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.
13. Jwale, Davida a tloha, a ena le banna ba hae, e batla e eba batho ba makgolo a tsheletseng, ba tswa Keila, ba ya moo ba yang. Saule a tsebiswa hobane Davida o balehile Keila; a lesa ke hona ho ya pele.
14. Haele Davida, a ya dula feelleng diqhobong, a dula thabeng, feelleng la Sife; leha Saule a ne a ntse a mmatla ka matsatsi wohle, Modimo ha o a ka wa mo neela matsohong a hae.
15. Leha Davida a bone hobane Saule o tswetse ho mmatla, Davida a dula feelleng la Sife, morung.