Kodwa ngabhapathiza nabendlu kaStefana ; ngaphandle kwalokho angazi ukuba ngabhapathiza omunye.

Lapho uSawule embona uDavide ephuma ukuhlangab ezana nomFilisti , wathi ku-Abineri induna yempi : Abineri, yindodana kabani lo mfana na ? U- Abineri wathi: Kuphila kwakho, nkosi, angazi.

Intukuthelo kaSawule yayisimvuthela uJonathani , wathi kuye : Wena ndodana yowesifazane owonakeleyo nohlubukileyo , angazi yini ukuthi ukhethile indoda na kaJese kube yihlazo lakho nehlazo lobunqunu bukanyoko, na?

Ngiyamazi umuntu ekuKristu , sekuyiminyaka eyishumi nane -- nakuba wayesemzimbeni angazi , nakuba wayengaphandle komzimba angazi , nguNkulunkulu owaziyo -- onjalo wahlwithwa wayiswa kwelesithathu izulu.

Yebo, ngiyamazi umuntu onjalo -- nakuba wayesemzimbeni , nakuba wayengekho emzimbeni, angazi, nguNkulunkulu owaziyo --

UDavide wathi : Nginamsebenzi muni nani madodana kaSeruya ukuba nimelane nami namuhla na ? Kuzakubulawa umuntu namuhla kwa -Israyeli na? Angazi yini mina ukuthi namuhla ngiyinkosi phezu kuka-Israyeli na?

Zona-ke zathi kuye: Mame, ukhalelani na? Wathi kuzo: Bayithathile iNkosi yami, futhi angazi ukuthi bayibekephi.

Bathi kuye: Uphi yena na? Wathi: Angazi.

Yena wayesephendula ethi : Nokuba uyisoni angazi ; kunye engikwaziyo, ukuthi bengiyimpumputhe, manje sengiyabona.

Kepha u -Abimeleki wathi : Angazi ukuthi kwenziwe ngubani lokhu ; nawe awungitshelanga, nami angikuzwanga kuze kube namuhla.

Wayesethi uJehova kuKayini : Uphi umfowenu u -Abela na ? Wathi: Angazi; ngingumlindi womfowethu na?

kepha ozibongayo makazibong e ngalokhu ukuthi uyangiqonda , angazi ukuthi nginguJehov a owenza umusa nokwahlulela nokulunga emhlabeni , ngokuba ngiyathokoza ngokunjalo, usho uJehova.

kwathi ngesikhathi sokuvalwa kwesango lapho sekumnyama , amadoda aphuma; angazi ukuthi ayaphi lawo madoda ; sheshani niwaxoshe, ngokuba niyakuwafica.