1. Saule a bolella Jonathane, mora wa hae, le bahlanka ba hae bohle, hore ba bolaye Davida. Empa Jonathane, mora wa Saule, o ne a rata Davida haholo.
2. Jonathane a bolella Davida, a re: “Saule, e leng ntate, o rata ho o bolaya. Ka baka leo, ke a o rapela: Hosasane o itlhokomele, o ipate moo ho seng motho ya tsebang.
3. Nna ke tla tswa le ntate, ke eme pela hae ha a le naheng, moo o tla be o ipatile teng, ebe ke bua ka wena ho yena. Ke tla o bolella seo ke tla se utlwa.”
4. Jonathane a bua Davida hantle ho Saule, ntatae, a re ho yena: “Kgosi e se ke ya sitelwa Davida, mohlanka wa yona, hobane Davida ha a a o sitelwa, etswe le diketso tsa hae e bile tse ntle ho wena.
5. O ile a ipea kotsing, a bolaya Mofilesita, mme ka yena Morena a namolela Baiseraele bohle ka mokgwa o hlollang. Le wena o bone, wa ba wa thaba. Jwale ke ka baka lang ha o rata ho sitelwa madi a se nang molato ka ho bolaya Davida ntle ho lebaka?”
6. Saule a mamela keletso ya Jonathane, mme a hlapanya, a re: “Ka Morena ya phelang, Davida ha a ka ke a bolawa.”
7. Yaba Jonathane o bitsa Davida, o mmolella ditaba tsena tsohle. Jonathane a tlisa Davida ho Saule, mme Davida a boela a phela pela Saule jwaloka pele.
8. Ha boela ha qhoma ntwa. Davida a futuha, a lwantsha Bafilesita; a ba etsa mofela hoo ba bileng ba mmaleha.
9. Moya o mobe, o tswang ho Morena, wa theohela hodima Saule ha ntse a dutse ka tlung ya hae, a tshwere lerumo, Davida yena a ntse a letsa harepa.
10. Saule a leka ho hlabella Davida leboteng ka lerumo. Empa Davida a re thee! Yaba Saule o hlaba lebota ka lerumo. Davida a baleha, mme a phonyoha hona bosiung boo.