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.