26 USawula nakafika ngakwelinye ihlangothi lentaba, uDavida nabantu bakhe bebangakwelinye ihlangothi lentaba. UDavida bekarhabile bona abalekele+ uSawula kodwana uSawula nabantu bakhe bebatjhidela kuDavida nabantu bakhe bona bababhudungele.+ 27 Kwathi kusesenjalo kwafika isithunywa kuSawula, sathi: “Yiza msinya ngombana amaFilista asahlele inarha!” 28 Yeke uSawula walisa ukugijimisa uDavida+ begodu wakhamba bona ayokulwa namaFilista. Kungebangelo indawo leyo yabizwa ngokuthi liDwala Lokwahlukanisa.

21 Ngemva kokuthi amadoda lawo sekakhambile, baphuma ngemthonjeni bakhamba bayokubikela iKosi uDavida. Bathi kiyo: “Sikima uyame umlambo msinya ngombana u-Arhitofeli ululeke lokhu malungana nawe.”+ 22 UDavida nabo boke abantu bakhe basikima bayama iJordani khonokho. Ekuseni, bekungekho namunye ongakayami iJordani.