E tlameha ebe Jonathane o ile a hlolloa ke kamoo mohlankana Davida a bileng sebete kateng. Davida o ne a bolaile Goliathe oa senatla ’me a isa “hlooho ea Mofilista” eo ho Morena Saule oa Iseraele, e leng ntate oa Jonathane. (1 Sam. 17:57) Jonathane o ne a kholisehile hore Molimo o tšehetsa Davida, ’me ho tloha ka nako eo, ea e-ba metsoalle e meholo. Jonathane le Davida ba ile ba ikana hore ba tla lula ba tšepahallana. (1 Sam. 18:1-3) Jonathane o ile a tšepahala ho Davida bophelo bohle ba hae. Jonathane o ile a tsoela pele a tšepahala ho Davida le hoja Jehova a ne a khethile Davida hore ebe morena ea hlahlamang oa Iseraele, eseng eena. Jonathane o ile a tšoenyeha ha Saule a leka ho bolaea Davida. O ne a tseba hore Davida o ipatile lefeelleng le Horeshe, kahoo a ea moo ho ea mo khothatsa hore a tšepe Jehova, a bua mantsoe a temaneng ea kajeno.—1 Sam. 23:16. w16.02 3:1, 2