8 BaseseRefidimu, ema-Amaleki efika atewuhlasela ema-Israyeli.
Base bayancandzeka, beta e-Eni Mishpati leliyiKhadeshi, balicitsa lonkhe live lema-Amaleki, nelema-Amori labehlala eHasesoni Thamari.
Umsa wa-Esawu, Elifazi, abenemfati lomunye lomncane, lekwakutsiwa nguThimna. Yena-ke wamtalela indvodzana lekwakutsiwa ngu-Amaleki. Ngulawo-ke emadvodzana a-Ada, umka-Esawu.
naKhora, naGatamu, na-Amaleki. Ngito-ke tikhulu letadzabuka ku-Elifazi, eveni lase-Edomu. Ngulawo-ke emadvodzana a-Ada.
nebakaGebali, nebaka-Amoni, nebaka-Amaleki, nemaFilisti, kanye netakhamiti taseThire.
Sonkhe sive sema-Israyeli satfutsa ehlane laseSini sachubachubeka, kwaya ngekuyalwa kwaso nguSimakadze. Semisa eRefidimu, kodvwa kwakute emanti ekunatsa.
Ema-Amaleki ahlala eningizimu nelive; emaHethi, nemaJebhusi, nema-Amori wona ahlala eveni letintsaba, emaKhenani ahlala ngaselwandle, nangasemfuleni iJordane.”
Bhalamu wabona Amaleki, wase ubeka umlayeto wakhe, watsi: “Amaleki waba wekucala etiveni tonkhe, kodvwa, noko ekugcineni uyawubhubha.”
Kwakutsi njalo ema-Israyeli nakahlanyele tilimo tawo, achamuke emaMidiyani, nema-Amaleki, naletinye tive tangasemphumalanga tilihlasele live.
Walwa ngesibindzi, wancoba ema-Amaleki, wakhulula ema-Israyeli etandleni talabo besebawaphangile.
Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuSomandla, utsi: ‘Ema-Amaleki ngitawajezisa ngenca yaloko lakwenta kuma-Israyeli ngekuwalalela endleleni, nakaphuma eGibhithe.
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,