2. Davida a botsa Jehova, a re: Na ke tla ya, ke hlole Bafilista bao na? Jehova a re ho Davida: Eya, o hlole Bafilesta, o namolele Keila.
3. Empa banna ba Davida ba re ho yena: Bona, haele moo re tshaba re sa le kwano, Juda, re tla tshaba hakakang, ha re ka ya Keila ho makgotla a Bafilesta?
4. Davida a eketsa hape, a botsa Jehova; Jehova a mo arabela, a re: Tloha, o theohele Keila, hobane ke tla neela Bafilesta matsohong a hao.
5. Jwale, Davida le banna ba hae ba ya Keila, ba lwana le Bafilesta, ba hapa kgomo tsa bona, mme ba ba bolaya ka polao e kgolo. Davida a namolela ba ahileng Keila jwalo.
6. Mohla Abiathare, mora Akimeleke, a balehelang ho Davida, o ne a tlile Keila, a ena le efoda.
7. Saule ha a tsebiswa hobane Davida o ile Keila, Saule a re: Modimo o mo lahletse matsohong a ka, hobane o thibelletswe ha a kene motseng o nang le mamati le mekwallo.
8. Saule a mema setjhaba kaofela ho futuha, le ho theohela Keila, le ho thibella Davida le banna ba hae.
9. Davida ha a utlwa hobane Saule o mo otsitse, a re ho moprista Abiathare: Tlisa efoda kwano.
10. Davida a re: Oho Jehova, Modimo wa Iseraele, mohlanka wa hao o utlwile kannete hobane Saule o batla ho tla Keila, le ho fedisa motse ka baka la ka.
11. Hleka beng ba Keila ba tla nneela matsohong a hae na? Na le Saule o tla theohela kwano, jwalokaha mohlanka wa hao a utlwile na? Oho Jehova, Modimo wa Iseraele, o ke o tsebise mohlanka wa hao hle. Jehova a re: O tla tla.
12. Davida a eketsa, a re: Hleka beng ba Keila ba tla re neela, nna le batho ba ka, matsohong a Saule na? Jehova a re: Ba tla le neela.