I Oihanaalii 18
1 MAHOPE mai o keia mea, pepehi aku la o Davida i na Pilisetia, a hoopau ia lakou; a lawe ae la oia ia Gata, a me na kulanahale ona mailoko ae o ka lima o na Pilisetia.
Ngokuqhubeka kwesikhathi uDavida wahlasela amaFilistiya wawanqoba, wathumba iGathi lemizana eseduzane layo eyayiphethwe ngamaFilistiya.
2 Pepehi aku hoi oia i ka Moaba: a lilo mai la na Moaba i poe kauwa na Davida, a lawe mai la hoi lakou i ka waiwai hookupu.
UDavida wanqoba njalo amaMowabi aba ngaphansi kwakhe athela kuye.
3 Pepehi aku la hoi o Davida ia Hadarezera ke alii o Zoba, a hiki i Hamata, ia ia i hele aku ai e hoopaa i kona aupuni ma ka muliwai o Euperate.
Kanti njalo, uDavida walwa loHadadezeri inkosi yaseZobha, kwaze kwafika eHamathi, esiyamisa umbuso wakhe emangweni olandela uMfula iYufrathe.
4 Lawe ae la o Davida mai ona aku i na halekaa he tausani, me na hoohololio ehiku tausani, a me na tausani kanaka kani wawae he iwakalua: oki iho la hoi o Davida i ke olona wawae o na lio a pau o na halekaa; aka, hookoe iho la ia i hookahi haneri o na lio halekaa.
UDavida wathumba izinqola zakhe zokulwa eziyinkulungwane, abatshayeli bazo abazinkulungwane eziyisikhombisa lamabutho ahamba phansi azinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amabili. Wawaquma imisila wonke amabhiza ezinqola zokulwa kwasala alikhulu kuphela.
5 A i ka hele ana mai o ko Suria no Damaseko e kokua mamuli o Hadarezera, ke alii o Zoba, pepehi aku la o Davida i ko Suria he iwakaluakumamalua na tausani kanaka.
Kwathi ama-Aramu aseDamaseko ezoncedisa uHadadezeri inkosi yaseZobha, uDavida wawatshaya wawabhuqa ama-Aramu kwafa azinkulungwane ezingamakhulu amabili lambili.
6 A hana iho la o Davida i na pakaua ma Suria no Damaseko, a lilo ae la ko Suria i poe kauwa na Davida, a lawe mai la i ka waiwai hookupu. Pela o Iehova i malama mai ai ia Davida i na wahi a pau ana i hele ai.
Wenza izinqaba e-Aramu embusweni waseDamaseko, ama-Aramu aba ngaphansi kombuso wakhe athela kuye. UThixo wanika uDavida ukunqoba kuzozonke izindawo ayezihlasela.
7 Lawe ae la hoi o Davida i na palekaua gula maluna o na kauwa a Hadarezera ke alii o Zoba, a lawe mai la ia mau mea i Ierusalema.
UDavida wathatha amahawu egolide ayephethwe yizikhulu zikaHadadezeri wawathwalela eJerusalema.
8 Lawe mai la hoi o Davida i ke keleawe he nui loa, mai Tibehata mai. a mai Kuna hoi, o na kulanakaubale ia o Hadarezera; ka mea keia i hanaia'i e Solomona ke kai keleawe, me na pau a me na ipu keleawe.
Kusukela eThebha laseKhuni, imizi eyayingekaHadadezeri, uDavida wathatha khona ithusi elinengi kakhulu, lelo uSolomoni enza ngalo uLwandle lwethusi, izinsika lezinye impahla ezabunjwa ngethusi.
9 A lohe ae la o Tou ke alii o Hamata, ua pepehi o Davida i ka poe kaua a pau o Hadarezera, o ke alii no Zoba;
Kuthe lapho Towu inkosi yaseHamathi isizwe ukuthi uDavida usenqobe lonke ibutho likaHadadezeri inkosi yaseZobha,
10 Hoouna mai la oia i kana keiki ia Hadorama io Davida la, e hooaloha ia ia, a e hoomaikai ia ia, no kona kaua ana ia Hadarezera, a ua pepehi ia ia; (no ka mea, he kanaka o Hadarezera i kaua aku me Tou; ) a me ia no na ipu gula, na ipu kala a me na ipu keleawe he nui loa.
wathumela indodana yakhe uHadoramu enkosini uDavida ukuthi iyembingelela emenzela amhlophe ngokunqoba uHadadezeri owayekade esilwa impi loTowu. UHadoramu wayethwele imihlobohlobo yezimpahla zegolide lesiliva kanye lezethusi.
11 Hoolaa aku la o Davida ke alii ia mau mea no Iehova, me ke kala a me ke gula ana i lawe mai ai no na lahuikanaka a pau; mai ka Edoma mai, mai ka Moaba mai, a mai ka poe mamo mai a Amona, a mai ko Pilisetia, a mai ka Amaleka mai.
Inkosi uDavida yazahlukanisela kuThixo, lezo zinto njengalokho eyayikwenze impahla zegolide lesiliva ezazithunjwe kulezozizwe zama-Edomi lamaMowabi, lama-Amoni, lamaFilistiya lama-Amaleki.
12 A pepehi aku la o Abisai ke keiki a Zeruia i na kanaka o Edoma he umikumamawalu tausani, ma ke awawa paakai.
U-Abhishayi indodana kaZeruya watshaya wabhuqa ama-Edomi azinkulungwane ezilitshumi lasificaminwembili eSigodini seTswayi.
13 Hana iho la hoi oia i na pakaua ma Edoma: a lilo ae la ka Edoma a pau i poe kauwa na Davida. Pela o Iehova i malama mai ai ia Davida i na wahi a pau ana i hele aku ai.
Wabeka inkamba zamabutho okulinda e-Edomi, bonke abase-Edomi babangaphansi kombuso kaDavida. UThixo wapha uDavida ukunqoba kuzozonke izindawo ayesiya kuzo.
14 A nohoalii iho la o Davida maluna o ka Iseraela a pau, a hooko aku la i ke kanawai me ka hoopono aku iwaena o kona poe kanaka a pau.
UDavida wabusa kulolonke elako-Israyeli, esenza okuqondileyo lokulungele abantu bakhe bonke.
15 A o Ioaba ke keiki a Zeruia, oia ka lunakaua; a o Iehosapata ke keiki a Ahiluda ke kakaolelo.
UJowabi indodana kaZeruya wayephethe amabutho; uJehoshafathi indodana ka-Ahiludi engumlobi,
16 A o Zadoka ke keiki a Ahituba, a me Abimeleka ke keiki a Abiatara na kahuna; a o Savasa ke kakauolelo;
uZadokhi indodana ka-Ahithubi lo-Ahimeleki indodana ka-Abhiyathari babengabaphristi; uShavisha wayengumabhalane;
17 A o Benaia ke keiki a Iehoiada, maluna ia o ka poe Kereti a me ka poe Peleti: a o na keikikane a Davida, he mau luna lakou me ke alii.
uBhenaya indodana kaJehoyada wayephethe amaKherethi lamaPhelethi, lamadodana kaDavida ayeyizikhulu ayeseduzane lenkosi embusweni.
