Dafita a tshi vha khosi ya Israele na Juda
1Matsinde oṱhe a Israele vha ḓa ha Dafita e Hebroni vha ri, “Ri malofha mathihi na vhone. 2Zwiḽa kale, musi Saulo a tshi kha ḓi vha khosi yashu, ndi vhone vhe vha vha vha tshi ranga Vhaisraele phanḓa musi vha tshi bva pfumo. Nahone Muṋe washu o vhudza vhone a ri, ‘Iwe u ḓo lisa vhathu vhanga Vhaisraele, wa vha muvhusi wavho.’ ”
3Musi vhahulwane vhoṱhe vho ḓa ha khosi Dafita e Hebroni, a vhofha mulanga navho phanḓa ha Muṋe washu, vha vhumba Dafita khosi ya Israele. 4Dafita a tshi vha khosi o vha e na miṅwaha ya 30, a vhusa a fhedza miṅwaha ya 40. 5O vhusa ḽa Juda e Hebroni a fhedza miṅwaha miṱanu na mivhili na hafu, e Jerusalema o vhusa ḽoṱhe ḽa Israele na ḽa Juda a fhedza miṅwaha ya 33.
Dafita a tshi kunda Jerusalema
6Khosi na vhanna vhe a vha e navho vha takuwa vha livha Jerusalema u yo lwa na Vhajebusi vhe vha vha vha tshi dzula henefho. Vhajebusi vha goḓa Dafita vha ri, “Fhano ha nga dzheni, u ḓo thivhelwa na nga mabofu na zwihole.” Vha tshi elekanya vho ri, “Dafita a nga si dzhene fhano.” 7Naho zwo ralo Dafita a thuba dzhavhelo ḽa Tsioni, wa mbo vha Muḓi wa Dafita.
8Musi wonoyo Dafita a ri, “Muthu ane a ṱoḓa u kunda Vhajebusi nga a dzhene nga thanele ya maḓi a tshoṱhele zwenezwo zwihole na mabofu, one maswina a Dafita.” Ndi zwine ha pfi, “Mabofu na zwihole vha nga si dzhene thembeleni.”
9Dafita a pfulutshela dzhavheloni ḽa Tsioni a yo dzula hone a ri hu pfi Muḓi wa Dafita. Dafita a fhaṱa muḓi u mona naho, a thoma kha muṱoḓo wa thambalalo u no pfi Milo a tshi ya ngomu. 10Dafita a ḓi vha na maanḓa a tshi ya ngauri Muṋe washu Mudzimu Mulangazwoṱhe o vha e nae.
11Zwino Hiramu khosi ya Tiro a ruma vhaḓinḓa vha ḓa ha Dafita vhe na matanda a mikedara na vhavhaḓi na vhatsheṱi vha mitsheṱo, vha fhaṱela Dafita pfamo. 12Dafita a zwi ḓivha uri Muṋe washu o mu vhumba khosi ya Israele nahone o hulisa muvhuso wawe a tshi itela vhathu vhawe Vhaisraele.
13Dafita o ri u pfuluwa Hebroni a dzea vhafumakadzi vhanzhi, a dzea na vhasadzi vha dziphuli e Jerusalema, vha mu bebela vhana vhanzhi, vha vhatuka na vha vhasidzana. 14Vhana vha Dafita vho bebwaho Jerusalema ndi: Shamua na Shobaba na Nathani na Solomoni 15na Ibihara na Elishua na Nefege na Jafia 16na Elishama na Eliada na Elifelete.
Dafita a tshi kunda Vhafilista
17Vhafilista vha tshi pfa upfi Dafita o vhumbwa khosi ya Israele, mmbi yavho ya takuwa ya yo mu ṱoḓa uri i mu fare, hone Dafita a zwi pfa, a tsela dzhavheloni. 18Zwino Vhafilista vho vha vho swika, vha ḓadza govha ḽa Refaimi. 19Ndi hone Dafita a tshi vhudzisa Muṋe washu a ri, “Ndi ṱuwe ndi yo lwa na Vhafilista? Iwe u ḓo vha kumedza zwanḓani zwanga?”
Muṋe washu a fhindula a ri, “Tshimbila, vhukumakuma ndi ḓo kumedza Vhafilista zwanḓani zwau.”
20Ndi hone Dafita a tshi ya Baali Pheratsimu, henefho a kunda Vhafilista. Dafita a ri, “Muṋe washu o kumba maswina anga a ntshavha, unga magabelo a tshi kumba.” Ndi zwine afho fhethu ha pfi Baali Pheratsimu (Mikumbela). 21Vhafilista vha tshi shavha vha sia midzimu yavho ya zwifanyiso henefho, Dafita na vhanna vhe a vha e navho vha zwi hwala vha ṱuwa nazwo.
22Vhafilista vha dovha vha ḓa vha vhekanya mmbi dzavho Govhani ḽa Refaimi. 23Dafita a vhudzisa Muṋe washu, Muṋe washu a fhindula a ri, “U songo tou gonya wo vha livha, itou vha mona nga murahu, u vha wele phanḓa ha miri ya maswi. 24Hezwi u tshi tou pfa mutsindo matavhini a miri ya maswi, u ṱavhanye, ngauri ndi ḓo vha ndo u ranga phanḓa u yo dia mmbi ya Vhafilista.” 25Dafita a ita zwe Muṋe washu a mu laya, a vhilimedza Vhafilista u bva Geba u vhuya u swika Gezere.
