8 neGati, neMaresha, neZifi,
8 iGathi, iMaresha, iZifi,
Emva kwalokho uDavida wawatshaya amaFilisti, wawanqoba, walithumba iGathi lemizi yalo esandleni samaFilisti.
noBetsuri noSoko no-Adulamu,
no-Adoraim, neLakishi, no-Aseka,
U-Asa wayenempi yabantu abaphatha izihlangu nemikhonto, bevela kwaJuda abayizinkulungwane ezingamakhulu amathathu; nabakwaBenjamini abaphatha izihlangu nabansala iminsalo, izinkulungwane ezingamakhulu amabili namashumi ayisishiyagalombili; bonke babengamaqhawe anesibindi.
USeraki umKushe waphuma ukulwa nabo enempi yezinqola eziyinkulungwane namakhulu amathathu; futhi wafika eMarésa.
U-Eliyezeri indodana kaDodawa waseMaresa waprofetha ngoJehoshafati, wathi: “Ngokuba uhlangene no-Ahaziya, uJehova uyaphulile imisebenzi yakho. Futhi imikhumbi yaphuka, kangangokuthi ayikwazanga ukuya eTharishishi.
Waphuma walwa namaFilisti, wadiliza ugange lwaseGati, nogange lwaseJabine, nogange lwase-Ashidodi, wakha imizi ngase-Ashidodi naphakathi kwamaFilisti.
Kumholi wokuhlabelela ngeNeginoti, iMaskili, ihubo likaDavide, lapho amaSifi efika, ethi kuSawule: “UDavide akazicashile yini kithi na? Ngikhulule, Nkulunkulu, ngegama lakho, ungahlulele ngokomthetho wakho amandla.
iSifi, noThelemi, neBeloti,
noKehila, no-Agisibi, noMaresa; imizi eyisishiyagalolunye nemizana yayo.
IMahoni, iKarmeli, neZifi, neJuta,
UDavide wahlala ehlane ezinqabeni, wahlala entabeni ehlane laseZifi. USawule wamfuna zonke izinsuku, kepha uNkulunkulu akamnikelanga esandleni sakhe.
AbaseSifi base benyukela kuSawule eGibeya, bathi: “UDavide akazicashi yini kithi ezinqabeni zehlathi entabeni yaseHagila ngaseningizimu kwaseJesimoni na?