Isigodlo nabantwana bakaDavida
1URhiramu ikosi yeTirosi wathumela iinthunywa kuDavida kanye neengodo zomsedari, abacozi belitje nababazi beengodo bona bakhele uDavida isigodlo. 2UDavida walemuka bona uSomnini uZimu umjamise bona abe yikosi kwa-Israyeli nokobana uphakamise umbuswakhe ngebanga labantu bakaSomnini, u-Israyeli.
3EJerusalema uDavida wathatha abanye abafazi bambelethela amadodana nabentazana abanye. 4Naka amabizo wabantwana abelethelwa bona eJerusalema: NguTjhamuwa, uTjhobabi, uNathani, uSolomoni, 5uJibirhari, u-Elitjhuwa, u-Elifelethi, 6uNoga, uNefegi, uJafiya, 7u-Elitjhama, uBheliyada no-Elifelethi.
UDavida uhlula amaFilista
8Kuthe lokha amaFilista nakezwa bona uDavida uzeswe waba yikosi yama-Israyeli woke, aphuma ngendlwana bona ayomzuma. Lokha uDavida nakezwa ngalokho, waphuma bona awahlangabeze. 9Kwathi amaFilista sele afikile bona amlalele emrhobeni wamaRafa, 10uDavida wabuza kuZimu wathi: “Ngingawasahlela amaFilista la na? USomnini uzowanikela esandleni sami na?”
USomnini wamphendula wathi: “Iye, yewukhambe ngizowanikela esandleni sakho.”
11Nje-ke uDavida neviyo lakhe bakhuphukela eBhali-Peratsimu, wafese wawahlula lapho. Wabe wathi: “Ngesandla sami uSomnini urhurhule izitha zami njengamanzi agobhoza arhurhule koke.” Ngebangelo, indawo leyo yabizwa bona yiBhali-Peratsimu. 12AmaFilista abaleka atjhiya abosingazimu bawo lapho; uDavida wayala bona babatjhise ngomlilo.
13AmaFilista abuya godu alalela uDavida emrhobeni. 14UDavida wabuza kuZimu godu, uZimu wamphendula wathi: “Ungakhuphuki unqophe kiwo, kodwana yewuwazombe ngemuva bese uwasahlela ngaphambi kwemithi yebhalisamu. 15Masinyana-nje nawizwa itjhada lamagadango ngaphezu kwemithi yebhalisamu, nje-ke phuma usahlele ngombana uZimu uzabe akhamba phambi kwakho bona amadlhe ibutho lamaFilista.”
16UDavida wenza njengombana uZimu amyalile, barhayila amaFilista yoke indlela ukusukela eGibiyoni bekwaba seGezeri. 17Lanaba njalo-ke idumo lakaDavida enarheni yoke, noSomnini wenza bonyana izizwe zoke zimesabe.
