21 UDavida wafika eNobhi+ ku-Ahimeleki umphristi. U-Ahimeleki wamhlangabeza eqhuqha, wathi kuye: “Kungani uwedwa, kungelamuntu ohamba laye?”+ 2 UDavida waphendula u-Ahimeleki umphristi wathi: “Kulento inkosi engithume ukuthi ngiyenze, kodwa ithe ngingatsheli muntu ngalokho engithume ukuthi ngiyekwenza langemilayo engiphe yona. Ngikhulume lamajaha engizahamba lawo ngawatshela ukuthi sihlangane kwenye indawo. 3 Nxa ulezinkwa ezinhlanu ngicela unginike zona kumbe ungiphe loba yini olayo.” 4 Kodwa umphristi wamphendula wathi: “Isinkwa esijayelekileyo asikho kodwa kulesinkwa esingcwele.+ Ungasithatha nxa kuyikuthi amajaha ohamba lawo awazange alale labesifazana.”+ 5 UDavida wasesithi kumphristi: “Akula phakathi kwethu oke walala lowesifazana, njengoba nje kungumkhuba nxa sisiya empini.+ Nxa amajaha egcina imizimba yawo ingcwele ngesikhathi esenza imisebenzi ejayelekileyo, angayekela yini ukuba ngcwele lamuhla sisiya emsebenzini oqakathekileyo?” 6 Ngakho umphristi wamnika isinkwa esingcwele+ ngoba kwakungela esinye isinkwa ngaphandle kwesinkwa sokubukiswa esasikhitshwe phambi kukaJehova ngalelolanga ukuze kufakwe esinye esisanda kuphekwa.