UDavida unqoba izizwe

8Kwasekusithi emva kwalokho uDavida watshaya amaFilisti, wawehlisela phansia; uDavida wasethatha iMethegama esandleni samaFilisti. 2 Wasetshaya amaMowabib, wawalinganisa ngentambo, ewalalisa emhlabathini; walinganisa intambo ezimbili ukubulala, lentambo epheleleyo ukuwayekela ephila. Ngokunjalo amaMowabi aba zinceku zikaDavidac, eletha iziphod.

3 UDavida wasetshaya uHadadezeri indodana kaRehobi inkosi yeZobae, ekuhambeni kwakhe ukubuyisela amandla akhe emfuleni iYufrathif. 4 UDavida wasethumba kuye inqola eziyinkulungwane, labagadi bamabhiza abangamakhulu ayisikhombisa, lamadoda ahamba ngenyawo ayizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amabili; waquma imisipha yawo wonke amabhiza enqola, kodwa watshiya kuwo izinqola ezilikhulug. 5 Lapho amaSiriya aweDamaseko efika ukusiza uHadadezeri inkosi yeZoba, uDavida watshaya amadoda ayizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amabili lambili kumaSiriyah. 6 UDavida wasebeka amabutho enqaba eSiriyai yeDamasekoj; njalo amaSiriya aba zinceku zikaDavida, eletha izipho. INkosi yasimlondoloza uDavida loba ngaphi lapho aya khonak. 7 UDavida wasethatha izihlangu zegolide ezazisezincekwini zikaHadadezeri, waziletha eJerusalemal. 8 Inkosi uDavida yasithatha ithusi elinengi kakhulu eBeta leBerothayi, imizi kaHadadezeri.

9 Lapho uToyi inkosi yeHamathi esizwa ukuthi uDavida wayetshaye ibutho lonke likaHadadezeri, 10 uToyi wasethuma uJoramu indodana yakhe enkosini uDavida ukuyibuza impilo lokuyibusisa, ngoba yayilwe loHadadezeri yamtshaya (ngoba uHadadezeri waba lezimpi loToyi); njalo esandleni sakhe kwakulezitsha zesiliva lezitsha zegolide lezitsha zethusim. 11 Lazo inkosi uDavida yazehlukanisela iNkosi kanye lesiliva legolide eyayilehlukanisile livela ezizweni zonke eyayizehlisele phansin, 12 eSiriya, lakoMowabi, lakubantwana bakoAmonio, lakumaFilistip, leAmalekiq, lempangweni kaHadadezeri indodana kaRehobi, inkosi yeZoba. 13 UDavida wasezenzela ibizo ekubuyeni kwakhe ekutshayeni amaSiriya, esihotsheni seTshwayir, izinkulungwane ezilitshumi lesificaminwembilis.

14 Wasebeka inqaba zamabutho eEdomat; kuyo yonke iEdoma wabeka inqaba zamabuthou, labo bonke abeEdoma baba zinceku zikaDavidav. INkosi yasimlondoloza uDavida loba ngaphi lapho aya khonaw.

15 UDavida wabusa-ke phezu kukaIsrayeli wonke; uDavida wayesenza ukwahlulela lokulunga kubo bonke abantu bakhex. 16 Njalo uJowabi indodana kaZeruya wayephezu kwebuthoyz; loJehoshafathi indodana kaAhiludi wayengumabhalanea; 17 loZadoki indodana kaAhitubi loAhimeleki indodana kaAbhiyatha babengabapristib; loSeraya wayengumbhali; 18 loBhenaya indodana kaJehoyadac wayephezud kwamaKerethie lamaPelethif; lamadodana kaDavida ayeyiziphathamandla.