22 Waphendula uDavide wathi: “Umkhonto wakho nguwo lo, mhlekazi. Thumela omnye wabafana bakho eze kuwuthatha.
23 NguNdikhoyo ongumvuzi wabenza okulungileyo kwanâbo bathembekileyo. Wena ebekubeke esandleni sam namhlanje uNdikhoyo, kambe ke mna andikusanga sandla, kuba ungukumkani othanjiswe nguye.
24 Njengoko ndibuxabisileyo ubomi bakho namhlanje, ubenga uNdikhoyo abuxabise nobam, andihlangule kuzo zonke iimbandezelo.”
25 USawule wathi kuDavide: “Wanga ungathamsanqeleka, nyana wam Davide. Uya kuya usomelela ngokomelela, ude ube ngotshatsheleyo.”Emva koko ke uDavide wahamba indlela yakhe, yena uSawule wagoduka.