17 Waaxiiye, Davide aahaawanano okhuma oxeexelo mpaka wiila ahikhalaka naari mmoha a yaawo oopongwe ehikhanle amiravo macira maxexe yaawenle ikamelu*, enatthawa.
Akhwiyeene Sawuli, Davide aahokolowa vahoolo woowaawina awAmaleki, anakhala oZikalagi mahuku meeli.
awEdomi, aMowabe, awAmoni, aFilisti ni awAmaleki. Aatteeliheratho soohuhula saakuxiwe wa Hadadezeri, mwaana mulopwana a Rehobi, mwene a oZoba.
Wiilaka, yaarowa yaakonenlaayawo awArami. Yaaphiyaaya mukerekhere waakonelingwe, yaahona weera khawaakhaliwewo.
Awosa yaawiivakasa awAmaleki yaawo yoopongwe, ni iwe ankhalawo mpaka olelo va.
Kohaatatuxa ntthupi nimvavihiwa ni epheyo; kohaanyikalasa ntoko nttoko na munseweni.
Vaheera Yixmayeli, mwaana mulopwana a Netaniya, ni athannaararu a asilopwanaawe yaamoopowa Yohanani, enatthawela mulaponi ya wAmoni.
Baraki aattharelela ikaaro sa ekhotto ni anakhotto mpaka oHaroxeti-Hagoyimi. Anakhotto ootheene a Sisera yaahiiviwa ni ekatana; khaahanleru mutthu.
Vano, aMidiyani, awAmaleki ni miloko sootheene sikina sa mpatta ninkhuma nsuwa saathukumana mureyareyani. Yaahaattaxa ntoko nasope ohinaalikeleya. Hiiho ntoko ehaava ya mphareiya nave khayaalikeleya ahaacaaya.
Oxaawaya Sawuli aahaakawanyiha anakhottwaawe mipatta miraru. Okelaka ni oxa yaaphutuwela yaakonenlaayawo awAmoni ewiivaka mpaka othana. Yaale yaahanle ni okumi yaamwareyasa moota wooweera khula mutthu aari meekhaawe.
Vano murowe ni mwaawaneno awAmaleki mphwataka soothesene siri sawaya. Muhimuurele mutthu; mwawiiveke asilopwana, asithiyana, anamwane, ooyariwa vaanaano, imombe, ikhondoolo, ikamelu* ni abuuru.’”