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.)
19. Lo gama uSawule esathetha nombingeleli, saya sikhula sona isiphithi-phithi phaya kwikampu yamaFilistiya. Waselesithi ke uSawule kumbingeleli: “Khawuyeke!”
20. Waza uSawule wawuhlanganisa umkhosi wakhe, bawahlasela amaFilistiya. Kwakusisiphithi-phithi, amaFilistiya ethe thwanga, esilwa odwa.
21. Amanye amaHebhere awayengakwicala lamaFilistiya, awayefudula ehlala nawo ekampini yawo, ajika angenela ngakuSawule noJonatan.
22. Amanye awayebhacele kweleentaba lakwaEfrayim, athi akuva ukuba amaFilistiya ayaswantsuliswa, abuya angenela, asukelisa.
23. Idabi laya kutsho ngaphaya kweBhetaven. UNdikhoyo wayemhlangula uSirayeli ngaloo mini.
24. Ngaloo mini amaSirayeli ayesengxakini. Kaloku uSawule wenza isifungo esibophelela abantu, wathi: “Inene, ndithi nabani na namhlanje okhe wasa nantoni na phantsi kwempumlo ndingeka-ziphindezeli kwiintshaba zam uqalekisiwe.” Ngoko ke akuzange kubekho mntu utyayo ngaloo mini.
25. Umkhosi wonke waya kufika kwindawo enehlathi. Apho ehlathini babubuninzi ubusi.