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| 1. | La-ke ngamazwi okucina kaDavida. UDavida indodana kaJese wathi, lomuntu ophakanyiselwe phezulu, ogcotshiweyo kaNkulunkulu kaJakobe, lomhlabeleli omnandi wakoIsrayeli, wathi: |
| 2. | UMoya we Nkosi wakhuluma ngami, lelizwi lakhe lisolimini lwami. |
| 3. | UNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli wathi, iDwala likaIsrayeli lakhuluma kimi lathi: Obusa abantu uzakuba ngolungileyo, ebusa ngo kumesaba uNkulunkulu. |
| 4. | Njalo uzakuba njengokukhanya kwekuseni e kuphum eni kwelanga, ikuseni engelamayezi, njeng ohlaza emhlabathini ngokukhanya emva kwezulu. |
| 5. | Lanxa indlu yami ingenjalo kuNkulunkulu, kube kanti wenzile lami isivumelwano esilaphakade, esimiswe kuhle ezintweni zonke, lesigcinekileyo, ngoba lonke usindiso lwami lesiloyiso sikuso, lanxa engasikhulisi. |
| 6. | Kodwa aba kaBheliyali bonke banjengameva alahliweyo, ngoba engelakuthathwa ngesandla; |
| 7. | kodwa umuntu owathintayo uzazihlomisa ngensimbi langoluthi lomkhonto, azatshiswa lokutshiswa ngomlilo kuleyondawo. |
| 8. | La ngamabizo amaqhawe uDavida ayelawo: UJoshebi-Bashebeti umTahekemoni, inhloko yabathathu; nguye uAdino umEzini, ngenxa yabangamakhulu ayisificaminwembili ababulawa ngasikhathi sinye. |
| 9. | Lemva kwakhe kwakuloEleyazare indodana kaDodo indodana kaAhohi, owamaqhawe amathathu aye loDavida, ekudeleleni kwabo amaFilisti ayebuthanele khona impi, lapho amadoda akoIsrayeli esenyukile, |
| 10. | yena wasukuma watshaya amaFilisti saze sadinwa isandla sakhe, lesandla sakhe sanamathela enkembeni. I Nkosi yasisenza usindiso olukhulu ngalolosuku; abantu basebebuya emva kwakhe ukuzaphanga kuphela. |
| 11. | Lemva kwakhe kwakuloShama indodana kaAge umHarari. AmaFilisti ayebuthene aba lixuku, lapho okwakukhona isiqinti sensimu sigcwele amalentili*; njalo abantu babaleka ebusweni bamaFilisti, |
| 12. | kodwa wajama phakathi kwesiqinti, wasivikela, wawatshaya amaFilisti. I Nkosi yenza-ke usindiso olukhulu. |
| 13. | Abathathu ezinhlokweni ezingamatshumi amathathu basebesehla, bafika kuDavida ebhalwini lweAdulamu ngesikhathi sokuvuna; lexuku lamaFilisti lalimise inkamba esihotsheni seRefayimi. |
| 14. | Langalesosikhathi uDavida wayesenqabeni, lebutho lenqaba lamaFilisti lali se Bhethelehema ngalesosikhathi. |
| 15. | UDavida wasenxanela, wathi: Hawu, kungathi omunye ubenganginathisa amanzi omthombo weBhethelehema ongasesangweni! |
| 16. | Lawomaqhawe amathathu asefohla adabula enkambeni yamaFilisti, akha amanzi emthonjeni weBhethelehema owawungasesangweni, awathatha awaletha kuDavida. Kube kanti kathandanga ukuwanatha, kodwa wawathululela i Nkosi. |
| 17. | Wasesithi: Kakube khatshana lami, Nkosi, ukuthi ngenze lokho; kakusi gazi yini labantu abahambe lempilo yabo engozini? Ngalokho kathandanga ukuwanatha. Lezizinto azenza lamaqhawe amathathu. |
| 18. | Njalo uAbishayi, umfowabo kaJowabi indodana kaZeruya, wayeyinhloko yabathathu. Yena wasegiyela abangamakhulu amathathu ngomkhonto wakhe, ababuleweyo, wasesiba lebizo phakathi kwabathathu. |
| 19. | Kahlonitshwanga kakhulu yini kulabathathu? Ngakho waba yinduna yabo; kodwa kafikanga kwabathathu abokuqala. |
| 20. | UBhenaya-ke, indodana kaJehoyada, indodana yeqhawe, omkhulu ngezenzo, weKabhiseyeli. Yena watshaya ababili abanjengezilwane bakoMowabi; futhi wehla watshaya isilwane phakathi komgodi mhla weliqhwa elikhithikayo. |
| 21. | Yena wasetshaya indoda engumGibhithe, umuntu obukekayo; njalo umGibhithe wayelomkhonto esandleni sakhe; kodwa wehlela kuye elenduku, wawuhluthuna umkhonto esandleni somGibhithe, wambulala ngomkhonto wakhe. |
| 22. | Lezizinto wazenza uBhenaya indodana kaJehoyada, waba lebizo phakathi kwamaqhawe amathathu. |
| 23. | Wayehlonipheka kulabangamatshumi amathathu, kodwa kafikanga kwabathathu. UDavida wasembeka phezu kwabalindi bakhe. |
| 24. | UAsaheli umfowabo kaJowabi wayephakathi kwabangamatshumi amathathu, uElihanani indodana kaDodo weBhethelehema, |
| 25. | uShama umHarodi, uElika umHarodi, |
| 26. | uHelezi umPaliti, uIra indodana kaIkheshi umThekhowa, |
| 27. | uAbiyezeri umAnethothi, uMebunayi umHusha, |
| 28. | uZalimoni umAhohi, uMaharayi umNetofa, |
| 29. | uHelebi indodana kaBahana umNetofa, uIthayi indodana kaRibayi weGibeya wabantwana bakoBhenjamini, |
| 30. | uBhenaya umPirathoni, uHidayi wezifuleni zeGahashi, |
| 31. | uAbi-Aliboni umAraba, uAzimavethi umBahurimi, |
| 32. | uEliyabha umShahaliboni, wamadodana kaJasheni, uJonathani, |
| 33. | uShama umHarari, uAhiyamu indodana kaSharari umHarari, |
| 34. | uElifeleti indodana kaAhasibayi indodana yomMahaka, uEliyamu indodana kaAhithofeli umGilo, |
| 35. | uHezirayi umKharmeli, uPaharayi umArabi, |
| 36. | uIgali indodana kaNathani weZoba, uBani umGadi, |
| 37. | uZeleki umAmoni, uNaharayi umBherothi, umthwali wezikhali zikaJowabi indodana kaZeruya, |
| 38. | uIra umIthiri, uGarebi umIthiri, |
| 39. | uUriya umHethi; be bonke babe ngamatshumi amathathu lesikhombisa. |
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