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₁Emva komnyaka ngesikhathi sokuhlasela kwamakhosi uJowabe wahola amaqhawe empi, wachitha izwe labantwana bakwa-Amoni, weza wavimbezela iRaba; kepha uDavide wahlala eJerusalema. UJowabe walinqoba iRaba, walidiliza.

₂UDavide wathatha umqhele wenkosi yabo ekhanda layo, wafumana isisindo sawo ukuthi sasiyitalenta* legolide, itshe eliyigugu likuwo; wabekwa ekhanda likaDavide; wakhipha emzini impango eningi kakhulu.

₃Wakhipha nabantu ababephakathi kwawo, wabanquma ngamasaha, nangezibhuqo zensimbi, nangamazembe; wenze njalo uDavide kuyo yonke imizi yabantwana bakwa-Amoni. UDavide nabo bonke abantu babuyela eJerusalema.

₄Emva kwalokho kwavuka impi namaFilisti eGezeri; khona uSibekayi umHushati wabulala uSiphayi wamadodana amaRefa; anqotshwa.

₅Kwabuye kwaba-khona impi namaFilisti; uElihanani indodana kaJayire wabulala uLahimi umfowabo kaGoliyati umGiti oluthi lomkhonto wakhe lwalunjengogongolo lomaluki.

₆Kwabuye kwaba-khona impi eGati, lapho kwakukhona umuntu omude; iminwe yakhe nezinzwani zakhe kwakungamashumi amabili nane, isithupha esandleni sisinye, nesithupha onyaweni lulunye; naye wazalwa yiRefa.

₇Wameyisa uIsrayeli; ngalokho uJonathani indodana kaShimeya umfowabo kaDavide wambulala.

₈Labo bazalwa ngamaRefa eGati, bawa ngesandla sikaDavide nangesandla sezinceku zakhe.