Lawa lamanye emakhosi labengaphansi kwaHadadezeri, atsi kube abone kutsi asehlulwe ngema-Israyeli, ase enta sivumelwane sekuthula nema-Israyeli, ase aba ngaphansi kwawo. Ngako emaSiriya esaba kuphindze asite ema-Amoni.
2 Samuweli 8:6 - Siswati 1996 Bible Davide wase umisa tinkambu temabutfo eSiriya laseDamaseko. EmaSiriya ase aba bantfu bakhe atsela kuye Davide. Simakadze wapha Davide kuncoba nome ngukuphi lapho ahlasela khona. |
Lawa lamanye emakhosi labengaphansi kwaHadadezeri, atsi kube abone kutsi asehlulwe ngema-Israyeli, ase enta sivumelwane sekuthula nema-Israyeli, ase aba ngaphansi kwawo. Ngako emaSiriya esaba kuphindze asite ema-Amoni.
Ngaleso sikhatsi Davide abesekhatsi enqabeni, kantsi libutfo lemaFilisti lona laliseBhetlehema.
Manje kwenteni loko! Ngobe Simakadze wetsembisa Davide watsi: ‘Ngenceku yami Davide ngiyakwephula sive sonkhe sema-Israyeli esandleni semaFilisti nasetandleni tato tonkhe titsa taso.’ ”
Benginawe kuyo yonkhe indzawo lapho bewuhamba khona, ngibhubhise tonkhe titsa takho embikwakho. Manje ngitakwenta libito lakho libe likhulu njengemabito ebaholi labakhulu emhlabeni.
Wase umisa tinkambu temasotja kulo lonkhe laka-Edomu. Onkhe ema-Edomu ase aba ngaphansi kwaDavide. Simakadze wapha Davide kuncoba nome ngukuphi lapho ahlasela khona.
Davide wachubeka wahlasela nemaMowabi, wawehlula. Abebalalisa phansi emhlabatsini, bese ubulala babili njalo kulabatsatfu baletitfunjwa. Ngako emaMowabi ase aba ngaphansi kwakhe, aletsa imitselo yawo kuDavide.
Davide watsatsa lamahawu egolide labengewetindvuna taHadadezeri, wahamba nawo, wawayisa eJerusalema.
Solomoni abebusa etikwayo yonkhe imibuso kusukela emfuleni iYufrathe, kuye eveni lemaFilisti, kuze kuyewufika emnyeleni waseGibhithe. Onkhe-ke lawo mave abeletsa tetfulo tawo kuSolomoni, ngobe abebuswa nguye imphilo yakhe yonkhe.
Leminye imininingwane ngekubusa kwaJerobowamu, nako konkhe lakwenta, nekuncoba kwakhe timphi, nekutsi wayibuyisela njani ka-Israyeli iDamaseko neHamathi, leyase iyakaJuda, kubhaliwe encwadzini yemilandvo yemakhosi aka-Israyeli.
Simakadze waba naye, wamphumelelisa kuko konkhe labekwenta. Wayivukela inkhosi yase-Asiriya wangete wayihlehlela.
Mesha, inkhosi yakaMowabi, abefuye timvu, abevamise kwetfula enkhosini yaka-Israyeli emazinyane ato lati-100 000 kanye navolo wetihhanca letiti-100 000.
Wase umisa tinkambu temasotja kulaka-Edomu. Onkhe ema-Edomu ase aba ngaphansi kwaDavide. Simakadze wapha Davide kuncoba nome ngukuphi lapho ahlasela khona.
Wemisa emasotja kuwo onkhe emadolobha latinqaba kaJuda, wemisa emabutfo kaJuda nasemadolobheni aka-Efrayimu labetfunjwe nguyise Asa.
Awu, Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wami, Msindzisi wami lonemandla, wena uvikela inhloko yami ngesikhatsi semphi.
Nome bantfu emahhashi abo bangawalungiselela imphi, kodvwa kuncoba kusetandleni taSimakadze.
Jonathani wahlasela inkambu yemaFilisti eGeba, wayehlula; emaFilisti akuva loko. Sawula wase ushaya impalampala kulo lonkhe live, atsi: “EmaHebheru akeve!”
Ngalelinye lilanga Jonathani, umsa waSawula, wakhuluma kuloludzibi lolwaluphatsa tikhali takhe, watsi: “Kota sambe, siye kulenkambu yemaFilisti lapha ngesheya.” Noko akamtjelanga uyise.
Kutfutfumela kwahlasela onkhe emabutfo labesenkambu nalawo labesesigangeni, nalawo labesetichemeni kanye nalawo labehlasela, umhlaba watamatama. Lokutfutfumela kwaba shangatsi kutfunyelwe nguNkulunkulu.
Jonathani wakhuluma kuloludzibi lwakhe, watsi: “Kota sambe, siye kulenkambu lapho kumise khona labantfu labangakasoki. Mhlawumbe Simakadze utawuba ngakitsi. Kute lokungavimba Simakadze kutsi asimelele. Kute lokungaphatamisa Simakadze kutsi asisindzise ngebantfu labanyenti nome ngebantfu labambalwa.”