1. UDavide wayeseya eNobi ku-Ahimeleki umpristi; u-Ahimeleki waya ukumhlangabeza uDavide ethuthumela, wathi kuye: “Yini ukuba uwedwa, kungekho muntu nawe, na?”
2. UDavide wathi ku-Ahimeleki umpristi: “Inkosi ingiyalezile udaba, yathi kimi: ‘Makungazi muntu ngalolu daba engikuthuma ngalo nengikuyale ngalo.’ Izinsizwa zami ngizazisile indawo ethile.
3. Manje kuyini okuphansi kwesandla sakho na? Nginike esandleni sami izinkwa eziyisihlanu noma kuyini okukhona.”
4. Umpristi wamphendula uDavide, wathi: “Asikho isinkwa esivamileyo nje phansi kwesandla sami, kepha kukhona isinkwa esingcwele, uma izinsizwa zizigcinile esifazaneni kuphela.”
5. UDavide wamphendula umpristi, wathi: “Impela abesifazane bavinjelwe kithina ngalezi zinsuku; izinto zezinsizwa zazingcwele ekuphumeni kwami; noma kuyindlela evamileyo nje, izinto zazo zisengcwele nanamuhla.”
6. Umpristi wayesemnika isinkwa esingcwele, ngokuba kwakungekho sinkwa lapho, isinkwa sokubukwa kuphela, ebesisusiwe phambi kukaJehova ukuba kubekwe isinkwa esisashisayo mhla sisuswa.
7. Kepha umuntu othile wezinceku zikaSawule wayelapho ngalolo suku, ebambekile phambi kukaJehova, ogama lakhe lalinguDowegi wabakwa-Edomi, omkhulu wabelusi bakaSawule.