IRabha Liyawa, UDavide Ugqoka Umqhele
UJowabe nguye olwa eRaba kuyilapho uDavide esala ekhaya, nakuba lapha inkosi ifika izothatha umqhele. Bese kuba nezingxabano ezintathu nezingqongqo zamaFilisti, kuhlanganise nendoda eneminwe eyisithupha eyadelela u-Israyeli futhi yawiswa ngumshana kaDavide.
20 1Ekuthwaseni konyaka, ngesikhathi amakhosi ephuma eya empini, uJowabe wakhipha impi wachitha izwe lama-Amoni, wayesefika wavimbezela iRabha, kanti uDavide wayehlezi eJerusalema. UJowabe wayishaya iRabha wayidiliza. 2UDavide wathatha umqhele ekhanda lenkosi yabo. Wawunesisindo esingaba ngamaphawundi egolide angamashumi ayisikhombisa nanhlanu, futhi wawufakwe itshe eliyigugu, wayesebekwa ekhanda likaDavide. Waphinda wathwala impango enkulu kulelo dolobha. 3Wakhipha abantu balo wababeka emsebenzini, wabasebenzisa ngamasaha, namapiki ensimbi, namazembe. UDavide wenza okunjalo kuwo wonke amadolobha ama-Amoni. UDavide wayesebuyela eJerusalema nempi yakhe yonke.
Iziqhwaga Ziwa Ngesandla Sika-Israyeli
4Emva kwalokho, kwaqubuka impi namaFilisti eGezeri. Ngaleso sikhathi uSibhekayi umHushathi wabulala uSiphayi, omunye wenzalo kaRafa, amaFilisti anqotshwa.
5Kwaphinda kwaqubuka impi namaFilisti. U-Elihanani indodana kaJayire wabulala uLahimi, umfowabo kaGoliyadi umGiti, oluthi lomkhonto wakhe lwalingangogodo olusindayo lomuthi ngobukhulu. 6Kwabuya kwaqubuka impi eGati, lapho kwakukhona khona indoda enkulu kakhulu, eyayineminwe eyisithupha esandleni ngasinye namazwani ayisithupha onyaweni ngalunye, engamashumi amabili nane esewonke—naye owazalwa kuRafa. 7Lapho ehlambalaza u-Israyeli, uJonathani indodana kaShimeya, umfowabo kaDavide, wamshaya wambulala. 8Laba babezalelwe uRafa eGati, bawa ngesandla sikaDavide nezinceku zakhe.
