3 ŴaFilisti ŵanguma kurwande kwa phiri, ŵaYisraele ŵanguma kurwandi linyake la phiri, dambo linguŵa pakati pawo.
Sauli ndi ŵaYisraele ŵanguwungana ndipo ŵangugoŵa mu dambo la Ela, ŵanguma mu mzere kurwana ndi ŵaFilisti.
Ndipo ku ugoŵi wa ŵaFilisti kungutuwa ngwazi zina lake Goliati, waku Gata, yo utali wake wenga mikono yinkhonde ndi umoza ndi nusu.
Ndipo po wanguti wanyoza Yisraele, Jonafani mwana waku Shimei, mbali waku Davidi wangumukoso.