2 Samuweli 10:1 Kwathi emva kwalokhu, inkosi yabantwana bakwa-Amoni Wafa, uHanuni, unyana wakhe, waba ngukumkani esikhundleni sakhe. 10:2 Wayesethi uDavide, "Ngizokwenza umusa kuHanuni, indodana kaNahashi, njengoba nje." uyise wangenzela umusa. UDavida wasethuma ukumduduza ngesandla sakhe isandla sezinceku zakhe ngenxa kayise. zangena izinceku zikaDavide izwe labantwana bakwa-Amoni. 10:3 Izikhulu zabantwana bakwa-Amoni zathi kuHanuni inkosi yazo. Ucabanga ukuthi uDavide uyamhlonipha uyihlo amthumileyo abaduduzi kuwe na? UDavide akazithumanga yini izinceku zakhe kuwe na? ukuhlola umuzi, nokuwuhlola, nokuwuchitha, na? 10:4 Ngakho uHanuni wabamba izinceku zikaDavide, futhi waphuca ingxenye eyodwa izindevu zabo, futhi wasika izingubo zabo phakathi, kuze kufike kubo izinqe, wabamukisa. 10:5 Lapho sebekutshelile lokho kuDavide, wathumela ukubahlangabeza, ngoba amadoda ayekhona Inkosi yasisithi: Hlalani eJeriko kuze kufike izilevu zenu khula, bese uyabuya. 10:6 Futhi lapho abantwana bakwa-Amoni bebona ukuthi bathukuthela phambi kukaDavide abantwana bakwa-Amoni bathumela, baqasha ama-Aramu aseBeti Rehobe, nama-Aramu Ama-Aram aseTsobha, amashumi amabini amawaka angumqikela, nasenkosini yaseMahaka iwaka ku-Ishitobi amadoda ayizinkulungwane eziyishumi nambili. 10:7 UDavide esezwile ngakho, wamthuma uJowabe, futhi yonke impi yamaqhawe amadoda. 10:8 Futhi abantwana bakwa-Amoni baphuma, futhi bahlela impi engena ngesango, nama-Aramu aseSoba, naseRehobe, nase U-Ishitobhi noMahaka babebodwa endle. 10:9 Lapho uJowabe ebona ukuthi impi ibhekene naye ngaphambili futhi ngemuva wakhetha kubo bonke abakhethiweyo bakwa-Israyeli, futhi wabahlela ngokumelene namaSiriya: 10:10 Futhi bonke abanye abantu wabanikela esandleni sika-Abishayi wakhe umfowabo, ukuze abahlele ukuhlangabezana nabantwana bakwa-Amoni. 10:11 Wathi: "Uma ama-Aramu enginamandla, wena uzowasiza kepha uma abantwana bakwa-Amoni benamandla kunawe, ngiyakukwenza woza akusize. 10:12 Yiba nesibindi, futhi masidlale amadoda ngenxa yabantu bakithi, futhi for the Imizi kaNkulunkulu wethu, uJehova enze okuhle emehlweni akhe. 10:13 UJowabe wasondela, futhi abantu ababenaye, ekulweni ama-Aramu abaleka phambi kwakhe. 10:14 Futhi lapho abantwana bakwa-Amoni bebona ukuthi ama-Aramu abalekile, babaleka nabo phambi kuka-Abishayi, bangena emzini. Wabuya uJowabe wasuka kubantwana bakwa-Amoni, weza eJerusalema. 10:15 Futhi lapho ama-Aramu ebona ukuthi banqotshiwe phambi kuka-Israyeli, bathuthumela babuthana ndawonye. 10:16 UHadadezeri wathumela, wakhipha ama-Aramu ayengaphesheya kwezwe emfuleni: bafika eHelamu; noShobaki induna yempi uHadadezeri wahamba phambi kwabo. 10:17 Futhi lapho watshelwa uDavide, wabutha wonke u-Israyeli ndawonye, futhi wadlula bawela iJordani, bafika eHelamu. Ama-Aramu azihlela kuDavide, walwa naye. 10:18 Ama-Aramu abaleka phambi kuka-Israyeli; uDavide wabulala amadoda ayisikhombisa izinqola ezilikhulu zama-Aramu, nabamahhashi abayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amane, babulala uShobaki, umthetheli womkhosi wabo, wafela khona. 10:19 Futhi lapho wonke amakhosi, izinceku zikaHadadezeri, wabona ukuthi banqotshwa phambi kuka-Israyeli, benza ukuthula no-Israyeli, bakhonza bona. Ngakho ama-Aramu esaba ukusiza abantwana bakwa-Amoni futhi.