9 Watsi kube Davide aluve loluzungu lolwase luboshwe nguSawula ngaye, wakhuluma ku-Abiyatha, umphristi, watsi: “Letsa lapha lesidziya sebaphristi.”
Inkhosi Solomoni yakhuluma ku-Abiyatha, umphristi, yatsi: “Ncandzeka, ubuyele ekhaya kini e-Anathothi. Kufanele ufe, kodvwa ngingeke ngikubulale nyalo, ngobe wetfwala libhokisi lesivumelwane saSimakadze Somandla embikwababe, Davide, wabambisana nababe kuto tonkhe tinkinga takhe.”
‘Ngibite, ngitakuphendvula ngikutjele tintfo letinkhulu naletingaphenyeki, wena longatati.’
Ngako ema-Israyeli asetawuhlala emalanga lamanyenti angenambusi, angenankhosi, angenamhlatjelo nome ematje langcwele, angenasidziya sebaphristi nome sithico.
Utakuma embikwa-Eleyazare, umphristi, lotamtsatsela tincumo latitfole nge-Urimu kuSimakadze. Ngekukhuluma kwakhe yena nesive sonkhe sema-Israyeli bayawuphuma baphindze bangene njengekuyala kwakhe.”
baphostoli nabakuva loko, babalekela eListra naseDebe, emadolobha lamakhulu aseLikhawoniya, naseveni lelakhelene nawo.
Kodvwa Sawula weva ngalelisu labo kutsi bamlindza imini nebusuku emagedeni elidolobha kuze bambulale.
Ngako baphindza babutisisa kuSimakadze, batsi: “Kungabe lomuntfu sewufikile yini lapha?” Simakadze wabaphendvula watsi: “Yebo, sewufikile, mane ubhace emkhatsini wemitfwalo.”
Sawula wakhuluma ku-Ahiya, watsi: “Letsa libhokisi lesivumelwane saNkulunkulu.” Ngobe ngaleso sikhatsi lalisemkhatsini wesive sema-Israyeli.
Kodvwa Abiyatha, umsa wa-Ahimeleki, lotalwa ngu-Ahitubi, waphunyula wabaleka, waya kuDavide.
Davide wachubeka watsi: “Awu! Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wesive sema-Israyeli, inceku yakho seyivile kutsi ngempela Sawula ufuna kwehlela eKheyila atewubhubhisa lelidolobha ngenca yami.
Abiyatha, umsa wa Ahimeleki, abete nesidziya sebaphristi ngesikhatsi abalekela kuDavide eKheyila.
Sawula wabutsa onkhe emabutfo akhe kutsi ehlele eKheyila ayewuhlasela Davide nemadvodza akakhe.
Davide wase ukhuluma ku-Abiyatha, umphristi, umsa wa-Ahimeleki, watsi: “Nginikete sidziya sebaphristi.” Abiyatha wamniketa,