1 Kwathi ngaloo mihla, amaFilisti ayihlanganisa yonke imikhosi yawo, ukuze aphume umkhosi aye kulwa namaSirayeli. Wathi uAkishe kuDavide, Yazi ngokuqinisekileyo ukuba ùya kuphuma nomkhosi wam, wena namadoda akho.
2 Wathi uDavide kuAkishe, Kaloku ùya kuyazi into eya kwenziwa ngumkhonzi wakho. Wathi uAkishe kuDavide, Ngoko ke ndokumisa ube ngumgcini wentloko yam imihla yonke.
3 Ke kaloku uSamuweli ubeselefile; abemmbambazelele onke amaSirayeli; abemngcwabele eRama, emzini wakhe. USawule ebebagxothile ezweni abaneshologu noosiyazi.
4 Ahlanganisana ke amaFilisti, aya amisa eShunem. Wawahlanganisa uSawule amaSirayeli onke, amisa eGilibhowa.
5 Wayibona uSawule impi yamaFilisti, woyika; yagubha intliziyo yakhe kunene.
6 Wabuza uSawule kuYehova; uYehova akamphendula nangamaphupha, nangeeUrim,* nangabaprofeti.