kusukela lapho wadlula waya ngasempumalanga eGati Heferi , nase-Eti Kasini, waphuma waya eRimoni elifika naseNeya;

Bathuma babuthela kubo on ke amakhosi amaFilisti , bathi: Siyakwenzani ngomphongolo kaNkulunkulu ka -Israyeli na ? Athi: Umphongolo kaNkulunkulu ka -Israyeli mawususelwe eGati . Bawususela umphongolo kaNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli khona.

UDavide wahlala no -Akhishi eGati , yena nabantu bakhe , kwaba yilowo nalowo nomuzi wakhe , uDavide enawomkakhe bobabili , o-Ahinohama waseJizreyeli no-Abigayili waseKarmeli umkaNabali.

Kwabikwa kuSawule ukuthi uDavide ubalekele eGati; akabe esamfuna futhi.

UDavide akashiyanga owesilisa nowesifazane ephilile ukubayisa eGati, ethi: Funa basicebe ngokuthi: Wenze njalo uDavide. Yayinjalo indlela yakhe zonke izinsuku ehlezi ezweni lamaFilisti.

Ningakusho eGati , ningakumemezeli ezitaladini zase -Ashikeloni, funa amadodakazi amaFilisti ajabule, namadodakazi abangasokile athokoze.

Zonke izinceku zadlula eceleni kwakhe kanye nawo onke amaKhereti nawo onke amaPheleti ; nawo onke amaGiti , abantu abangamakhulu ayisithupha , ayeyilandela esuka eGati, adlula phambi kwenkosi.

Kwabuye kwaba khona impi eGati , lapho kwakukhona umuntu omude owayeneminwe ey isithupha esandleni nezinzwani eziyisthupha onyaweni , kungamashumi amabili nane kukonke; naye wazalwa yiRefa.

Labo bobane bazalwa ngamaRefa eGati ; bawa ngesandla s ikaDavide nangesandla sezinceku zakhe.

Wayesesuka uShimeyi, wabophela imbongolo yakhe, waya eGati ku-Akhishi ukuba afune izinceku zakhe ; wahamba uShimeyi, wazibuyisa izinceku zakhe eGati.

Kwabikelwa uSolomoni ukuthi uShimeyi wayesukile eJerusalema ukuya eGati nokuthi ubuyile.

noBeriya, noShema, ababe yizinhloko zezindlu zawoyise zabakhe e -Ajaloni, abaxosha abakhe eGati;

Kwabuye kwaba khona impi eGati , lapho kwakukhona umuntu omude ; iminwe yakhe nezinzwani z akhe kwakungamashumi amabili nane , isithupha esandleni sisinye, nesithupha onyaweni lulunye; naye wazalwa yiRefa.

Labo bazalwa ngamaRefa eGati , bawa ngesandla sikaD avide nangesandla sezinceku zakhe.

Dlulelani eKaline, nibone; nisuke lapho, niye eHamati elikhulu, bese nehlela eGati lamaFilisti ; bahle kunale mibuso yini , umkhawulo wabo mkhulu kunomkhawulo wenu na?

Ningakulandisi eGati, ningakhali e-Akha; eBeti Afera huquzelani othulini.