17 Atsi kube emaFilisti eve kutsi Davide sewugcotjwe kutsi abe yinkhosi yema-Israyeli, esusa lomkhulu umkhankhaso wekuyakumfuna, kodvwa Davide weva ngaloko, wabe sewuyehla uya enqabeni.
Kwaphindza futsi kwabhedvuka imphi emkhatsini wemaFilisti nema-Israyeli. Davide wehla kanye nemabutfo akhe wayakulwa nemaFilisti. Kwatsi kulesinye siwombe Davide wase uyadzinwa.
Ngaleso sikhatsi Davide abesekhatsi enqabeni, kantsi libutfo lemaFilisti lona laliseBhetlehema.
na-Elishama, na-Eliyada, na-Elifeleti.
Kwatsi emvakwaloko, Davide wahlasela emaFilisti, wawehlula, wawemuka emandla ekutibusa wona eveni, watsatsa neMethegi Ama, wayikhipha ekubusweni ngemaFilisti.
ema-Edomu, nemaMowabi, nema-Amoni, nemaFilisti, nema-Amaleki. Davide wanikela nangemphango labeyitfumbe kuHadadezeri, umsa waRehobi, inkhosi yaseSobha.
Ngekukholwa balwa bancoba imibuso, benta kulunga, bazuza tetsembiso, bavimba imilomo yemabhubesi,
EmaFilisti abutsa onkhe emabutfo awo awabutsela e-Afeki, kwatsi ema-Israyeli wona abutsana ngasemtfonjeni loseJezreyeli.