1 IziKronike 19:1 Kwathi emva kwalokhu, uNahashi, inkosi yabantwana Wafa u-Amoni, indodana yakhe yabusa esikhundleni sakhe. 19:2 UDavide wathi: "Ngiyakumenzela umusa uHanuni, indodana kaNahashi. ngoba uyise wangenzela umusa. UDavide wayesethuma izithunywa kuye amduduze ngoyise. Zangena ke izinceku zikaDavide izwe labantwana bakwa-Amoni kuHanuni ukuba amduduze. 19:3 Kodwa izikhulu zabantwana bakwa-Amoni zathi kuHanuni: "Ucabangani." ukuthi uDavide uyamdumisa uyihlo, athumele kubo abaduduzi wena? izinceku zakhe azingezi kuwe yini ukufuna nokufuna nokuchitha, nokuhlola izwe? 19:4 Ngakho uHanuni wabamba izinceku zikaDavide, futhi waphuca kubo, futhi wanquma izingubo zabo phakathi, zalukhuni ezinqeni zabo, wabamukisa. 19:5 Khona-ke bahamba, futhi wamtshela uDavide ukuthi amadoda akhonzwa. Futhi yena wathuma ukuwahlangabeza, ngokuba amadoda ayenamahloni kakhulu. Yathi inkosi. Hlalani eJeriko zize zikhule izindevu zenu, bese nibuya. 19:6 Futhi lapho abantwana bakwa-Amoni bebona ukuthi babezinukile kuDavide, uHanuni nabantwana bakwa-Amoni bathumela amathalenta ayinkulungwane ngesiliva lokuqasha izinqola nabamahhashi abavela eMesophothamiya nasezweni iSiriyamahaka, futhi kusukela Soba. 19:7 Ngakho baqasha izinqola eziyizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amathathu nambili kanye nenkosi yaseMahakha nabantu bakhe; eyafika yamisa phambi kweMedeba. Nabantwana bakwa U-Amoni babuthana ndawonye besuka emizini yabo, bafika impi. 19:8 UDavide esezwile ngakho, wamthuma uJowabe, futhi yonke impi yamaqhawe amadoda. 19:9 Futhi abantwana bakwa-Amoni baphuma, futhi bahlela impi phambi isango lomuzi; namakhosi ayefikile ayewodwa phakathi insimu. 19:10 UJowabe esebonile ukuthi impi iphezu kwakhe ngaphambili nangasemuva. wakhetha kubo bonke abakhethiweyo bakwa-Israyeli, wabahlela ukuba bamelene amaSiriya. 19:11 Futhi abanye abantu wabanikela esandleni sika-Abishayi wakhe umfowabo, bazihlela ukulwa nabantwana bakwa-Amoni. 19:12 Wathi, "Uma ama-Aramu enginamandla, wena uzowasiza kepha uma abantwana bakwa-Amoni benamandla kunawe, ngiyakukwenza ngisize. 19:13 Yiba nesibindi, futhi ake siziphathe ngesibindi ngenxa yethu abantu, nangenxa yemizi kaNkulunkulu wethu; uJehova makenze lokho okukhona muhle emehlweni akhe. 19:14 Ngakho uJowabe nabantu ababe naye basondela phambi kwama-Aramu ekulweni; basebebaleka phambi kwakhe. 19:15 Futhi lapho abantwana bakwa-Amoni bebona ukuthi ama-Aramu abalekile, bawabona wabaleka no-Abishayi umfowabo, wangena emzini. UJowabe wayesefika eJerusalema. 19:16 Kwathi ama-Aramu ebona ukuthi anqotshiwe phambi kuka-Israyeli. bathuma izithunywa, bakhipha ama-Aramu ayengaphesheya kwelizwe uShofaki induna yebutho likaHadadezeri ehamba phambili bona. 19:17 Kwabikwa kuDavide; wabutha wonke u-Israyeli, wawela iJordani, yabafikela, bahlela impi ukulwa nabo. Ngakho uDavide esezihlelele ukulwa nama-Aramu, alwa naye. 19:18 Kodwa amaSiriya abaleka phambi kuka-Israyeli; uDavide wabulala ayisikhombisa kuma-Aramu amadoda ayizinkulungwane ezilwa ngezinqola, namashumi amane ayizinkulungwane eziyimigundatshani, futhi wabulala uShofaki induna yempi. 19:19 Futhi lapho izinceku zikaHadadezeri wabona ukuthi babekwe kabi phambi kuka-Israyeli benza ukuthula noDavide, baba yizinceku zakhe. nama-Aramu awabange esabasiza abantwana bakwa-Amoni.