9 Kodvwa umoya lomubi lowawuphuma kuSimakadze wehlela etikwaSawula asehleti endlini yakhe, aphetse sikhali ngesandla sakhe. Watsi Davide asamdlalela ihabhu yakhe,
“Simakadze wawubuta watsi: ‘Kanjani?’ “Umoya waphendvula watsi: ‘Ngitawuphuma ngibe ngumoya wemanga emlonyeni wabo bonkhe baphrofethi bakhe.’ “Simakadze watsi: ‘Cha, wena-ke utawuphumelela kumhunga nembala. Hamba, wente njalo.’
Moya waSimakadze abesasukile kuSawula, umoya lomubi lowavela kuSimakadze wamkhatsata.
Tinceku taSawula tatsi kuye: “Buka la, ngumoya lomubi lovela kuSimakadze lona lokuhluphako.
Shangatsi inkhosi yetfu ngabe itfumela tinceku tayo letikhona lapha embikwayo kutsi tiyeyifunela umuntfu lonelikhono lekudlala ihabhu. Kutawutsi umoya lomubi lovela kuSimakadze nawufika etikwakho, lomuntfu utawube sewudlala lehabhu, nawe utawube sewuba ncono.”
Kwaphindze kwesuka imphi, naDavide waphuma wayakulwa nemaFilisti. Wawagadla kamatima, aze abaleka embikwakhe.
Sawula weva kutsi Davide nebalandzeli bakhe utfolakele. Sawula wahlala ngephansi kwesihlahla sethamariske, aphetse sikhali sakhe ngesandla, entsabeni yaseGibeya, tonkhe tindvuna takhe tatimile timtungeletile.