¹ Nomba aba Pelishiti baishile kukolongana pamo bonse abashilika pa Afeki, na Israeli abikile inkambi pa mulongo apo ni mu Yesreel. ² Ba cilolo baba Pelishiti bali kupita imyanda elo na makana; Davidi na bantu bakwe balikupita muli cinuma pamo na Akishi. ³ Eluntu ba cilolo baba Pelishiti balandile ati, ''Ngabo aba Hebere findo bakocita kuno?'' Akishi aishile kulanda kuli bacilolo bambi ababa Pelishiti ti, ''Te Davidi uyu, umubomfi wakwa Shauli, imfumu yakwa Israeli, uyo uucili na ndibo ishi nshiku, ngangula imyaka ishi, elo nebo ntasanga cilubo muli ye ukutula fye apo aishile ukwisa kuli nebo ukufika pali buno bushiku?'' ⁴ Nomba ba cilolo bab Pelishiti balimukalipile no kulanda kuli ye ati, ''Bwekeshamo uyo muntu, pakuti ku ncende wa mwebele webo ukuyako. Wena talingile ukuya na mfwebo mu nkondo, pantu limbi kuti atwalukila fwebo ilintu tuli mu nkondo. Pakuti asuminishiwa shani kuli shikulu wakwe temukusenda imitwe ya baume besu fwe bene? ⁵ Bushe te Davidi uyo baimba umo no munankwe mu kushana, ukulanda ati, 'Shauli aipeye abakwe amakana na Davidi abakwe makana na makana?'' ⁶ Eluntu Akishi aishile ku kuta Davidi no kuland kuli ye ati, ''Umweo wakwa Yahweh, waba uwabune, n mukufuma elo na mwikwingila pamo na ndibo mu bashilika uli wa bune mukupitulukamo kwandi; ntasangamo icilubo nangu cimo ukutulafye pa bushiku ubo webo waishile kuli nebo ukufika na kuli buno bushiku. Nangula cingaba ifye, mu menso ya bacilolo tauli wa bune. ⁷ Eico nomba bwelela mu mutende, pakuti webo wikalifya bacilolo baba Pelishiti.'' ⁸ Davidi waishile kulanda kuli Akishi ati, ''Nomba findo nebo ncitile? Findo usangile mu mubomfi obe ukutalafye ulo naishile ukufika pali buno bushiku, pakuti nebo tekti nhe mukulwa na balwani bakwa shikulu nandi imfumu?'' ⁹ Akishi aishile kwasuka no kulanda kuli Davidi ati, ''Nebo ndishibile ukuti waba uwakubula akalema mu menso yandi ngo mungeli wakwa Lesa; ukucila palico, ba cilolo baba pPelishiti balandile ati, 'Tafwile aya na fwebo munkondo. ¹⁰ Kanshi nomba wime ulucelocelo pamo na babomfi bakwa shikulu obe abo waishile pamo nabo; ulofye mukabangilila ulucelo elo kwa buta, mukaye.'' ¹¹ Kanshi Davidi alibangilile ukubuka, wena na baume bakwe, ukwima mulucelo, ukubwelela mu calo caba Pelishiti. Lelo aba Pelishiti baile ku Yesreel.