1 Samuweli 29:1 AmaFilisti abutha zonke izimpi zawo e-Afeki; Ama-Israyeli amisa ngasemthonjeni oseJizreyeli. 29:2 Futhi amakhosi amaFilisti adlula ngamakhulu, futhi by kepha uDavide nabantu bakhe badlula ngasemva no-Akhishi. 29:3 Khona-ke izikhulu zamaFilisti zathi, "Ayini la maHeberu lapha? U-Akhishi wathi ezikhulwini zamaFilisti: “Lo akasiye uDavide na? inceku kaSawule inkosi yakwa-Israyeli eyayinami lezi izinsuku, noma le minyaka, futhi angitholanga cala kuye selokhu awa kimi kuze kube namuhla? 29:4 Izikhulu zamaFilisti zamthukuthelela; kanye nezikhulu wamaFilisti wathi kuye: "Buyisela lo ukuba abuye." buyela endaweni yakhe ommisele yona, angayi wehle kanye nathi empini, funa asimelene nathi ekulweni; uyakuzibuyisa kanjani enkosini yakhe na? akufanele kube njalo ngamakhanda alamadoda? 29:5 Lo akasiye yini uDavide, abahlabelela omunye komunye ngokusina, bethi: USawule wabulala izinkulungwane zakhe, kepha uDavide izinkulungwane zakhe eziyishumi na? 29:6 U-Akhishi wambiza uDavide, wathi kuye: "Kuphila kukaJehova! ulungile, nokuphuma kwakho nokungena kwakho nami ibutho lihle emehlweni ami, ngokuba angifumananga bubi kuwe kusukela manje usuku lokuza kwakho kimi kuze kube namuhla; nokho amakhosi ungakuthandi. 29:7 Ngakho manje buya, futhi uhambe ngokuthula, ukuze ungajabuli amakhosi lamaFilisti. 29:8 UDavide wathi ku-Akhishi: "Kodwa ngenzeni? futhi unani ngitholakala encekwini yakho zonke izinsuku nginani kuze kube namuhla; ukuze ngingahambi ngilwe lezitha zenkosi yami, inkosi? 29:9 U-Akhishi waphendula, wathi kuDavide: "Ngiyazi ukuthi ulungile emehlweni ami emehlweni, njengengelosi kaNkulunkulu, nakuba izikhulu zezwe AmaFilisti athi, Kayikukhuphuka lathi ekulweni. 29:10 Ngakho manje vuka ekuseni kakhulu kanye nezinceku zenkosi yakho abahamba nawe: nivuka ekuseni kakhulu; futhi ube nokukhanya, suka. 29:11 Ngakho uDavide wavuka ekuseni, futhi amadoda akhe, ukuze bahambe ekuseni, ukuze babuyele ezweni lamaFilisti. AmaFilisti akhuphukela khona eJizreyeli.