3 Amadoda kaDavide wona avakala esithi: “Singathi sihleli sisoyika kakade apha kwaJuda, sibuye siye kuhlasela umkhosi wamaFilistiya eKehila?”
4 Emva koko ke uDavide wabuza kuNdikhoyo kwakhona ukuba angaya kuwahlasela na amaFilistiya. Waphendula wathi uNdikhoyo: “Wahlasele amaFilistiya eKehila, kuba ndiza kuwanikela ezandleni zakho.”
5 UDavide wanduluka kunye namadoda akhe, baya kuwahlasela amaFilistiya. Babulala amaFilistiya amaninzi, bathimba nemihlambi yawo. Waba ke uyihlangule njalo loo dolophu uDavide.
6 Ekubalekeleni kwakhe kuDavide eKehila uAbhiyatare unyana ka-Ahimeleki wafika esiphethe *isidanga.
7 Zafika kuSawule iindaba zokuba uDavide waya eKehila. Wavakala esithi: “Unikelwe nguThixo kum uDavide lo. Uzikhonkxile ngokwakhe ngokuya kungena kwidolophu enamasango atshixwayo.”
8 Watsho eqokelela umkhosi wakhe wonke uSawule, ukuba aye kuvingcela uDavide namadoda akhe apho eKehila.
9 Zafika kuDavide iindaba zokuba uSawule uceba ukwenza ububi kuye, waza wathi kuAbhiyatare: “Yiza nesidanga.”