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| 1. | UIsrayeli wonke wasebuthana kuDavida eHebroni esithi: Khangela, thina silithambo lakho lenyama yakho. |
| 2. | Ngitsho mandulo, ngitsho uSawuli eyinkosi, nguwe owakhupha lowangenisa uIsrayeli; i Nkosi uNkulunkulu wakho yasisithi kuwe: Wena uzakwelusa abantu bami uIsrayeli, njalo wena uzakuba ngumbusi phezu kwabantu bami uIsrayeli. |
| 3. | Kwasekufika bonke abadala bakoIsrayeli enkosini eHebroni. UDavida wasesenza isivumelwano labo eHebroni phambi kwe Nkosi. Basebemgcoba uDavida ukuba yinkosi phezu kukaIsrayeli, njengelizwi le Nkosi ngesandla sikaSamuweli. |
| 4. | UDavida loIsrayeli wonke basebesiya eJerusalema, eyiJebusi, ngoba lapho kwakulamaJebusi, abahlali balelolizwe. |
| 5. | Abahlali beJebusi basebesithi kuDavida: Kawuyikungena lapha. Kodwa uDavida wayithumba inqaba yeZiyoni, engumuzi kaDavida. |
| 6. | UDavida wasesithi: Loba ngubani ozatshaya amaJebusi kuqala uzakuba yinhloko lenduna. Ngakho uJowabi indodana kaZeruya wenyuka kuqala, waba yinhloko. |
| 7. | UDavida wasehlala enqabeni; ngalokho-ke bayibiza ngokuthi ngumuzi kaDavida. |
| 8. | Wasewakha umuzi inhlangothi zonke, kusukela eMilo waze wawuhlanganisa. UJowabi wasevuselela okuseleyo komuzi. |
| 9. | UDavida wasesiya eqhubeka esiba mkhulu, ngoba i Nkosi yamabandla yayilaye. |
| 10. | Lalezi zinhloko zamaqhawe uDavida ayelazo, ezaziqinisa kanye laye embusweni wakhe, loIsrayeli wonke, ukumenza inkosi, njengelizwi le Nkosi mayelana loIsrayeli. |
| 11. | Laleli linani lamaqhawe uDavida ayelawo: UJashobeyamu indodana yomHakimoni inhloko yamatshumi amathathu; yena waphakamisa umkhonto wakhe emelene labangamakhulu amathathu, wa ba bulala ngasikhathi sinye. |
| 12. | Lemva kwakhe kwakuloEleyazare indodana kaDodo umAhohi; wayephakathi kwamaqhawe amathathu. |
| 13. | Yena wayeloDavida ePasi-Damimi lapho amaFilisti ayebuthanele impi khona. Lesiqinti sensimu sasigcwele ibhali*; abantu basebebaleka phambi kwamaFilisti. |
| 14. | Bona bazimisa phakathi kwesiqinti, basikhulula, batshaya amaFilisti, i Nkosi yasisindisa ngokukhulula okukhulu. |
| 15. | Abathathu ezinduneni ezingamatshumi amathathu basebesehlela edwaleni kuDavida, ebhalwini lweAdulamu; lebutho lamaFilisti lalimise inkamba esihotsheni seRefayimi. |
| 16. | UDavida ngalesosikhathi wayesenqabeni, lebutho lenqaba lamaFilisti ngalesosikhathi laliseBhethelehema. |
| 17. | UDavida waselangatha wathi: Hawu, kungathi omunye ubenganginathisa amanzi omthombo weBhethelehema osesangweni! |
| 18. | Labo abathathu bafohlela enkambeni yamaFilisti, bakha amanzi emthonjeni weBhethelehema owawusesangweni, bawathwala bawaletha kuDavida; kodwa uDavida kafunanga ukuwanatha, kodwa wawathululela i Nkosi. |
| 19. | Wasesithi: Kakube khatshana lami, ngoNkulunkulu wami, ukwenza lokho. Nginganatha yini igazi lalamadoda abeke impilo yawo engozini? Ngoba ngokubeka impilo yawo engozini, awalethile. Ngakho kafunanga ukuwanatha. Lezizinto azenza lawomaqhawe amathathu. |
| 20. | UAbishayi umfowabo kaJowabi, yena-ke wayeyinhloko yabathathu. Yena ephakamisa umkhonto wakhe emelene labangamakhulu amathathu wababulala; wasesiba lebizo phakathi kwabathathu. |
| 21. | Kwabathathu wayehlonitshwa kulababili, wasesiba yinduna yabo; kodwa kafinyelelanga kwabathathu abokuqala. |
| 22. | UBhenaya indodana kaJehoyada, indodana yeqhawe leKabhiseyeli, wayemkhulu ngezenzo: Nguye owatshaya abakoMowabi ababili ababenjengezilwane; futhi yena wehla wabulala isilwane phakathi komgodi mhla weliqhwa elikhithikayo. |
| 23. | Yena wasetshaya indoda engumGibhithe, umuntu omude, ozingalo ezinhlanu. Lesandleni somGibhithe kwakulomkhonto onjengogodo lomeluki; kodwa wehlela kuye ngenduku, wahluthuna umkhonto esandleni somGibhithe, wambulala ngowakhe umkhonto. |
| 24. | Lezizinto wazenza uBhenaya indodana kaJehoyada, waba lebizo phakathi kwamaqhawe amathathu. |
| 25. | Khangela, wahlonitshwa phakathi kwabangamatshumi amathathu, kodwa kafinyelelanga kwabathathu. UDavida wasembeka phezu kwabalindi bakhe. |
| 26. | Lamaqhawe amabutho: OAsaheli umfowabo kaJowabi, uElihanani indodana kaDodo weBhethelehema, |
| 27. | uShamothi umHarodi, uHelezi umPheloni, |
| 28. | uIra indodana kaIkheshi umThekhowa, uAbiyezeri umAnathothi, |
| 29. | uSibekayi umHushathi, uIlayi umAhohi, |
| 30. | uMaharayi umNetofa, uHelebi indodana kaBahana umNetofa, |
| 31. | uIthayi indodana kaRibayi weGibeya yabantwana bakoBhenjamini, uBhenaya umPirathoni, |
| 32. | uHurayi wezifula zeGahashi, uAbiyeli umArba, |
| 33. | uAzimavethi umBaharumi, uEliyabha umShahaliboni, |
| 34. | amadodana kaHashema umGizoni, uJonathani indodana kaShage umHarari, |
| 35. | uAhiyamu indodana kaSakari umHarari, uElifali indodana kaUri, |
| 36. | uHeferi umMekera, uAhiya umPheloni, |
| 37. | uHeziro umKharmeli, uNaharayi indodana kaEzibayi, |
| 38. | uJoweli umfowabo kaNathani, uMibhari indodana kaHagiri, |
| 39. | uZeleki umAmoni, uNaharayi umBherothi, umthwali wezikhali zikaJowabi indodana kaZeruya, |
| 40. | uIra umIthiri, uGarebi umIthiri, |
| 41. | uUriya umHethi, uZabadi indodana kaAhilayi, |
| 42. | uAdina indodana kaShiza umRubeni, inhloko kwabakoRubeni, labangamatshumi amathathu belaye, |
| 43. | uHanani indodana kaMahaka, loJoshafati umMithini, |
| 44. | uUziya umAshiterathi, uShama loJehiyeli amadodana kaHothamu umAroweri, |
| 45. | uJediyayeli indodana kaShimri, loJoha umfowabo umTizi, |
| 46. | uEliyeli umMahavi, loJeribayi loJoshaviya amadodana kaElinahamu, loIthima umMowabi, |
| 47. | loEliyeli, loObedi, loJahasiyeli umMezobaya. |
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