Wabulala nowaseGibithe, umuntu omude, eyizingalo eziyisihlanu; esandleni sowaseGibithe kwakukhona umkhonto onjengogongolo lomaluki ; wehlela kuye ephethe i nduku nje, wawuhlwitha umkhonto esandleni sowaseGibithe , wambulala ngomkhonto wakhe.

USawule wafuna ukumbhujela uDavide ngomkhonto odongeni , kepha wanyelela ebusweni bukaSawule , wagwaza ngomkhonto odongeni ; uDavide wabaleka, waphunyuka ngalobo busuku.

USawule wamgema ngomkhonto ukuba amgwaze; wayesekwazi uJonathani ukuthi uyise unqume ukumbulala uDavide.

U-Abishayi wathi kuDavide : UNkulunkulu unikele isitha sakho esandleni sakho namuhla ; ngalokho mangimgwaze kanye ngomkhonto uze udle umhlabathi, ngingamphindi.

wabulala nowaseGibithe, umuntu owabukeka emuhle ; owaseGibithe wayephethe umkhonto esandleni sakhe , kepha wehlela kuye ephethe induku nje, wawuhlwitha umkhonto esandleni sowaseGibithe , wambulala ngomkhonto wakhe.

kodwa elinye lamabutho lamgwaza ohlangothini ngomkhonto , kwaphuma masinyane igazi namanzi.

unqanda umphefumulo wakhe ekubhujisweni , nokuphila kwakhe ukuba kungachithwa ngomkhonto.