¹ Chinachitika , pamene Davide na masoja wake wana bwelela ku Zikilagi pa siku yachitatu , ma Amaleki anali atathira nkhondo kumalo ya Negevu na pali Zikilagi, anamenya Zikilagi nakuishoka, ² nakugwila mazimayi na aliyense wamene analimo , bonse babili wang'ono nawakulu . Sanapayepo aliyense , koma anawapesa wonse pamene anali kubwelela njila yakwao. ³ Pamene Davide na banthu wake wanabwela ku muzinda , inaliyoshokewa , ndipo azikazi wawo , na wana wao wamuna , na wana wawo wakazi wanali atatengedwa ukayili. ⁴ Apo Davide na wanthu wonse wanali eve anakweza mau yawo nakulila mpaka wanalibe futi mphamvu yolila. ⁵ Azikazi wawili wa Davide wanatengaewa ukayili , Ahinoamu mkazi waku Jezireelu na Abigailo mkazi waku Carmelo enze wa Nabala. ⁶ Davide anavutika maningi , pakuti wanthu wenze pangana zakuti wamuteme nyala , ndaba wonse wanthu wenze wekhumudwa mumuzimu , munthu aliyense pa bana wake wamuna na wakazi ; koma Davide anazilimbikisa eve yeka muli Yehova Mulungu wake. ⁷ Davide anati kuli Abithara mwana wa Ahimelechi , wansembe , '' Nakupapata leta ephodi pano kuli ine.'' Abiathara analeta ephodi kuli Davide . ⁸ Davide anapemphela kuli Yehova kufunsa zocita anati , '' Ngati nizapitikisa iyi gulu ya ankhondo , nizawapeza? '' Mulungu anamuyankha , '' Pilikisa , pakuti uzawapitilila zoona , ndipo uzapulumusa zonse palibe chikayiko.'' ⁹ Apo Davide anayenda , anali na masoja sikisi handredi pamozi na eve , anafika kukamana Besori, pamnene waja wanasalila wanankhala . ¹⁰ Koma Davide anapitiliza kupitikisa , enze na banthu wali folo handredi ; chifukwa twu handredi wanasalila wenze wofoka maningi kwa kuti siwa natauke kamana ka Besori . ¹¹ Wanapeza mu Egypiti musanga nakumubwelesa kuli Davide ; anamupasa buledi ndipo anadya nakumupasa manzi yakumwa; ¹² ndipo anamupasa kadunswa ka keke ya nkhuyu na tumipimo tubili twa viwaya . Atasiliza kudya , anankhala namphavu futi , pakuti sienze anadya buledi iliyonse kapena kumwa manzi kwa mzuwa mutatu na usiku utatu. ¹³ Davide anati kuli eve, '' Kushe iwe ndiwe wa kuli ndani ? uchokela kuti? '' Eve anayankha kuti , ndine m'nyamata waku Egypiti , wanchito kuli mu Amaleki , bossi wanga ananisoya ine chifukwa masiku atatu aya yapita ninadwala. ¹⁴ Tinangenela nakupoka vinthu pa ija Negevu yama Kerethiti , navamene viliva ma Yuda , na Negevu ya Calebu , ndipo tinashoka Zikilagi.'' ¹⁵ Davide anati kuli eve , '' Iwe unganisogolele kuli iyi gulu yankhondo ?'' Mu Egypiti anati , ''Ulape kuli ine muzina ya Mulungu kuti siuzanipaya kapena kunigulisa ine mu manja mwa a bossi wanga , ninsi ine nizakupelekezani kuli aba wakabwalala.'' ¹⁶ Pamene mu Egypito analangiza Davide kufika vipondo venze vomwazikona pamalo ponse pnsi , kudya na kumwa nakuvina chifukwa cha vinthu vonse vamene wanapoka kuziko ya ma Philisiti na kuchokela kumalo ya Juda. ¹⁷ Davide anawamenya kuchokela mumazulo pa mungena kwa kazuba mpaka mumazulo mwa siku yokonkhapo . Kulibe munthu anathawa kupatulapo anyamata bali folo handredi , wamene wanakwela pali ma camelo nakuthawa. ¹⁸ Davide anapokolola vonse vamene ma Amaleki wenze wanatenga ; nafuti Davide anapokolola azikazi wake wawili. ¹⁹ Palibe chamene china shota , ching'ono loko chikulu , osati wana wamuna loko wakazi , osati viweto vopokewa pankhondo loko nangu chilichonse chamene wakawalala wenze wanazitengela wanewake . Davide anavibweza vonse. ²⁰ Davide anatenga gulu yonse yankhosa na gulu yonse yang'ombe , yamene wanthu wanapesela pasogolo pa viweto vinangu . Wanakamba kuti, '' Ivi ni viweto votengewa pa nkhondo va Davide .'' ²¹ Davide anafika pali masoja yali twu hundredi wamene wenze wofoka maningi kuti wamukonkhe waja wamene masoja wanzawo wanawasalisa pa kamana ka Besori . Awa wanthu wanayenda pasogolo kuti akumane na Davide na masoja wenzelili naye . Pamene na Davide anafika kuli aba wanthu , anawaposha. ²² Apo wonse wanthu woyipa mitima na waja banthu wachabe chabe pakati pa waja wamene wanayenda na Davide wanakamba kuti , '' Chifukwa awa wanthu siwanayende na ise , sitizawapasako chilichonse chamene tapokoshola . Koma chabe , mwamuna aliyense atengepo akazi wake na wana wake nakuyenda.'' ²³ Apa Davide anakamba kuti , ''Osachita so ; azibale wanga , na chamene Mulungu watipasa . Atisunga moyo ife nakutipasa mumanja mwatha wakawalala wamene wanabwela kuli ise mwachipongwe. ²⁴ Kulibe wamene azakubvomelezani muli iyi nkhani? Pakuti mwamene izankhalila gawo ya wamene enze kunkhondo chimozimozi gawo ya wamene wenze wankhala kulindila vimachola ; wonse wazagawana nakugawana molingana.'' ²⁵ Nimwamene chinankhalila kuchokela ija siku mpaka lelo , pakuti Davide anachipanga kunkhala lamulo na chonkhazikisidwa mu Israeli. ²⁶ Pamene Davide anafika ku Zikilagi , anatumiza vinangu pa vinthu vamene anapokolola kunkhondo kuli akulu waku Juda , kuli abwenzi wake kunena kuti , ''Onani , iyi mphaso yanu yachokela pa vamene tapokolola kuli wadani wa Yehova .'' ²⁷ Anatumizako futi vinangu kuli azisogoleli waku Bethelo , nakuli waja wamene wanali ku Romothi yakumwela , na kuli waja wamene wanali ku Jottira, ²⁸ nakuli waja wanalimu Aroera , nakuli waja wanali mu Siphmothi , na kuli waja wanali mu Eshitemowa. ²⁹ Anatumizako futi vinangu kuli azisogoleli wamene wanali mu Rakali , nakuli waja wenzeli mumizinda yaku Jerahimeelayiti , na kuli waja wanali kumizinda yama kenayiti, ³⁰ na kuli waja wanali mu Horoma , nakuli waja wanali mu Bori Ashani , nakuli waja wanali mu Athaki, ³¹ nakuli waja wenzeli mu Hebroni , na kumalo yonse yamene Davide eve mwine na masoja yake wanayenda kunkhalako.