23 Davidi wanguti wafumba ku Ambuya, anguti, “Ungakweriyangako cha; zunguliya kuvuli kwawo, uziye paku iwo pakulereskana ndi miti ya balasama.
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 ndikwere kurwana ndi ŵaFilisti, kumbi muŵaperekenge mu janja langu?” Ndipo Ambuya angwamuka Davidi anguti, “Rutanga, chifukwa kwakuneneska ndiperekenge ŵaFilisti mu janja lako.”
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.
mo unguchitiya ndi Yeriko ndi karonga wake ndimo ukachitiyanga ndi Ai ndi karonga wake; kweni vyuma vyake ndi ng'ombe zake mwamuto nge ndi muskowo winu; mubisame kuvuli kwa msumba wo.”
sono imwe mwamusoka mo mwamubisama, kwachithereska msumba wo; pakuti Ambuya Chiuta winu wakawuperekanga mu janja linu.
Kumbi zuŵa linu ndi nyengo yakwamba yo ndamufumbiya kwaku Chiuta, Awa! Karonga mureke kuŵika kafukwa ke kose pa mteŵeti winu, nanga mphaku wose ŵamu myumba ya ada; chifukwa nda mteŵeti winu kuti ndiziŵapo nanga nkhamoza cha kaku vyose ivi, kakuru pamwenga kamana.”
Sono Davidi wangufumba ku Ambuya, “Kumbi ndirute kwachirwana ndi ŵaFilisti aŵa?” Ambuya anguti kwaku Davidi, “Ruta karwane ndi ŵaFilisti ndipo utaske Keila.”