¹ Nomba aba Pelishiti bakolongenye capamo aba shilika babo bonse pa Apeki, abena Israeli babikile inkambi lubali lwa kamfukumfuku akaba mu Yesreele. ² Bafilolo baba Pelishitii balepita mu myanda mu makana; Davidi na baume bakwe bapitile mumutande pamo na Akishi. ³ Elyo bafilolo baba Pelishiti batile, "ninshi aba aba Hebere balecita kuno?" Akishi atile kuli bafilolo bambi aba na Pelishiti, "bushe uyu te Davidi, umubomfi wakwa Shauli, imfumu ya mu Israeli, uwaba naine inshinku ishi, nangu ntile iyi myaka, kabili Nshasangamo icilubo muli ena ukufuma apo aishila kuli ine ukufika na lelo?" ⁴ Lelo bafilolo baba Pelishiti balimufulilwe no kusosa, "mubwekeshemo umwaume, ukuti enga bwelela ku ncende uko wamusontele. Taleya naifwe mu bulwi, pantu aetwalukila panshita ya kulwa. Pantu kuti ailenga shani ukusuminwa kuli shikulu wakwe ukucila pakusenda imitwe ya baume besu? ⁵ Bushe uyu te Davidi uyo baleimba umo no munankwe mukucindamisha nokusosa, 'Shauli alipaya amakana yakwe, na Davidi amakana ikumi ayakwe'?" ⁶ Elyo Akishi aitile kDavidi nokusosa kuli ena, "ngefyo Yawe aba umumi, waliba bwino kabili ukuya kobe nokubwela kobe pamo naine mubushilika kulifye bwino mukumona kwandi; pantu nshasangamo icibi muli iwe ukufuma ubushiku bwakwisa kobe kuli ine ukufikafye na buno bushiku. Nangufye cingaba ifi, mu menso yaba filolo tauli musuma. ⁷ Eico nomba bwelelamo kabili wende mu mutende ukuti wikalifya bafilolo bapa Pelishiti." ⁸ Davidi atile kuli Akishi, "nomba ninshi nacita? Ninshi musangile mu mubomfi wenu ukufuma apo nabela naimwe ukushinta ubu bushiku ukuti ninga kana ukuya nokulwa na balwani bakwa shikulu wandi imfumu?" ⁹ Akishi ayaswike nokutila kuli Davidi, "nalishiba ukuti uli wa kaele mu menso yandi nga malaika wakwa Lesa; nangu cibe ifi bafilolo baba Pelishiti nabasosa ati, Tafwile ukuya naifwe kubulwi.' ¹⁰ Eico nomba wime bwangu ulucelo pamo na babomfi bakwa Shikulu obe abasa nawe nga wabuka bwangu uluclo kabili kwabuta uleya." ¹¹ Eico Davidi abukile bwangu, ena na baume bakwe mukuya ulucelo ukubwelela ku calo caba Pelishitu. Lelo aba Pelishiti baile ku Yesreele.