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1. | Zeza zonke izizwe zakwaSirayeli kuDavide eHebron, zatsho ukuthi, Uyabona, silithambo lakho nenyama yakho. |
2. | Kwangaphambili, oko uSawule ebengukumkani kuthi, ibinguwe obesakuphuma ungena namaSirayeli. UYehova wathi kuwe, Wena uya kubalusa abantu bam amaSirayeli, wena uya kuba yinganga yamaSirayeli. |
3. | Aya ke onke amadoda amakhulu akwaSirayeli kukumkani eHebron. Wenza umnqophiso nawo ukumkani uDavide eHebron phambi koYehova; amthambisa uDavide ukuba abe ngukumkani wamaSirayeli. |
4. | UDavide ubeminyaka imashumi mathathu ezelwe, ukwenziwa kwakhe ukumkani; waba neminyaka emashumi mane engukumkani. |
5. | Waba ngukumkani wakwaYuda eHebron iminyaka esixhenxe neenyanga ezintandathu; eYerusalem waba ngukumkani iminyaka emashumi mathathu anamithathu kumaSirayeli onke namaYuda. |
6. | Ukumkani waya namadoda akwakhe eYerusalem kumaYebhusi. Abemi belo zwe bathi kuDavide, Akusayi kungena apha; kuba iimfama neziqhwala zokugxotha. Batsho beba uDavide akasayi kungena apho. |
7. | UDavide wayithimba imboniselo yeZiyon: ngumzi kaDavide ke lowo. |
8. | Wathi uDavide ngaloo mini, Bonke abaxabela amaYebhusi, mabaziwise engxangxasini iziqhwala kwaneemfama ezithiyekileyo emphefumlweni kaDavide. Ngenxa yoko bathi, Iimfama neziqhwala aziyi kungena endlwini. |
9. | UDavide wahlala emboniselweni, wayibiza ngokuthi ngumzi kaDavide. UDavide wakha ngeenxa zonke, wathabathela eMilo wesa phakathi. |
10. | Waya uDavide eba mkhulu ngokuba mkhulu, uYehova uThixo wemikhosi waba naye. |
11. | Ke kaloku uHiram, ukumkani waseTire, wathumela abathunywa kuDavide, nemisedare, neengcibi zemithi, neengcibi zamatye eendonga; zamakhela uDavide indlu. |
12. | Wazi uDavide ukuba uYehova umqinisile wangukumkani; ukuba ubuphakamisile ubukumkani bakhe ngenxa yabantu bakhe amaSirayeli. |
13. | UDavide wabuya wazeka abafazi namashweshwe eYerusalem, emveni kokusuka kwakhe eHebron; wabuya wazalelwa oonyana neentombi uDavide. |
14. | Ngawo la amagama abo wabazalelwayo eYerusalem: nguShamuwa, noShobhabhi, noNatan, noSolomon, |
15. | noIbhehare, noElishuwa, noNefege, noYafiya, |
16. | noElishama, noEliyada, noElifelete. |
17. | Ke kaloku eva amaFilisti ukuba bamthambisile uDavide, waba ngukumkani kumaSirayeli: enyuka ke onke amaFilisti aya kumfuna uDavide. Weva uDavide, wehla waya emboniselweni. |
18. | AmaFilisti abezile, athi dwe entilini yamaRafa. |
19. | Wabuza uDavide kuYehova, wathi, Ndinyuke na, ndiye kumaFilisti? Wowanikela na esandleni sam? Wathi uYehova kuDavide, Nyuka; ngokuba ndiwanikele mpela amaFilisti esandleni sakho. |
20. | UDavide weza eBhahali-peratsim; uDavide wawaxabela khona, wathi, UYehova uzityhobozele iintshaba zam phambi kwam, njengokutyhoboza kwamanzi; ngenxa yoko wathi igama laloo ndawo yiBhahali-peratsim. |
21. | Azishiya izithixo zawo; bazithabatha uDavide namadoda akhe. |
22. | Abuya aphinda enyuka amaFilisti, athi dwe entilini yamaRafa. |
23. | Wabuza uDavide kuYehova, wathi yena, Uze ungenyuki; jikela emva kwawo, ufike kuwo malunga nemithi yemibhaka. |
24. | Kothi, ekuveni kwakho isandi sokuhamba emantloko emithi yemibhaka, wandule ungxamise; ngokuba woba uphumile phambi kwakho uYehova ngelaxesha, ukuba ayixabele impi yamaFilisti. |
25. | Wenjenjalo uDavide, njengoko uYehova abemwisele umthetho ngako; wawaxabela amaFilisti, wathabathela eGebha wada waya eGezere. |
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