¹ Apo ma Philisiti anakolonganika maasoja wao wonse pa Apheki, ndipo Israeli anamanga misasa pafupi na nyenja zamanzi zamene zili pa Jezreelu. ² Akazembe wama Philisiti anapitila pafupi na ma hundredi nama sauzande ; Davide na wanthu wanapita kunkonkha mumbuyo mwa gulu yoteteza Achishi mumambuyo . ³ Ndipo akazembe wama Philisiti anati , '' Awa ma Heberi acita chani kuno? '' Achishi anati kuli akazembe wanangu wama Philisiti , ''Kushe uyu si Davide , wanchito wa Sauli , mfumu ya Israeli , wamene ankhala na ine masiku onse awa , kapena kukwanisa na zaka , ndipo sininamupeze na cholakwa kuchokela pamene anabwela kwa ine mpaka siku yalelo?'' ⁴ Koma asogoleli wama Philisiti anamukalipila maningi na kunena kuti, '' Uyu munthu mubwezeni kumbuyo , pakuti abwelele kumalo yamene munamupasa . Sazayende naise kunkhondo , ndaba azatiyalukila panthawi yomenyana . Nanga kuli njila yabwanji inangu yamene angazibwezele kuli ambuye wake koposa kuti akapeleke mitu yabanthu wathu pakuti amubvomele futi? ⁵ Kushe uyu si Davidde wamene enzoyimbilana nyimbo weka weka povina kunena kuti , ' Sauli anapaya wake masauzande ' ndipo Davide yake mateni sauzande ?'' ⁶ Apo Achishi anaitana Davide pambali na kumuuza kuti , '' Malingana Yehova niwamoyo , wenze wabwino kuli ine , ndipo kuchoka kunja kwako nakungena mkati kwako na ine mu gulu yamasoja nikwabwino mukuona kwanga pakuti sininapezepo cholakwa pali iwe kuchokela soki yakubwela kwako kuli ine mpaka pasiku yamene iyi yalelo. Loko kuti chili muli uyu musango , azisogoleli wa ma Philisiti sanakondwele naiwe. ⁷ Apa so bwelela nakuyenda mumtendele , pakuti usakhumudwise nduna zama Philisiti.'' ⁸ Davide anati kuli Achishi , '' koma nalokwa cani? mwapezamo chani muli kapolowanu malingana pamene nenze naimwe kufika mpaka lelo , pakuti siningayende nakumenyana na badani wa mbuye wanga mfumu?'' ⁹ Achishi anayankha nakunena kuli Davide , '' Niziwa kuti ulibe cholakwika mkuona olo monga niwe ngelo wa Mulungu ; koma olo nichoncho ; akazembe wama Philisiti wakamba kuti , ' Asayende na ise kunkhondo .' ¹⁰ Apa manje uwuke kuseni seni na wanchito wa a mbuye wako wamene wabwela na iwe ; malingana ukauka kuseni seni m'mawa nakuti kuoneka , muyende.'' ¹¹ So Davide anauka m'mamawa , eve na masoja wake , kuyambapo m'mawa , kubwelela ku ziko ya ma Philisiti . Koma ma Philisitina wanakwezeka mpaka ku Jezireelu.