2 Samuweli 8 - Siswati 1996 BibleKuncoba kwaDavide ( 1 Khr. 18:1-13 ) 1 Kwatsi emvakwaloko, Davide wahlasela emaFilisti, wawehlula, wawemuka emandla ekutibusa wona eveni, watsatsa neMethegi Ama, wayikhipha ekubusweni ngemaFilisti. 2 Davide wachubeka wahlasela nemaMowabi, wawehlula. Abebalalisa phansi emhlabatsini, bese ubulala babili njalo kulabatsatfu baletitfunjwa. Ngako emaMowabi ase aba ngaphansi kwakhe, aletsa imitselo yawo kuDavide. 3 Ngetulu kwaloko Davide wahlasela naHadadezeri, umsa waRehobi, inkhosi yaseSobha, ngesikhatsi Hadadezeri asayawutsatsa kubusa kwakhe ngasemfuleni iYufrathe. 4 Davide watfumba inkhulungwane yetincola takhe temphi, nebashayeli betincola temphi labati-7 000, nemasotja lahamba ngetinyawo lati-20 000. Onkhe emahhashi wawageca imisipha, washiya emahhashi etincola letilikhulu. 5 Atsi ayeta emaSiriya aseDamaseko, atsi atekwelekelela Hadadezeri, inkhosi yaseSobha, Davide wabulala aba ti-22 000 kuwo. 6 Davide wase umisa tinkambu temabutfo eSiriya laseDamaseko. EmaSiriya ase aba bantfu bakhe atsela kuye Davide. Simakadze wapha Davide kuncoba nome ngukuphi lapho ahlasela khona. 7 Davide watsatsa lamahawu egolide labengewetindvuna taHadadezeri, wahamba nawo, wawayisa eJerusalema. 8 Davide watitsatsela incumbi yelitfusi edolobheni laseThebha, nelaseBherothayi, emadolobha labebuswa nguHadadezeri. 9 Kwatsi kube Thoyi, inkhosi yaseHamathi, eve kutsi Davide ubhubhise yonkhe imphi yakaHadadezeri, 10 Thoyi wase utfumela indvodzana yakhe Joramu kuDavide, inkhosi, kutsi iyekumbingelela iphindze imhalalisele ngekuncoba kwakhe emphini yabo naHadadezeri. Hadadezeri abeke walwa naThoyi ngaphambili. Joramu waphatsela Davide tintfo tesiliva, netegolide, netelitfusi. 11 Inkhosi Davide letintfo yatinikela kuSimakadze, njengobe beyentile nangaleti tesiliva, nangetegolide letatiphuma kuto tonkhe tive beyitincobile, yatitfumba: 12 ema-Edomu, nemaMowabi, nema-Amoni, nemaFilisti, nema-Amaleki. Davide wanikela nangemphango labeyitfumbe kuHadadezeri, umsa waRehobi, inkhosi yaseSobha. 13 Davide wadvuma kakhulu, nasabuya kuyawubhubhisa ema-Edomu lati-18 000 eSigodzini Seluswayi. 14 Wase umisa tinkambu temasotja kulo lonkhe laka-Edomu. Onkhe ema-Edomu ase aba ngaphansi kwaDavide. Simakadze wapha Davide kuncoba nome ngukuphi lapho ahlasela khona. Tindvuna taDavide ( 1 Khr. 18:14-17 ) 15 Davide wawabusa onkhe ema-Israyeli, enta loko lokulungile kubo bonkhe bantfu bakhe. 16 Jowabe, umsa waSeruya, abengumphatsi wemphi; Jehoshafati, umsa wa-Ahiludi, abengulobhalisako. 17 BoSadoki, umsa wa-Ahitubi, kanye na-Ahimeleki, umsa wa-Abiyatha, bona babebaphristi; Seraya yena abengumabhalane. 18 Bhenaya, umsa waJehoyada, abephetse emaKherethi nemaPhelethi, emadvodzana aDavide wona abeliqoqo. |
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