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1 Da bazara, a lokacin da sarakuna kan tafi yaƙi, Yowab ya jagorance mayaƙa. Ya lalatar da ƙasar Ammonawa ya kuma tafi Rabba ya yi mata kwanto, amma Dawuda ya zauna a Urushalima. Yowab ya yaƙi Rabba, ya kuma bar ta kango.
Kwasekusithi ngesikhathi sokuthwasa komnyaka, ngesikhathi amakhosi aphuma ngaso, uJowabi wakhokhela amaqhawe ebutho, wachitha ilizwe labantwana bakoAmoni, weza wavimbezela iRaba. Kodwa uDavida wasala eJerusalema. UJowabi waseyitshaya iRaba, wayichitha.
2 Dawuda ya ɗauki rawani daga kan sarkinsu, nauyinsa ya kai talenti na zinariya, aka kuma yi masa ado da duwatsu masu daraja, sai Dawuda kuwa ya sa a kansa. Ya kuma kwashi ganima mai yawa daga birnin
UDavida wathatha umqhele wenkosi yabo wawususa ekhanda layo, wawuthola ulesisindo sethalenta legolide, laphakathi kwawo kulelitshe eliligugu, wasubekwa ekhanda likaDavida. Wasekhupha impango enengi kakhulu emzini.
3 ya kuma fitar da mutanen da suke can, ya sa su aiki da zartuna da makamai masu kaifi da kuma gatura. Dawuda ya yi haka da dukan garuruwan Ammonawa. Sa’an nan Dawuda da mayaƙansa gaba ɗaya suka koma Urushalima.
Wakhupha abantu ababephakathi kwawo, wabaquma ngesaha, langamapiki ensimbi, langamahloka. Wenza njalo-ke uDavida kuyo yonke imizi yabantwana bakoAmoni; uDavida wasebuyela eJerusalema labo bonke abantu.
4 Ana nan, sai yaƙi ya ɓarke a Gezer tsakanin Isra’ila da Filistiyawa. Sai Sibbekai mutumin Husha ya kashe Siffai, ɗaya daga cikin zuriyar Refahiyawa, ta haka kuma aka ci Filistiyawa da yaƙi.
Kwasekusithi emva kwalokho kwavuka impi lamaFilisti eGezeri; ngalesosikhathi uSibekayi umHushathi watshaya uSiphayi owabantwana besiqhwaga; asesehliselwa phansi.
5 Yaƙi kuma ya sāke tashi tsakanin Isra’ilawa da Filistiyawa, Elhanan ɗan Yayir ya kashe Lahmi ɗan’uwan Goliyat mutumin Gat, wanda yake riƙe da māshi mai sandan masaƙa.
Kwasekusiba khona impi futhi lamaFilisti; uElihanani indodana kaJayiri wasetshaya uLahimi umfowabo kaGoliyathi umGithi, oluthi lomkhonto wakhe lwalungangogodo lwabeluki.
6 Aka sāke yin wani yaƙin kuma, wanda ya faru a Gat, akwai wani ƙaton mutum mai yatsotsi shida a kowane hannu da kuma yatsotsi shida a kowace ƙafa, yatsotsi ashirin da huɗu ke nan. Shi ma daga zuriyar Rafa ce.
Kwabuye kwaba khona futhi impi eGathi lapho okwakukhona umuntu omude owayeleminwe lamazwane kuyisithupha lesithupha, amatshumi amabili lane; laye futhi wazalwa yisiqhwaga.
7 Sa’ad da ya yi wa Isra’ila ba’a, sai Yonatan ɗan Shimeya, ɗan’uwan Dawuda ya kashe shi.
Eseyisa uIsrayeli, uJonathani indodana kaShimeya, umfowabo kaDavida, wamtshaya.
8 Waɗannan su ne zuriyar Rafa a Gat, Dawuda da mutanensa sun kashe su.
Laba bazalelwa isiqhwaga eGathi; basebesiwa ngesandla sikaDavida langesandla sezinceku zakhe.
