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.
37. Nati Davide, Yehova wakundipulumutsa pa mphamvu ya mkango, ndi mphamvu ya cimbalangondo, Iyeyu adzandipulumutsa m'dzanja la Mfilisti uyu, Ndipo Sauli anati kwa Davide, Muka, Yehova akhale nawe.
38. Ndipo Sauli anabveka Davide zobvala zace za iye yekha, nambveka cisoti camkuwa pamutu pace, nambvekanso maraya aunyolo.
39. Ndipo Davide anamanga lupanga lace pamwamba pa zobvala zace, nayesa kuyenda nazo; popeza sanaziyesera kale. Ndipo Davide anati kwa Sauli, Sindikhoza kuyenda ndi izi; pakuti sindinazizolowera. Nazibvula Davide.
40. Natenga ndodo yace m'dzanja lace nadzisankhira miyala isanu yosalala ya mumtsinje, naiika m'thumba la kubusa, limene anali nalo ndilo cibete; ndi coponyera miyala cinali m'dzanja lace, momwemo anayandikira kwa Mfilistiyo.
41. Ndipo Mfilistiyo anadza, nayandikira kwa Davide; ndi wonyamula cikopa cace anamtsogolera.
42. Ndipo Mfilisti pakumwazamwaza maso, ndi kuona Davide, anampeputsa; popeza anali mnyamata cabe, wofiirira, ndi wa nkhope yokongola.
43. Ndipo Mfilisti anati kwa Davide, Ine ndine garu kodi, kuti iwe ukudza kwa ine ndi ndodo? Ndi Mfilistiyo anatukwana Davide nachula milungu yace.