26 USawuli wayexotshanisa uDavida lamadoda ayelaye ekwelinye icele lentaba, bona bekwelinye icele. UDavida wayelwisa ukuthi abalekele+ uSawuli kodwa uSawuli lamabutho akhe basebebafica, sekuseduze ukuthi babahlasele.+ 27 Kusenjalo kwafika isithunywa kuSawuli sathi: “Buya masinyane ngoba amaFilisti asehlasele ilizwe!” 28 Ngakho uSawuli wayekela ukuxotshanisa uDavida+ wasesiyakulwa lamaFilisti. Yikho indawo leyo yabizwa ngokuthi liDwala Lokwehlukana.

21 Zathi sezihambile, u-Ahimazi loJonathani baphuma emgodini bayabikela iNkosi uDavida ababekutsheliwe. Bathi kuyo: “Sukani lichaphe umfula ngoba nanti icebo u-Ahithofeli abaphe lona ukuze balihlasele.”+ 22 Ngakho uDavida labantu ababelaye bahle basuka bachapha uJodani. Ilanga lathi liphuma bonke basebechaphile uJodani, akulamuntu owayesele.