21 uupuwelaka: “Miyo kinoomvaha Mikali weera owo akhale ntapha na Davide ni weera aFilisti engwaneno.” Hiiho Sawuli aamweerela Davide: “Vano mookhalano ehuhu yanaaveeli othatuwa mukamwenaaka.”
Yaale anaasa okumaaka ankireya ntapha; yaale antthuna okihasula anuuluma sa ophwatiwawaka. Nihuku ti nihuku annakivaanelela okivariha.
Anamalakaawe Farawu* yaamweerela: “Mpaka yaakhani mulopwana ole aneeraawe akhale yoowoopopihaahu? Mwaatthunihere orowa weera yamulape Yave Mulukwaaya. Khamusuwenle weera elapo ya wExipitu ennaheleya mathala?”
Yoowo onimuttapahera mukhwaawe moolokotthani onimureela miraakho inaawosawe.
Aakhala atakhali variyari wa mulokwaaka mwa yaawo aniipitha ntoko aniipithaayamo anamalupattha a ipalame; anreya miraakho weera yaapharihe atthu.
Nluminaya ti muupa woowiiva; anuuluma moota woolokottha. Ni eyano khula mutthu oniixoonihera oosaambwaneya ni mukhwaawe, mene mmurimanimwawe amurehererelaka ntapha.
Sawuli aamweerela Davide: “Ori va mwanaka muthiyana a ntthaara, Merabi. Kinimoovaha weera omuthele, keerelaka weera okirumeeleke paahi ntoko nakhotto oolipa murima ohoolelaka ikhotto sa Yave.” Vanonto, Sawuli mmurimanimwawe uupuwela: “Kihimwiive; aFilisti emwiiveke!”
Sawuli aahaalamulela arumeiyaawe: “Muulumeke ni Davide muxiirini ni mwamweerele: ‘Moone, mwene ohoosivelani ni anamalakaawe ootheene annoottittimihani. Vano muthatuwe mukamwenaawe.’”
Anamalaka emuthaliherakaru Davide itthu iye, owo aahakalalela woothatuwa mukamwene a mwene. Tivawo, ehinaaye omala ehuhu yaavaaneliwe,