19 Ababelethisi bathi kuFaro: “Abesifazane bamaHebheru abafani nabesifazane baseGibhithe. Bayimiqemane, basuke sebebelethile kakade lapho umbelethisi efika kubo.”

3 Inkosi yaseJeriko yathumela umyalezo kuRahabi, yathi: “Khipha amadoda afikele endlini yakho, ngoba azohlola lonke izwe.”

4 Kodwa owesifazane wawathatha lawo madoda amabili wawacashisa. Wabe esethi: “Yebo, afikile kimi lawo madoda, kodwa bengingazi ukuthi avelaphi. 5 Kuthe sekuhlwile lapho isango ledolobha selizovalwa, lawo madoda ahamba. Angazi ukuthi ayephi, kodwa uma ningaphuthuma niwajahe, nizowafica.”

12 Ngaso leso sikhathi uMikhali wehlisa uDavide ngefasitela, ukuze eqe abaleke.

14 Manje uSawule wathuma izithunywa ukuba ziyolanda uDavide, kodwa uMikhali wathi: “Uyagula.”

2 UDavide wathi ku-Ahimeleki umpristi: “Inkosi ingiyale ukuba ngenze okuthile, kodwa yathi kimi, ‘Ungatsheli muntu ngalokho engikuthume kona nangalokho engikuyale ngakho.’ Ngivumelane nezinsizwa zami ukuthi sizohlangana endaweni ethile.