12. Ndipo a ku kabomawo anayankha Jonatani ndi wonyamula zida zace, nati, Kwerani kuno kwa ife, tikuonetseni kanthu. Ndipo Jonatani anauza wonyamula zida zace, Kwera unditsate m'mbuyo, pakuti Yehova wawapereka m'dzanja la Israyeli.
13. Ndipo Jonatani anakwera cokwawa, ndi wonyamula zida zace anamtsata; ndi Afilisti anagwa pamaso pa Jonatani, ndi wonyamula zida zace anawapha pambuyo pace.
14. Kuwapha koyambako, Jonatani ndi wonyamula zida zace, anapha monga anthu makumi awiri, monga ndime ya munda yolima ng'ombe ziwiri tsiku limodzi.
15. Ndipo kunali kunthunthumira kuzithando, kuthengoko, ndi pakati pa anthu onse; a ku kaboma ndi owawanya omwe ananthunthumira; ndi dziko linagwedezeka; comweco kunali kunthunthumira kwakukuru koposa,
16. Ndipo ozonda a Sauli ku Gibeya wa ku Benjamini anayang'ana; ndipo, onani, khamu la anthu linamwazikana, kulowa kwina ndi kwina.
17. Pamenepo Sauli ananena ndi anthu amene anali naye, Awerenge tsopano, kuti tizindikire anaticokera ndani. Ndipo pamene anawerenga, onani Jonatani ndi wonyamula zida zace panalibe.
18. Ndipo Sauli ananena ndi Ahiya, Bwera nalo likasa la Mulungu kuno. Pakuti likasa la Mulungu linali kumeneko masiku aja ndi ana a Israyeli.
19. Ndipo kunali m'mene Sauli anali cilankhulire ndi wansembeyo, phokoso la m'cigono ca Afilisti linacitikabe, nilikula; ndipo Sauli ananena ndi wansembeyo, Bweza dzanja lako.
20. Ndipo Sauli ndi anthu onse amene anali naye anaunjikana pamodzi, naturukira kunkhondoko; ndipo taonani, munthu yense anakantha mnzace ndi lupanga, ndipo panali kusokonezeka kwakukuru.
21. Ndiponso Ahebri akukhala nao Afilisti kale, amene anaturuka m'dziko lozungulira kukaiowa nao kuzithando; iwonso anatembenukira kuti akakhale ndi Aisrayeli amene anali ndi Sauli ndi Jonatani.
22. Anateronso Aisrayeli onse akubisala m'phiri la Efraimu, pakumva kuti Afilisti anathawa, iwo anawapitikitsa kolimba kunkhondoko.
23. Comweco Yehova anapulumutsa Israyeli tsiku lija; ndipo nkhondo inapitirira pa Betaveni.
24. Ndipo Aisrayeli anasauka tsiku lija; pakuti Sauli anawalumbirira, kuti, Atembereredwe iye wakudya kanthu kufikira madzulo, ndikabwezere cilango adani anga. Motero anthu onse anakhala opanda kudya.
25. Ndipo anthu onsewo analowa munkhalango, panali uci pansi.
26. Ndipo pakufika anthuwo m'nkhalangomo, onani, madzi a uci anacuruka; koma panalibe munthu mmodzi anaika dzanja lace pakamwa, pakuti anthuwo anaopa tembererolo.
27. Koma Jonatani sanamva m'mene atate wace analumbirira anthu; cifukwa cace iye ana tam balitsa ndodo ya m'dzanja lace, naitosa m'cisa ca uci, naika dzanja lace pakamwa pace; ndipo m'maso mwace munayera.