Eyesi-2 kaSamuweli
8:1 Kwathi emveni koko, uDavide wawaxabela amaFilisti
wawoyisa; uDavide wayithabatha iMetegama esandleni sikaYehova
amaFilisti.
8:2 Wawaxabela amaMowabhi, wawalinganisa ngolutya, ewawisela phantsi
umhlaba; walinganisa ngeentambo ezimbini zokubulala, nangeentambo
umgca omnye opheleleyo ukugcina uphila. Kwaye ke amaMowabhi aba ngokaDavide
abakhonzi, bezisa izipho.
8:3 UDavide wamxabela uHadadezere, unyana kaRehobhi, ukumkani waseTsobha, ekuyeni kwakhe.
ukuba abuyise umda wakhe emlanjeni ongumEfrati.
8:4 UDavide wathimba iwaka leenqwelo zokulwa, namakhulu asixhenxe abamahashe.
amashumi amabini amawaka angumqikela; uDavide wawanqumla imisipha onke amahashe eenqwelo zokulwa.
kodwa washiya kuzo iinqwelo zokulwa ezilikhulu.
8:5 Kwathi, xa ama-Aram aseDamasko eza kumnceda uHadadezere ukumkani
eTsobha, uDavide waxabela kuma-Aram amashumi amabini anamabini amawaka amadoda.
8:6 UDavide wamisa ikampu kwa-Aram yaseDamasko, aba ke ama-Aram
abakhonzi bakaDavide, bazisa izipho. UYehova wamlondoloza uDavide
naphi na apho ebesiya khona.
8:7 Wawathabatha uDavide amakhaka egolide, abekubakhonzi baka
uHadadezere wabazisa eYerusalem.
8:8 naseBheta, naseBherotayi, imizi kaHadadezere, ukumkani uDavide wayithimba
ngobhedu oluninzi kakhulu.
8:9 Weva uToyi ukumkani waseHamati, ukuba uDavide uyixabele yonke impi yaseHamati
uHadadezere,
8:10 UToyi wathumela uYoram unyana wakhe kukumkani uDavide, ukuba ambulise, asikelele
ngenxa yokuba ubelwile noHadadezere, wambulala;
UToyi wayesilwa noHadadezere. UYehoram weza naye neempahla ze
isilivere, neempahla zegolide, neempahla zobhedu;
8:11 athe ukumkani uDavide wayingcwalisela uYehova, kunye nesilivere nesilivere
igolide abeyingcwalisile, evela ezintlangeni zonke awazithiyileyo;
8:12 Ama-Aram, namaMowabhi, noonyana baka-Amon, namaYiputa
nakumaFilisti, nakuAmaleki, nakumaxhoba kaHadadezere, unyana kaRehobhi,
ukumkani waseTsobha.
8:13 UDavide wazenzela igama ekubuyeni kwakhe ekuxabeleni ama-Aram
intili yetyuwa, ishumi elinesibhozo lamawaka amadoda.
8:14 Wamisa ikampu kwaEdom; kulo lonke elakwaEdom wamisa ikampu
Onke amaEdom aba ngabakhonzi bakaDavide. UYehova wamlondoloza uDavide
naphi na apho ebesiya khona.
8:15 Waye engukumkani ke uDavide kumaSirayeli onke; kwaye uDavide wenza isigwebo kunye
ubulungisa kubantu bakhe bonke.
8:16 Ke uYowabhi, unyana kaTseruya, wayephethe umkhosi; noYehoshafati unyana
ka-Ahiludi umrekhodi;
8:17 Ke uTsadoki unyana ka-Ahitubhi, noAhimeleki, unyana ka-Abhiyatare, babengabathetheli.
ababingeleli; uSeraya ubengumbhali;
8:18 uBhenaya unyana kaYehoyada ubephethe abancinithi nabancinithi
iiPeletites; oonyana bakaDavide babengabathetheli.