1. UDavide wayesesuka khona, wabaleka, waya emhumeni wase-Adulamu; lapho abafowabo nabo bonke abendlu kayise bekuzwa, behlela khona kuye.
2. Kwabuthana kuye bonke abanosizi, nabo bonke abanesikwenetu, nabo bonke abanenhliziyo enomunyu, waba yinduna phezu kwabo; kwakukhona naye kungathi abantu abangamakhulu amane.
3. UDavide wasuka khona, waya eMispa lakwaMowabi, wathi enkosini yakwaMowabi: “Ake beze ubaba nomame, bahlale kini, ngize ngazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu uyakwenzani kimi.”
4. Wabaletha phambi kwenkosi yakwaMowabi, bahlala kuye zonke izinsuku uDavide esenqabeni.
5. Umprofethi uGadi wathi kuDavide: “Ungahlali enqabeni; hamba uye ezweni lakwaJuda.” Wayesesuka uDavide, wafika ehlathini laseHereti.
6. USawule wezwa ukuthi uDavide uyaziwa nabantu ababe naye; uSawule wayehlezi eGibeya phansi komtamariske* egqumeni ephethe umkhonto esandleni sakhe, zonke izinceku zimi ngakuye.