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₁Emva koko uDavide wacinga wathi: “Uya kuze andithi hlasi andibulale uSawule lo ngenye imini. Icebo linye ke: kukusabela kwelamaFilistiya. Wondincama ke uSawule, ayeke ukundifuna kwaSirayeli, ndibe ke ndiyaphuncuka esandleni sakhe.”

₂Wanduluka ke uDavide kunye namadoda akhe angamakhulu amathandathu, benjenjeya ukusinga kwa-Akishe, unyana kaMawoki, ukumkani waseGati. ₃Bafumana indawo ke apho ooDavide namadoda akhe, bahlala neentsapho zabo kwelo zwe. UDavide wayehamba nabo abafazi bakhe uAhinowam waseYizereli kunye noAbhigeli umhlolokazi kaNabhali waseKarmele. ₄USawule akuva ukuba uDavide wasabela eGati, wanikezela, wayeka ukumzingela.

₅Wathi uDavide kuAkishe: “Ukuba uyakholwa ndim, ndinike idolophana kwezisemaphandleni, ndihlale kuyo. Akukho nto ithi mandihlale apha komkhulu kunye nawe, mhlekazi.” ₆Ukumkani uAkishe wamnika idolophu iZikelage. Kususela loo mini ke iZikelage yaba phantsi kolawulo lweekumkani zakwaJuda. ₇Apho eFilistiya uDavide wahlala unyaka oneenyanga ezine.

₈Ngelo xesha ke uDavide namadoda akhe babemana behlasela amaGeshuri namaGezere kunye nama-Amaleki. Kwamandulo ezi zizwe zazimi kuloo mmandla osuka eShure, uthi ga ngelamaJiputa. ₉Ngalo lonke ixesha uDavide ehlasela ummandla othile wayebulala onke amadoda nabafazi, athimbe zigusha, zinkomo, zidonki, neenkamela, nditsho nkqu nempahla enxitywayo. Emva koko wayedla ngokubuyela kwakumkani uAkishe.

₁₀Xa ukumkani uAkishe wayembuza athi: “Ubuye kuhlasela phi namhlanje?” uDavide wayedla ngokuphendula athi: “Ndivela ezantsi kwelakwaJuda,” okanye athi: “Ndivela kummandla wakwaJerameli ezantsi,” okanye athi: “Ndivela ezantsi kwelamaKeni.” ₁₁Wayedla ngokubulala wonke umntu uDavide, indoda nomfazi, kuba wayesithi: “Bangasintama, bathi: ‘UDavide wênza oku noku.’ ” Wenjenjalo ke uDavide ngalo lonke elo xesha aseFilistiya.

₁₂UAkishe wayemthembile uDavide kangangokude avakale esithi: “Selenuka kangaka nje kumawabo amaSirayeli, uza kuhlala apha, abuse kum bonke ubomi bakhe.”