Umkakhe waseJudiya watala boJaredi, uyise waGedori, naHebhere, uyise waSokho, kanye naJekuthiyeli, uyise waZanowa. Laba labanye bekubantfwana baBithiya, indvodzakati yaFaro, leyayingumfati waMeredi.
Nine-ke takhamiti taseMaresha, Simakadze utaninikela etandleni tesitsa lesitawutfumba lelidolobha lenu. Baholi labahloniphekile baka-Israyeli bayawubhaca emihumeni yase-Adulamu.
Simakadze wabatsela ngeluvalo, besaba ema-Israyeli. Ema-Israyeli awehlula ema-Amori, awancoba ngelusiko lwenkemba emphini yaseGibeyoni, abacosha abenyusa ngendlela yaseBhethi Horoni, abaphetse abagwaza kwaze kwabase-Azekha, naseMakheda.
Ngako bawakhipha emgedzeni lamakhosi lasihlanu: inkhosi yaseJerusalema, neyaseHebroni, neyaseJamuthi, neyaseLakhishi kanye neyase-Egloni.
Ngako Adoni Sedeki, inkhosi yaseJerusalema, wancenga boHohamu, inkhosi yaseHebroni, naPhiramu, inkhosi yaseJamuthi, naJafiya, inkhosi yaseLakhishi, naDebiri, inkhosi yase-Egloni, watsi:
neSharayimu, ne-Adithayimu, neGedera, nome-ke iGederothayimu, lekwaba ngemadolobha lali-14 akanye nemiti yawo.
EmaFilisti abutsa emabutfo awo awalungiselela imphi, awahlanganisela eSokho yakaJuda. Emisa emathende awo e-Efesi Damimu, emkhatsini weSokho ne-Azekha.
Davide wesuka eGathi, wabaleka, wayawubhaca emgedzeni wase-Adulamu. Batsi kube bakuve loko bomnakabo nebakubo, behla baya kuye.