9 Lelandzela yena ngu-Eliyezeri+ indvodzana yaDodo,+ loyindvodzana ya-Ahoha, lobekasekhatsi kwemachawe aDavide lamatsatfu ngesikhatsi bachukuluta emaFilisti. Bahlangana lapho kuze balwe futsi ngesikhatsi ema-Israyeli abaleka, 10 yena akabalekanga kodvwa wachubeka abulala emaFilisti kwaze kwadzinwa umkhono wakhe futsi sandla sakhe somelela enkembeni sangaseluleki.+ Ngako Jehova wenta kutsi kube nekuncoba lokukhulu ngalelolanga+ futsi bantfu beta ngemuva kwakhe kuze batsatse tikhali taletidvumbu.

15 Davide wabese uveta sifiso lebekanaso, watsi: “Ngifisa shengatsi nginganatsa emanti emtfombo longasegedeni laseBhetlehema!” 16 Nakeva loko, emasotja lamatsatfu langemachawe abhidla emasotja emaFilisti ngenkhani aphumela ngale afike akha emanti emtfonjeni longasegedeni laseBhetlehema abuya nawo awanika Davide; kodvwa yena akavumanga kuwanatsa, wawacitsa embikwaJehova.+ 17 Davide watsi: “Awu Jehova, lena yintfo lengingacabangi kuyenta! Kufanele yini nginatse ingati+ yalamadvodza labeke kuphila* kwawo engotini?” Ngako wala kuwanatsa. Nguleti tintfo letentiwa ngulamasotja akhe lamatsatfu langemachawe.