Labo abathathu bafohla ikamu lamaF ilisti, bakha amanzi emthonjeni waseBetlehema owawungasesangweni , bawathatha, bawaletha kuDavide ; kepha uDavide akavumanga ukuwaphuza , kodwa wawathululela uJehova , wathi:

UNkulunkulu wami makangenqabele ukuba ngenze lokhu ; ngiyakuphuza igazi lalaba bant u ababe sengozini na ? Ngokuba bawaletha besengozini ; akavumanga ukuwaphuza. Lezo zinto zenziwa yilawa maqhawe amathathu.

Lawo maqhawe amathathu afohla ikamu lamaFilisti , akha aman zi emthonjeni waseBetlehama owawungasesangweni , awathatha, awaletha kuDavide; kepha akavumanga ukuwaphuza, kodwa wawathululela uJehova.

Wathi: Makube kude nami , Jehova, ukuba ngenze lokhu ; kuyigazi lalabo bantu ababesuka besengozini. Akavumanga ukuwaphuza. Lezo zinto zenziwa yilawa maqhawe amathathu.