11. Wayesethi owesifazane: “Ngiyakukwenyusela bani na?”Wathi: “Ngenyusele uSamuweli.”
12. Lapho owesifazane embona uSamuweli, wamemeza ngezwi elikhulu; owesifazane wakhuluma noSawule, wathi: “Ungikhohliseleni na? Ngokuba unguSawule.”
13. Inkosi yayisithi kuye: “Ungesabi; ubonani na?”Owesifazane wathi kuSawule: “Ngibona unkulunkulu ephuma emhlabathini.”
14. Wathi kuye: “Unesimo sini na?”Wathi: “Kukhuphuka ixhegu limboziwe ngengubo.” USawule wabona ukuthi kunguSamuweli, wakhothamela phansi ngobuso, wakhuleka.
15. USamuweli wathi kuSawule: “Unginyakaziselani ukuba ungenyuse na?”USawule waphendula wathi: “Ngihluphekile kakhulu, ngokuba amaFilisti ayalwa nami; uNkulunkulu ungishiyile, akasangiphenduli nangabaprofethi nangamaphupho; ngalokho ngikubizele ukuba ungazise ukuthi ngiyakwenze njani.”
16. USamuweli wathi: “Pho, ubuzelani kimi, lokhu uJehova esesukile kuwe, waba yisitha sakho, na?
17. UJehova wenzile ngokwakhe, njengalokho akhuluma ngami: uJehova ukwaphucile umbuso esandleni sakho, wawunika umakhelwane wakho uDavide.