¹ Zvino wa firisteu akatora masodja awo ese ku Afeque; wa isiraerita akaperekedza pamwepo pa tchinbo tchanga tchiri ku Jezreei. ² Madzimanbo wo afiristeu akapinda no paikwna kuyita zvuru zvozviere uye no zvuru; David no anarume ake akapinda ngosure ku Aquis. ³ Nokudharo, madzimanbo wo firisteu akareketa kuti: Mu Hebreu uyu urikuiteyi pano?". Aquis wakati kuno madzimanbo amweni wo afiristeuy:" Andiapi ayena David uyu musendzi waa Sauro, manbo wo Isiraeri, wokuti wanga aneni pamazuwa aya, kana pagore rino, wokuti inini andisowoni kuchata kaari kubvira paakauya kandiri dzamara nhamasi?". ⁴ Asi madzimanbo wo afiristeu anga akanhangadzwa naye ; awona akamubvundza:" Urikuyita kuti mwanarume uyu ayende, kuti ayena ahwirire ku nbuto yokuti yawakamupasa; usasiye kuti kuti ayena ayende nesu korhwisana, nomuchobho kuti ayena asayiti muwengi umwe katiri pakurhwisana. Paitodhikana kuti pawoneke rugare pamwenarumeuye no mufundisi swako? Waizogarapi no musoro dzo anarume edhu?. ⁵ Andiyepi David uyu wokuti unoenba kumweni nokutanba, wotcvhiti:' Sauro wakuwadza anhazvuru zvake, uye David no anha gumi rozvuru?"'. ⁶ Nokudharo, Aquis wakadhaindza David uye wakati:" Hinga Ishe anorarama, iwewe unosyita zvakanaka, uye, patchitobho tchangu tchokuwona, pakubhuda nokupinda kako neni nomasodja uye zvakanaka, naizvo andigumiri tchakachata kauri kubvira pazuwa rawakauya kandiri dzamara nhamasi. Panguwa yese, madzimanbo adhikukuwona iwewe. ⁷ Nokudharo, zvino hwirira uye ende norugare, kuti usadhakadze madzimanbo". ⁸ David wakati kuna Aquis:" Asi zvandinosoyita? Tchiyi tchamakawona mumusendze wendzi wenhu kubvira zuwa randakauya kamuri dzamara zuwa ranhamasi, kuti inini azviyiti kuti ndiyende ko pondana no awengi a oshe wangu manbo?" ⁹ Aquis wakadhaira wotchiti kuna David:" Inini ndinoziya kuti iwewe urimunhu unoterera panberi pomadziso angu hinga ngirosi ya Mwari, zvidharo madzimanbo wo afiristeu zvanosoreketa,' ayena adhikani ayende nesu korhwisana.' ¹⁰ Nokudharo, purumuka tchomatchibhese iwewe no asendzi wo mufundisi swako wokutia akauya newe, nokudharo pautchafumirisa tchomatchibhese uye pakawoneka tchiyedza, endai hanhu". ¹¹ Nokudharo, David wakapurumuka matchibese bese, ayena uye no anarume, kuti abhudhe, kuti ahwirire ku nhika yo afiristeu . Asi a firisteu akayenda ku Jazreel.