17 Zakuvakala kumaFilistiya iindaba zokuba uDavide uthanjiswe waba ngukumkani wakwaSirayeli, akhupha umkhosi wawo, emfuna. Uthe akuyiva loo nto uDavide wemka waya kuhlala kwindawo eyinqaba.
18 Afika ke amaFilistiya, ema kwintili yamaRafa,
19 waza uDavide wabuzisa *kuNdikhoyo wathi: “Kufuneka ndiwahlasele na amaFilistiya? Ngaba uza kuwanikela esandleni sam na?”UNdikhoyo wathi kuDavide: “Ewe, wahlasele; inene, ndowanikela esandleni sakho amaFilistiya.”
20 Wasuka ke uDavide, wenjenjeya ukuya eBhali-perazim, apho wafika wawoyisa amaFilistiya. Wavakala esithi: “Njengokutyhoboza kwamanzi uNdikhoyo wenjenjalo ukuzikhukulisa iintshaba zam ngaphambi kwam.” Ngoko ke loo ndawo kwathiwa yiBhali-perazim.
21 Ke kaloku amaFilistiya azishiya apho izithixo zawo, bazithatha ooDavide bemka nazo.
22 AmaFilistiya aphinda enyuka aya kulaa ntili yamaRafa, ema kuyo,
23 waza uDavide wabuzisa kuNdikhoyo kwakhona, ke yena uNdikhoyo wathi kuye: “Sukuya ngqo kuwo, koko warhawule, uwahlasele uvela ngasemva kwawo phaya ngakwimithi yebhalsam.