41 LomFilisti abesolomane asondzela kancane kancane kuDavide, nalendvodza leyayiphetse lihawu ihamba embikwalomFilisti.
Simakadze wase ukhuluma kuJoshuwa utsi: “Yelula sikhali sakho lesisesandleni sakho usibhekise ngase-Ayi, ngobe lelidolobha ngitalinikela esandleni sakho.” Ngako Joshuwa welulela sikhali sakhe lesasisesandleni sakhe ngasedolobheni i-Ayi.
Wase utsatsa indvuku yakhe ngesandla, wakhetsa ematje lashelelako aba sihlanu emfuleni, wawafaka esikhwameni sakhe sekwelusa labesiphetse, wacondza kuye lomFilisti aphetse sidubulelo sakhe.
Wabuka Davide wambona kutsi usengumfana, abovana, amuhle, wamedzelela.
Lutsi lwalesikhali lwalungangelipulango lembongolo yemeluki; emadlebe aso ensimbi abenesisindvo lesasingemakhilogremu labengaba sikhombisa. Ludzibi lwekwetfwala lihawu lakhe lwaluhamba embikwakhe.