4 Davida a romela dihlwela, mme tsa mmolella hore ke nnete, Saule o teng.
5 Davida a tsamaya, a ya fihla moo Saule a hlommeng teng. Davida a bona moo bo-Saule, le Abinere mora wa Nere, eo e neng e le molaodi wa mabotho a Saule, ba robetseng teng. Dikariki tsa ntwa di ne di entse sakanalankope, Saule a robetse kahara lona, mme bahlabani ba hlomme ho potapota Saule.
6 Jwale Davida a botsa Ahimeleke wa Mohete, le Abishai, mora wa Seruya, ngwanabo Joabe, a re: “Ke mang ya tla theohela le nna diahelong tsa Saule?”Yaba Abishai o re: “Ke tla theohela le wena.”
7 Jwale bo-Davida le Abishai ba fihla ho bahlabani ba Saule bosiu, mme ba bona Saule a robetse kahara sakanalankope le entsweng ka dikariki tsa ntwa, lerumo la hae le hlonngwe fatshe pela hlooho ya hae, bo-Abinere le bahlabani ba robetse ba mo potapotile.
8 Yaba Abishai o re ho Davida: “Kajeno Modimo o neelane ka sera sa hao matsohong a hao; ka baka lena, ke a o rapela: Ntumelle ke mo hlabelle fatshe ka lerumo hanngwe feela, mme a ke ke a hlola a kunya.”
9 Empa Davida a re ho Abishai: “O se ke wa mmolaya! Ke mang ya ka phahamisetsang motlotsuwa wa Morena letsoho, yaba ha a fumanwe a le molato?”
10 Davida a boela a re: “Ke hlapanya ka Morena ya phelang, o se ke wa leka! Ke Morena ya tla mmolaya. Nako ya ho shwa ha hae e tla fihla, kapa o tla bolaelwa ntweng.