UDavide wathi ku -Ahimeleki: Akukho lapho phansi kwesandla sakho umkhonto noma inkemba na? Ngokuba angifikanga nenkemba yami nezikhali zami, ngokuba udaba lwenkosi lwalusheshisa.

Baletha, kwaba yilowo nalowo isipho sakhe , izitsha zesiliva , nezitsha zegolide, nezingubo, nezikhali, namakha, namahhashi, neminyuzi, okwenziwa iminyaka ngeminyaka.

Manje njengalokhu le ncwadi ifika kinina , lokhu amadodana enkosi yenu ekini, kukhona futhi kini izinqola namahhashi , kanye nomuzi obiyelweyo , nezikhali,

Niyakuyizungeza inkosi nxazonke , yilowo nalowo abe nezikhali zakhe esandleni sakhe ; ongena phakathi kwezinhla makabulawe; yibani n enkosi ekuphumeni kwayo nasekungeneni kwayo.

Amphanga, athatha ikhanda lakhe nezikhali zakhe , akuthuma ezweni lamaFilisti nxazonke ukukumemezela kuzo izithombe zawo nakubantu.

Baletha, kwaba yilowo nalowo isipho sakhe , izitsha zesiliva , nezitsha zegolide, nezingubo, nezikhali, namakha, namahhashi, neminyuzi, okwenziwa iminyaka ngeminyaka.

AmaLevi ayakuyizungeza inkosi nxazonke , yilowo nalowo abe nezikhali zakhe esandleni sakhe ; ongena endlini makabulawe ; yibani nenkosi ekungeneni kwayo nasekuphumeni kwayo.

Bavela ezweni elikud e nasekugcineni kwezul u uJehova nezikhali zentukuthelo yakhe, ukuba bachithe umhlaba wonke.

Ngiyakukulungisela abachithi, yilowo nalowo abe nezikhali zakhe, bagawule imisedari yakho ekhethekileyo, bayiphonse emlilweni.

Uyizembe lami nezikhali zokulwa ; ngiyaphahlaza izizwe ngawe , ngawe ngiyachitha imibuso,

Wayesememeza ezindlebeni zami ngezwi elikhulu , ethi: Mazisondele izijeziso zomuzi , kube yilowo nalowo abe nezikhali zokubulala esandleni sakhe.

Khona uJuda, esethole isigaba samabutho nezikhonzi kubapristi abakhulu nabaFarisi, waya lapho, benezihlanti nezibani nezikhali.