3 Abehlome ngetincola temphi letiyi-1 200, nebagibeli bemahhashi labati-60 000; nemasotja labephume nawo eGibhithe abengenakubalwa: kungemaLibhiya, nemaSukhi kanye nameKushe.
Kodvwa emaSiriya abaleka embikwema-Israyeli, Davide wabulala bagibeli betincola temphi lababengema-700, nemasotja labeti-40 000, labeshuca ngetinyawo. Wachubeka wagadla nakuShobaki, indvuna yabo yemphi, wafa khona lapho.
ngobe Simakadze wenta emaSiriya eva shangatsi kuta umsindvo walenkhulu imphi yemahhashi netincola tawo, ase acabanga kutsi inkhosi yema-Israyeli seyimeme emakhosi emaHethi newemaGibhithe, nemabutfo awo kutsi atekuwahlasela.
Simakadze washaya wancoba emaKushe embikwa-Asa nebakaJuda. EmaKushe abaleka,
Asa abenembutfo lowawunemasotja lati-300 000 akaJuda, ahlome ngemahawu lamakhulu kanye netikhali; emasotja akaBhenjamini wona abeti-280 000, wona ahlome ngemahawu lamancane kanye nebutjoki. Onkhe lamasotja bekutihlabani cobo lwato.
Zera, umKushe, waviva ngembutfo lomkhulu wayawubahlasela kanye netincola temphi letingema-300, beta baze befika eMaresha.
EmaKushe nemaLibhiya abengesiyo yini imphi lenemandla nalenetincola letinyenti nebagibeli bemahhashi labanyenti? Noko watsi kube wetsembele kuSimakadze, Simakadze wase ubanikela esandleni sakho.
Ngobe mine nginguSimakadze Nkulunkulu wakho, Longcwele waka-Israyeli, uMsindzisi wakho, ngitawuhlawula ngelive laseGibhithe, ngishintjiselane iKushe neSheba ngawe.
“ ‘Tonkhe tihlabani letaticashiwe: taseKushe netasePhuthi, netaseLidiya, netakuyo yonkhe i-Arabiya, netaseLibhiya kanye nebantfu belive lesivumelwane sami nabo bayakuwa ngenkemba kanye nebaseGibhithe.
Iyawuba nemandla ekulawula umcebo wegolide newesiliva, netimphahla tonkhe taseGibhithe letidule kakhulu, itfobise baseLibiya nebaseKushe.
IKushe neGibhithe bekungemandla ayo lamakhulu; iPhuthi neLibhiya, bangani bayo.
Ngeva kutsi lamabutfo labegibele emahhashi abengahle abe tigidzi letingema-200.
Sisera wabutsa tincola takhe tensimbi letatingema-900 nawo onkhe emadvodza, esuka eHaroshethi Hagoyimu aze efika emfuleni iKhishoni.
Tatitseleka kanye netifuyo tato nemathende ato, kube shangatsi ngemabulo esikhonyane. Kute labengakhona kubala emadvodza nemakamela ato. Tatihlasela live lonkhe tentele kulibhubhisa.
EmaFilisti nawo ahlangana ayakulwa na-Israyeli, aba netincola letatiti-3 000 nebagibeli bemahhashi lababeti-6 000, nemabutfo labemanyenti angangesihlabatsi saselwandle. Enyuka ayawumisa eMikmashi, emphumalanga neBhethi Aveni.