13. Wathi uSawule kuye, Yini na ukuba nindicebe, wena nonyana kaYese, umnike isonka nekrele, umbuzele kuThixo, ukuba asuke andilalele, njengoko kunjalo namhla.
14. UAhimeleki wamphendula ukumkani, wathi, Ngubani ke kubakhonzi bakho bonke othembeke njengoDavide, umyeni kukumkani, onokungena ephakathini lakho, ozukileyo endlwini yakho?
15. Ndiyaqala yini na namhla ukumbuzela kuThixo? Makube lee oko kum; ukumkani makangamthwalisi lutho umkhonzi wakhe lo, nendlu yonke kabawo ngokuba umkhonzi wakho lo akazi lutho kuyo yonke le nto, nokuba loluncinane, nokuba lolukhulu.
16. Wathi ukumkani, Ùya kufa ufe, Ahimeleki, wena nendlu yonke kayihlo.
17. Wathi ukumkani kwizigidimi zakhe ezibe zimi ngakuye, Jikani, nibabulale ababingeleli bakaYehova; kuba nesabo isandla sinoDavide, nangokuba babesazi oko wabalekayo yena, àbayityhilela indlebe yam. Àbavuma abakhonzi bokumkani ukusa isandla sabo, baxabele kubabingeleli bakaYehova.
18. Wathi ukumkani kuDowegi, Jika wena, uxabele kubabingeleli. Wajika ke uDowegi umEdom, waxabela yena kubabingeleli, wabulala ngaloo mini amashumi asibhozo anamahlanu amadoda enxibe iefodi* yelinen emhlophe.
19. NeNobhi, umzi wababingeleli, wayitshabalalisa ngohlangothi lwekrele, ethabathela kwindoda ase kumfazi, ethabathela kwiintsapho ase kwiintsana, neenkomo, namaesile, neegusha, ngohlangothi lwekrele.
20. Kwasinda unyana wamnye ka-Ahimeleki unyana ka-Ahitubhi, ogama belinguAbhiyatare; owabaleka walandela uDavide.
21. UAbhiyatare wamxelela uDavide, ukuba uSawule ubabulele ababingeleli bakaYehova.
22. Wathi uDavide kuAbhiyatare, Bendisazi kwangaloo mini, ukuba, ekho nje uDowegi umEdom, uya kumxelela kakade uSawule. Ndim obulalise imiphefumlo yonke yendlu kayihlo.
23. Hlala nam, musa ukoyika; ngokuba ofuna umphefumlo wam ufuna umphefumlo wakho; ngokuba ùgcinakele, unam nje.