15 Kwabuya kwabakho ukulwa kwamaFilisti namaSirayeli, wehla uDavide enabakhonzi bakhe, balwa namaFilisti; watyhafa uDavide.
16 Wathi uIshbhi-bhenobhi, obengowoonyana bakaRafa, obunzima bentshuntshe yakhe bebungamakhulu omathathu obhedu ubunzima bayo, enxibe ikrele elitsha, waba womxabela uDavide.
17 UAbhishayi unyana kaTseruya wamnceda, wamxabela umFilisti lowo, wambulala. Aza amadoda kaDavide amfungela esithi, Ùze ungabuyi uphume nathi uye ekulweni, ucime isibane samaSirayeli.
18 Kwathi emveni kokuba njalo, kwabuya kwabakho ukulwa namaFilisti eGobhi; oko uSibhekayi umHusha wamxabeláyo uSafu, obengowoonyana bakaRafa.
19 Kwabuya kwabakho ukulwa namaFilisti eGobhi, apho uElihanan, unyana kaYahare-oregim waseBhetelehem, wamxabelayo uLami, umzalwana kaGoliyati waseGati, oluthi lwentshuntshe yakhe lwalúngangomthi wabaluki.
20 Kwabuya kwabakho ukulwa eGati. Kwakho ndoda iyingxilimbela, ibineminwe emithandathu sandleni sinye, namazwane amathandathu lunyaweni lunye, amashumi amabini anamané ngenani; nayo ibizalwa nguRafa.
21 Yawangcikiva amaSirayeli, wayixabela uYonatan unyana kaShimeha, umkhuluwa kaDavide.