17 Lapho amaFilisti esezwile ukuthi bamgcobile uDavide ukuba abe yinkosi kwa-Israyeli, onke amaFilisti enyuka ukumfuna uDavide; uDavide wakuzwa, wehlela enqabeni.
18 AmaFilisti esefikile ahlakazeka esiGodini samaRefa.
19 UDavide wabuza kuJehova, wathi: “Ngiyakwenyuka, ngihlasele amaFilisti na? Uyakuwanikela esandleni sami na?”UJehova wathi kuDavide: “Yenyuka, ngokuba ngiyakuwanikela impela amaFilisti esandleni sakho.”
20 UDavide wafika eBali Pherasimi, uDavide wawachitha khona; wathi: “UJehova ufohlile ezitheni zami phambi kwami njengokufohla kwamanzi.” Ngalokho waqamba igama laleyo ndawo ngokuthi iBali Pherasimi.*
21 Ashiya izithombe zawo lapho; uDavide nabantu bakhe bahamba nazo.
22 AmaFilisti abuye enyuka, ahlakazeka esiGodini samaRefa.
23 Lapho uDavide ebuza kuJehova, wathi yena: “Awuyikwenyuka; gwegwesa emva kwawo, uwafikele malungana namajikijolo.