Ngako Davide nelibutfo lakakhe bavuka ekuseni nakudzabuka kusa, bancandzeka baya eveni lemaFilisti labebasikelwe lona. EmaFilisti wona akhuphuka aya eJezreyeli.
Jonathani, umsa waSawula, abenendvodzana leyayichwalile etinyaweni. Yayineminyaka lesihlanu, nakufika umbiko wekufa kwaSawula naJonathani eJezreyeli. Umzanyana wakhe wamtsatsa wammema, wabaleka naye; kodvwa watsi asabhudvuteliswa kubaleka, lendvodzana yawa, yabe seyiba sishosha. Libito layo bekunguMefiboshethi.
neJezreyeli, neJokdeyamu, neZanowa,
Live laso lalifaka ekhatsi: IJezreyeli, neKhesulothi, neShunemu,
Davide abeshade na-Ahinowami waseJezreyeli, bobabili baba bafati bakhe.
EmaFilisti abutsa onkhe emabutfo awo awabutsela e-Afeki, kwatsi ema-Israyeli wona abutsana ngasemtfonjeni loseJezreyeli.
Manje-ke nibovuka ekuseni kanye netinceku tenkhosi yakho, lenite kanye nato, nihambe masinyane nje, nakudzabuka kusa.”
Davide nelibutfo lakhe befika eSikilagi ngelilanga lesitsatfu. Ema-Amaleki abetselekele iNegevu neSikilagi, ayiphanga. Abefike ahlasela iSikilagi aphindze ayishisa ngemlilo,