‏ 2 Samuel 8:1-14

1Kwasekusithi emva kwalokho uDavida watshaya amaFilisti, wawehlisela phansi a; uDavida wasethatha iMethegama esandleni samaFilisti. 2Wasetshaya amaMowabi b, wawalinganisa ngentambo, ewalalisa emhlabathini; walinganisa intambo ezimbili ukubulala, lentambo epheleleyo ukuwayekela ephila. Ngokunjalo amaMowabi aba zinceku zikaDavida c, eletha izipho d.

3UDavida wasetshaya uHadadezeri indodana kaRehobi inkosi yeZoba e, ekuhambeni kwakhe ukubuyisela amandla akhe emfuleni iYufrathi f. 4UDavida wasethumba kuye inqola eziyinkulungwane, labagadi bamabhiza abangamakhulu ayisikhombisa, lamadoda ahamba ngenyawo ayizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amabili; waquma imisipha yawo wonke amabhiza enqola, kodwa watshiya kuwo izinqola ezilikhulu g. 5Lapho amaSiriya aweDamaseko efika ukusiza uHadadezeri inkosi yeZoba, uDavida watshaya amadoda ayizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amabili lambili kumaSiriya h. 6UDavida wasebeka amabutho enqaba eSiriya i yeDamaseko j; njalo amaSiriya aba zinceku zikaDavida, eletha izipho. INkosi yasimlondoloza uDavida loba ngaphi lapho aya khona k. 7UDavida wasethatha izihlangu zegolide ezazisezincekwini zikaHadadezeri, waziletha eJerusalema l. 8Inkosi uDavida yasithatha ithusi elinengi kakhulu eBeta leBerothayi, imizi kaHadadezeri.

9Lapho uToyi inkosi yeHamathi esizwa ukuthi uDavida wayetshaye ibutho lonke likaHadadezeri, 10uToyi wasethuma uJoramu indodana yakhe enkosini uDavida ukuyibuza impilo lokuyibusisa, ngoba yayilwe loHadadezeri yamtshaya (ngoba uHadadezeri waba lezimpi loToyi); njalo esandleni sakhe kwakulezitsha zesiliva lezitsha zegolide lezitsha zethusi m. 11Lazo inkosi uDavida yazehlukanisela iNkosi kanye lesiliva legolide eyayilehlukanisile livela ezizweni zonke eyayizehlisele phansi n, 12eSiriya, lakoMowabi, lakubantwana bakoAmoni o, lakumaFilisti p, leAmaleki q, lempangweni kaHadadezeri indodana kaRehobi, inkosi yeZoba. 13UDavida wasezenzela ibizo ekubuyeni kwakhe ekutshayeni amaSiriya, esihotsheni seTshwayi r, izinkulungwane ezilitshumi lesificaminwembili s.

14Wasebeka inqaba zamabutho eEdoma t; kuyo yonke iEdoma wabeka inqaba zamabutho u, labo bonke abeEdoma baba zinceku zikaDavida v. INkosi yasimlondoloza uDavida loba ngaphi lapho aya khona w.

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