23. Esathetha nabo njalo, wavakala umFilistiya uGoliyati intshatsheli yaseGati, ephinda esezolo, ewahlazisa amaSirayeli. Wayiva loo nto ke uDavide.
24. Ahlehla amaSirayeli akubona uGoliyati, agubha luloyiko.
25. AmaSirayeli avakala esithi: “Yoo! Nimbonile laa mfo? Niyivile into ayithethayo? Akasidelanga na? Ukumkani uSawule uthe indoda embuleleyo uya kuyinika omkhulu wona umvuzo. Nangaphezu koko uya kumtshatisa nentombi kakumkani, ungàrhafiswa nomzi kayise.”
26. UDavide wabuzisa kumadoda awayemi ngakuye, wathi: “Nithi uya kwenzelwa ntoni umntu obulele laa mFilistiya, awakhuphe kweli hlazo amaSirayeli? Ingubani kakade yona laa ntlanga ingalukanga yomFilistiya idela umkhosi kaThixo ophilayo?”
27. Bamxelela yonke into eya kwenzelwa umntu onokuthi abulale uGoliyati.
28. Umkhuluwa kaDavide uEliyabhi wamvela uDavide ethetha naloo madoda. Wacaphuka, wathi kuDavide: “Uzokwenza ntoni apha, kwedini? Laluswa ngubani na elaa gcuntswana leegusha entlango ulapha nje? Ntondini inekratshi ikhohlakeleyo, uzele nje ukuza kubukela idabi wena!”
29. “Kowu! Sendenze ntoni ngoku? Uthetha ukuba andinakuba sabuza nokubuza oku?” kutsho uDavide.
30. Watsho eguqukela komnye umfo, ebuza kwaloo mbuzo mnye. Ufumene kwaloo mpendulo ikwafanayo.
31. Yeviwa intetho kaDavide, yasiwa kuSawule. Yena wathi makabizwe uDavide.
32. Wafika wathi uDavide kuSawule: “Mhlekazi, makungabikho bani unkwantyayo ngenxa yalaa mFilistiya! Mna mkhonzi wakho ndiza kuya kulwa naye.”
33. Waphendula uSawule wathi: “Ayingangawe into yokuya kulwa nalaa mFilistiya. Ùselula, kanti yena uqhelene nokulwa kwasebutsheni bakhe.”