16 noElishama, noEliyada, noElifelete.
17 Ke kaloku eva amaFilisti ukuba bamthambisile uDavide, waba ngukumkani kumaSirayeli; enyuka ke onke amaFilisti aya kumfuna uDavide. Weva uDavide, wehla waya emboniselweni.
18 AmaFilisti abezile, athi dwe entilini yamaRafa.
19 Wabuza uDavide kuYehova, wathi, Ndinyùke na, ndiye kumaFilisti? Wòwanikela na esandleni sam? Wathi uYehova kuDavide, Nyuka; ngokuba ndiwanikele mpela amaFilisti esandleni sakho.
20 UDavide weza eBhahali-peratsim; uDavide wawaxabela khona, wathi, UYehova uzityhobozele iintshaba zam phambi kwam, njengokutyhoboza kwamanzi; ngenxa yoko wathi igama laloo ndawo yiBhahali-peratsim.*
21 Azishiya izithixo zawo; bazithabatha uDavide namadoda akhe.
22 Abuya aphinda enyuka amaFilisti, athi dwe entilini yamaRafa.