22 U-Eli wayesemdala kakhulu futhi wayekuzwile konke okwakusenziwa ngamadodana akhe+ kubo bonke abantu bako-Israyeli, lokuthi ayelala labesifazana ababesebenza emnyango wetende lokuhlangana.+ 23 U-Eli wayejayele ukuthi kuwo: “Kungani liqhubeka lisenza izinto ezinje? Zimbi kakhulu izinto engizwa abantu bonke bezikhuluma ngani. 24 Hatshi madodana ami, indaba le elokhu imemetheka phakathi kwabantu bakaJehova kayilunganga. 25 Nxa umuntu angonela omunye umuntu, omunye angamncengela kuJehova,* kodwa nxa angonela uJehova,+ ngubani ozamthandazela?” Loba kunjalo, amadodana ka-Eli kawazange amlalele uyise. UJehova wayesezimisele ukuwabulala.+

8 USamuyeli wathi eseluphele wabeka amadodana akhe ukuthi abe ngabahluleli bako-Israyeli. 2 Indodana yakhe elizibulo kwakuthiwa nguJoweli, eyesibili kungu-Abhija.+ Amadodana kaSamuyeli ayesahlulela eBheri-shebha, 3 kodwa awazange alandele isibonelo sakhe. Ayethanda ukuthola inzuzo ngobuqili,+ evuma ukufunjathiswa+ futhi esahlulela kubi.+

14 UDavida wahle watshela zonke izinceku zakhe ezazilaye eJerusalema wathi: “Sukumani sibaleke+ ngoba akula loyedwa ozaphunyuka ku-Abhisalomu! Phangisani ngoba engacina esithola asihlasele, atshabalalise lonke idolobho ngenkemba!”+