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₁Kwathi nakuthoma umnyaka lokha amakhosi naphuma ipi, uJowabi waphuma nebutho lamajoni ukuyokulwa. Wabhubhisa inarha yakwa-Amoni, waragela phambili wavimbezela iRabha. UDavida yena wasala eJerusalema. UJowabi wasahlela iRabha wayitjhiya imarubhi. ₂UDavida wathatha isihlohlo ebegade sisehloko yekosi yakwa-Amoni. Ubudisi baso bebumakhilogremu amatjhumi amathathu nane begodu ngaphakathi kwaso bekunelitje eliligugu. Sathweswa uDavida. UDavida wathatha ipango enengi yedorobhelo. ₃Wakatelela abantu bedorobhelo bona bamsebenzele: Wabasebenzisa ngeensarha, ngamapeke wesimbi nangamazembe. Wenza lokhu kiwo woke amadorobho wama-Amoni. UDavida nebutho lakhe loke babuyela eJerusalema.

₄Emva kwalokho kwaqubuka ipi namaFilista eGezeri. Ngesikhatheso uSibekayi weRhutjha wabulala uSipayi owabe ayitsitsirimba. Ngalokho amaFilista aguqiswa. ₅Kenye ipi namaFilista, u-Elirhanani umsa kaJayiri wabulala uLarhimi ongumnakwabo kaGoliyathi umGathi. Umphini womkhontwakhe wawufana nompherho womaluki. ₆Nakenye godu ipi eyaba seGathi, kwakunendoda ede enemino esithandathu esandleni ngasinye namazwani asithandathu enyaweni ngalinye, okumatjhumi amabili nane sekukoke. Naye gade ayitsitsirimba. ₇Wathi lokha natlhorholoja ama-Israyeli, uJonathani umsa kaTjhimeya omnakwabo kaDavida wayibulala. ₈Lezo bekuziinzukulwana zakaRafa weGathi, ezabulawa nguDavida neenduna zakhe.