku kuhlabela kwetimvu etindlebeni tami, nekuhlowisa kwetinkomo lengikuzwako?" ¹⁵ Sawula waphendvula, "Batilete kuma-Amaleki. Ngobe bantfu bawelela letimvu netinkomo letinhle, kutsi badvumisele Simakadze Nkulunkulu wakho. Lese sikucbangisile ngco." ¹⁶ Samuweli watsi kuSawula, "Yima, ngikutsatele loko Simakadze lasikutsatsa kutona ebusuku." Sawula wamtsi, "Khuluma!" ¹⁷ Samuweli watsi, "Nakuba uyincane emehlweni akho, awukakhishwa yini waba yinhloko yetive takwa-Israyeli? Simakadze wakugcoba waba nkosi phezu kwe-Israyeli, ¹⁸ Simakadze wakuthumela watsi, 'Hamba ucbangise ngco laboni, ema-Amaleki, ulwe nabo kuze kube sebacbangisekile.' ¹⁹ Kungani ungakalalelanga lizwi likaSimakadze? Kungani waphangela esiphangweni wenta lokubi emehlweni kaSimakadze?" ²⁰ Sawula watsi kuSamuweli, "Ngimlalelile ngekucala lizwi likaSimakadze, ngihambile lendlela leSimakadze langithumela kuyo. Ngitfole u-Agagi, inkhosi yema-Amaleki, ngicbangise ngco ema-Amaleki. ²¹ Kepha bantfu batfota sincumo sesiphangi—timvu netinkomo, tintfo letinhle lebetifanele kucbangiswa, kutsi badvumisele Simakadze Nkulunkulu wakho eGiligali." ²² Samuweli waphendvula, "Ingabe Simakadze uyajabula kakhulu yini ngemihlatjelo lepekwe ngako konkhe nemihlatjelo, njengoba uyajabula ekulaleleni lizwi likaSimakadze? Ukulalela kungcono kunemhlatjelo, nekulalela kungcono kunamafutha emahawu. ²³ Ngobe ukuvukela kufana nesono sokubuka, nekukhala kwentamo kufana nenkholvo yemidloti netinpatsa. Ngenca yekutsi uyile lizwi likaSimakadze, naye uyile wena ekubeni nkosi." ²⁴ Sawula watsi kuSamuweli, "Ngilele; ngobe ngiphule umtsetfo waSimakadze nemagama akho, ngoba ngasaba bantfu ngabalalela." ²⁵ Manje, ngiyacela ungithethelele sonso sami, ubuyele nami ngikhonpte Simakadze." ²⁶ Samuweli watsi kuSawula, "Angisobuya nawe; ngobe uyile lizwi likaSimakadze, Simakadze uyile wena ekubeni nkosi phezu kwe-Israyeli." ²⁷ Ngesikhatsi Samuweli ephendukela ahambe, Sawula wabamba umkhono wengubo yakhe, yadabuka. ²⁸ Samuweli wamtsi, "Simakadze udabuke umbuso wakwa-Israyeli kuwe namuhla wanika umakhelwane wakho, lowungcono kunawena. ²⁹ Futhi, Simphendzeleli saka-Israyeli ngeke sibe manga noma sigucuge ingcondvo; ngobe akasilo muntfu, kutsi agucuge ingcondvo." ³⁰ Sawula watsi, "Ngilele. Kepha ngiyacela ungihloniphe manje phambi kwelabadvuna bentfu yami nephambi kwe-Israyeli. Buyela nami, ngikhonpte Simakadze Nkulunkulu wakho." ³¹ Samuweli waphendvula wamlandzela Sawula, Sawula wakhonpta Simakadze. ³² Samuweli watsi, "Nilethele u-Agagi inkhosi yema-Amaleki lapha kimi." U-Agagi weza kuye eboshwe ngemaketanga watsi, "Ngempela kufa kubabuhlungu." ³³ Samuweli waphendvula, "Njengobe sive sakho sansita besifazane babe ngamatfole, unina naye uyobanjalo phakati kwabesifazane." Samuweli wamgawula u-Agagi tincenye phambi kukaSimakadze eGiligali. ³⁴ Samuweli waya eRama, Sawula wakhuphukela endlini yakhe eGibeya kaSawula. ³⁵ Samuweli akazange abone Sawula kuze kube ngulilanga lekufa kwakhe, ngobe wamfunela. Simakadze wasola ngobe abeke Sawula abe nkosi phezu kwe-Israyeli.