2 Sawula wase ukhetsa tingwazi telucobo kulo lonkhe laka-Israyeli, kwaba ngemadvodza lati-3 000; waphuma wayawufuna Davide kanye nebalandzeli bakhe ngase-Emadvwaleni Emagoga.
Davide watsi: “Simakadze ulidvwala lami, nenqaba yami, neMkhululi wami;
“Uyati yini kutsi timbuti tentsaba titala nini? Uyaye ubukele yini inyamatane nayitalako?
Tintsaba letindze tiyinkhundla yemagoga, emadvwala asiphephelo setimbila.
Mhlazana babusi babo bayawujikijelwa phansi emaweni, ngumzukwana bayawufundza kutsi emavi ami aliciniso.
Lomubi utingela lolungile, ucondze kutsi ambulale.
Bantfu labacondze kungibulala bangetsiye ngetingibe, labacondze kungilimata bakhuluma ngekungicitsa bangibulale, sonkhe sikhatsi bakha emacebo ebubi ngami.
Sawula wakhetsa emadvodza aka-Israyeli lati-3 000; lati-2 000 abenaye eMikmashi naseveni letintsaba laseBetheli, kwatsi inkhulungwane yaba naJonathani eGibeya yakaBhenjamini. Lawa lamanye emadvodza wawancandzekisa, aya emakhaya awo.
Sawula washiya phansi kucoshana naDavide, wahamba wayakulwa nemaFilisti. Nguko nje leyo ndzawo yetsiwa libito, kwatsiwa Lidvwala Lekwehlukanisa.
Ngako Sawula wewuka waya eHlane laseZifu, ahamba nemadvodza akakhe elikhetselo lati-3 000 aka-Israyeli, kuyawufuna Davide.