12 Davida a theoha, a ya nka masapo a Saule le a Jonathane, mora wa Saule, ho banna ba Jabeshe-Gileade, ba neng ba a utswe lebaleng la Bete-Shane, moo Bafilesita ba neng ba ile ba ba fanyehela teng, mohla Saule a bolaelwang Gileboa ke Bafilesita.
13 Davida a nyoloha moo a nkile masapo a bo-Saule le Jonathane, mora wa Saule; ba ba ba bokella le masapo a ba ileng ba fanyehwa.
14 Ba epela masapo a bo-Saule le Jonathane, mora wa Saule, naheng ya morabe wa Benjamine, e Sela, ka lebitleng la ntatae Kishe. Ba etsa tsohle tseo kgosi e laetseng hore di etswe, mme kamora moo, naha ya rapellwa ho Modimo.
15 Bafilesita ba boela ba lwana le Baiseraele. Davida a theoha le bahlanka ba hae, ba lwantsha Bafilesita, Davida a ba a kgathala.
16 Ishibi, eo e neng e le e mong wa diqhobane, o ne a le Nobe. Lerumo la hae, le entsweng ka lethose, le ne le le boima bo ka etsang dikilo tse tharo le halofo, a bile a hlometse le ka sabole e ntjha, mme a nyoretswe ho bolaya Davida.
17 Empa Abishai, mora wa Seruya, a thusetsa Davida, a hlaba Mofilesita eo, a mmolaya. Banna ba Davida ba mo hlapanyetsa, ba re: “Ha o ka ke wa hlola o futuha le rona, esere wa bolawa, mme lebone la Baiseraele la tima.”
18 Kamora tsena, Bafilesita ba boela ba tsosa ntwa Gobe. Sibekai wa Mohusha a bolaya Safe, eo e neng e le e mong wa diqhobane.