28 Watsi kube Sawula kumkhanyele kutsi Simakadze abenaye Davide, nekutsi lendvodzakati yakhe Mikhali yayimtsandza Davide,
Lalela la, labo labalisinagoge laSathane, labatsi bangemaJuda babe bangesiwo, bacala emanga, ngitawubenta bete bakhotsame etinyaweni takho, baze babone kutsi wena ngikutsandzile.
Sawula wakhuluma kuDavide, watsi: “Shangatsi Simakadze angakubusisa, Davide, ndvodzana yami; utakwenta tintfo letinkhulu, uphindze uphumelele kuko konkhe lokwentako.” Ngako Davide wase uyahamba, naSawula wancandzeka wabuyela ekhaya kakhe.
Manje sengiyati kutsi ngempela wena utawuba yinkhosi, nekutsi umbuso waka-Israyeli utawusimamisa ngesandla sakho.
Nalomnumzane wabona kutsi Simakadze abenaJosefa nekutsi Simakadze abekwenta kuchume konkhe lokuke kwaphatfwa tandla taJosefa.
Labani watsi kuye: “Ase ngisho naku: Sengifundzile, futsi sengiyile ngeva kubemanga kutsi Simakadze ungibusise ngenca yakho.
Mikhali, indvodzakati yaSawula, abegane Davide; Sawula wajabula, nabamtjela ngaloko.
boDavide nemphi yakhe baphuma bayawubulala emaFilisti langema-200. Wabuya nemajwabu awo, wafike wawetfula enkhosini, njengobe yayiwafunile kuze abe ngumkhwenyane wenkhosi. Ngako Sawula wase umnika lendvodzakati yakhe Mikhali; washada nayo.
Sawula wachubeka nekumesaba Davide, wahlala asitsa sakhe imphilo yakhe yonkhe.
Bamphendvula batsi: “Manje sekusikhanyele kutsi Simakadze unawe. Ngako-ke sitsi: Akube nesifungo emkhatsini wakho natsi. Asente sivumelwane nawe,