14 Simakadze wakhuluma kuMosi, watsi: “Kubhale phansi encwadzini loku kube ngumlandvo ngalemphi, kuze kube sikhumbuto. Utjele Joshuwa kutsi ema-Amaleki ngifuna kuwacotfula aphele nya emhlabeni.”
Emvakwekufa kwaSawula, Davide wancandzeka nasancobe ema-Amaleki, wafike wahlala eSikilagi emalanga lamabili.
ema-Edomu, nemaMowabi, nema-Amoni, nemaFilisti, nema-Amaleki. Davide wanikela nangemphango labeyitfumbe kuHadadezeri, umsa waRehobi, inkhosi yaseSobha.
Labanye bakaSimeyoni lababengema-500 bahlasela eNtsabeni iSeyiri, baholwa nguPhelatiya, naNeyariya, naRefaya, na-Uziyeli, emadvodzana a-Ishi.
Babulala leyo misalela yema-Amaleki leyayibalekile, solomane bahlala lapho kuze kube ngulamuhla.
Sitawuphindze futsi siyephule yini lemiyalo yakho ngekwendziselana naletive letenta tintfo letinengekako? Ungeke yini usitfukutselele kusibhubhisa, kubete ngisho nensali nome losindzako?
Kukhunjulwa kwakhe sekuyafiphala kulomhlaba, akasenabito lapha emhlabeni.
“Awu! Kube fane lamagama ami lengiwakhulumako abengabhalwa phansi, kube fane abengabhalwa encwadzini legocotwako,
Sitsa sibhujiswe phakadze naphakadze, emadolobha aso uwabhidlitile, angeke asaphushwa nakuphushwa.
Lelilanga liyawuba sikhumbuto kini, niyawuligcina libe lilanga lemkhosi kuSimakadze. Tonkhe titukulwane tenu tiyawulenta libe lilanga lemkhosi kuze kube ngunini nanini.”
Lomkhosi uyawufanana nesibonakaliso lesiboshelwe esandleni sakho nesikhumbuto lesinanyatsiselwe ebuntini lakho. Loko kuyawunikhumbuta kutsi umtsetfo waSimakadze niwati ngenhloko nikhulume ngawo, ngobe Simakadze wanikhipha eGibhithe ngesandla sakhe lesinemandla.
Joshuwa wancoba; wawashaya wawabhuca ngenkemba ema-Amaleki.
Mosi wawabhala phansi onkhe emavi aSimakadze. Wavuka ekuseni ngeluvivi wakha lilati phansi kwentsaba, ngematje lali-12, labemele tive tema-Israyeli.
Simakadze wamphendvula watsi: “Ngulowo lowonile kimi lengiyakwesula libito lakhe encwadzini yami.
Simakadze wakhuluma kuMosi, watsi: “Wabhale lamavi, ngobe lesivumelwane lesengisente nawe nema-Israyeli sisime kulamavi.”
Kukhunjulwa kwemuntfu lolungile kuyawuba sibusiso; kodvwa libito lalomubi liyawubhubha.
“Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, utsi: ‘Bhala encwadzini onkhe emavi lengiwakhulume kuwe.’
“Tsatsa incwadzi legocotwako ubhale kuyo onkhe emavi lengiwakhulumile kuwe mayelana na-Israyeli naJuda kanye nato tonkhe letinye tive, kusukela esikhatsini lengacala ngaso kukhuluma kuwe, ekubuseni kwenkhosi Josaya, kuze kube ngunyalo.
Bhalamu wabona Amaleki, wase ubeka umlayeto wakhe, watsi: “Amaleki waba wekucala etiveni tonkhe, kodvwa, noko ekugcineni uyawubhubha.”
Ngekuyala kwaSimakadze Mosi wabhala onkhe emabito etindzawo lapho babefike bemise khona. Nalu-ke luhambo lwaso ngetigaba talo:
Ngako-ke Mosi wawubhala phansi lomtsetfo, wase uwunika baphristi, emadvodzana aLevi, labetfwala libhokisi lesivumelwane saSimakadze, nabo bonkhe baholi besive saka-Israyeli.
bese niyabatjela kutsi emanti eJordane ema angete ageleta, ngesikhatsi kwewela libhokisi lesivumelwane saSimakadze. Latsi nalewela iJordane, emanti ema angete ageleta. Lamatje ayawuba sikhumbuto esiveni sema-Israyeli phakadze naphakadze.”
Simakadze wakutfuma watsi: ‘Hamba ubabhubhise bonkhe labantfu lababi labangema-Amaleki, ubahlasele uze ubatsanyele baphele batsi nya.’
Davide nelibutfo lakhe befika eSikilagi ngelilanga lesitsatfu. Ema-Amaleki abetselekele iNegevu neSikilagi, ayiphanga. Abefike ahlasela iSikilagi aphindze ayishisa ngemlilo,
Davide wabahlasela wabacitsa kusukela nakuhwalalako, kwaze kwaba ngusebusuku bangakusasa solo abaphetse; kwabate ngisho namunye lowaphunyula ngaphandle kwemajaha langema-400 lagibela emakamela awo, zaya.