Kubekwa kwaDavide kuba yinkosi yaka-Israyeli nakaJuda
1Tonkhe tive tema-Israyeli teta kuDavide eHebroni, tafike tatsi: “Tsine siyinyama yakho nengati yakho. 2Kadzeni, ngesikhatsi Sawula aseyinkhosi etikwetfu, nguwe lowawuhola sive sema-Israyeli nasiyekulwa etimphini. Simakadze wakhuluma kuwe, watsi: ‘Wena utawuba ngumelusi wesive sami ema-Israyeli, ube ngumbusi waso.’ ”
3Batsi kube befike bonkhe baholi bema-Israyeli enkhosini Davide eHebroni, inkhosi yenta nabo sivumelwane eHebroni embikwaSimakadze; base bagcoba Davide kutsi abe yinkhosi yema-Israyeli.
4Davide abeneminyaka lengema-30, nakabekwa kuba yinkhosi, wabusa iminyaka lengema-40. 5EHebroni wabusa Juda iminyaka lesikhombisa netinyanga letisitfupha, kwatsi eJerusalema wabusa Israyeli naJuda iminyaka lengema-33.
6Inkhosi nemadvodza ayo yahloma yashuca kuyawuhlasela emaJebhusi labehlala eJerusalema. EmaJebhusi akhuluma kuDavide, atsi: “Ungeke ungenise lapha; ngisho imphumphutse nesishosha imbala, singamane sikuchilite nje wena.” Bacabanga batsi: “Davide angeke angene lapha ngekhatsi.” 7Noko, Davide wayitfumba inqaba yaseSiyoni, lidolobha laDavide.
8Ngalelo langa Davide wakhuluma, watsi: “Lowo lotawuncoba emaJebhusi kufanele asebentise imihubhe yemanti, khona atewufikela ‘kulabatishosha nalabatimphuphutse,’ labatitsa taDavide.” Ngiko nje batsi: “ ‘Timphumphutse netishosha’ tingeke tingene endlini.”
9Davide watsi kube ayitfumbe lenqaba, wabe sewuhlala kuyo, wayetsa libito watsi Lidolobha laDavide. Wakha lidolobha ndzawo tonkhe kuyitungeleta, kusukela kulendzawo leyayigcwalisiwe ngasemphumalanga neligcuma. 10Wachubeka waba nemandla kakhulu, ngobe Simakadze Nkulunkulu longuSomandla abenaye.
11Hiramu, inkhosi yaseThire, watfumela titfunywa kuDavide, kanye netingodvo temsedari, nebabati kanye nebacoti bematje, bafike bakha sigodlo saDavide. 12Davide abati kutsi Simakadze sewumbeke kutsi abe yinkhosi yema-Israyeli, waphakamisa umbuso wakhe ngenca yesive sema-Israyeli.
13Watsi kube esuke eHebroni, Davide watsatsa labanye bafati, waba netingani letinye nasaseJerusalema, watalelwa emadvodzana nemadvodzakati lamanyenti. 14Lawa-ke ngemabito ebantfwana labatalelwa eJerusalema: boShamuwa, naShobabi, naNathani, naSolomoni, 15naJibhari, na-Elishuwa, naNefegi, naJafiya, 16na-Elishama, na-Eliyada, na-Elifeleti.
Kuncotjwa kwemaFilisti
17Atsi kube emaFilisti eve kutsi Davide sewugcotjwe kutsi abe yinkhosi yema-Israyeli, esusa lomkhulu umkhankhaso wekuyakumfuna, kodvwa Davide weva ngaloko, wabe sewuyehla uya enqabeni. 18EmaFilisti abesafike asabalala naso sonkhe leso Sigodzi semaRefa. 19Ngako Davide wabuta kuSimakadze, watsi: “Kufanele yini ngihambe kuyawuhlasela lamaFilisti? Utawanikela yini esandleni sami?”
Simakadze wamphendvula watsi: “Yebo, hamba, ngobe nakanjani emaFilisti ngitawanikela esandleni sakho.”
20Ngako Davide wahamba waya eBhali Pherasimu, wafike walwa nawo, wawehlula. Wakhuluma watsi: “Simakadze utibhidlite watehlula titsa tami embikwami, watikhukhula njengekukhukhula kwazamcolo.” Ngako leyo ndzawo yetsiwa libito kwatsiwa yiBhali Pherasimu. 21EmaFilisti abaleka ashiya tithico tawo khona lapho, boDavide nemadvodza akakhe batitsatsela bahamba nato.
22Aphindza futsi emaFilisti enyuka asabalala naso sonkhe leso Sigodzi semaRefa. 23Ngako Davide wabuta kuSimakadze, lowaphendvula watsi: “Ungenyukeli lapho, kodvwa tungeleta ngemuva kwawo, bese uwahlasela ngembili kwetihlahla tebhalisamu. 24Utawutsi ungeva tigi tekushuca kwawo lena enhla nato letihlahla tebhalisamu, usheshise ushakutele, ngobe loko kutawube kusho kutsi Simakadze sewuhambe embili kuyawubulala emabutfo emaFilisti.” 25Ngako Davide wenta loko Simakadze labemyale ngako kutsi akwente, emaFilisti wawabulala yonkhe indlela kusukela eGibeyoni kuze kufike eGezeri.
