7 Umumo wezinsuku zokuhlala kukaDavide ezweni lamaFilisti wawungumnyaka nezinyanga ezine.
8 UDavide nabantu bakhe benyuka, bangenela amaGeshuri, namaGirizi, nama-Amaleki, ngokuba lawo ayakhe kulelo zwe kwasendulo ekuyiweni eShuri kuze kube sezweni laseGibithe.
9 UDavide walichitha izwe, akashiyanga muntu ephilile, owesilisa nowesifazane, wathatha izimvu, nezinkabi, nezimbongolo, namakamela, nezingubo, wabuya, wafika ku-Akhishi.
10 U-Akhishi wathi: “Ningenelephi namuhla na?”UDavide wathi: “Bekuseningizimu kwaJuda, naseningizimu kwamaJerameli, naseningizimu kwamaKheni.”
11 UDavide akashiyanga owesilisa nowesifazane ephilile ukubayisa eGati, ethi: “Funa basicebe ngokuthi: ‘Wenze njalo uDavide.’ ” Yayinjalo indlela yakhe zonke izinsuku ehlezi ezweni lamaFilisti.
12 U-Akhishi wakholwa nguDavide, wathi: “Wenze ukuba anengwe nokunengwa ngabantu bakhe abakwa-Israyeli; ngalokho uyakuba yinceku yami kuze kube nini.”