1 Jehofa a re go Samuele: “O tlo llela Saulo go fihla neng, mola nna ke mo tlošitše gore a se sa hlwa a eba kgoši ya Isiraele? Tlatša lenaka la gago ka makhura o sepele. Ke tla go roma go Jese wa Betlelehema, ka gobane ke ikgethetše yo e tlago go ba kgoši gare ga barwa ba gagwe.”"
2 Samuele a re: “Ke tla ya bjang? Ge Saulo a ka kwa ka se, o tla mpolaya.” Jehofa a re: “Gapa kgomo ya sethole o sepele le yona gomme o re: ‘Ke tletše go direla Jehofa sehlabelo.’"
3 O bitše Jese ge o dira sehlabelo; ge e le nna ke tla go tsebiša seo o swanetšego go se dira, gomme o tla ntloletša yoo ke tlago go go bontšha yena.”"
4 Samuele a dira seo Jehofa a se boletšego. Ge a fihla Betlelehema, banna ba bagolo ba motse ba ile ba tšhoga ge ba mo gahlanetša, ba re: “Na o tlile ka khutšo.”"
5 Yena a re: “Ee, ke tlile ka khutšo. Ke tletše go direla Jehofa sehlabelo. Ikgethagatšeng le ye le nna ge ke yo dira sehlabelo.” Samuele a kgethagatša Jese le barwa ba gagwe gomme ka morago a ba bitša ge a dira sehlabelo."
6 Eitše ge ba fihla yena a bona Eliaba gomme a re: “Ruri yo ke motlotšwa wa Jehofa.”"
7 Eupša Jehofa a re go Samuele: “O se ke wa lebelela ponagalo ya gagwe le leemo la gagwe ka ge nna ke mo ganne. Tsela yeo motho a bonago ka yona ga se yeo Modimo a bonago ka yona, ka gobane motho o bona ponagalo ya ka ntle; eupša Jehofa yena o bona dipelo.”"
8 Ke moka Jese a bitša Abinadaba gore a fete pele ga Samuele, eupša Samuele a re: “Le yena yo Jehofa ga se a mo kgetha.”"
9 Ka morago Jese a re Shaama a fete, eupša Samuele a re: “Le yena yo Jehofa ga se a mo kgetha.”"
10 Jese a re barwa ba gagwe ba šupago ba fete pele ga Samuele; le gona moo Samuele a re go Jese: “Jehofa ga se a kgetha le ge e le ofe wa ba.”"
11 Mafelelong Samuele a re go Jese: “Na ba ke bona bašemane ba gago ka moka?” Jese yena a re: “Yo monyenyane go bona ga a gona mo, o ile go diša dinku.” Ke moka Samuele a re go Jese: “Roma motho a yo mmitša ka gobane re ka se je go fihlela ge a ka tla mo.”"
12 Ka gona Jese a roma motho a yo mmitša. Yena e be e le yo mohwibitšwana, mošemanyana wa mahlo a mabotse le wa sebopego se sebotse. Ke moka Jehofa a re go Samuele: “Ema o mo tlotše, ka gobane yo ke yena!”"
13 Samuele a tšea lenaka la makhura a tlotša yena gare ga bana babo. Moya wa Jehofa wa hlahla Dafida go tloga letšatšing leo go ya pele. Ka morago Samuele a ema a swara tsela a ya Rama."
14 Moya wa Jehofa wa tloga go Saulo gomme Jehofa a dumelela gore moya o mobe o mo tlaiše."
15 Bahlanka ba Saulo ba re go yena: “Bona, Modimo šefa o dumeletše moya o mobe gore o go tlaiše."
16 Anke mong wa rena a laele bahlanka ba gagwe ba nago le yena gore ba nyake motho yo a kgonago go letša harepa. E tla re ge moya o mobe wo Modimo a o dumeletšego o etla go wena, motho yoo o tla letša harepa gomme wena wa kaonefala.”"
17 Ke moka Saulo a re go bahlanka ba gagwe: “Hle nnyakeleng motho yo a kgonago go letša harepa le mo tliše go nna.”"
18 Yo mongwe wa bahlanka a re: “Ke bone kamoo morwa wa Jese wa Betlelehema a kgonago go letša harepa ka gona, yena ke mogale, monna wa ntwa, seboledi se bohlale le monna yo botse gomme Jehofa o na le yena.”"
19 Ke moka Saulo a roma baromiwa go Jese a re: “Nthomele morwa wa gago Dafida yo a dišitšego mohlape.”"
20 Ka gona Jese a tšea pokolo, senkgwa le lekuka la beine gotee le putšanyana a di romela le morwa wa gagwe Dafida go Saulo."
21 Dafida a tla go Saulo gomme a ba mohlanka wa gagwe; Saulo a mo rata kudu, a feleletša e le morwadi wa dibetša tša gagwe."
22 Saulo a romela lentšu go Jese a re: “Anke Dafida e be mohlanka wa ka, ka gobane o kgahlile mahlo a ka.”"
23 Ge moya o mobe wo Modimo a o dumeletšego o etla go Saulo, Dafida o be a tšea harepa a e letša; Saulo yena o be a imologa gomme a eba kaone, ke moka moya o mobe o mo tlogela."