1 Kroniku 20

1 Hagi aisimo'ma vagaregeno trazamo'ma agatama nehagea knarera kini vahe'mo'za ha' ome nehaza knagino, ana knama egeno'a Joapu'a Israeli sondia vahetmina zamavareno Amoni vahe' mopafi hara ome hu'naze. Hagi ana hapina Amoni vahera hara huzmagatere'za Raba rankumazmia zamahe'za hanare'naze. Hianagi Deviti'a ana hatera ovu Jerusalemi kumate mani'ne.

Nthawi ya mphukira, nthawi imene mafumu amapita ku nkhondo, Yowabu anatsogolera gulu la ankhondo. Iye anawononga Aamoni, kenaka anapita ku mzinda wa Raba ndipo anawuzungulira, koma Davide anatsala ku Yerusalemu. Yowabu anathira nkhondo mzinda wa Raba ndipo anawuwononga.

2 Hagi Deviti'ma Raba kumate'ma ne-eno, Amoni vahe kini ne'mofo kini fetorira emerino agra asenire antani'ne. Hagi ana fetorira 34 kilo hu'nea golinu tro huno agu'afina zago'amo marerirfa haverami ante'ne. Hagi ana rankumapintira eri havizama haza zantamina rama'a zagone fenonena Deviti'a eri'ne.

Davide anachotsa chipewa chaufumu pamutu pa mfumu yawo. Chipewacho chinkalemera makilogalamu asanu agolide ndiponso chinali ndi miyala yokongola. Ndipo Davide anavala chipewacho. Iye anatenga katundu wambiri kuchokera mu mzindawo,

3 Ana nehuno Raba kumate vahetmina kazokzo eri'za vahe zamavarege'za so nuti'ma piki tunteti'ma, saumereti'ma eri'zama eri vahe zamavarentege'za eri'zana eri'naze. Hagi maka Amoni vahetmimofo rankumapi vahetmina ana zanke huzmanteteno, Deviti'ene maka sondia vahe'anena ete Jerusalemi kumate vu'naze.

ndipo anatulutsa anthu amene anali mʼmenemo, nawayika kuti azigwira ntchito ya macheka, yosula makasu ndi nkhwangwa. Davide anachita izi ndi mizinda yonse ya Aamoni. Kenaka Davide pamodzi ndi gulu lake lonse lankhondo anabwerera ku Yerusalemu.

4 Hagi ana'ma hutegeno'a, Israeli sondia vahe'mo'za Gezeri kumate Filistia vahetamina hara ome huzmante'naze. Hagi ana ha'ma hazafi Husa nagapinti ne' Sibekai'a Refaimi nagapinti Sipa'ema nehaza nera ahe fri'ne. Hagi Sipai'a tusinasi vahetmimofo zamagehe'mokino agri'ma ahete'za Filistia vahetmina hara huzmagatere'naze.

Patapita nthawi, nkhondo inayambika pakati pa Aisraeli ndi Afilisti ku Gezeri. Nthawi imeneyo Sibekai Mhusati anapha Sipai, mmodzi mwa zidzukulu za Arefai, ndipo Afilisti anagonja.

5 Hagi ru zupa ete mago'ane Israeli sondia vahe'mo'za Filistia vahera hara ome huzmantazageno, Jairi nemofo Elhana'a Gati kumateti ne' Goliati nefu Lamina ahegeno fri'ne. Hagi ana nekrerfamofo karugru zotamo'a tavaravema troma nehaza masinimofo zafa'agna hu'ne.

Pa nkhondo inanso ndi Afilisti, Elihanani mwana wa Yairi anapha Lahimi mʼbale wake wa Goliati Mgiti, amene mkondo wake unali ngati ndodo yowombera nsalu.

6 Hagi mago'ane Israeli sondia vahe'mo'za Gati kumatera hara ome nehu'za, 6si'a azankogi, 6si'a agigo huntegeno ana maka 24'a agigo azanko hunte'nea nekrerfa ke'za erifore hu'naze. Hagi ana nera Rafa vahepinti tusinasi vahetmimofo zamagehe'mo'e.

Pa nkhondo inanso imene inachitika ku Gati, panali munthu wina wamtali kwambiri, wa zala zisanu ndi chimodzi mʼmanja ndi mʼmapazi ndipo zonse pamodzi zinalipo 24. Iyenso anali chidzukulu cha Rafa.

7 Hagi ana ne'mo'a Israeli vahera huprihuno ki'za zokagoke huzmantegeno Deviti nefu Simea nemofo Jonatani ana nekrerfa ahegeno fri'ne.

Pamene iye ankanyoza Aisraeli, Yonatani mwana wa Simea, mʼbale wake wa Davide anamupha.

8 Hagi e'i ana maka vahetmina tusinasi vahetmimpinti fore hu'za e'naza vahetminkino, Deviti'ene sondia vahe'aramimozane zamahe vagare'naze.

Anthu amenewa anali zidzukulu za Rafa ku Gati, ndipo anaphedwa ndi Davide ndi ankhondo ake.