10 Ngalona lelo langa Davide wabalekela Sawula waya ku-Akhishi, inkhosi yaseGathi.
Elija wesaba wabalekela kusindzisa imphilo yakhe. Watsi kube efike eBherisheba kulakaJuda, wayishiya lapho inceku yakhe,
Ngihawukele, Nkulunkulu, ngobe bantfu bayangigcobagcoba; onkhe emalanga labamelene nami bayangihlasela.
Kwatsi inkhosi Jehoyakimu nato tonkhe tindvuna takhe netiphatsimandla takhe nativa lamavi a-Uriya, inkhosi yahlosa kumbulala. Kodvwa Uriya weva ngaloko, wase ubalekela eGibhithe ngenca yekwesaba.
Sawula nema-Israyeli babutsana bemisa eSigodzini sase-Ela, bahlela imphi yabo batilungiselela kubhekana nemaFilisti.
Davide wagijima wema etikwalomFilisti, wabamba inkemba yalomFilisti wayihoshula kulomgodla wayo, wamcedzela ngayo; wajuba inhloko yakhe. Atsi kube emaFilisti abone kutsi lengwazi yabo seyifile, esuka ngematubane, abaleka.
Ahimeleki wayibutela kuSimakadze kutsi kufanele yente njani, wayipha nemiphako kanye nenkemba yaGoliyathi, umFilisti.”