¹ Kwakune somiso ngesikhatsi saDavide iminyaka lemitsatfu ilandzelala, laphoke Davide wafuna buso ba Simakadze. Ngakoke Simakadze watsi, ''Lendlala ikini ngenca ya Sawula kanye menundeni wakhe webabulali, ngoba wabulala ema Ghibhiyoni.'' ² Ngakoke inkhosi yabita onkhe emaGhibhiyoni wefike wakhuluma nawo. Nyalo ema Ghibhiyoni ebengasiwo bantfu baka Israyeli; bebangulabo labasala kuma Amorithi. Bantfu baka Israyeli babefungile kutsi abanawuba bulala, kepha Sawula wetama kuba bulala bonkhe ngekuzindlela bantfu baka Israyeli nebaka Juda. ³ Davide watsi kubo, '' Nginga nentelani? Ngitawukhona njani kulungisa, kute kutsi nibusise bantfu ba Simakadze, labaphiwa umusa wakhe kanye netetsembiso takhe?'' ⁴ Ema Ghibhiyoni amuphendvula, ''akusiyo indzaba yelisiliva neligolide emukhatsisini kwetfu kanye na Sawula noma nemundeni wakhe. Ngalendlela lefananako kwekutsi akufanele sibulale noma ngabe ngubani indvodza yaka Israyeli.'' Davide waphendvula, ''Utsi anginentele ini?'' ⁵ Baphendvula inkhosi, ''Lendvodza leyatama kusibulala, lowahlela kusibulala, kungako njenyalo sibhubhile siphindze site indzawo lesekhatsi nemincele yaka Israyeli- ⁶ Vumela emadvodza lasikhombisa esitukulwane sakhe aletfwe kitsi, sitawubese siyabakhunga embikwa Simakadze eGhibhiya la Sawula, loyo lowakhetfwa ngu Simakadze,'' Ngakoke inkhosi yatsi, ''Ngitakuniketela bona.'' ⁷ Kepha inkhosi yacolela Mephiboshethi indvodzana ya Jonathani indvodzana ya Sawula, ngenca yesifungo lesentiwangu Simakadze emukhatsini wabo, emukhatsini waDavide kanye na Jonathani indvodzana ya Sawula. ⁸ Kepha inkhosi yatsatsa lamadvodzana lamabili aRizipha, indvodzana ya Ayiya, emadvodzana lawatala ku Sawula-lamadvodzana lamabili kwakutsiwa ngu Armoni kanye na Mephiboshethi; waphindze Davide watsatsa emadvodzana aMerabhi dvodzana ya Sawula, lawatalela indvodzana ya Adrayeli wase Barzillayi umu Meholathithe. ⁹ Wabanikelela etandleni tema Ghibhiyoni. Babakhunga entsabeni phambi kwaSimakadze, bashona bosikhombisa. Babulawa ngesikhatsi sekuvuna, ngemalanga ekucala ekuvunwa kwetitselo sakolo. ¹⁰ Laphoke Rizipha, indvodzakati ya Ayiya, yatsatsa lisaka yalimbesa etukwakhe entsabeni celeni kwaletidvumbu, ekucaleni kwekuvuna kwaze kwana litulu etukwabo lichamuka esibhakabhakeni. Akavumelanga tinyoni tesibhakabhaka kutsi tiphatamise lemitimba emini. ¹¹ Kwakhulunywa kuDavide kutsi Rizipha, indvodzakati ya Ayiya, liphovela laSawula,belenteni ¹² Ngakoke Davide watsatsa ematsambo aSawula kanye nematsambo aJonathani indvodzana yakhe kulamadvodza ase Jabeshi Ghiledi, lapho emaPhilisti abeba lengisekhona, Ngemuva kwekuba ema Philisti abulale Sawula eGilbhowa. Davide ¹³ wasusa kulendzawo ematsambo aDavide kanye nematsambo aJonathani indvodzana yakhe, baphindze babutsisa lamatsambo alamadvodza labekalengisiwe. ¹⁴ Babulala ematsambo aSawula kanye na Jonathani indvodzananyakhe eveni la Bhenjamini eZela, ethuneni la Khishi uyise wakhe. Benta konkhe inkhosi yayibayalele. Ngemuva kwaloku Nkulunkulu waphendvula imithantazo yabo ngalelive. ¹⁵ Laphoke emaPhilisti aphindze aya emphini nema Israyeli. Laphoke Davise wehlulekiswa kudzinwa kwemphi. ¹⁶ Ishbi-Benobhi, situkulwane saRapha, lobeka nesikhali lesilitfusi lesasishaya emakhilogremu lamatsatfu lobekaphindze ahlome ngenkemba lensha, abehlose kubulala Davide. ¹⁷ Kepha Abhishayi ndvodzana ya Zeruya wamusindzisa Davide, wahlasela lomu Philisti, wabese uyamubulala. Laphoke lamadvodza afunga ku Davide, atsi, ''Kufanele ungasayi emphini natsi, kute kutsi ungasicishi sibane saka Israyeli.'' ¹⁹ Kwefika ngemuva kwaloku kutsi kube nempbi nema Philisti ase Gobu, lapho Sibhekhayi umu Hushathithe abulala Saphi, lobeka ngumunye wesitukulwane sa Rapha. ¹⁸ Kwefika futsi ngesikhatsi semphi nema Philisti ase Gobu, kwekutsi Elihanani ndvodzana ya Tayiri wase bhethlehenmu Wabulala Golayathi umu Ghithithe lobeka nesikhali lebesikhaliphe kakhulu. ²⁰ Kwefika kulenye imphi eGathi lapho kwakune ndvodza lenebudze lobumangalisako lebeyine minwe lesitfupha esandleni sisinye kanye nabobhozo labasitfupa , beyimashumi lamabili nakune naseyiphelele. Bekasitukulwane sa Raphina. ²¹ Ngesikhatsi bahlukubeta Israyeli, Jonathani, dvodzana ya Shimeya, umnakabo Davide, wamubulala. ²² Bebasitukulwane sa Rapha eGathi, babese bayabulawa ngesandla sa Davide kanye nesandla setisebenti takhe.