1 IziKronike
20:1 Futhi kwenzeka, ukuthi ngemva konyaka isiphelile, ngesikhathi ukuthi
amakhosi ayaphuma impi, uJowabe wahola impi, wachitha
ezweni labantwana bakwa-Amoni, bafika bavimbezela iRaba. Kodwa
UDavide wahlala eJerusalema. UJowabe walishaya iRaba, walichitha.
20:2 UDavide wathatha umqhele wenkosi yabo ekhanda lakhe, futhi wawuthola
nesisindo setalenta legolide, kwakukhona amatshe ayigugu kulo; futhi
kwabekwa ekhanda likaDavide, wakhipha nempango eningi kakhulu
yedolobha.
20:3 Wabakhipha abantu ababekulo, wabasika ngamasaha.
nangezinsimbi zensimbi, nangezimbazo. Wenze njalo uDavide kukho konke
imizi yabantwana bakwa-Amoni. NoDavide nabo bonke abantu
wabuyela eJerusalema.
20:4 Kwathi emva kwalokho kwavuka impi eGezeri
amaFilisti; ngaleso sikhathi uSibekayi umHushati wambulala uSiphayi
wayengowabantwana bakwaRefa, banqotshwa.
20:5 Kwabuye kwaba khona impi namaFilisti; no-Elihanani indodana ka
UJayire wabulala uLami umfowabo kaGoliyati umGati, odondolo lwakhe lomkhonto
lalinjengogongolo lomaluki.
20:6 Kwaphinda kwaba khona impi eGati, lapho kwakukhona umuntu omude.
iminwe yabo nezinzwani zabo zazingamashumi amabili nane, nesithupha esandleni sisinye, nesithupha
onyaweni ngalunye futhi naye wayeyindodana yomdondoshiya.
20:7 Kodwa lapho edelela u-Israyeli, uJonathani, indodana kaShimeya, umfowabo kaDavide
wambulala.
20:8 Laba bazalelwa Refa eGati; bawa ngesandla sika
uDavide, nangesandla sezinceku zakhe.