3 Wafunga phezu koko uDavide, wathi, Uyihlo uyazi kakuhle ukuba ùndibabale; ùthi, Makangakwazi oku uYonatan, hleze abe buhlungu. Inene, ehleli nje uYehova, uhleli nje umphefumlo wakho, ngathi sisithuba esinye sokunyathela esiphakathi kwam nokufa.
4 Wathi uYonatan kuDavide, Into oyithethayo umphefumlo wakho, ndiya kuyenza.
5 Wathi uDavide kuYonatan, Uyabona, iya kuthwasa inyanga ngomso; ndifanele ukuhlala nokumkani, ndidle; ndíndulule, ndiye kuzifihla endle, kude kuhlwe ngosuku lwesithathu.
6 Ukuba uyihlo uthe wandifuna, wòthi wena, Úcele kum wandibongoza uDavide, ukuba agidime aye eBhetelehem emzini wakowabo; ngokuba kukho umbingelelo weminyaka ngeminyaka apho, owenzelwa umzi wonke wakowabo.
7 Ukuba uyihlo uthe, Kulungile: koba kuluxolo kumkhonzi wakho. Ke ukuba uthe wavutha kakhulu ngumsindo, yazi ukuba úgqibe kwelobubi.
8 Ngoko ke uze umenzele inceba umkhonzi wakho; ngokuba umngenisé emnqophisweni kaYehova umkhozi wakho lo nawe. Ke ukuba buthe bakho kum ubugwenxa, ndibulale wena ngokwakho; yini na ukuba undise kuyihlo?
9 Wathi uYonatan, Makube lee kuwe; ukuba ndithe ndazi kakuhle ukuba ubawo ugqibe kwelokuba ufikelwe bububi, ndibe ndingekuxeleli na?