Jonathani abeyindvodzana lendzala yaSawula futsi abelisotja lelinesibindzi. Davide watsi Jonathani abeshesha njengelusweti futsi anemandla kwendlula libhubesi. Ngalelinye lilanga Jonathani wabona emasotja emaFilisti langu-20 entsabeni. Watsi kulomphatsela tikhali: ‘Sitawahlasela kuphela nangabe Jehova asiniketa luphawu. Nakatsi lamaFilisti asiye kuwo, kutawube kuluphawu lwekutsi asiwahlasele.’ EmaFilisti amemeta atsi: ‘Wotani nitekulwa natsi!’ Ngako lamadvodza lamabili anyukela entsabeni futsi avimbetela lamasotja.

Njengobe abeyindvodzana lendzala yaSawula, Jonathani bekaseluhlwini lwekuba yinkhosi lelandzelako. Jonathani bekati kutsi Jehova ukhetse Davide kutsi abe yinkhosi lelandzelako yaka-Israyeli kepha akazange abe nemona. BoJonathani naDavide baba bangani  labakhulu. Betsembisana kutsi batawuvikelana futsi balwelane. Jonathani waniketa Davide lijazi lakhe, sikhali sakhe, butjoki bakhe kanye nelibhande lakhe, lokuyindlela yekukhombisa bungani.

Davide nakabalekela Sawula, Jonathani watsi: ‘Cina ube nesibindzi. Jehova ukhetse wena kutsi ube yinkhosi. Nababe uyakwati loko.’ Ungatsandza yini kuba nemngani lokahle lofana naJonathani?

Etikhatsini letinyenti wafaka kuphila kwakhe engotini kuze asite umngani wakhe. Bekati kutsi iNkhosi Sawula ifuna kubulala Davide, ngako watsi kubabe wakhe: ‘Utawube uyona nawubulala Davide ngoba kute lokubi lakwentile.’ Sawula wamkwatela Jonathani. Eminyakeni leyalandzela boSawula naJonathani bafa kanye kanye emphini.

Ngemuva kwekufa kwaJonathani, Davide wafuna indvodzana yaJonathani Mefiboshethi. Nakamtfola watsi kuye: ‘Ngenca yekutsi babe wakho bekangumngani wami lomkhulu, ngitakunakekela kuphila kwakho konkhe. Utawuhlala nami esigodlweni.’ Davide akazange amkhohlwe umngani wakhe Jonathani.