10 Davidi wangufumba kwaku Chiuta, “Kumbi nkharutanga kurwana ndi ŵaFilisti? Kumbi mukaŵaperekanga mu janja langu?” Ndipo Ambuya anguti kwaku iyo, “Rutanga, ndikaŵaperekanga mu janja lako.”
Mu nthowa zako zose zomeranga iwo ndipo iwo ŵakanyoroskanga nthowa zako.
Ndipo penipo Davidi wangufumba so kwaku Chiuta, Chiuta wanguti kwaku iyo, “Kuti utenere kulondo pavuli pawo cha, kweni ukaŵazunguliye ndipo ukazi kwaku iwo kutuliya ku miti ya malibani.
Ndipo tikato Bokosi laku Chiuta widu tizi nalo kuno kwidu, pakuti tengavi kufumba ndi lo mu mazuŵa ghaku Sauli.”
Sono karonga ŵaYisraele wanguwungang'a pamoza ŵamchimi, akhumba ŵanthu machumi pe chumi ghanayi, wanguti kwaku wo, “Kumbi ndirutenge ku nkhondo kwachirwa ndi Ramoti-gileada, pamwenga ndireke?” Ndipo iwo ŵanguti, “Kweriyaniko; chifukwa Ambuya akawuperekanga mu janja la karonga.”
Ndipo Davidi wangufumba ku Ambuya, “Kumbi ndikwere kurwana ndi ŵaFilisti, kumbi muŵaperekenge mu janja langu?” Ndipo Ambuya angwamuka Davidi anguti, “Rutanga, chifukwa kwakuneneska ndiperekenge ŵaFilisti mu janja lako.”
Pavuli paku ichi Davidi wangufumbiya ku Ambuya, “Kumbi ndingakweriyako kwe kose mu misumba yaku Yuda?” Ambuya angunena nayo, “Rutanga.” Davidi wanguti, “Ndikwere ku muzi nuwu?” Ambuya anguti, “Ku Hebroni.”
Ndipo Davidi wangufumba ku Ambuya, “Kumbi ndingalirondo liŵanja ili? Kumbi ndakuŵasaniya?” Ambuya angwamuka, “Ŵarondo; kwakuneneska wamkuŵasaniya ndipo nadi wamukuŵakwamphuwa.”
Davidi wanguti wafumba ku Ambuya, anguti, “Ungakweriyangako cha; zunguliya kuvuli kwawo, uziye paku iwo pakulereskana ndi miti ya balasama.
ŴaFilisti ŵanguza ndi ŵanguduma mu dambo laku Refaimu.
Ndipo ŵanguruta ku Bala-perazimu, ndi ŵanguŵapunda kwenikuwa, ndipo Davidi wanguti, “Chiuta ndi janja wafyo ŵarwani ŵangu nge nkhupongole kwa maji.” Chifukwa yichi malo gha ghangudanika Balaperazimu.