¹ Apo Davide anabwela ku Nobu kuti awone Abimelechi wansembe.Abimelechi anabwela kukumana na Davide apo ali kunjenjemela nakumena kuli eve kuti, ''chifukwa pamene muli mweka ndipo palibe wamene muli naye?'' ² Davide ananena kuli Abimelechi wansembe kuti, ''Mfumu yanituma ku missioni na kunena kuti iwe kuti, asaziwe aliyense za chamene nakulamulila iwe,' Natuma anyamata kumalo enangu. ³ Apo manje uli nachani mumanja mwako? nipaseko mikate fayivi ya buledi, Loko vilivonse vamene uli navo kuno,'' ⁴ Wansembe anayankha Davide kuti, ''kulibe mkhate wamba kuno m'mana mwanga koma kuli mkhate woyela-ngati anyamata siwanagone na mkazi asliyonse.'' ⁵ Davide anayankha wansembe, ''Nzoona kuti azimayi sanapasidwe kuli ise kwa masiku atatu yapita, monga mwa nthawi zonse nikanyamuka ulendo. Mathupi ya azibambo yamankhala yopatulika ungankhale niulendo wamba chabe.Nanji lelo paulendo wamutunduyu mathupi ya anyamata yazapatulika mwa mtundu wa bwa!'' ⁶ Apo wansembe anamupasa buledi yamene yenze ina ikiwa padela. Pakuti kunalibe bulendi kuja kupatulapo bulendi ya mushilo yamene inachosewa pamensa pa Yehova, Pa chifukwa chakuti akachosapo iyi bulendi abwezelepo buledi yokupya, pasiku yamene ija wanachosapo yozizila. ⁷ Manje mumozi wa chito wa Sauli anali kwamene uku ija siku,osungiwa mwachikakanizo ⁸ Davide anati kuli Ahimelechi, ''Apo kulibe kuno m'manja mwanu mkondo uliwonse kapena macheti? pakuti sininabwele na panga yanga nangu zida zangu zankhondo pamozi na ine chifukwa nchito yosewenzela amfumu inali lubilo.'' ⁹ Wansembe anati '''Lupanda yo Goliade mu Philisiti wamene unapaya Valle ya Elaha,ilikuno yo pomba mu nyula kumbuyo kwa Ephodi. Ngati ufuna uyitenge ,tenge, pakuti kulibe chida chilichonse kuno.'' Davide anati kulibe Lupanga inangu yamene ija;ipaseni kuli ine.'' ¹⁰ Davide ananyamuka nakuthawa ija sikukuchoka kuli Sauli nakuyenda kuli Achishi,mfumu ya ku Gathi. ¹¹ Wanchito wa Achish anatikuli eve, ''Uyu si Davide,mfumu ya kumalo? kodi sanali kuyimbilana nyimbo za eve povina,' Sauli anapaya wake ma sauzande ndipo Davide yake ma teni sausande?''' ¹² Davide anasunga aya mau mumutima ndipo chamuyopa maningi Achish, mfumu yaku Gathi. ¹³ Anachinja misango yake pali weve na kuchita monga wofuutha m'manja mwawo; amalembalemba pa viseko vapageti nakuleka mate yake yakankhulukile pansi kundevu zake. ¹⁴ Apo Achish anati kuli wanchito wake, ''chani,muona kuti uyu munthu niwo funtha. Mwamuletela chani kuli ine? ¹⁵ Kushe nine woshota wanthu wofuntha, pakuti mwaleta uyu munthu wa chabe kuti azichita monga nimumozi wao mumanso mwanga ? Kushe uyu munthu wamba angabwele zoona munyumba mwanga?''