8 Lyalo wakanjipusha ayi, ‘Ino ndiwe ni?’ Nebo ndakakumbula ayi, ‘Ndi mwine Amaleki.’
Defedi wakabalwana kuswa kumuyamaca kushikila macolesha a bushiku bwakaboolaawo. Taaku wakacica kulekabo basankwa bacikula bwangu bali myaanda yone bakatanta ngamela.
Lyalo Defedi wakamwiipusha ayi, “Ino mwaami wako ngani? Anu waswita kuli?” Muntu uyo wakakumbula ayi, “Nebo ndi mwine Ijipiti, alimwi ndi musebenshi wa mwine Amaleki. Mwaami wangu wakanshiya ceebo ndakaciswa kwanshiku shotatwe shainda ishi.
Lyalo ndipakeenda nshiku shobilo Defedi abashilumamba bakwe bakashika kuSikilagi. Ono bakacana bene Amaleki basaala kumalenge lya cishi ca Juda pantu pomwi andabala ya Sikilagi. Bakalwana ndabala iyo akwiitenta.
Ono koya ukalwane bene Amaleki akunyonyoola shintu shoonse nshebacite cakumaninina. Kutashiya nabi comwi, ukacaaye basankwa, banakashi, banike, abakateta boonse, pantu pomwi aŋombe, mbelele, ngamela alimwi ambongolo shoonse.”
Muciindi ico Defedi abantu bakwe bakalinga kuya mukusaala shintu sha bene Geshuli, bene Gesi alimwi abene Amaleki. Bantu abo kalekale mbobakalinga kwikala mucishi ico kuya mukushikabo akuSheli mucishi ca Ijipiti.
Amane kwaamba boobo, Balaamu wakabona bene Amaleki anga muciloto akulaluka ayi, “Mushobo wa bene Amaleki wakalinga kucite nkusu kwiinda mishobo yoonse, Sombi kumeelelesho, ulaakunyonyooka cakumaninina.”
Lyalo bapiluluka akuboola kuKadeshi iyo yakalinga kwiitwa ayi Eni Mishipati. Bakakoma cishi ca bene Amaleki abene Amoli abo bakalinga kwikala muAsasoni Tamala.
Ndyaakacebuka akumbona, wakangolobesha, mpeeke anebo ndakeepusha ayi, ‘Mulisuni ayi ncite buyani nkambo?’
“Mpeeke wakaamba ayi, ‘Kwesa kuno uncaaye. Ndacisikwa cibiibi alimwi ndi pafwaafwi akufwa.’
Lyalo Defedi wakeepusha musankwa wakamuletela nkombe iyo ayi, “Ino ulaswa kuli?” Alakwe wakakumbula ayi, “Ndi mwanaamuswamashi, mwine Amaleki.”
