Abakwa-Amoni badlala ngezigijimi zikaDavide. Bona nama-Aramu bachithwa nguDavide
1Kwathi emva kwalokho inkosi yabantwana bakwa-Amoni yafa, uHanuni indodana yakhe waba-yinkosi esikhundleni sayo.
2UDavide wathi: Ngiyakumenzela umusa uHanuni indodana kaNahashi, njengalokho uyise angenzela umusa. UDavide wayesethuma ngesandla sezinceku zakhe ukumduduza ngoyise. Zafika-ke izinceku zikaDavide ezweni labantwana bakwa-Amoni.
3Kepha izikhulu zabantwana bakwa-Amoni zathi kuHanuni inkosi yazo: Imbala ngokubona kwakho uDavide uthumé abaduduzi kuwe ukuba atuse uyihlo na? UDavide akazithumanga yini izinceku zakhe kuwe ukuba ziphenye umuzi, ziwuhlole, ziwuchithe, na?
4UHanuni wayesebamba izinceku zikaDavide, waphucula inxenye yezilevu zazo, wahina izingubo zazo phakathi kwaze kwaba-sezinqeni zazo, wazimukisa.
5Lapho sebemtshela uDavide lokho, wathumela ukuzihlangabeza, ngokuba ayenamahloni kakhulu lawomadoda. Yathi inkosi: Hlalani eJeriko, zize zihlume izilevu zenu, besenibuya.
6Abantwana bakwa-Amoni sebeboné ukuthi banengekile kuDavide, abakwa-Amoni bathuma baqasha ama-Aramu aseBeti-Rehobe nama-Aramu aseSoba, imigundatshani eyizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili, nenkosi yaseMahakha inabantu abayinkulungwane, nabantu baseThobi beyizinkulungwane eziyishumi nambili.
7UDavide esezwile lokho wamthuma uJowabe nempi yonke yamaqhawe.
8Abantwana bakwa-Amoni baphuma, bahlela impi ngasesikhaleni sesango; ama-Aramu aseSoba naseRehobe, nabantu baseThobi, nabaseMahakha babebodwa endle.
9Kepha uJowabe esebona ukuthi izimpondo zempi zimhaqile ngaphambili nangasemuva wakhetha kwabakhethekileyo bakwaIsrayeli, wabahlela ukuba balwe nama-Aramu;
10abantu abaseleyo wababeka esandleni sika-Abishayi umfowabo, wabahlela ukuba balwe nabantwana bakwa-Amoni.
11Wathi: Uma ama-Aramu engahlula, uyakungisiza; kepha uma abantwana bakwa-Amoni bekwahlula, ngiyakufika ngikusize.
12Qinani, masiziqinise ngenxa yabantu bakithi nangenxa yemizi kaNkulunkulu wethu; uJehova makenze okuhle emehlweni akhe.
13UJowabe nabantu ababenaye base besondela ukuba balwe nama-Aramu; kepha abaleka phambi kwakhe.
14Lapho abantwana bakwa-Amoni bebona ukuthi ama-Aramu abalekile, babaleka nabo phambi kuka-Abishayi, bangena emzini. UJowabe wayesebuya kubantwana bakwa-Amoni, weza eJerusalema.
15Ama-Aramu esebonile ukuthi anqotshiwe phambi kukaIsrayeli, abuthana ndawonye.
16UHadadezeri wathuma wakhipha ama-Aramu ayephesheya koMfula*; afika eHelamu, uShobaki induna yempi kaHadadezeri ephambi kwawo.
17UDavide watshelwa, wabutha wonke uIsrayeli, wawela iJordani, wafika eHelamu. Ama-Aramu azihlela ukuhlangabezana noDavide, alwa naye.
18Ama-Aramu abaleka phambi kukaIsrayeli; uDavide wabulala kuma-Aramu izinqola ezingamakhulu ayisikhombisa nabamahashi abayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amane, wamshaya uShobaki induna yempi yabo, wafela khona-lapho.
19Lapho onke amakhosi ayeyizinceku zikaHadadezeri ebonile ukuthi anqotshiwe phambi kukaIsrayeli, enza ukuthula noIsrayeli, abakhonza. Ama-Aramu ayesesaba ukusiza abantwana bakwa-Amoni futhi.
