16 Ndipo pamene anatsika naye, onani, iwo anabalalika apo ponse, analinkudya, ndi kumwa, ndi kudyerera, cifukwa ca cofunkha zambiri anazitenga ku dziko la Afilisti, ndi ku dziko la Yuda.
17 Ndipo Davide anawakantha kuyambira madzulo kufikira usiku wa mawa wace; ndipo panalibe munthu mmodzi wa iwowa anapulumuka, koma anyamata mazana anai oberekeka pa ngamila, nathawa.
18 Ndipo Davide analanditsa zonse anazitenga Aamaleki, napulumutsa akazi ace awiri.
19 Ndipo sikanasoweka kanthu, kakang'ono kapena kakakuru, ana amuna kapena ana akazi, kapena cuma kapena dna ciri conse ca zija anazitenga iwowa; Davide anabwera nazo zonse.
20 Ndipo Davide anatenga nkhosa zonse ndi ng'ombe zonse, zimene anazipitikitsa patsogolo pa zoweta zao zao, nati, Izi ndi zofunkha za Davide.
21 Ndipo Davide anafika kuli anthu mazana awiri amene analema osakhoza kutsata Davide, amenenso anawakhalitsa kukamtsinje Besori; ndipo iwowa anaturuka kucingamira Davide, ndi amene anali naye; ndipo pakuyandikira Davide anawafunsa ngati ali bwanji.
22 Pamenepo anthu oipa onse, ndi opanda pace a iwo amene anapita ndi Davide anayankha nati, Popeza sadamuka nafe sitidzawapatsa kanthu ka zofunkha tidazilanditsa, koma kwa munthu yense mkazi wace ndi ana ace, kuti acoke nao namuke.