Eyesibili EkaSamuyeli 8:1-18
8 Ngemva kwesikhathi uDavida wahlasela amaFilisti+ wawanqoba,+ wasewathathela iMethegi-ama.
2 Wanqoba lamaMowabi+ wawalalisa phansi alandelana aba ngumzila ukuze alinganiswe ngentambo. Walinganisa kabili ngentambo emzileni lowo wasesithi amaMowabi lawo abulawe. Waqhubeka walinganisa okwesithathu wasesithi amaMowabi lawo ayesele ayekelwe ephila.+ AmaMowabi aba zinceku zikaDavida futhi aqalisa ukubhadala umthelo kuye.+
3 UDavida wanqoba inkosi yeZobha+ uHadadezeri indodana kaRehobhi, ngesikhathi isiyavuselela umbuso wayo emfuleni uYufrathe.+
4 UDavida wathumba amabutho kaHadadezeri angu-1 700 ayegade amabhiza, lamanye amabutho angu-20 000. Waquma wonke amabhiza+ imisipha watshiya angu-100 kuphela.
5 AmaSiriya aseDamaseko+ athi ezoncedisa uHadadezeri inkosi yeZobha, uDavida wabulala amabutho awo angu-22 000,+
6 wasefaka amaqembu amabutho akhe eSiriya yeDamaseko. Abantu beSiriya baba zinceku zikaDavida baqalisa ukubhadala umthelo kuye. UJehova wayesenza uDavida anqobe loba ngaphi lapho ayesiya khona.+
7 UDavida wathatha amahawu egolide ayisigombolozi ezincekwini zikaHadadezeri wawaletha eJerusalema.+
8 Wathatha lekhopha enengi kakhulu emadolobheni kaHadadezeri, iBhetha leBherotha.
9 UThoyi inkosi yeHamathi+ wezwa ukuthi uDavida wayenqobe lonke ibutho likaHadadezeri.+
10 Yikho wathuma indodana yakhe uJoramu kuDavida ukuthi iyembingelela futhi imenzele amhlophe ngenxa yokuthi wayelwe loHadadezeri wamnqoba. (Phela uHadadezeri wayehlala esilwa loThoyi.) UJoramu wahamba lezinto ezenziwe ngegolide lesiliva lekhopha.
11 INkosi uDavida yenza izinto lezi zaba ngcwele kuJehova, kugoqele lesiliva legolide eyayilithethe kuzo zonke izizwe eyayizinqobile.+
12 Izizwe lezo kwakuyiSiriya, lamaMowabi,+ lama-Amoni, lamaFilisti+ kanye lama-Amaleki.+ Wanikela lempahla ayeyithumbe kuHadadezeri+ indodana kaRehobhi, inkosi yeZobha.
13 UDavida wathola udumo olukhulu ngesikhathi evela bulala ama-Edomi angu-18 000 esigodini sesawudo.+
14 Wafaka amaqembu amabutho akhe kulo lonke elako-Edomi njalo bonke abantu bako-Edomi baba zinceku zikaDavida.+ UJehova wayesenza uDavida anqobe loba ngaphi lapho ayesiya khona.+
15 UDavida waqhubeka ebusa bonke abantu bako-Israyeli.+ Wayesahlulela kuhle futhi esenzela wonke umuntu+ okulungileyo.+
16 UJowabi+ indodana kaZeruya nguye owayekhokhela ibutho, njalo uJehoshafathi+ indodana ka-Ahiludi wayebhalela inkosi konke okwakusenzakala.
17 UZadokhi+ indodana ka-Ahithubi, lo-Ahimeleki indodana ka-Abhiyatha babengabaphristi, uSeraya yena engunobhala.
18 UBhenaya+ indodana kaJehoyada wayekhokhela amaKherethi lamaPhelethi.+ Amadodana kaDavida wona ayelezikhundla eziphezulu embusweni.
