13 Amadodana amathathu amakhulu kaJese ayemlandele uSawule ukuya empini; amagama amadodana akhe amathathu ayeyile empini ayengu-Eliyabe izibulo, emelamayo ngu-Abinadaba, neyesithathu nguShama.
14 UDavide nguye owayengomncinyane; amathathu amakhulu amlandela uSawule.
15 UDavide wahamba wabuya ukuyakwalusa izimvu zikayise eBetlehema.
16 UmFilisti wasondela ekuseni nakusihlwa, wema khona izinsuku ezingamashumi amane.
17 UJese wathi kuDavide indodana yakhe: “Ake uthathele abafowenu i-efa* lalolu tshwele nalezi zinkwa eziyishumi, usheshe uye ekamu* labafowenu,
18 uphathele induna yenkulungwane lawa makhekheba kashizi,* ubheke impilo yabafowenu, uthathe isibambiso kubo.”
19 USawule nabo bonke abantu bakwa-Israyeli base besesigodini sase-Ela, belwa namaFilisti.