AmaFilisti esezwile ukuthi uDavide ugcotshiwe ukuba abe yinkosi kwa - Israyeli wonke , onke amaFilisti enyuka ukumfuna uDavide ; uDavide wakuzwa, waphuma ukuwahlasela.

UDavide wenyuka ngommango weNtaba Yeminqumo , enyuka ekhala , egubuzele ikhanda , engenazicathulo; bonke abantu ababenaye bagubuzela , kwabayilowo nalowo ikhanda lakhe, benyuka, benyuka bekhala.

Lapho amaFilisti esezwile ukuthi bamgcobile uDavide ukuba abe yinkosi kwa-Israyeli, onke amaFilisti enyuka ukumfuna uDavide ; uDavide wakuzwa, wehlela enqabeni.

AmaFilisti abuye enyuka, ahlakazeka esiGodini samaRefa.

Enyuka izintaba, ehla izigodi, aze afika endaweni owawuyimisele wona.

Ekumeni kwawo nalawa ema; ekwenyukeni kwawo enyuka nawo, ngokuba umoya wezidalwa wayekuwo.

Amakherubi aphakamisa amaphiko awo , enyuka emhlabathini phambi kwamehlo ami ekuphumeni kwawo , amasondo eseceleni kwawo ; ema ngasesivalweni sesango lasempumalanga lendlu kaJehova ; inkazimulo kaNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli yayiphezu kwawo.