13. Emva koko ke uDavide wambuza wathi: “Khawutsho ke, ungokabani, uphuma phi?”“Mna ndingumJiputa, ikhoboka lomAmaleki,” kuphendula umfo lowo. “Ndishiywe yinkosi yam, kuba ndisuke andaphila. Sekuziintsuku ezintathu ngoku.
14. Sasiye kuthimba kulaa mmandla wamaKreti ukumazantsi elakwaJuda, sadlulela kummandla wakwaKalebhi, senjenjeya saya kutshisa iZikelage.”
15. “Ungasisa apho bakhoyo abo banqolobi?” kubuza uDavide.Wenjenje ukuphendula: “Ewe, ndinganisa ukuba ungafunga uThixo ukuba anizi kundibulala okanye nindinikele kwinkosi yam.”
16. Emva koko ke loo mfo wabasa ooDavide apho babemise kona abanqolobi.Babethe saa abanqolobi abo kuloo ndawo, kutyiwa, kuselwa, kubhiyozelwa amaxhoba angako awayethinjwe kwelamaFilistiya nakwaJuda.
17. Kwathi xa kumpondo-zankomo ngomhla olandelayo, zanqoza, ebahlasela uDavide, zatsho kwada kwangongcwalazi. Akwasinda namnye kubo ngaphandle kwamakhulu amane abafana abasuka bona bakhwela ezinkameleni, babaleka.
18. UDavide wabahlangula bonke abathinjwa bama-Amaleki, wabuya nawo onke loo maxhoba babewathimbile, kunye nabafazi bakhe bobabini, akwabikho nto ingafunyanwanga.
19. Oonyana neentombi zamadoda akhe kunye nawo onke loo maxhoba ama-Amaleki wabuya nawo uDavide.
20. Wabuya nemihlambi yeenkomo neegusha, ahamba eqhuba loo mihlambi amadoda akhe, esithi: “Huntshuu! Amaxhoba kaDavide!”
21. Wesuka apho uDavide, wafika kulawa makhulu mabini amadoda awasala entlanjeni eBhesore ngenxa yokudinwa. Aphuthuma ukuhlangabeza uDavide namadoda akhe. Wawabulisa uDavide, wawabuza nempilo,