1. Ba Sife ba boela ba tla ho Saule, Gibea, ba re: Ha re re, Davida o ipatile leralleng la Hakila, le pela lefeella na?
2. Ebile Saule o tloha, a theohela lefeelleng la Sife, a ena le kete tse tharo tsa ba kgethilweng ba Iseraele, e le hore a yo batla Davida lefeelleng la Sife.
3. Saule a emisa leralleng la Hakila, le mabapa le lefeella, pela tsela. Davida yena o ne a dutse feelleng a bona hobane Saule o tlile ho mo batla feelleng.
4. Yaba Davida o ntsha dihlwela, a tsebisisa ka tsona hobane Saule o tlile ruri.
5. Davida a tloha, a fihla moo Saule a emisitseng teng; Davida a bona le moo Saule a robetseng teng, ba ena le Abnere, mora Nere, molaodi wa makgotla a hae, Saule a robetse mahareng a diahelo, setjhaba se emisitse se mo teetse hare.