Nuumala Davidi omwiiva Goliyathi, Mwene Sawuli aahimuthanla Davidi wira okhale muhooleli a anakhotto awe. Davidi aahixintta ikhotto sinceene, nave atthu anceene yaanisiveliwa ni yena. Khula okathi Davidi aahokolowa awe okhottoni, athiyana yaanikhuma mmuttettheni yiipaka ni yiinaka ehimyaka so: ‘Sawuli owiivale anakhotto ekonto emosa, masi Davidi owiivale ikonto muloko’. Sawuli aahipacerya omukhalela nrima Davidi ni aaniphavelasa omwiiva.

Davidi aanisuwela omoopa saana xittaattha. Nihiku nimosa, vaavo Davidi aamoopa awe xittaattha ohoolo wa Sawuli, mwene owo aahimurihela nivaka wira omuhome. Davidi aahirapela, nto nivaka nlo naahihoma exiri. Nuumala-vo, Sawuli aahimananiha ikwaha sinceene omwiiva Davidi. Nto Davidi aahitthyawa ni aahiipitha moothakoni.

Sawuli aahaakuxa anakhotto awe 3.000 ni aahirowa omphavela Davidi. Sawuli aahikela mukhukuni memmo Davidi ni anakhotto awe yiipinthe aya. Nto anakhotto a Davidi yaahihimya wira: ‘Olelo nihiku munrowa anyu omwiiva  Sawuli’. Davidi aahimwaattamela Sawuli nto aahithikila epantta yaamukhaani ya nlaya na mwene. Masi Sawuli khaasuwenle etthu. Nuumala-vo, Davidi aahiriipiwa murima mwaha woohimuttittimiha mwene aathanliwe ni Yehova. Davidi aahaakhoottiherya anakhotto awe omutuphela Sawuli. Nave aahimukhuwelela Sawuli, ohimyaka wira vaakhanle wira Davidi aaniphavela omwiiva, owo ampaka eyo okhala wira waahikhumelela okathi wooreerela. Nto niireke Sawuli aahihiya omulupattha Davidi?

Nnaari. Sawuli aahivikaniha omulupattha Davidi. Ohiyu omosa Davidi ni musulwaawe aitthaniwa Abixayi, yaahikela opuro aarumpe awe Sawuli. Hata Abineri, guarda a Sawuli, aahirupa. Abixayi aahihimya wira: ‘Woophiya okathi wooreerela! Mukihiye kimwiive Sawuli’. Davidi aahimwaakhula wira: ‘Yehova tonrowa omphukela Sawuli. Nikuxe paahi nivaka nawe ni murinki wa maasi nrowe’.

Davidi aahilapuwela okhopela, khweemela vamwaako wira oweheke opuro aamanke awe Sawuli. Owo aahikhuwela ohimyaka so: ‘Abineri, xeeni muhimukhapelelaka oratteene mwene anyu? Nivaka ni murinki wa Sawuli ori vayi?’ Sawuli aahisuwela wira naari nsu na Davidi, khwiira: ‘Nyuwo mwanwerya okiiva, masi khampanke eyo. Koosuwela wira nyuwo munrowa okhala mwene a wIsarayeli muhoolo’. Nuumala-vo, Sawuli aahitthikela owannyawe. Masi yaahikhala atthu akina a emusi ya Sawuli yahaamulupattha Davidi.