6. Wazibona selesengxakini embi uDavide, kuba amadoda akhe ayefuna ukumxuluba ngamatye, kuba ayekhathazekile ngenxa yokuduka kweentsapho zawo. Kodwa uDavide wazomeleza ngokuthembela *kuNdikhoyo uThixo wakhe kuyo yonke loo nto.
7. UDavide wabiza unyana ka-Ahimeleki, uAbhiyatare umbingeleli, wathi kuye: “Khawuze *nesidanga eso, mfo ka-Ahimeleki.” Wasisa uAbhiyatare.
8. UDavide wabuza kuNdikhoyo wenjenje: “Ndibasukele na aba banqolobi? Ndobafumana na?”“Baleqe; uza kubafumana, ubakhulule abaya bathinjwa,” utshilo uNdikhoyo.
9. Wanduluka ke uDavide kunye naloo makhulu mathandathu amadoda. Bathi bakufika kwintlambo iBhesore, asala apho amadoda
10. angamakhulu amabini awayedinwe kangangokuba angabi nako ukuyiwela loo ntlambo. Wabheka phambili yena uDavide kunye namakhulu amane amadoda,
11. abhaqa umJiputa endle apho, aza amsa kuDavide. Ampha ukutya, watya; amnika namanzi, wathoba unxano;
12. ampha nomqwayito wamafiya kunye nezikhinkci zeerasentyisi zazibini. Uthe akugqiba ukutya, waziva edlamkile. Kaloku kwakusekuziintsuku ezintathu engafumani nto ityiwayo, nditsho neyokuthoba unxano.
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.