Nalezo inkosi uDavide yayizingcwelisela uJehova kanye nesiliva negolide alisusa ezizweni zonke : ku-Edomi, nakuMowabi, nakubantwana bakwa - Amoni, nakumaFilisti, nakuma-Amaleki.

Amadodana ka -Elifazi: ngoThemani, no-Omari, noSefi, noGathamu, noKenazi, noThimna, no-Amaleki.

Bachitha insali yama -Amaleki ephunyukileyo , bahlala khona k uze kube namuhla.

Wenza okobuqhawe , wanqoba ama -Amaleki, wamophula u -Israyeli esandleni sabaphangi. Abomuzi kaSawule

USawule wathi : Babuye nazo kuma -Amaleki, ngokuba abantu bayeka ezinhle zezimvu nezezinkabi ukuba bahlabele uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho ; ezinye siziqedile nya.

UJehova wakuthuma indlela, wathi: Hamba uqede nya izoni, ama-Amaleki, ulwe nawo aze aphele.

USawule wathi kuSamuweli: Ngililalele izwi likaJehova, ngihambile indlela uJehova owangithuma yona , ngimlethile u -Agagi inkosi yama -Amaleki, ngachitha impela ama-Amaleki.

Hamba manje , unqobe u -Amaleki, uchithe impela konke anakho , ungamhawukeli, kepha bulala abesilisa , nabesifazane, nezingane, nabancelayo, nezinkabi, nezimvu, namakamela, nezimbongolo.

USamuweli wayesethi: Lethani kimi u-Agagi inkosi yama-Amaleki. U-Agagi wafika kuye esasile. U-Agagi wathi: Impela umunyu wokufa udlulile.

USawule wafika emzini ka-Amaleki, waqamekela esigodini.

USawule wathi kuma Kheni: Hambani nimuke , nehle kuwo ama -Amaleki, funa nginichithe kanye nawo , ngokuba nabenzela umusa bonke abantwana bakwa-Israyeli ekukhuphukeni kwabo eGibithe . Ayesesuka amaKheni phakathi kwama-Amaleki.

USawule wahlula ama -Amaleki kusukela eHavila kuya ngaseShuri elingaphambi kwaseGibithe.

Wabamba u-Agagi inkosi yama -Amaleki esaphilile, wachitha impela bonke abantu ngosiko lwenkemba.

UDavide nabantu bakhe benyuka , bangenela amaGeshuri , namaGirizi, nama-Amaleki, ngokuba lawo ayakhe kulelo zwe kwasendulo ekuyiweni eShuri kuze kube sezweni laseGibithe.

Ngokuba awulalelanga izwi likaJehova , awenzanga ulaka lwakhe olushisayo phezu kwama -Amaleki; ngalokho uJehova wenzile lokhu kuwe namuhla.

Kwathi uDavide nabantu bakhe sebefikile eSikilagi ngosuku lwesithathu , ama-Amaleki ayengenele eNingizimu naseSikilagi, alichitha iSikilagi, alishisa ngomlilo,

UDavide wakhulula konke okw akuthathwe ngama -Amaleki, uDavide wakhulula nawomkakhe bobabili.

Kwathi emva kokufa kukaSawule , uDavide esebuyile ekubulaleni ama - Amaleki, futhi uDavide esehlale izinsuku ezimbili eSikilagi,

e-Aramu, nakwaMowabi, nakubantwana bakwa -Amoni, nakumaFilisti, naku-Amaleki, nasempangweni kaHadadez eri indodana kaRehobe , inkosi yaseSoba.

Nacindezelwa ngam aSidoni, nama-Amaleki, namaMahoni, nakhala kimi , nganisindisa esandleni sawo.

U-Abidoni indodana kaHileli wasePir athoni wafa , wembelwa ePirathoni ezweni lakwa-Efrayimi ezintabeni zama-Amaleki.

Wazibuthela abantwana bakwa-Amoni nabakwa-Amaleki, waya wachitha u- Israyeli, badla umuzi wamasundu.

Kwavela kwa -Efrayimi abampande yabo ikuma -Amaleki; emva kwakho nguBenjamini phakathi kwabantu bakho . KwaMakiri kwavela ababusi , kwaZebuloni abaphethe intonga yomholi.

Kwathi nxa abakwa -Israyeli sebelimile , abakwaMidiyani benyuka nama - Amaleki nabasempumalanga, bakhuphukela kubo,

Kwabuthana bonke abakwaMidiyani , nama-Amaleki, nabasempumalanga, bawela, bamisa esiGodini saseJizreyeli.

AbakwaMidiyani nama-Amaleki nabo bonke abasempumalanga bahlala esigodini njengesikhonyane ngobuningi ; amakamela abo ayengenakubalwa , engangesihlabathi esisogwini lolwandle ngobuningi.

noGebali, no-Amoni, no-Amaleki, neFilistiya nabakhile eTire.

UJoshuwa wenze njalo, njengalokho uMose eshilo kuye, walwa no-Amaleki; oMose, no-Aroni, noHure bakhuphukela esiqongweni sentaba.

Kwathi uMose esephakamisile isandla sakhe , u-Israyeli wahlula, kepha nxa esehlisa, u-Amaleki wahlula.

UJoshuwa wamchitha u-Amaleki nabantu bakhe ngosiko lwenkemba.

UJehova wathi kuMose : Kulobe lokhu kube yisikhumbuzo encwadini , ukubeke ezindlebeni zikaJoshuwa ukuthi ngizakuqothula ukukhunjulwa kuka-Amaleki phansi kwezulu.

Wathi: Isandla singasesihlalweni sobukhosi sikaJehova sokuthi uJehova uyakulwa no-Amaleki izizukulwane ngezizukulwane.

Waqamba igama laleyo ndawo ngokuthi iMasa neMeriba ngenxa yokuphikisana k wabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, nangokuba bemlinga uJehova , bethi: Ukhona yini uJehova phakathi kwethu noma qha? Ukulwa no-Amaleki

Kwase kufika u-Amaleki, walwa no-Israyeli eRefidimi.

UMose wathi kuJoshuwa : Sikhethele amadoda , uphume ulwe no -Amaleki; kusasa ngizakuma esiqongweni sentaba , induku kaNkulunkulu isesandleni sami.

Ngokuba bonke abenza kanjalo , bonke abenza ukungalungi, bayisinengiso kuJehova uNkulunkulu wakho. Icala lama-Amaleki

Khumbula akwenzay o kuwe u -Amaleki endleleni ekuphumeni kwenu eGibithe

Kuyakuthi lapho uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho esekuphumuzile kuzo zonke izitha zakho nxazonke ezweni uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho akunika lona libe yifa lakho ukuba ulidle , wesule inkumbulo ka-Amaleki phansi kwezulu ; awuyikukhohlwa lokho.

Base bebuyela emuva , beza e -Eni Mishipati eliy iKadeshi, bachitha izwe lonke lama-Amaleki nelama-Amori ayehlala eHasasoni Tamari.

UThimna wayeyisancinza sika -Elifazi indodana ka -Esawu; wamzalela u - Elifazi u-Amaleki; yilawo angamadodana ka-Ada umka-Esawu.

nomnumzane uKora , nomnumzane uGathamu , nomnumzane u -Amaleki; yilabo abangabanumzane abavela ku -Elifazi ezweni lakwa -Edomi; yilawo angamadodana ka-Ada.

U-Amaleki wakhile ezweni laseningizimu; amaHeti, namaJebusi, nama- Amori ahlala ezintabeni ; amaKhanani akhile ngaselwandle naseceleni kweJordani.

Ama-Amaleki namaKhanani akhile esigodini; jikani kusasa, ningene ehlane ngasendleleni eya eLwandle Olubomvu.

Ngokuba ama-Amaleki namaKhanani alapho ngaphambi kwenu ; niyakuwa ngenkemba, lokhu nibuyele emuva ekumlandeleni uJehova ; ngalokho uJehova akayikuba khona phakathi kwenu.

Ayesehla ama -Amaleki kanye namaKhanani ayehlala kuleyo ntaba , abashaya, abaqothula kwaze kwaba seHorma.

Wayesembuka u -Amaleki, wathatha isisho sakhe , wathi: U-Amaleki wayengesokuqala sezizwe, kepha ukugcina kwakhe kungukubhubha.