17 UDavide waphuma wawahlangabeza, wathi kuwo: “Ukuba ngaba nize ngoxolo apha kum, ngenjongo yokundincedisa, ndiyanamkela, singamanyana. Kambe ke, ukuba kuthe kanti nize ngeenjongo zokundintama ezintshabeni zam, ngoku ndingasenanxa namntu, ngamana anganibona uThixo woobawo, anibuyekeze.”
18 Ke uMoya wehla phezu koAmasayi ingqwayi-ngqwayi yaloo mashumi mathathu, waza wathi:“Thina singabakho, Davide!Singabakho, mfo kaJese!Makube yimpumelelo kuwe,baphumelele nabo bakuxhasayo,kuba uThixo wakho uza kukunceda!”Ngoko ke uDavide wawamkela, wawenza iingqwayi-ngqwayi zamabutho okuhlasela.
19 Namanye kumadoda akwaManase awelela kuDavide xa wayekunye namaFilistiya, besilwa noSawule. Kambe ke yena naloo madoda akhe zange bade bawancedise amaFilistiya lawo, kuba athi akuba ethetha-thethene, umlawuli wawo wamgxotha, esithi: “Le nto ingangumngcipheko kwakuthi – hleze asuke akreqe kuthi, axhase inkosi yakhe uSawule.”
20 Ke ekuyeni kwakhe eZikelage, nanga amaManase azibandakanya noDavide: uAdena, uYozabhadi, uYediyali, uMikayeli, uJozabhadi, uElihu, noZiletayi, iingqwayi-ngqwayi zamabutho akwaManase.
21 UDavide amnceda kumabutho ahlaselayo. Kaloku onke ayengoompondo-zihlanjiwe, eziingqwayi-ngqwayi emkhosini wakhe.
22 Amadoda aphikela ukuwelela kuDavide mihla le, wada ke wanomkhosikazi owomeleleyo.
23 La ngamanani amadoda omkhosi awazibandakanya noDavide eHebron, ukuze umbuso kaSawule awubhukuqe uwele kuDavide ngokomlomo *kaNdikhoyo: