12 Atsho akhweba uJonatan kunye nalaa mfana umphathela izikrweqe, esithi: “Yizan' apha, sinifundise isifundo!”Uthe uJonatan kuloo mfana: “Ndilandele sinyuke; uNdikhoyo uwanikele esandleni samaSirayeli.”
13 UJonatan wenyuka iliwa ekhasa, elandelwa nguloo mfana, baya kuphumela. Wawahlasela amaFilistiya uJonatan, kujuba ugodo nje, umfana egqibezela awileyo.
14 Kolu hlaselo lokuqala kwabulawa malunga namashumi amabini kwindawo engangomhlathi ubukhulu bayo.
15 Wadideka luloyiko wonke umkhosi wamaFilistiya, nditsho lowo usekampini, nalowo usemathafeni, nalowo ukwiikampana, nalowo ukumahlelo ahlaselayo. Bacela kwabasicatyana, watsho wanyikima umhlaba. Yayingumsebenzi kaThixo ke lo.
16 Amadoda omkhosi kaSawule awayegade eGibheya kummandla wakwaBhenjamin, abona kuphithizela, amaFilistiya ethwangazela, ebaleka.
17 Kweso sithuba uSawule ubhekise kumadoda esithi: “Khanibale amadoda akhoyo, nikhangele ukuba ngawaphi na angekhoyo.” Kwakwenziwa njalo kwacaca ukuba nguJonatan nomfana omphathela izikrweqe abangekhoyo.
18 USawule ubize umbingeleli uAbhiya, esithi: “Yiza netyesi kaThixo.” (Ngelo xesha yayikho kunye namaSirayeli.)