8 AmaFilisti esezwile ukuthi uDavide ugcotshiwe ukuba abe yinkosi kwa-Israyeli wonke, onke amaFilisti enyuka ukumfuna uDavide; uDavide wakuzwa, waphuma ukuwahlasela.
9 AmaFilisti esefikile ukungenela isiGodi samaRefa,
10 uDavide wabuza kuNkulunkulu, wathi: “Ngenyukele ukuhlasela amaFilisti na? Uyakuwanikela esandleni sami na?”UJehova wathi kuye: “Yenyuka, ngokuba ngiyakuwanikela esandleni sakho.”
11 Base benyukela eBali Pherasimi, uDavide wawachitha; uDavide wathi: “UNkulunkulu ufohlele izitha zami ngesandla sami njengokufohla kwamanzi.” Ngalokho baqamba igama laleyo ndawo ngokuthi iBali Pherasimi.*
12 Ashiya khona onkulunkulu bawo; uDavide wathi mabashiswe ngomlilo.
13 AmaFilisti abuye angenela isigodi.
14 UDavide waphinda wabuza kuNkulunkulu; uNkulunkulu wathi kuye: “Ungenyuki emva kwawo; wagwegwesele, uwafikele malungana namajikijolo.