14 Davide watfumela titfunywa ku-Ishboshethi, umsa waSawula, wamtjela, watsi: “Letsa umkami Mikhali, lengamtsatsa ngekumkhokhela likhulu lemajwabu emaFilisti.”
Ishboshethi, umsa waSawula, abesaneminyaka lengema-40, nakabekwa kuba yinkhosi etikwa-Israyeli; wabusa iminyaka lemibili. Kodvwa indlu yakaJuda yona yalandzela Davide.
Ngako Ishboshethi wakhipha umlayeto kutsi atsatfwe endvodzeni yakhe Phaltiyeli, umsa waLayishi.
Latsi libhokisi lesivumelwane saSimakadze nalingena eDolobheni laDavide, Mikhali, indvodzakati yaSawula, wabukela, avele ngelifasitelo. Watsi nakabona inkhosi Davide igiya igcabashula embikwaSimakadze, wayedzelela enhlitiyweni yakhe.
Kutalwa kwaJesu Khristu kwaba nje-ke: Kwatsi Mariya unina asamiselwe Josefa, basengakahlangani, watfolakala asakhuleliswe nguMoya Longcwele.
Sawula watsi: “Nibokhuluma kuDavide nitsi: ‘Inkhosi ayidzingi lelinye lilobolo ngaphandle kwemajwabu emaFilisti lalikhulu, kuze itiphindziselele etitseni tayo.’ ” Lisu laSawula bekukutsi Davide aze afe abulawe ngemaFilisti.
boDavide nemphi yakhe baphuma bayawubulala emaFilisti langema-200. Wabuya nemajwabu awo, wafike wawetfula enkhosini, njengobe yayiwafunile kuze abe ngumkhwenyane wenkhosi. Ngako Sawula wase umnika lendvodzakati yakhe Mikhali; washada nayo.
Kodvwa Sawula abesatsatse indvodzakati yakhe, Mikhali, umkaDavide, wamendzisela Phaltiyeli, umsa waLayishi, waseGalimu.