22 Imihla nemalanga emadvodza abeta kutawusita Davide, waze waba nemphi lenkhulu lenemandla.
Jakobe watsi kube atibone letingilosi watsi: “Lesi sikanekiso saNkulunkulu!” Wetsa leyo ndzawo libito watsi yiMahanayimu.
Kulwa emkhatsini wendlu yakaSawula neyakaDavide kwachubeka sikhatsi lesidze. Davide wakhula wachubeka kuba nemandla, kantsi indlu yakaSawula yachubeka kuba butsakatsaka.
Noko, labangcwele batawubambelela etindleleni tabo, nalabo labatandla tabo tingenacala lalutfo batawuchubeka babe nemandla lamasha.
Mdvumiseni nine tingilosi takhe, nimdvumise nani nonkhe mabutfo akhe.
Joshuwa nasasedvute neJerikho watsi uphakamisa emehlo, wabona indvodza ime embikwakhe ihoshule inkemba yayo iyiphetse ngesandla sayo. Joshuwa wasondzela kuyo wayakuyibuta, wafike watsi: “Ukanye natsi yini nome umelene natsi?”
Yaphendvula yatsi: “Cha, kodvwa ngite lapha njengendvuna yemphi yaSimakadze.” Joshuwa wawa phansi ngebuso emhlabatsini, akhotsama, wayibuta watsi: “Ingabe inkhosi yami inamlayeto muni leyiwunika inceku yayo?”
Manje-ke nibovuka ekuseni kanye netinceku tenkhosi yakho, lenite kanye nato, nihambe masinyane nje, nakudzabuka kusa.”
Davide nelibutfo lakhe befika eSikilagi ngelilanga lesitsatfu. Ema-Amaleki abetselekele iNegevu neSikilagi, ayiphanga. Abefike ahlasela iSikilagi aphindze ayishisa ngemlilo,