18 E mong wa bahlankana a araba, a re: “Ke bone mora wa Jese wa Betlelehema, ya tsebang ho letsa harepa hantle. Ke monna wa senatla, le mohlabani ya sebete, ebile ke kgeleke ha a bua. Ke monna ya sebopeho se kgahlehang, mme Morena o na le yena.”
19 Saule a romela maqosa ho Jese, a re: “Nthomelle Davida, mora wa hao, eo e leng modisana wa dinku.”
20 Jese a nka tonki e belesitsweng bohobe, le lekuka la veine, le potsanyane, mme a roma mora wa hae Davida ho di isetsa Saule.
21 Davida a fihla ho Saule, a ema kapele ho yena. Saule a mo rata haholo, mme ya eba yena mojari wa dihlomo tsa Saule.
22 Saule a romela molaetsa ho Jese, a re: “Ke a o rapela: Ako dumelle Davida hore a dule le nna, a ntshebeletse, hobane ke a mo rata.”
23 E ne e ye ere ha moya o ditshila, o tswang ho Modimo, o fihletse Saule, Davida a nke harepa, a e letse, ebe Saule o a hlaphohelwa, o phela hantle; moya o ditshila oo ebe o tswa ho Saule.