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1 Ana'ma hutegeno mago zupa Deviti'a Filistia vahe'mokizmi hara huzamagatereno kegava hunezamanteno, ugotama hu'nea Meteke-ama rankuma'zminena erino kegava huzmante'ne.

Ngokuqhubeka kwesikhathi uDavida wawehlula amaFilistiya wawanqoba, wathumba iMethegi Ama eyayiphethwe ngamaFilistiya.

2 Hagi Deviti'a Moapu vahe'enena ha' huzamanteno ha'ma huzamagatenereno, ana vahera mopafi maseho hige'za masempi hu'za vazageno, nofiteti avazuhuno mesarimi huno ke'ne. Hagi 3a kevu vahepintira tare kevu vahera zamahe vaganereno, mago kevu vahera ozamaheno zamatrege'za agri agoraga mani'naze. Hagi Moapu vahe'ma ozmahe zamatrea vahe'mo'za agri agorga mani'za takesi zagoa Devitina ami'naze.

UDavida njalo wehlula amaMowabi. Wawalalisa phansi emhlabathini wawalinganisa ngobude bentambo. Zonke izilinganiso ezimbili zawo zabulawa, kwathi isilinganiso sesithathu sayekelwa siphila. Ngakho amaMowabi abuswa nguDavida athela imithelo kuye.

3 Hagi Zoba kini ne' Rehobu nemofo Hadadezeri'ma sondia vahe'anema Yufretis tintega vuno mopa'a ome hahuno eri'naku nevigeno, Deviti'a hara hunteno hara hugatere'ne.

UDavida wabuya wahlasela wanqoba uHadadezeri indodana kaRehobhi, inkosi yaseZobha, lapho aya khona ukuyavuselela umbuso wakhe ngaseMfuleni iYufrathe.

4 Hagi Deviti'a 1tausen 700'a hosifima vanoma nehaza sondia vahetaminki, 20 tauseni'a mopafima vanoma nehu'za ha'ma nehaza sondia vahe zamaheno nezmavreno, maka hosi afutamina zamagigruna taga nehuno 100'a karisima avazu huno vuga hosi afutaminke zamatre'ne.

UDavida wathumba izinqola zakhe zokulwa eziyinkulungwane, labatshayeli bazo abazinkulungwane eziyisikhombisa, lezinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amabili zamabutho ahamba ngenyawo. Waquma imisipha yamabhiza wonke adonsa izinqola zokulwa ngaphandle kwalikhulu.

5 Hagi ana knafina Damaskasi kumateti Aramu sondia vahe'mo'za vu'za, Joba kini ne' Hadadezeri ome aza hu'za hara nehazageno, Deviti'a ana ne'mofo sondia vahera 22 tauseni'a vahe zamahe'ne.

Kwathi ama-Aramu aseDamaseko efika ukuzoncedisa uHadadezeri inkosi yaseZobha, uDavida wabulala azinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amabili lambili zawo.

6 Hagi Deviti'a sondia vahe'aramimofo kumatamina Aramu vahe'mofo mopafi Damasakasi kumapi retro huno zamantege'za mani'neza kegava hu'nazage'za, Aramu vahe'mo'za Deviti agorga mani'ne'za takesi zagoa ami'naze. Ana nehazageno Ra Anumzamo'a Deviti'ma vuno eno'ma huno'ma ha'ma hirega, hanave amigeno hara huzmagatere'ne.

Wabeka inkamba zamabutho okulinda elizweni lama-Aramu eDamaseko, kwathi ama-Aramu aba ngaphansi kombuso wakhe aletha imithelo. UThixo wamnika ukunqoba uDavida loba kungaphi lapho aya khona.

7 Hagi Hadadezeri sondia vahe'mo'za golireti'ma tro'ma hu'naza hankoramina Devitia erino Jerusalemi vu'ne.

UDavida wathatha amahawu egolide eziphathamandla zikaHadadezeri wawasa eJerusalema.

8 Hagi Hadadezeri'ma kegava hu'nea tare rankumara Beta kuma'ene Berotai kumapintira Deviti'a rama'a bronsi eri'ne.

Kusukela eThebha kanye laseBherothayi, imizi eyayingekaHadadezeri, inkosi uDavida yathatha khona ithusi elinengi kakhulu.

9 Hagi Hamati kumate kini ne' Toi'ma antahiama Deviti'a Hadadezeri sondia vahe hara huzmagatere'ne hazanke nentahino'a,

Lapho uTowu inkosi yaseHamathi isizwe ukuthi uDavida wayelehlule lonke ibutho likaHadadezeri,

10 Toi'a nemofo Joramuna huntegeno Deviti ome musenke hunte'naku vu'ne. Hagi Toi'ene Hadadezeri'enena zanagra za'zate hara hu'na'a netre'ne. Hagi Joramu'a musezana silvane, goline bronsinena erineno Devitina aminaku vu'ne.

wathumela indodana yakhe uJoramu enkosini uDavida ukuyambingelela lokuyamenzela amhlophe ngokunqoba kwakhe uHadadezeri empini, owayesilwa impi loTowu. UJoramu wamlethela izitsha zesiliva lezegolide kanye lezethusi.

11 Hagi kini ne' Deviti'a miko ha' vahe'amokizmi ha' huzmanteno eri'nea zantamimpinti ko'ma hu'neaza huno, ana musezantamina Ra Anumzamofo zane huno erinte otage huno Ra Anumzamofo ami'ne.

Inkosi uDavida yazahlukanisela uThixo lezo zinto njengalokhu ayekwenze ngesiliva legolide okwavela kuzozonke izizwe ayezehlule:

12 Hagi ana zantamima Ra Anumzamofoma eri otage huno ami'neana, Idomu vahe zanki, Moapu vahe zanki, Amoni vahe zanki, Filistia vahe zanki Ameleki vahe zanki huno eri'ne. Hagi Rehopu nemofo Soba kini ne' Hadadezeri zantaminema eri'nea zanena Ra Anumzamofo eri otage huno ami'ne.

I-Edomi leMowabi, ama-Amoni lamaFilistiya kanye lama-Amaleki. Wanikela lempango eyathathwa kuHadadezeri indodana kaRehobhi, inkosi yaseZobha.

13 Hagi Deviti'a Hage nehaza agupofima 18tauseni'a Idomu sondia vahe'ma ome zamaheteno ege'za, ra agi amizageno agimo'a mareri'ne.

UDavida waba lodumo emva kokubuya kwakhe evela kulwa lama-Edomi azinkulungwane ezilitshumi lasificaminwembili eSigodini seTswayi.

14 Hagi Deviti sondia vahe'mo'za manisaza kumatamina Idomu mopafi tro huno zamantege'za umani emani hu'ne'za kegava hazage'za, Idomu vahe'mo'za Deviti agoraga mani'naze. Hagi inantego Devitima vunoma ha'ma ome hirega, Ra Anumzamo'a aza huno hanave amigeno hara agatere'ne.

Wabeka inkamba zamabutho okulinda kulolonke elase-Edomi, njalo wonke ama-Edomi abuswa nguDavida. UThixo wamnika ukunqoba uDavida loba kungaphi lapho aya khona.

15 Ana huteno Deviti'a fatgo avu'ava huno Israeli vahera knare'za huno kegava huzamante'ne.

UDavida wabusa kulolonke elako-Israyeli, esenza okuqondileyo lokulungele abantu bakhe bonke.

16 Hagi Seruai nemofo Joapu'a Sondia vahe kva mani'geno, Ahiluti nemofo Jehosafati'a maka'zama nehazazamofo avonkreno eri fatgo hu eri'za vahe mani'ne.

UJowabi indodana kaZeruya wayephethe amabutho; uJehoshafathi indodana ka-Ahiludi wayengumabhalane;

17 Hagi Ahitubu nemofo Zadoki'ene, Ahimeleki nemofo Abiatakea pristi netre manikeno, kini ne'mo'ma hiazantamima avonkreno eri fatgo hu eri'za nera Seraia'a mani'ne.

uZadokhi indodana ka-Ahithubi lo-Ahimeleki indodana ka-Abhiyathari babengabaphristi; uSeraya wayengumabhalane;

18 Hagi Jehoiada nemofo Benaia'a kini ne'mofo avate kva nera mani'ne. Hagi Deviti ne'mofavremo'za pristi eri'za vahete kegava huzmante'naze.

uBhenaya indodana kaJehoyada wayephethe amaKherethi lamaPhelethi; amadodana kaDavida ayengabaphristi.