2 Samuweli 8 - IBHAYIBHELI ELINGCWELE

Ukunqoba kukaDavide amazwe. Izinduna zakhe

¹ Kwathi emva kwalokho uDavide wawashaya amaFilisti, wawahlula, wathatha itomu lomzimkhulu esandleni samaFilisti.

² Washaya nabakwaMowabi, wabalinganisa ngentambo, wabalalisa emhlabathini, wabalinganisa ngezintambo ezimbili abayakubulawa nangentambo epheleleyo abayakusindiswa. AbakwaMowabi base beba yizinceku zikaDavide, bathela intela.

³ UDavide wamshaya uHadadezeri indodana kaRehobe, inkosi yaseSoba, ekuhambeni kwakhe ukubuyisa umbuso wakhe ngasemfuleni.

⁴ UDavide wamaphuca abamahhashi abayinkulungwane namakhulu ayisikhombisa nemigundatshani eyizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili; uDavide wanquma imisipha yawo onke amahhashi ezinqola, washiya awezinqola eziyikhulu kodwa.

⁵ Ama-Aramu aseDamaseku esefika ukumsiza uHadadezeri inkosi yaseSoba, uDavide wabulala abantu abayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nambili kuma-Aramu.

⁶ UDavide wamisa amakhanda e-Aramu laseDamaseku, ama-Aramu aba yizinceku zikaDavide, athela intela. UJehova wamnqobisa uDavide nomaphi lapho eya khona.

⁷ UDavide wathatha izihlangu zegolide ezazisezincekwini zikaHadadezeri, waziletha eJerusalema.

⁸ Emizini kaHadadezeri iBetha neBerothayi inkosi uDavide yathatha ithusi eliningi kakhulu.

⁹ Lapho uThoyi inkosi yaseHamati ezwa ukuthi uDavide ushayile yonke impi kaHadadezeri,

¹⁰ uThoyi wathuma uJoramu indodana yakhe enkosini uDavide ukuyibingelela nokuyibusisa, ngokuba yayilwile noHadadezeri, yamnqoba, ngokuba uHadadezeri wayelokhu elwa noThoyi; esandleni sakhe wayenezitsha zesiliva, nezitsha zegolide, nezitsha zethusi.

¹¹ Nalezo inkosi uDavide yazingcwelisela uJehova kanye nesiliva negolide eyayilingcwelisile livela ezizweni zonke eyayizahlulile:

¹² e-Aramu, nakwaMowabi, nakubantwana bakwa-Amoni, nakumaFilisti, naku-Amaleki, nasempangweni kaHadadezeri indodana kaRehobe, inkosi yaseSoba.

¹³ UDavide wazenzela igama ekubuyeni kwakhe esebulele ama-Aramu ayizinkulungwane eziyishumi nesishiyagalombili esiGodini sikaSawoti.

¹⁴ Wamisa amakhanda kwa-Edomi; kulo lonke lakwa-Edomi wamisa amakhanda, nabo bonke abakwa-Edomi baba yizinceku zikaDavide. UJehova wamnqobisa uDavide nomaphi lapho eya khona.

¹⁵ UDavide wabusa phezu kuka-Israyeli wonke, uDavide waphatha ukwahlulela nokulunga kubo bonke abantu bakhe.

¹⁶ UJowabe indodana kaSeruya wayephezu kwempi, uJehoshafati indodana ka-Ahiludi wayengumabhalana;

¹⁷ uSadoki indodana ka-Ahithubi no-Ahimeleki indodana ka-Abiyathara babe ngabapristi; uSeraya wayengumbhali;

¹⁸ uBenaya indodana kaJehoyada wayephezu kwamaKhereti namaPheleti; amadodana kaDavide ayengabapristi.