1 Samuweli 27:1-12

UDavida wasesithi enhliziyweni yakhe: Ngolunye usuku ngizabhubha ngesandla sikaSawuli; uSawule uyakudangala ngami ukungifuna ezindaweni zonke zakwa-Israyeli; ngakho ngiyakuphunyuka esandleni sakhe. UDavida waseqeda yena, njalo yena labantu abangamakhulu ayisithupha ababelaye wasuka waya kuAkhishi indodana kaMagogi inkosi yeGathi. UDavide wahlala no-Akhishi eGati, yena namadoda akhe, kwaba yilowo nalowo nendlu yakhe, noDavide enabafazi bakhe ababili, o-Ahinohama waseJizreyeli, no-Abigayili waseKarmeli, umkaNabali. USawule watshelwa ukuthi uDavide ubalekele eGati, wayengasamfuni. UDavida wasesithi kuAgisi: Khathesi-ke, uba ngifumene umusa emehlweni akho, kanginike indawo emzini osemaphandleni, ukuze ngihlale khona; ngoba kungani inceku yakho izahlala lawe emzini wenkosi? U-Agi wamnika iSikilagi ngalolo suku; ngalokho iZikilagi lingelamakhosi akwaJuda kuze kube namuhla. Isikhathi sokuhlala kukaDavide ezweni lamaFilisti sasingumnyaka nezinyanga ezine. UDavide nabantu bakhe benyuka, bawahlasela amaGeshuri, namaGesri, nama-Amaleki; ngoba lezo zizwe zazingabakhileyo bezwe kusukela kudala lapho ufika eShuri kuze kube sezweni laseGibhithe. UDavide walinqoba izwe, akashiyanga ndoda namfazi ephila, wathatha izimvu, nezinkomo, nezimbongolo, namakamela, nezingubo, wabuya, weza ku-Akhishi. Wathi u-Agi: “Iphi indlela oyenze ngayo namuhla na?” UDavide wathi: “Ngeningizimu yakwaJuda naseningizimu yamaJerameli naseningizimu yamaKheni. UDavida kalethanga owesilisa loba owesifazana ephila ukuthi alethe umbiko eGathi, esithi: Ukuze bangasitsheli ukuthi: Wenze njalo uDavida, njalo izakuba njalo indlela yakhe insuku zonke engahlali elizweni. Ezweni lamaFilisti. U-Akhishi wamkholwa uDavide, wathi: “Wenzé abantu bakhe u-Israyeli baba yisinengiso kuye; ngalokho uyakuba yinceku yami kuze kube phakade.