8 “Wase uyangibuta watsi: ‘Ungubani wena?’ “Mine ngamphendvula ngatsi: ‘Ngingum-Amaleki.’
Base bayancandzeka, beta e-Eni Mishpati leliyiKhadeshi, balicitsa lonkhe live lema-Amaleki, nelema-Amori labehlala eHasesoni Thamari.
Davide wabuta lelijaha lelaliletse lombiko kuye, watsi: “Wena uphumaphi?” Laphendvula latsi: “Mine ngiyindvodzana yemuntfu wesive, um-Amaleki.”
Watsi kube agucuke angibone, wamemeta, mine ngabuta ngatsi: ‘Yini nje lengingayenta?’
“Wabe sewukhuluma kimi utsi: ‘Mani lapha ngenhla kwami ungibulale! Sengisemlonyeni wekufa, kodvwa seloku ngisaphila.’
Bhalamu wabona Amaleki, wase ubeka umlayeto wakhe, watsi: “Amaleki waba wekucala etiveni tonkhe, kodvwa, noko ekugcineni uyawubhubha.”
Hamba manje uyewuhlasela ema-Amaleki, ubhubhise yonkhe intfo yawo. Ungawashiyi aphila: bulala emadvodza, nebafati, nebantfwana, netinswane, netinkhomo, netimvu, nemakamela kanye netimbongolo.’ ”
Davide nemadvodza akakhe benyuka bayawuhlasela emaGeshuri, nemaGizi kanye nema-Amaleki. Kusukela etikhatsini takadzeni letive tatihlala kulelo live, kuze kuyekufika eShuri naseGibhithe.
Davide nelibutfo lakhe befika eSikilagi ngelilanga lesitsatfu. Ema-Amaleki abetselekele iNegevu neSikilagi, ayiphanga. Abefike ahlasela iSikilagi aphindze ayishisa ngemlilo,
Davide wambuta watsi: “Uwakabani wena, uwekuklezaphi?” Watsi: “NgingumGibhithe, sigcili salomunye um-Amaleki. Lomnumzane wami ungishiye lapha, nangicalwa kugula, kulamalanga lamatsatfu lendlulile.
Davide wabahlasela wabacitsa kusukela nakuhwalalako, kwaze kwaba ngusebusuku bangakusasa solo abaphetse; kwabate ngisho namunye lowaphunyula ngaphandle kwemajaha langema-400 lagibela emakamela awo, zaya.