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.