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.
11. Ka bona bosiu boo Saule a romela maqosa ho ya lalla Davida tlung ya hae, e le hore a tle a mmolaye ka la hosasane. Empa Mikale, mohatsa Davida, a mo tsebisa taba ena, a re: “Haeba o ke ke wa baleha bosiung bona, hosasane o tla bolawa.”
12. Mikale a lepelleletsa Davida kantle, ka fesetere. Davida a ipha dimenyane, a phonyoha.
13. Jwale Mikale a nka modingwana wa lelapa, a o robatsa diphateng, a o samela mosamo wa boya ba dipodi, a o apesa kobo.
14. Saule a romela maqosa ho ya tshwara Davida, empa Mikale a re: “Davida o a kula.”
15. Saule a romela maqosa hore a yo bona Davida, a ba a re ho wona: “Le mo tlise kwano ka diphate tsa hae, ke tlo mmolaya!”
16. Eitse ha maqosa a kena ka ha Davida, a fumana modingwana wa lelapa o sametsweng mosamo wa boya ba dipodi, o robaditswe diphateng.