6 Mohla Abiathare, mora Akimeleke, a balehelang ho Davida, o ne a tlile Keila, a ena le efoda.
7 Saule ha a tsebiswa hobane Davida o ile Keila, Saule a re: Modimo o mo lahletse matsohong a ka, hobane o thibelletswe ha a kene motseng o nang le mamati le mekwallo.
8 Saule a mema setjhaba kaofela ho futuha, le ho theohela Keila, le ho thibella Davida le banna ba hae.
9 Davida ha a utlwa hobane Saule o mo otsitse, a re ho moprista Abiathare: Tlisa efoda kwano.
10 Davida a re: Oho Jehova, Modimo wa Iseraele, mohlanka wa hao o utlwile kannete hobane Saule o batla ho tla Keila, le ho fedisa motse ka baka la ka.
11 Hleka beng ba Keila ba tla nneela matsohong a hae na? Na le Saule o tla theohela kwano, jwalokaha mohlanka wa hao a utlwile na? Oho Jehova, Modimo wa Iseraele, o ke o tsebise mohlanka wa hao hle. Jehova a re: O tla tla.
12 Davida a eketsa, a re: Hleka beng ba Keila ba tla re neela, nna le batho ba ka, matsohong a Saule na? Jehova a re: Ba tla le neela.