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₁Wonke u-Israyeli wabuthana kuDavide, wathi: “Bheka, thina siyithambo lakho nenyama yakho. ₂Nangesikhathi esidlulileyo uSawule eseyinkosi, nguwe owakhipha nowangenisa u-Israyeli; uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho wathi kuwe: ‘Wena uyakwalusa abantu bami u-Israyeli, wena uyakuba ngumbusi wabantu bami u-Israyeli.’ ”

₃Kwase kufika onke amalunga akwa-Israyeli enkosini eHebroni; uDavide wenza isivumelwano nawo eHebroni phambi kukaJehova; amgcoba uDavide ukuba abe yinkosi kwa-Israyeli njengezwi likaJehova ngesandla sikaSamuweli.

₄UDavide naye wonke u-Israyeli baya eJerusalema eliyiJebusi; amaJebusi ayakhe kulelo zwe ayeselapho. ₅Abakhileyo eJebusi bathi kuDavide: “Awuyikungena lapha.” UDavide wathatha nokho inqaba yaseSiyoni engumuzi kaDavide.

₆UDavide wathi: “Lowo ochitha amaJebusi kuqala uyakuba yinhloko nenduna.” Kwenyuka kuqala uJowabe indodana kaSeruya, waba yinhloko.

₇UDavide wahlala enqabeni; ngalokho bayibiza ngokuthi umuzi kaDavide. ₈Wakha umuzi nxazonke kusukela eMilo kuya nxazonke; uJowabe wavusa okuseleyo komuzi. ₉UDavide waqhubeka njalo ngokukhula, ngokuba uJehova Sebawoti wayenaye.

₁₀Yilaba abayizinhloko zamaqhawe uDavide ayenazo, zibambelela kuye ngamandla ebukhosini bakhe kanye naye wonke u-Israyeli ukumbeka inkosi njengezwi likaJehova ngo-Israyeli. ₁₁Nanku umumo wamaqhawe uDavide ayenawo: uJashobehamu indodana yomHakimoni, inhloko yamashumi amathathu; waphakamisela abangamakhulu amathathu umkhonto wakhe, wababulala ngasikhathi sinye.

₁₂Emva kwakhe ngu-Eleyazare indodana kaDodo umAhohi owayengomunye wamaqhawe amathathu. ₁₃WayenoDavide ePhasi Damimi; amaFilisti abuthana khona ukuyokulwa, lapho kwakukhona isiqephu sezwe esigcwele ibhali;* abantu babaleka ebusweni bamaFilisti. ₁₄Bema phakathi nesiqephu sezwe, basophula, bawabulala amaFilisti; uJehova wabasindisa ngokusindisa okukhulu.

₁₅Kwehla abathathu kwabayizinhloko ezingamashumi amathathu, baya etsheni kuDavide emhumeni wase-Adulamu; impi yamaFilisti yayimise esiGodini samaRefa. ₁₆UDavide wayesesenqabeni, ikhanda lamaFilisti laliseBetlehema. ₁₇UDavide wanxanela, wathi: “Hawu, sengathi ngingaphuziswa amanzi asemthonjeni waseBetlehema owawungasesangweni.” ₁₈Labo abathathu bafohla ikamu* lamaFilisti, bakha amanzi emthonjeni waseBetlehema owawungasesangweni, bawathatha, bawaletha kuDavide; kepha uDavide akavumanga ukuwaphuza, kodwa wawathululela uJehova, wathi: ₁₉“UNkulunkulu wami makangenqabele ukuba ngenze lokhu; ngiyakuphuza igazi lalaba bantu ababe sengozini na?” Ngokuba bawaletha besengozini; akavumanga ukuwaphuza. Lezo zinto zenziwa yilawa maqhawe amathathu.

₂₀U-Abishayi umfowabo kaJowabe wayeyinhloko yabathathu, ngokuba waphakamisela abangamakhulu amathathu umkhonto wakhe, wababulala, waba negama phakathi kwalaba abathathu. ₂₁Kulaba abathathu wayetusekile kunababili, waba yisikhulu sabo, kepha akafinyelelanga kwabathathu bokuqala.

₂₂NoBenaya indodana kaJehoyada, indodana yendoda enamandla, owayenze imisebenzi emikhulu, owaseKabiseyeli, wabulala amaqhawe amabili akwaMowabi; futhi wehla, wabulala ingonyama phakathi komgodi ngosuku lweqhwa. ₂₃Wabulala nowaseGibithe, umuntu omude, eyizingalo eziyisihlanu; esandleni sowaseGibithe kwakukhona umkhonto onjengogongolo lomaluki; wehlela kuye ephethe induku nje, wawuhlwitha umkhonto esandleni sowaseGibithe, wambulala ngomkhonto wakhe. ₂₄Lezo zinto wazenza uBenaya indodana kaJehoyada, waba negama phakathi kwalawo maqhawe amathathu. ₂₅Bheka, wayetusekile kunabangamashumi amathathu, kepha akafinyelelanga kwabathathu bokuqala; uDavide wambeka phezu kwabalindi bakhe.

₂₆Amaqhawe anamandla nanka: u-Asaheli umfowabo kaJowabe, no-Elihanani indodana kaDodo waseBetlehema, ₂₇noShamoti waseHarori, noHelesi wasePheloni, ₂₈no-Ira indodana ka-Ikheshi waseThekhowa, no-Abiyezeri wase-Anathoti, ₂₉noSibekayi umHushati, no-Ilayi umAhohi, ₃₀noMaharayi waseNethofa, noHeledi indodana kaBahana waseNethofa, ₃₁no-Ithayi indodana kaRibayi waseGibeya labantwana bakwaBenjamini, noBenaya wasePirathoni, ₃₂noHurayi wangasemifudlaneni yakwaGahashi, no-Abiyeli wase-Araba, ₃₃no-Azimaveti waseBaharumi, no-Eliyaba waseShahaliboni, ₃₄namadodana kaHashemi waseGizoni, noJonathani indodana kaShage waseHarari, ₃₅no-Ahiyamu indodana kaSakri waseHarari, no-Elifali indodana ka-Uri, ₃₆noHeferi waseMekeri, no-Ahiya wasePheloni, ₃₇noHesiro waseKarmeli, noNaharayi indodana ka-Ezibayi, ₃₈noJoweli umfowabo kaNathani, noMibihari indodana kaHagiri, ₃₉noSeleki wakwa-Amoni, noNaharayi waseBeroti, udibi lukaJowabe indodana kaSeruya, ₄₀no-Ira waseJetheri, noGarebi waseJetheri, ₄₁no-Uriya umHeti, noZabadi indodana ka-Ahilayi, ₄₂no-Adina indodana kaShiza wakwaRubeni, inhloko yakwaRubeni, enabangamashumi amathathu, ₄₃noHanani indodana kaMahakha, noJeshoshafati umMiteni, ₄₄no-Uziya wase-Ashitaroti, noShama noJehiyeli amadodana kaHothamu wase-Aroweri, ₄₅noJediyayeli indodana kaShimri, noJoha umfowabo umThisi, ₄₆no-Eliyeli umMahavi, noJeribayi noJoshaviya amadodana ka-Elinahama, no-Itima wakwaMowabi, ₄₇no-Eliyeli, no-Obede, noJahashiyeli umMesoba.