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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.

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 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.

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 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.

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 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.

Kwasekusithi emva kwalokho kwavuka impi lamaFilisti eGezeri; ngalesosikhathi uSibekayi umHushathi watshaya uSiphayi owabantwana besiqhwaga; asesehliselwa phansi.

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.

Kwasekusiba khona impi futhi lamaFilisti; uElihanani indodana kaJayiri wasetshaya uLahimi umfowabo kaGoliyathi umGithi, oluthi lomkhonto wakhe lwalungangogodo lwabeluki.

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.

Kwabuye kwaba khona futhi impi eGathi lapho okwakukhona umuntu omude owayeleminwe lamazwane kuyisithupha lesithupha, amatshumi amabili lane; laye futhi wazalwa yisiqhwaga.

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

Eseyisa uIsrayeli, uJonathani indodana kaShimeya, umfowabo kaDavida, wamtshaya.

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

Laba bazalelwa isiqhwaga eGathi; basebesiwa ngesandla sikaDavida langesandla sezinceku zakhe.