9. Wabanikela esendleni sabaseGibheyon, ababethelela eminqamlezweni entabeni phambi koYehova, sawa kunye isixhenxe eso. Babulawa bona ngeemini zokuqala zokuvuna, ekuqaleni kokuvunwa kwerhasi.
10. URitspa, intombi ka-Aya, wathabatha ingubo erhwexayo, wazanekela eweni, esusela ekuqaleni kokuvuna, wezisa ekuthululweni kwamanzi ezulwini phezu kwabo; àkavuma ukuba iintaka zezulu zithi vu phezu kwabo emini, namarhamncwa asendle ebusuku.
11. Waxelelwa uDavide awakwenzayo uRitspa intombi ka-Aya, ishweshwe likaSawule.
12. UDavide waya, wawathabatha amathambo kaSawule, namathambo kaYonatan unyana wakhe, kubemi baseYabheshe yeGiliyadi, ababewabile endaweni yembutho yaseBhete-shan, apho amaFilisti abebaxhome khona, mini amaFilisti ambulalayo uSawule eGilibhowa;
13. wawanyusa khona amathambo kaSawule namathambo kaYonatan unyana wakhe, bawabutha namathambo abo babebethelelwe eminqamlezweni;
14. amathambo kaSawule noYonatan unyana wakhe bawangcwabela ezweni lakwaBhenjamin eTsela, engcwabeni likaKishe uyise; bakwenza konke abewise umthetho ngako ukumkani. Wandula wathandazeka ke uYehova ngenxa yelizwe.
15. Kwabuya kwabakho ukulwa kwamaFilisti namaSirayeli, wehla uDavide enabakhonzi bakhe, balwa namaFilisti; watyhafa uDavide.
16. Wathi uIshbhi-bhenobhi, obengowoonyana bakaRafa, obunzima bentshuntshe yakhe bebungamakhulu omathathu obhedu ubunzima bayo, enxibe ikrele elitsha, waba womxabela uDavide.
17. UAbhishayi unyana kaTseruya wamnceda, wamxabela umFilisti lowo, wambulala. Aza amadoda kaDavide amfungela esithi, Ùze ungabuyi uphume nathi uye ekulweni, ucime isibane samaSirayeli.