18. nunyamule ncinci izi khumi zamase ukapatse mtsogoleri wa cikwi cao, nukaone m'mene akhalira abale ako, nulandire cikole cao,
19. Tsono Sauli, ndi iwowa, ndi anthu onse a Israyeli, anali m'cigwa ca Ela, ku nkhondo ya Afilisti.
20. Ndipo Davide anauka m'mamawa, nasiyira nkhosa wozisungira, nasenza zija, namuka, monga anamuuza Jese; ndipo iye anafika ku linga la magareta, napeza khamu lirikuturuka kunka poponyanira nkhondo lirikupfuula.
21. Ndipo Israyeli ndi Afilisti anandandalitsa nkhondo zao, khamu tina kuyang'anana ndi khamu lina.
22. Ndipo Davide anasiya akatundu ace m'dzanja la wosungira akatundu, nathamangira ku khamulo, nadza nalankhula abale ace.
23. Ndipo m'mene iye anali cilankhulire nao, onani cinakwerako ciwindaco, Mfilisti wa ku Gati, dzina lace ndiye Goliate, woturuka pakati pa mipambo ya Afilisti, nalankhula monga mau omwe aja; ndipo Davide anawamva.
24. Ndipo Aisrayeli onse, pakumuona munthuyo, anamthawa, naopa kwambiri.
25. Nati Aisrayeli, Kodi mwaona munthu uyu amene anakwera kuno? zoonadi iye anakwera kuti adzanyoze Israyeli, ndipo munthu wakumupha iye, mfumu idzamlemeza ndi cuma cambiri, nidzampatsa mwana wace wamkazi, nidzayesa nyumba ya atate wace yaufulu m'Israyeli.
26. Ndipo Davide analankhula ndi anthu akuima pafupi ndi iye, nati, Adzamcitira ciani munthu wakupha Mfilisti uyu, ndi kucotsa tonzo lace pakati pa Israyeli? pakuti Mfilisti uyu wosadulidwa ndiye yani, kuti azinyoza makamu a Mulungu wamoyo?
27. Ndipo anthuwo anamyankha motero, nati, Adzamcitira munthu wakumupha iye mwakuti mwakuti.
28. Ndipo Eliabu mkuru wace anamumva iye alikulankhula ndi anthu; ndipo Eliabu anapsa mtima ndi Davide, nati, Unatsikiranji kuno? ndi nkhosa zija zowerengeka unazisiya ndi yani, m'cipululu muja? Ine ndidziwa kudzikuza kwako ndi kuipa kwa mtima wako; pakuti watsika kuti udzaone nkhondoyi.
29. Ndipo Davide anati, Ndacitanji tsopano? Palibe cifukwa kodi?
30. Napotolokera iye kwa munthu wina, nalankhula mau omwewo; ndipo anthu anamyankhanso monga momwemo.
31. Ndipo pamene mau adanena Davide anamveka, anawapitiriza kwa Sauli; ndipo iye anamuitana.
32. Ndipo Davide anati kwa Sauli, Asade nkhawa munthu ali yense cifukwa ca iyeyo; ine kapolo wanu ndidzapita kuponyana ndi Mfilisti uyu.
33. Ndipo Sauli anati kwa Davide, Sukhoza iwe kukomana ndi Mfilisti uyu kukaponyana naye; pakuti iwe ndiwe mnyamata, koma iye anazolowera nkhondo kuyambira ubwana wace.
34. Ndipo Davide anati kwa Sauli, Ine kapolo wanu ndinalikusunga nkhosa za atate wanga; ndipo pakubwera mkango, mwina cimbalangondo ndi kutenga nkhosa ya gululo,
35. ndinacithamangira, ndi kucikantha, ndi kuiturutsa m'kamwa mwace; ndipo pamene cinaneliukira, ndinagwira cowa lace ndi kucikantha ndi kucipha.
36. Ine kapolo wanu ndinapha mkango ndi cimbalangondo zonse ziwiri; ndipo Mfilisti uyu wosadulidwa adzakhala ngati mmodzi wa izo, popeza wanyoza makamu a Mulungu wamoyo.