Imfazwe nama-Amon nama-Aram
1Kwathi emveni kokuba njalo, wafa ukumkani woonyana baka-Amon; wangukumkani uHanun, unyana wakhe, esikhundleni sakhe. 2Wathi ke uDavide, Mandimenzele inceba uHanun, unyana kaNahashe, njengokuba noyise wandenzelayo inceba. Wathumela uDavide ngesandla sabakhonzi bakhe ukumkhuza ngaye uyise. Beza ke abakhonzi bakaDavide ezweni loonyana baka-Amon.
3Bathi abathetheli boonyana baka-Amon kuHanun inkosi yabo, Ucinga ukuba uDavide uzukisa uyihlo na emehlweni akho, ngokuba ethume abakhuzi kuwe? UDavide àkabathumele na abakhonzi bakhe kuwe ukuze awugocagoce umzi, awuhlole, awubhukuqe? 4Wabathabatha ke uHanun abakhonzi bakaDavide, wabaguya elinye icala leendevu zabo, wazicanda phakathi iingubo zabo ezinde, wada waya kuma ngemisekela, wabandulula ke. 5Waxelelwa uDavide; wathuma izigidimi zokubakhawulela; ngokuba amadoda lawo abehlaziswe kunene. Wathi ukumkani, Hlalani eYeriko, zide zihlume iindevu zenu, nandule ukubuya.
6Babona oonyana baka-Amon ukuba bazinukisile kuDavide, bathumela ke oonyana baka-Amon, baqesha kuma-Aram• aseBhete-rehobhi, nakuma-Aram aseTsobha, amashumi amabini amawaka angumqikela; nakukumkani waseMahaka iwaka lamadoda; nakumadoda aseTobhi ishumi elinamabini lamawaka amadoda. 7Weva uDavide; wathuma uYowabhi enomkhosi wonke wamagorha. 8Baphuma oonyana baka-Amon, bákha izintlu zokulwa ekungeneni kwesango; ama-Aram aseTsobha, nawaseRehobhi, namadoda aseTobhi, nawaseMahaka aba wodwa endle.
9Wabona uYowabhi ukuba imfazwe ibheke kuye, ngaphambili nangasemva, wanyula emadodeni onke ahleliweyo kwaSirayeli, wákha uluhlu malunga nama-Aram. 10Abanye abantu wabanikela esandleni sika-Abhishayi, umninawa wakhe, wabakha baluluhlu malunga noonyana baka-Amon. 11Wathi, Ukuba ama-Aram athe andeyisa, wondisiza; ukuba bathe oonyana baka-Amon bakoyisa, ndoza kukusiza. 12Yomelela, somelele ngenxa yabantu bakowethu, nangenxa yemizi yoThixo wethu; uYehova enze oko kulungileyo emehlweni akhe.
13Weza uYowabhi nabantu ababenaye, walwa nama-Aram; asaba ebusweni bakhe. 14Babona oonyana baka-Amon ukuba asabile ama-Aram, basaba nabo ebusweni buka-Abhishayi, bangena ekhaya. Wabuya ke uYowabhi koonyana baka-Amon, weza eYerusalem.
15Abona ama-Aram ukuba agxothiwe phambi kwamaSirayeli, ahlanganisana ndawonye. 16Wathumela uHadadezere, wawarhola ama-Aram abephesheya koMlambo,• eza eHelam; uShobhaki, umthetheli womkhosi kaHadadezere, ephambi kwawo. 17Kwaxelwa kuDavide; wahlanganisa amaSirayeli onke, wayiwela iYordan, waya eHelam. Ákha izintlu ama-Aram malunga noDavide, alwa naye. 18Asaba ama-Aram ebusweni bamaSirayeli. UDavide wabulala kuma-Aram amakhulu asixhenxe abeenqwelo zokulwa, namashumi amané amawaka abamahashe. Waxabela noShobhaki, umthetheli womkhosi wawo, wafela khona. 19Bonke ookumkani abakhonza uHadadezere babona ukuba bagxothiwe phambi kwamaSirayeli, baxolelana namaSirayeli, bawakhonza. Oyika ke ama-Aram ukuba sabasiza oonyana baka-Amon.
