¹ Wanamuuza Davide kuti, ''Ona ma Philisiti wali kumenyana na Keilaha nakuba mumalo opepetelamo vamumunda vanga.'' ² Apo Davide anapemphela kuli Yehova kupempha thandizo nakumufunsa eve,''Ningayende nakuwayamba nkhondo awa na Philisiti ?'' Yehova anati kuli Davide, ''yenda, nakuwayamba nkhondo na Philisiti upulumunse Keilaha'' ³ Wanthu wa Davide anati kuli eve, ''Onani tiyopa kuno Yuda. Manje tikayenda ku Keilaha kuyambana na masoja wama Philisiti?'' ⁴ Ndipo Davide anapemphela kuli Yehova kufuna thandizo na futi , Yehova anamuyankha '''Nyamuka yenda ku Keilaha pakuti ine nizakupasa kugonjesa ma Philisiti. ⁵ Davide na wanthu wake anayenda ku Keilaha ndipo anamenyana na ma Philisiti , anapesela kutali ng'ombe zawo nakuwa kwapula na imfa ikulu maningi.Mwa ichi Davide ana pulumusa wanthu wonkhala mu Keilaha. ⁶ Pamene Abiathara mwana wa Ahimeleki anathawila kuli Davide ku Keilaha ,anabwela na Ephodi mu manja mwake. ⁷ Sauli anauziwa kuti Davide anayenda ku Keilaha ,Sauli anati ,''Mulungu amupeleka mu manja mwanga.Pakuti niwovaliliwa ndawa angena mumuzinda wamene uli na ma geti kuyikililapo na mipilingisho.'' ⁸ Sauli ana sonkhanisa asilikhali kuti ayende kunkhondo, kuti ayende ku Keilaha, kuti akamuzunguluke mobisamila Davide na banthu wake. ⁹ Davide anaziwa kuti Sauli anali kukonzekela chiwembu pali eve. Anati kuli Abinthara wansembe, ''Niletele ephodi kuno.'' ¹⁰ Niipo Davide anati, Yehova Mulungu wa Israeli, kapolo wanu namvela zoona kuti Sauli afuna kubwela ku Keilaha, kuti aworonge muzinda chifukwa cha ine. ¹¹ Kodi anthu aku Keilaha wazanipeleka ine mu manja mwake? Kodi Sauliazabwela kuno, monga mwamene kapolo wanu amvelela? Yehova, Mulungu wa Israeli, nikupapatani , chonde niuzeni nekapolo wanu.'' Yehova anati, ''Azabwela kuno.'' ¹² Ndipo Davide anat, ''Kushe wanthu waku Keilaha wazanisalenda ine na wanthu wanga mumanja mwa Sauli ?'' Yehova anati, ''wazakupeleka iwe.'' ¹³ Apo Davide na banthu, wamene wanali pafupi chiwelengelo cha sikisi handedi, wananyamuka nakuchokamo mu Keilaha ,ndipo wanayenda yenda kuchokela apa na apa. Chinauziwa kuli Sauli kuti Davide anali atathawa kuchoka ku Keilaha, ndipo awalekeza kumupitikisa. ¹⁴ Davide anali kunkhala mungaka za musanga, kumalo yakumalupili musanga yaku Ziphi. Sauli anali kumusakila siku, koma Mulungu sanamupeleke mumanja mwake. ¹⁵ Davide anaona kuti Sauli anatulikila kusakila umoyo wake;apo Davide anali musanga ya Ziphi pa Horesh. ¹⁶ Manje Jonathani, mwana wa Sauli,ananyamuka nakuyenda kuli Davide pa Horesh ,nakulimbisa kwanja yako mwa Mulungu. ¹⁷ Anati kuli eve,''Osayopa, pakuti kwanja kwa Sauli tate wanga sikuzakupeza iwe. Iwe uzankhala mfumu yolamulila Israeli,ndipo ine nizankhala wachibili kuli iwe. Sauli tate wanga nayeve aziw futi za ichi.'' ¹⁸ Wanapanga chipangano pamenso pa Yehova. Davide anasala pa Hereshi, koma Jonathani anayenda kunyumba. ¹⁹ Maziphayiti anabwela kuli Sauli ku Gibeya nakunena kuti, ''Kushe Davide sanabisame pakati pa ise kungaka zake pa Hereshi, pa lupili lwa Hakilaha, yamene ili ku m'mwala kwa Jeshimoni? ²⁰ Apa bwelani mfumu! kulingana na chilaka chanu, bwelani kuno! Gawo yasu izankhala yomupeleka mumanja mwa a mfumu. ²¹ Sauli anati, ''Mudalisike na Yehova ndawa manichitila chifundo ine. ²² Yendani, munkhale na chisimikizo chenicheni. Muziwe ndipo mufufuze kuti malo yake yo bisamapo yalikuti ndipo kuti ndani anamuona kwamene uko. Ninauziwa kuti niwochenjela maningi. ²³ Kansi kayang'anani nakuziwa zamayilo yonse kwamene amazibisa. Mukabwelele kuli ine na umboni weni weni, ndipo ine nizabwelela pamozi na imwe. Ngati alimo mu malo nizamusakila nakumutulusa kuchoka pa kati pa masauzande yonse ya Yuda.'' ²⁴ Ndipo wananyamuka nakuyenda pasogolo pa Sauli ku Zipha. Apa Davide na banthu wake anali musanga ya Maoni, mu Arabaha kum'mwela wa Jeshimoni. ²⁵ Sauli na wanthu wake wanayenda kumusakila. Koma Davide anauziwa za ichi, apo ana polikila kulupili yavimyala nakunkhala mu sanga yaku Maoni. Pamene Sauli anamvela za ichi anapikisa Davide mu Sanga ya Maoni. ²⁶ Sauli anayenda kumbali inangu ya lupili,ndipo Davide na wanthu wake wanchi kuyenda kudela inangu ya lupili ija. Davide anafulumila kuthawa kuchoka kunali Sauli. Pamene Sauli na banthu wake wanazunguluka Davide na banthu bake kuti awatenga, ²⁷ Mthenga anabwela kuli Sauli nakunena kuti, ''fulumilani nakubwela,pakuti ma Philisiti wachita chipongwe choyamba nkhondo mu ziko.'' ²⁸ Nchifukwa chake Sauli anabwelela kupitikisa Davide nakuyenda kumenyana nama Philisitina. Nchifukwa chake yaja malo yanayitaniwa kuti chi Mwala chozwengelako. ²⁹ Davide anakwezeka kuchokela uko nokunkhala mu ngaka zaku Enigedi.