Ngemva kwekutsi Davide abulale Goliyathi, iNkhosi Sawula yamenta indvuna yelibutfo layo. Davide wancoba timphi letinyenti futsi bekatiwa bantfu. Njalo Davide nakabuya emphini, bafati lebebahalalisa bebahlabela batsi: ‘Sawula ubulele bantfu labatinkhulungwane, Davide yena wabulala labangemashumi etinkhulungwane.’ Sawula waba nemona futsi wafuna kubulala Davide.

Davide abekwati kudlala lihabhu. Ngalelinye lilanga, Davide abedlalela iNkhosi Sawula lihabhu, yavele yamjikijela ngesikhali. Davide wasivika lesikhali sase sigwaza lubondza. Ngemva kwaloko, Sawula wachubeka etama kubulala Davide, ngako wabaleka wayohlala ehlane.

Sawula wahamba nemadvodza langu-3 000 bayofuna Davide. Wangena emhumeni lapho Davide nemadvodza labekanye nawo bebabhace khona. Lamadvodza ahlebela  Davide atsi: ‘Ungenta nobe yini loyifunako kuSawula.’ Davide wanyenya wajuba umphetfo welijazi laSawula lelite imikhono. Sawula akazange ambone. Ngemva kwesikhatsi Davide weva buhlungu kutsi akazange amhloniphe logcotjiwe waJehova. Wala kutsi lamadvodza labenawo abulale Sawula. Waze watjela Sawula kutsi kube bekafuna kumbulala ngabe umbulele. Sawula wayishintja yini indlela labekacabanga ngayo?

Cha. Sawula wachubeka afuna kubulala Davide. Ngalelinye lilanga ebusuku, Davide na-Abhishayi banyenya bangena lapho bekunaSawula khona. Ngisho na-Abneri lobekagadza Sawula abelele. Abhishayi watsi: ‘Ngivumele kutsi ngimgwaze ngalesikhali kanye nje siphumele emhlabatsini.’ Davide watsi: ‘NguJehova lotambulala. Ngicela sitsatse lesikhali nalelijeke lakhe lemanti sihambe.’

Davide wakhuphuka intsaba lebeyisedvute nalapho bekuhlala khona Sawula. Wamemeta watsi: ‘Abneri, awukayigadzi ngani inkhosi yakho? Siphi sikhali senkhosi nelijeke lemanti?’ Sawula waliva livi laDavide wase utsi: ‘Kuphila kwami ukutsetse njengentfo leligugu. Ngiyati kutsi utawuba yiNkhosi lelandzelako yaka-Israyeli.’ Sawula wabuyela emuva esigodlweni sakhe. Lamanye emalunga emndeni wakhe abemtsandza Davide.