21 Ngekuhamba kwesikhatsi Davide waya eNobi+ ku-Ahimeleki umphristi. Ahimeleki wesaba kakhulu nakabona Davide, futsi watsi kuye: “Kungani uwedvwa futsi kute nemuntfu lohamba naye?”+ 2 Davide waphendvula Ahimeleki umphristi watsi: “Inkhosi ingitfume kutsi ngente lokutsite kodvwa itsite kimi: ‘Akangabi khona umuntfu lowatiko ngalomsebenti lengikutfume wona nangalemiyalo lengikunikete yona.’ Ngivumelene nemajaha lengihamba nawo kutsi sitawuhlangana endzaweni letsite. 3 Nangabe tikhona tinkhwa letisihlanu lapha, ngicela ungiphe tona, nobe sekungaba yini-ke lekhona.” 4 Lomphristi waphendvula Davide watsi: “Kute sinkhwa lesivamile lapha, kodvwa kunesinkhwa lesingcwele,+ leningasitfola kuphela nje nangabe lamajaha lohamba nawo angakayi ecansini.”+ 5 Davide waphendvula lomphristi watsi: “Asikayi ecansini njengobe singakwenti loko nasiyokwenta umsebenti lotsite.+ Ngako nangabe lamajaha lengihamba nawo atigcina angcwele nasenta imisebenti levamile, kakhulu kangakanani-ke lamuhla!” 6 Lomphristi wamnika sinkhwa lesingcwele+ ngobe bekute lesinye ngaphandle kwesinkhwa lesinikelwe kuNkulunkulu, lebesisusiwe embikwaJehova kuze kubekwe sinkhwa lesisha ngalelolanga.