39. Zathi zakufika kuDavide iindaba zokuba uNabhali akasekho, wavakala esithi: “Makabongwe uNdikhoyo ondilamleleyo kwimbambano yam noNabhali owandenzela ulunya. Mna sicaka sakhe uNdikhoyo wandinqanda ekwenzeni ububi, baza ubugwenxa bukaNabhali babuyekezelwa kwakuye.”Emva koko uDavide wathumelisa kuAbhigeli emcela ukuba abe ngumkakhe.
40. Zafika kuAbhigeli eKarmele izicaka zikaDavide, zathi: “Uthe uDavide masize kukuphuthuma ukuze ube ngumkakhe.”
41. Wathoba ubuso bakhe, wabujongisa emhlabeni uAbhigeli, wathi: “Ewe, mna ndisisicakazana sakhe; ndiyavuma ukumkhonza, ndihlambe nokuhlamba iinyawo zezicaka zakhe.”