2 Samuweli
8:1 Kwathi emva kwalokhu, UDavide wawabulala amaFilisti, futhi
uDavide wathatha iMethegama esandleni sikaJehova
AmaFilisti.
8:2 Futhi wanqoba abakwaMowabi, futhi wabalinganisa ngomugqa, wabaphonsa phansi
umhlabathi; walinganisa ngezintambo ezimbili ukubulala, nangayo
umugqa owodwa ogcwele ukuze uhlale uphila. AbakwaMowabi baba ngabakaDavide
izinceku, baletha izipho.
8:3 UDavide wamshaya uHadadezeri, indodana kaRehobe, inkosi yaseSoba, ekuhambeni kwakhe.
ukubuyisela umkhawulo wakhe emfuleni u-Ewufrathe.
8:4 UDavide wamaphuca izinqola eziyinkulungwane nabamahhashi abangamakhulu ayisikhombisa.
namashumi amabili amawaka angumqikela; uDavide wawanqumla imisipha onke amahashe ezinqola;
kodwa washiyela kuzo izinqola eziyikhulu.
8:5 Futhi lapho ama-Aramu aseDamaseku efika ukusiza uHadadezeri, inkosi
eZoba, uDavide wabulala kuma-Aramu abantu abayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nambili.
8:6 UDavide wabeka izikaniso eSiriya yaseDamaseku, futhi ama-Aramu baba
izinceku zikaDavide, zaletha izipho. UJehova wamlondoloza uDavide
nomaphi lapho eya khona.
8:7 UDavide wathatha izihlangu zegolide ezaziphezu kwezinceku
uHadadezeri, wabayisa eJerusalema.
8:8 Futhi kusukela eBeta, futhi kusukela eBherothayi, imizi kaHadadezeri, inkosi uDavide wathatha
eyedlulele yethusi.
8:9 Lapho uThoyi, inkosi yaseHamati, wezwa ukuthi uDavide wayeyibulele yonke impi
uHadadezeri,
8:10 Khona-ke uThoyi wathumela uJoramu indodana yakhe enkosini uDavide, ukuze ambingelela, futhi abusise
ngoba wayelwile loHadadezeri, wamtshaya;
UHadadezeri walwa noThoyi. UJoramu waletha nezitsha ze
isiliva, nezitsha zegolide, nezitsha zethusi;
8:11 Inkosi uDavida eyayingcwelisa kuJehova, kanye nesiliva kanye
igolide ayelingcwelisile livela kuzo zonke izizwe ayezinqobile;
8:12 Of Syria, futhi Mowabi, futhi abantwana bakwa-Amoni, futhi the
amaFilisti, nama-Amaleki, futhi empangweni uHadadezeri, indodana kaRehobe,
inkosi yaseZoba.
8:13 UDavide wazenzela igama, lapho ebuya ekubulaleni ama-Aramu
isigodi sikasawoti, amadoda ayizinkulungwane eziyishumi nesishiyagalombili.
8:14 Wabeka izikaniso zamabutho kwa-Edomi; kuyo yonke i-Edomi wabeka izikaniso zamabutho, futhi
bonke abakwa-Edomi baba yizinceku zikaDavide. UJehova wamlondoloza uDavide
nomaphi lapho eya khona.
8:15 UDavide wabusa phezu kuka-Israyeli wonke; futhi uDavide wenza isahlulelo futhi
ukulunga kubo bonke abantu bakhe.
8:16 Futhi uJowabe, indodana kaSeruya, wayephezu kwebutho; noJehoshafati indodana
ka-Ahiludi wayengumabhalana;
8:17 USadoki indodana ka-Ahithubi no-Ahimeleki indodana ka-Abiyathara babe yizinduna.
abapristi; uSeraya wayengumbhali;
8:18 Futhi uBhenaya, indodana kaJehoyada, wayephezu kokubili amaKhereti kanye
AmaPhelethi; amadodana kaDavide ayeyizikhulu.