8 Kwesi sithuba uAbhishayi uthe kuDavide: “Utshaba lwakho ulunikezele esandleni sakho namhlanje uThixo! Ndiyeke ndimgwaze ndimhlabanisele ngomkhonto. Andiyi kuphinda kabini!”
9 Uphendule wathi uDavide: “Uze ungambulali! Ngubani ongamsa isandla umthanjiswa *kaNdikhoyo aze abe msulwa?
10 Inene, ekho nje uNdikhoyo,” waqhuba watsho uDavide, “nguNdikhoyo ngokwakhe oya kumbetha, nokuba kungokufika kwemini yakhe yokufa, nokuba kungokubulawa kwakhe edabini.
11 Ngenxa kaNdikhoyo mna mandingaze ndimse isandla umthanjiswa kaNdikhoyo. Thatha laa mkhonto wakhe, nalaa ngqayi yakhe yamanzi ingasentlokweni yakhe, sihambe.”
12 Bawuthatha ke loo mkhonto naloo ngqayi zazisentla koSawule, bemka nazo ooDavide noAbhishayi. Akukho bani owababonayo, nabani owakuvayo okwakuqhubeka, nabani owaphaphamayo; bonke babelel' obentlombe, kuba kaloku uNdikhoyo wabahlisela obunzulu obu ubuthongo xa bebonke.
13 Wasuka apho wawela intlambo uDavide, waya kuthi qingqi ngaphesheya endulini ethe qelele, wafika
14 wamemeza ekhwaza umkhosi kaSawule noAbhinere, esithi: “Wa, Abhinere! Khawuphendule, mfondini!”“Ngaba ngubani na lo ufundekela ukumkani?” NguAbhinere lowo utshoyo.