Wema, wamemeza ezinhleni zakwa -Israyeli, wathi kuzo : Niphumelani ukuhlela impi na ? Angisiye umFilisti , nina niyizinceku zikaSawule , na? Zikhetheleni umuntu, ehle eze kimi.

UmFilisti wathi : Ngiyazeyisa namuhla izinhla zakwa -Israyeli; nginikeni umuntu, silwe naye.

UmFilisti wasondela ekuseni nakusihlwa , wema khona izinsuku ezingamashumi amane.

Kepha esakhuluma nabo , bheka, kwenyuka iqhawe elik hulu, umFilisti waseGati, nguGoliyati igama lalo, ephuma ezinhleni zamaFilisti, wakhuluma wona lawo mazwi; uDavide wawezwa.

Weza umFilisti , wafika wasondela kuDavide ; umuntu ophethe isihlangu wahamba phambi kwakhe.

UmFilisti esabuka wambona uDavide , wameyisa, ngokuba wayengumfana nje, ebomvana, ebukeka emuhle.

UmFilisti wathi kuDavide : Ngiyinja yin i ukuba uze kimi unezinduku na ? UmFilisti wamthuka uDavide ngawonkulunkulu bakhe.

UmFilisti wathi kuDavide : Woza kimi , nginike izinyoni zezulu nezilwane zasendle inyama yakho.

Kwathi lapho esuka umFilisti weza wasonde la ukuhlangabezana noDavide, uDavide washesha wagijimela ngasempini ukuhlangana nomFilisti.

UDavide wafaka isandla sakhe esikhwameni sakhe , wakhipha khona itshe , waliphonsa, wamshaya umFilisti ebunzini , itshe lashona ebunzini , wawela phansi ngobuso.

UDavide wamahlula umFilisti ngendwayimana nangetshe , wamshaya umFilisti, wambulala; kodwa kwakungekho nkemba esandleni sikaDavide.

UDavide esabuya ekubulaleni umFilisti , u-Abineri wam thatha wamyisa phambi kukaSawule, ephethe ikhanda lomFilisti esandleni sakhe.

Kwathi ekufikeni kwabo , uDavide esebuya ekubulaleni umFilisti , abesifazane baphuma emizini yonke yakwa -Israyeli, behlabelela besina , ukuba bamhlangabeze uSawule inkosi ngezigubhu , nangokuthokoza, nangezinkenenezo.

wabeka ukuphila kwakhe esandleni sakhe , wabulala umFilisti , uJehova wamenzela wonke u -Israyeli insindiso enkulu , wakubona wena, wathokoza; pho, uyakulonelani igazi elingenacala, umbulale uDavide engone lutho na?

Wayesethi umpristi : Inkemba kaGoliyati umFilisti owambulala esigodini sase-Ela, bheka, ilapho, isongiwe ngengubo emva kwengubo yamahlombe . Uma uthanda ukuyithatha, yithathe, ngokuba ayikho lapha enye ngaphandle kwayo. UDavide wathi: Ayikho enjengayo; nginike yona.

Wambuzela kuJehova, wamnika umphako, wamnika nenkemba kaGoliyati umFilisti.