14 Nje-ke uJehova wathi kuMosi: “Tlola lokhu encwadini kube sikhumbuzo bewukutjele uJotjhuwa, ‘Ngizokutjhabalalisa ama-Amalekhi angekhe asakhunjulwa ephasini.’”+

47 USawula waqinisa ubukhosi bakhe kwa-Israyeli bese walwa namanabakhe woke mahlangothi woke, walwa nebakwaMowabi,+ ama-Amoni,+ bakwa-Edomu,+ amakhosi weTsoba+ namaFilista;+ koke lapha ebekaya khona bekawahlula. 48 Walwa ngesibindi, wahlula ama-Amalekhi+ begodu wasindisa ama-Israyeli esandleni samanabawo.

15 USamyela wathi kuSawula: “UJehova wangithuma bona ngizokuzesa ukuthi ube yikosi yabantu bakhe u-Israyeli;+ nje-ke lalela ukuthi uJehova uthini.+ 2 UJehova wamabutho uthi: ‘Ngizokwenza ama-Amalekhi aqalane nemiphumela yalokho akwenza kuma-Israyeli ngesikhathi ajamelana nawo endleleni nawaphuma eGibhide.+ 3 Nje-ke khamba uyokurhayila ama-Amalekhi+ begodu uwatjhabalalise+ nakho koke anakho. Ungawarhawukeli; kufuze uwabulale,+ ubulale indoda nomfazi, umntwana nesana, ikunzi nemvu, ikamela nodumbana.’”+

42 Amanye amadoda wakwaSimiyoni ama-500, aya eNtabeni iSeyiri+ noPhelathiya, uNeyariya, uRefaya no-Uziyeli amadodana kaYitjhi obekabadosa phambili. 43 Basahlela woke ama-Amalekhi+ ebewaphunyurhile begodu bahlala lapho bekwaba kunamhlanjesi.