3 *Isidanga sasiphathwa ngumbingeleli uAhiya unyana ka-Ahitubhi, umntakwabo-Ikabhodi, oonyana bakaPineyasi, abazukulwana bakaEli owayengumbingeleli *kaNdikhoyo eShilo. Akazanga akuqaphele ukumka kukaJonatan nkqu namadoda omkhosi kaSawule.
4 Kuloo ngxingwa yaseMikimashe, le wayeza kuphumelela kuyo uJonatan xa awelela kwikampana yamaFilistiya, kwakukho amawa amabini, eziingqajolo, ephahle loo ngxingwa. Kwakusithiwa nguBhozeze elinye ukubizwa kwalo, elinye kusithiwa nguSene.
5 Elinye lalikwicala langasentla, lijonge eMikimashe, elinye lingasezantsi, lijonge eGebha.
6 Ubuye wathi uJonatan kuloo mfana umphathela izikrweqe: “Masiwelele kulaa kampana yeziya ntlanga zingalukiyo. Mhlawumbi angakwicala lethu uNdikhoyo. Akukho nto inokumthintela uNdikhoyo ukuba angahlanguli, nditsho nokuba sibaninzi, nokuba simbalwa.”
7 “Yenza ngokubona kwakho. Mna ndikwelo ulithethayo, naliphi na,” utshilo umfana.
8 “Kulungile ke,” kutsho uJonatan. “Masiwele siye kuwo amaFilistiya, aze asibone.
9 Xa athe: ‘Yimani side size kuni,’ siya kuma kuloo ndawo sikuyo, singayi kuwo.