7. Wathatha izinkabi ezimbili, wazihlahlela, wazithuma emikhawulweni yonke yakwa-Israyeli ngesandla sezithunywa, ethi: “Ongaphumi emva kukaSawule noSamuweli kuyakwenziwa kanjalo kuzo izinkabi zakhe.” Ingebhe ngoJehova yehlela phezu kwabantu, baphuma njengomuntu munye.
8. Wababala eBezeki; abantwana bakwa-Israyeli babe yizinkulungwane ezingamakhulu amathathu, nabantu bakwaJuda babe yizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amathathu.
9. Bathi kuzo izithunywa ezazifikile: “Niyakusho kanje kubantu baseJabeshi Gileyadi, nithi: ‘Kusasa lapho ilanga libalele niyakukhululwa.’ ” Izithunywa zafika, zabatshela abantu baseJabeshi; bathokoza.
10. Ngalokho abantu baseJabeshi bathi: “Kusasa siyakuphumela kini, nenze kithi konke okuhle emehlweni enu.”
11. Kwathi ngangomuso uSawule waviva abantu ngezigaba ezintathu; bafika phakathi kwekamu* ngomlindo wokusa, babulala abakwa-Amoni, laze lashisa ilanga; kwathi abaseleyo bahlakazeka, akusalanga kubo ababili bendawonye.
12. Abantu bathi kuSawule: “Ngubani oshilo ukuthi uSawule uyakuba yinkosi phezu kwethu na? Lethani labo bantu ukuba sibabulale.”
13. USawule wathi: “Akuyikubulawa muntu namuhla, ngokuba namuhla uJehova usebenzile ukusindiswa kwa-Israyeli.”
14. USamuweli wayesethi kubantu: “Wozani siye eGiligali, sibuye sivuse umbuso khona.”
15. Bonke abantu baya eGiligali, bambeka khona uSawule waba yinkosi phambi kukaJehova eGiligali; bahlaba khona imihlatshelo yeminikelo yokuthula phambi kukaJehova; uSawule nabo bonke abantu bakwa-Israyeli bathokoza kakhulu khona.