13. Davida a re ho mohlankana ya mmehetseng ditaba: “O wa hokae?”Mohlankana a araba, a re: “Ke mora wa monna wa Moamaleke ya jakileng mona.”
14. Davida a re ho yena: “Ha o a ka wa utlwa o tshaba ho phahamisa letsoho la hao, o bolaya motlotsuwa wa Morena?”
15. Davida a bitsa e mong wa bahlankana, a re ho yena: “Tloo o mmolaye!” Eo a mo phehletsa, a shwa.
16. Yaba Davida o re ho mmolauwa: “Ke wena ya ipolaileng, hobane o boletse ka molomo wa hao, wa re: <Ke bolaile motlotsuwa wa Morena!> ”
17. Jwale Davida a bina kodi-ya-malla ena e llelang Saule le mora wa hae Jonathane.
18. E ngotswe bukeng ya Jashare, mme Davida o ile a laela hore e rutwe bana ba Juda.
19. “Kgabane ya hao, wena Iseraele,e bolaetswe hodima thaba tsa hao;bona kamoodinatla di weleng kateng!
20. “Le se ke le e bolela Gate,le se e phatlalatseterateng tsa Ashekelone,esere baradi ba Bafilesitaba nyakalla,baradi ba maqai ba didietsa.
21. “Lona, thaba tsa Gileboa,le se lalwe ke phoka,la nelwa ke pula;masimo a lona a fetohe matswatlare,hoba thebe tsa dinatladi silafaditswe,thebe ya Saule ha e sa tla tlotswa,ya tlotswa ka ole!
22. Metsu ya Jonathane e ne e nepa,sabole ya Saule e sa kgutle e benya,di enwa madi a babolauwa,di tlola mafura a bahlabani.
23. “Saule le Jonathane,dikgabane le baratehi,ha ba a arohanaha ba phela leha ba shwele;belo la bona le ne le feta la ntsu,matla a bona a feta a lekakuba.
24. “Lona, baradi ba Iseraele,llelang Saule!O le apesitse masela a mafubedu,a le apesa le mekgabiso,a homa aparo tsa lonaka mabenyane a kgauta.
25. “Bona kamoo dinatla di weleng,di weleng thekong ya ntwa!Jonathane o bolailwe,o bolaetswe thabeng tsa hao!
26. Jonathane, moreso,ke pelotlhomohi ka wena,ho nna o no rateha hakaakang!Rato la hao ho nna e ne le mohlolo,le la basadi le a shaitsa.
27. “Bona kamoodinatla di weleng kateng!Kamoo hlomo tsa ntwadi setseng swalabahla!”