Wahlulela u -Israyeli ngezinsuku zamaFilisti iminyaka engamashumi amabili.

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

Kwase kuphuma izikhulu zamaFilisti ; kwathi njalo uma zisaphuma , uDavide waziphatha ngokuhlakanipha kakhulu kunazo zonke izinceku zikaSawule, laze laduma kakhulu igama lakhe.

Abantu bakaDavide bathi kuye : Bheka, siyesaba lapha kwaJuda ; kakhulu kangakanani, uma siya eKeyila, silwe nezimpi zamaFilisti na?

Zase zithi izikhulu zamaFilisti : Ayini lawa maHeberu na ? U-Akhishi wathi kuzo izikhulu zamaFilisti : Akusiye uDavide inceku kaSawule inkosi yakw a- Israyeli okade enami kulezi zinsuku nakule minyaka na ? Angifumananga lutho kuye selokhu ahlubuka weza kimi kuze kube namuhla.

Kepha izikhulu zamaFilisti zamthukuthelela; izikhulu zamaFilisti zathi kuye: Buyisa lowo muntu ukuba abuyele endaweni yakhe om mise kuyo, angehleli nathi empini, funa abe yisitha sethu empini , ngokuba lona ubeyakuyigculisa ngani inkosi yakhe kungengamakhanda alawo madoda na?

U-Akhishi waphendula, wathi kuDavide: Ngiyazi ukuthi umuhle emehlweni ami njengengelosi kaNkulunkulu , nokho izikhulu zamaFilisti zishil o ukuthi: Akayikukhuphuka, aye nathi empini.

Kwafika abanye kwabakwaManase kuDavide , lapho efika namaFilisti ukulwa noSawule , kepha abawasizanga , ngokuba izinduna zamaFilisti sezilulekene zammukisa , zathi: Uyakuhlubukela enkosini yakhe uSawule , amakhanda ethu abe sengozini.