10 Ahimeleki wayibutela kuSimakadze kutsi kufanele yente njani, wayipha nemiphako kanye nenkemba yaGoliyathi, umFilisti.”
Utakuma embikwa-Eleyazare, umphristi, lotamtsatsela tincumo latitfole nge-Urimu kuSimakadze. Ngekukhuluma kwakhe yena nesive sonkhe sema-Israyeli bayawuphuma baphindze bangene njengekuyala kwakhe.”
Davide wabuta kuSimakadze watsi: “Ngibacoshe yini labatfumbi? Ngitabakhandza yini?” Simakadze watsi: “Bacoshe, utabakhandza nome kanjani, futsi utawukhona kukubuyisa loku labakutfumbile.”
Davide waphindza futsi wabutisisa kuSimakadze. Simakadze wamphendvula watsi: “Yehla uye eKheyila, ngobe emaFilisti ngiwanikela esandleni sakho.”
Davide wabuta kuSimakadze watsi: “Ngihambe yini ngiyewuhlasela lamaFilisti?” Simakadze wamphendvula watsi: “Hamba uyewuhlasela emaFilisti, usindzise iKheyila.”
Davide wabuta watsi: “Bantfu baseKheyila batanginikela yini mine nalamadvodza akami esandleni saSawula?” Simakadze wamphendvula watsi: “Bataninikela.”
Bekukucala yini ngalelo langa kutsi ngimbutele kuNkulunkulu? Bengingacali vele! Inkhosi ayingayibeki licala inceku yayo, ngisho namunye webendlu yami, ngobe inceku yenkhosi ayati lutfo ngayo lendzaba.”
Sawula watsi kuye: “Ningibopheleleni lisu wena nendvodzana yaJese, ngekutsi umnike sinkhwa nenkemba, waze wambutela nakuNkulunkulu, kuze amelane nami, angilalele endleleni, njengobe enta lamuhla?”
Ngako baphindza babutisisa kuSimakadze, batsi: “Kungabe lomuntfu sewufikile yini lapha?” Simakadze wabaphendvula watsi: “Yebo, sewufikile, mane ubhace emkhatsini wemitfwalo.”
Inkhosi yatfumela kutsi akulandvwe umphristi Ahimeleki, umsa wa-Ahitubi, nendlu yeyise yonkhe, lebekunguyona ibaphristi baseNobi; beta bonkhe enkhosini.
Ngalona lelo langa Davide wabalekela Sawula waya ku-Akhishi, inkhosi yaseGathi.