Mwanawe mwene Sawuli, Yonathani aari nakhotto oolipa murima. Davidi aahihimya wira Yonathani aari mutthu ootthyawexa onvikana xaaka, ni aari a ikuru onvikana kharamu. Nihiku nimosa, ori ene opuro woottukhuwa, Yonathani aahaaweha anakhotto aFilisti. Owo aahimuleela murumeyi awe aamukuxerya ikaruma sawe sa ekhotto wira: ‘Hiyo ninrowa waatuphela paahi akhala wira Yehova onoonivaha ethoonyeryo. AFilisti yaniirela wira murweeke wenno oryahu, hiyo nihaana orowa waatuphela’. Okathi aFilisti yamoonale aya Yonathani ni murumeyi awe, yaahihimya wira: ‘Murweeke wenno niwaneke!’ Nto alopwana ale anli yaahiwela vamwaako ni yahaatuphela aFilisti ni yaahiwiiva 20.

Mwaha wookhala mwaana oopaceriwa a Sawuli, Yonathani taarowa okhala mwene muhoolo. Masi owo aahisuwela wira Yehova aamuthanlale Davidi wira okhale mwene a wIsarayeli, nto hata vari siiso, Yonathani khaamukhalenle nrima Davidi. Yonathani ni Davidi yaahikhala apatthani eekeekhai. Awosa  yaahileiheryana okhaliheryana ni waakihana. Yonathani aahinvaha Davidi nlaya nawe, ekatana, muura ni musako awe wa ekhotto ntoko ethoonyeryo ya opatthani.

Okathi Davidi aamutthyawa awe Sawuli, Yonathani aahirowa okumana ni Davidi khumuleela so: ‘Mwiilipihe, ni mulipe murima. Yehova ohoothanlani wira mukhale mwene. Hata apaapa aasuwela oratteene’. Niireke munniphavela okhalana mpatthani ooloka ntoko Yonathani?

Yonathani aahileva okumi awe ikwaha sinceene wira omukhaliherye mpatthani awe. Owo aanisuwela wira mwene Sawuli aaphavela omwiiva Davidi, nto aahimuleela Sawuli wira: ‘Paapa, mwamwiiva Davidi munoottheka, owo khiivo epanke awe yootakhala’. Sawuli aahinanariwa vanceene. Nuuvira iyaakha, Sawuli ni Yonathani yaahikhwa hoothe okhottoni.

Nuumala Yonathani okhwa, Davidi aahimphavelasa mwanawe Yonathani, Mefiboxethi. Okathi amphwannye awe aahimuleela so: ‘Mwaha woowi apapinyu yaari mpatthani aka eekeekhai, kinimookhapelelani okumi anyu wotheene, vano nyuwo munrowa olyaaka mahiku othene vameesa vaka’. Davidi khaatonko omuliyala mpatthani awe Yonathani.