9 Ajuba inhloko yakhe, atsatsa netikhali takhe, atfumela tigijimi kulo lonkhe lemaFilisti kumemetela lendzaba endlini yabonkulunkulu bawo nakubantfu bakubo.
“Loku akusiwumenyetelwa eGathi, kungakhulunywa nasetitaladini tase-Ashkeloni, funa emadvodzakati emaFilisti ajabule, funa emadvodzakati alabangakasoki atfokote.
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.
Davide watsatsa inhloko yalengwazi waya nayo eJerusalema, wafike wabeka letikhali talomFilisti ethendeni lakakhe.
Sawula wakhuluma neludzibi lwakhe, watsi: “Khipha inkemba yakho ungicedzele, kungaze kufike labantfu labangasoki bangicedzele, ngihlazeke.” Kodvwa loludzibi lwakhe lwalwesaba, lungeke lukwente loko; ngako Sawula watsatsa inkemba yakhe, watiwisela kuyo, atibulala.
Kwatsi ngakusasa emaFilisti nasatewuhlubula letidvumbu talabafile, akhandza Sawula nemadvodzana akhe omatsatfu, bafele entsabeni iGilbowa.