1 Samuweli 17:1-11

AmaFilisti abutha izimpi zawo ukuba alwe, abuthana eSogo lakwaJuda, amisa phakathi kweSogo ne-Azeka e-Efesu-Damimi. USawuli lamadoda akoIsrayeli basebebuthana bamisa inkamba esigodini seEla, bahlela impi ukumelana lamaFilisti. AmaFilisti ayemi ngalapha kwentaba, u-Israyeli emi ngakolunye uhlangothi lwentaba, kukhona isigodi phakathi kwawo. Kwaphuma iqhawe ekamu lamaFilisti, igama likaGoliyati waseGati, obude bakhe buyizingalo eziyisithupha nobubanzi besandla. Wayenesigqoko sethusi ekhanda lakhe, ebhince isihlangu sesifuba; isisindo sengubo sasingamashekeli ayizinkulungwane eziyisihlanu ethusi. Wayenezitsha zethusi emilenzeni yakhe nesinqe sethusi phakathi kwamahlombe akhe. Udondolo lomkhonto wakhe lwalunjengogongolo lomaluki; ikhanda lomkhonto wakhe lalingamashekeli angamakhulu ayisithupha ensimbi, nophethe isihlangu waphuma phambi kwakhe. Wema, wabiza amabutho akoIsrayeli, wathi kuwo: Liphumeleni ukulungisa impi yenu? Angisiye umFilisti nezinceku zikaSawule na? zikhetheleni indoda, yehle ize kimi. Uma enamandla okulwa nami, angibulale, siyakuba yizinceku zenu; kepha uma ngiyinqoba, ngiyibulala, niyakuba yizigqila zethu, nisikhonze. UmFilisti wathi: “Ngiyadelela namuhla impi yakwa-Israyeli; nginike indoda, silwe sobabili. Lapho uSawule naye wonke u-Israyeli bezwa lawa mazwi omFilisti, bethuka, besaba kakhulu.