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1 Zeza zonke izizwe zakwaSirayeli kuDavide eHebron, zatsho ukuthi, Uyabona, silithambo lakho nenyama yakho.2 Kwangaphambili, oko uSawule ebengukumkani kuthi, ibinguwe obesakuphuma ungena namaSirayeli. UYehova wathi kuwe, Wena uya kubalusa abantu bam amaSirayeli, wena uya kuba yinganga yamaSirayeli.3 Aya ke onke amadoda amakhulu akwaSirayeli kukumkani eHebron. Wenza umnqophiso nawo ukumkani uDavide eHebron phambi koYehova; amthambisa uDavide ukuba abe ngukumkani wamaSirayeli.4 UDavide ubeminyaka imashumi mathathu ezelwe, ukwenziwa kwakhe ukumkani; waba neminyaka emashumi mane engukumkani.5 Waba ngukumkani wakwaYuda eHebron iminyaka esixhenxe neenyanga ezintandathu; eYerusalem waba ngukumkani iminyaka emashumi mathathu anamithathu kumaSirayeli onke namaYuda.

6 Ukumkani waya namadoda akwakhe eYerusalem kumaYebhusi. Abemi belo zwe bathi kuDavide, Akusayi kungena apha; kuba iimfama neziqhwala zokugxotha. Batsho beba uDavide akasayi kungena apho.7 UDavide wayithimba imboniselo yeZiyon: ngumzi kaDavide ke lowo.8 Wathi uDavide ngaloo mini, Bonke abaxabela amaYebhusi, mabaziwise engxangxasini iziqhwala kwaneemfama ezithiyekileyo emphefumlweni kaDavide. Ngenxa yoko bathi, Iimfama neziqhwala aziyi kungena endlwini.9 UDavide wahlala emboniselweni, wayibiza ngokuthi ngumzi kaDavide. UDavide wakha ngeenxa zonke, wathabathela eMilo wesa phakathi.10 Waya uDavide eba mkhulu ngokuba mkhulu, uYehova uThixo wemikhosi waba naye.

11 Ke kaloku uHiram, ukumkani waseTire, wathumela abathunywa kuDavide, nemisedare, neengcibi zemithi, neengcibi zamatye eendonga; zamakhela uDavide indlu.12 Wazi uDavide ukuba uYehova umqinisile wangukumkani; ukuba ubuphakamisile ubukumkani bakhe ngenxa yabantu bakhe amaSirayeli.13 UDavide wabuya wazeka abafazi namashweshwe eYerusalem, emveni kokusuka kwakhe eHebron; wabuya wazalelwa oonyana neentombi uDavide.14 Ngawo la amagama abo wabazalelwayo eYerusalem: nguShamuwa, noShobhabhi, noNatan, noSolomon,15 noIbhehare, noElishuwa, noNefege, noYafiya,16 noElishama, noEliyada, noElifelete.

17 Ke kaloku eva amaFilisti ukuba bamthambisile uDavide, waba ngukumkani kumaSirayeli: enyuka ke onke amaFilisti aya kumfuna uDavide. Weva uDavide, wehla waya emboniselweni.18 AmaFilisti abezile, athi dwe entilini yamaRafa.19 Wabuza uDavide kuYehova, wathi, Ndinyuke na, ndiye kumaFilisti? Wowanikela na esandleni sam? Wathi uYehova kuDavide, Nyuka; ngokuba ndiwanikele mpela amaFilisti esandleni sakho.20 UDavide weza eBhahali-peratsim; uDavide wawaxabela khona, wathi, UYehova uzityhobozele iintshaba zam phambi kwam, njengokutyhoboza kwamanzi; ngenxa yoko wathi igama laloo ndawo yiBhahali-peratsim.21 Azishiya izithixo zawo; bazithabatha uDavide namadoda akhe.22 Abuya aphinda enyuka amaFilisti, athi dwe entilini yamaRafa.23 Wabuza uDavide kuYehova, wathi yena, Uze ungenyuki; jikela emva kwawo, ufike kuwo malunga nemithi yemibhaka.24 Kothi, ekuveni kwakho isandi sokuhamba emantloko emithi yemibhaka, wandule ungxamise; ngokuba woba uphumile phambi kwakho uYehova ngelaxesha, ukuba ayixabele impi yamaFilisti.25 Wenjenjalo uDavide, njengoko uYehova abemwisele umthetho ngako; wawaxabela amaFilisti, wathabathela eGebha wada waya eGezere.