1 IziKronike
18:1 Kwathi emva kwalokhu, UDavide wawabulala amaFilisti, futhi
wabanqoba, walithatha iGati nemizana yalo esandleni sikaJehova
AmaFilisti.
18:2 Futhi wamshaya Mowabi; abakwaMowabi baba yizinceku zikaDavide, baletha
izipho.
18:3 UDavide wamshaya uHadadezeri, inkosi yaseSoba, kwaze kwaba seHamati, ekuyeni kwakhe
aqinise ukubusa kwakhe ngasemfuleni u-Ewufrathe.
18:4 UDavide wathatha kuye izinqola eziyinkulungwane nezinkulungwane eziyisikhombisa
abamahashe, namashumi amabili amawaka angumqikela; uDavide naye wabanqumla imisipha bonke
amahhashi ezinqola, kepha washiya kuzo izinqola eziyikhulu.
18:5 Futhi lapho ama-Aramu aseDamaseku efika ukusiza uHadadezeri inkosi yaseSoba.
UDavide wabulala kuma-Aramu abantu abayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nambili.
18:6 UDavide wabeka izikaniso zamabutho eSiriya Damaseku; amaSiriya aba
izinceku zikaDavide, zaletha izipho. Kanjalo uJehova wamlondoloza uDavide
nomaphi lapho eya khona.
18:7 UDavide wathatha izihlangu zegolide ezaziphezu kwezinceku
uHadadezeri, wabayisa eJerusalema.
18:8 Ngokufanayo kusukela eTibhati, futhi kusukela Kuni, imizi kaHadadezeri, waletha uDavide
ithusi eliningi kakhulu uSolomoni enza ngalo ulwandle lwethusi nezinsika;
nezitsha zethusi.
18:9 Manje, lapho uThowu, inkosi yaseHamati, ezwile ukuthi uDavide wayelichithe lonke ibutho
uHadadezeri inkosi yaseSoba;
18:10 Wathuma uHadoramu indodana yakhe enkosini uDavide ukuba abuze impilo yakhe,
mhalalisele, ngokuba ulwile noHadadezeri, wamshaya
yena; (ngokuba uHadadezeri wayelwa noThowu;) kanye naye zonke izinhlobo
izitsha zegolide nezesiliva nezethusi.
18:11 Nalezo inkosi uDavide yazingcwelisela uJehova, kanye nesiliva nesiliva
igolide alikhipha kuzo zonke lezi zizwe; kwa-Edomi, nakwaMowabi,
nakubantwana bakwa-Amoni, nakumaFilisti, nakuwo
Amaleki.
18:12 U-Abishayi indodana kaSeruya wabulala abakwa-Edomi esigodini.
zikasawoti eziyizinkulungwane eziyishumi nesishiyagalombili.
18:13 Wabeka izikaniso zamabutho kwa-Edomi; bonke abakwaEdomi baba ngabakaDavide
izinceku. Kanjalo uJehova wamlondoloza uDavide nomaphi lapho eya khona.
18:14 UDavide wabusa phezu kuka-Israyeli wonke, futhi wenza ukwahlulela nokulunga
phakathi kwabo bonke abantu bakhe.
18:15 Futhi uJowabe, indodana kaSeruya, wayephezu kwebutho; noJehoshafati indodana
ka-Ahiludi, umrekhodi.
18:16 USadoki indodana ka-Ahithubi no-Abimeleki indodana ka-Abiyathara babe yizinduna.
abapristi; uShavesha wayengumbhali;
18:17 Futhi uBhenaya, indodana kaJehoyada, wayephezu kwamaKhereti futhi
AmaPhelethi; amadodana kaDavide ayeyizinhloko enkosini.