Davide wakhuluma lamavi lakhutsatako enkhosini Sawula mayelana naGoliyathi, latsi: “Akubete lophelelwa ngemandla ngenca yalomFilisti.” INkhosi Sawula nelibutfo layo besebavele bangenwe ngemanti emadvolweni ngenca yaGoliyathi. Kungenteka nabo benta liphutsa lebelingentiwa ngunoma ngabe ngubani lekuticatsanisa nalendvodza lendze lesidlakela, batibona bangeke bakhone kulwa naso. Bebacabanga kutsi lendvodza lehlomile leyayiwushiye impela umhlaba beyingavele icedze ngabo bangakalwi nekulwa nje. Kodvwa Davide akazange acabange ngaleyondlela. Njengobe sitawubona, Davide wabuka lenkinga ngendlela lebeyehluke kakhulu. Ngako watsi yena matfupha utakulwa naGoliyathi.​—1 Samuweli 17:32.

Akusho kutsi Davide abengabuboni bukhulu baGoliyathi kanye netikhali takhe. Kodvwa akazange ativumele leto tintfo kutsi timesabise. Akazange alente liphutsa lelentiwa nguSawula nelibutfo lakhe. Davide akazange aticatsanise naGoliyathi kodvwa wamcatsanisa naJehova. Goliyathi abecishe abe ngemamitha lamatsatfu budze, abewushiye impela umhlaba. Kodvwa-ke, abengakanani nakacatsaniswa naNkulunkulu longuSomandla? Ecinisweni, kuNkulunkulu Goliyathi abefana nesilokatane nje lesingasilutfo labetawuvele acedze ngaso.

Davide wagijima wacondza kulesitsa sakhe, wase ufaka sandla esikhwameni wakhokha litje linye. Walifaka kulesidubulelo, wasijikitisa wase ujikijela ngawo onkhe emandla akhe. Goliyathi naye weta acondze kuDavide, ahamba emuva kwalelisotja lebelimphatsele lihawu. Budze baGoliyathi bebungamsebenteli ngobe lisotja lelidze ngalokwetayelekile belingakhoni kumvikela buso ngelihawu lebelimphatsela lona. Kulapho-ke Davide abebuke kutsi utawunemba khona.​—1 Samuweli 17:41.

LiBhayibheli litsi Goliyathi abecishe abe ngemamitha lamatsatfu budze. (1 Samuweli 17:4) Labanye batsi ngeke kwenteke kutsi Goliyathi angaba mudze kangaka, kepha asewucabange ngaloku: Etikhatsini talamuhla umuntfu lomudze kakhulu lokwabhalwa ngaye bekangetulu kwemamitha langu-2.7. Ngeke sekwenteke yini kutsi Goliyathi abe mudze ngemasentimitha langu-15 kulomuntfu lobekangemamitha langu-2.7 budze? Bekaphuma esiveni semaRefa, lobekubantfu lebebatiwa ngemitimba lengakavami. Tincwadzi temlandvo taseGibhithe tangelikhulu lesi-13 B.C.E. tachaza kutsi esigodzini saseKhenani bekunetingwazi letesabekako lebetingetulu kwemamitha langu-2.4 budze. Ngako vele kungenteka kutsi Goliyathi abemudze kakhulu.