8 Davide wabuta Ahimeleki watsi: “Kute yini sikhali nome inkemba lonayo lapha? Angiketi nayo inkemba yami nome nguluphi nje luhlobo lwesikhali, ngobe lomsebenti wenkhosi bewunekuphutfuma lokukhulu.”
Tigijimi nemancusa lakhishwa yinkhosi abegibele emahhashi enkhosi lagijima kakhulukati. Lesimemetelo sasebukhosini sasicilelwa samenyetelwa satiwa nangibo bonkhe bantfu baseSusa lekwakuyinhlokodolobha yembuso.
“Ningasiphatsi sipatji nome sikhwama salabacelako, nome ticatfulo; ningalitjatiswa ngisho nakubingelela bantfu endleleni.
Lomunye wetinceku taSawula, lekwakunguDowegi, um-Edomu, abelapho embikwaSimakadze ngalelo langa, angumholi webelusi baSawula.
Umphristi waphendvula watsi: “Yinkemba yaGoliyathi, umFilisti, lowambulala eSigodzini sase-Ela, lekhona lapha; igocotwe ngendvwangu lapha emvakwesidziya. Nawuyifuna, yitsatse; kute lenye inkemba lelapha ngaphandle kwaleyo.” Davide watsi: “Kute lefanana nayo; nginike yona.”
Davide wase utsi ku-Abiyatha: “Ngalela langa ngesikhatsi Dowegi, um-Edomu, alapha, ngavele ngati nje kutsi utamtjela nome kanjani Sawula; indlu yeyihlo yonkhe ife ngenca yami.
Kodvwa Dowegi, um-Edomu, labeme kanye netindvuna taSawula, watsi: “Ngiyibonile indvodzana yaJese iya eNobi ku-Ahimeleki, umsa wa-Ahitubi.