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.
13 Jwale, Davida a tloha, a ena le banna ba hae, e batla e eba batho ba makgolo a tsheletseng, ba tswa Keila, ba ya moo ba yang. Saule a tsebiswa hobane Davida o balehile Keila; a lesa ke hona ho ya pele.
14 Haele Davida, a ya dula feelleng diqhobong, a dula thabeng, feelleng la Sife; leha Saule a ne a ntse a mmatla ka matsatsi wohle, Modimo ha o a ka wa mo neela matsohong a hae.
15 Leha Davida a bone hobane Saule o tswetse ho mmatla, Davida a dula feelleng la Sife, morung.