Baba Wathu Asapasa Dhavidhi Kupembera Konsene
Mphangwa zakufupi za kukunda — Afilisti, Moabi, Zoba, Aramu, Edhomu — na mitero ikhabwera, pontho mkuwa usagumanyizwa toera nyumba ya Mulungu yakuti Dhavidhi nee anadzaimanga tayu. Mzere ukulu ukulu kawiri: Baba wathu ampasa kupembera kunsene kukhaenda iye, pontho iye atonga mwakulungama.
18 1Pakumala pyenepi, Dhavidhi akunda Afilisti mbaagonjesa, mbakwata Gati na midzi yace m'manja mwa Afilisti. 2Iye akundambo Moabi, na Amoabi akhala pantsi pa Dhavidhi mbampasa mitero.
3Dhavidhi akunda Hadhadhezere mambo wa Zoba, mpaka ku Hamati, pidaenda iye toera kuthimizira mphambvu zace mpaka ku Nkulo wa Yufrati. 4Dhavidhi akwata kwa iye ngolo za nkhondo 1.000, anyamakavalo 7.000, na anyankhondo akuenda na manyalo 20.000. Iye agwanda misempha ya makavalo onsene a ngolo, mbasiya akukwanira ngolo dzana ibodzi. 5Aarami a ku Dhamasko pidabwera iwo toera kuphedza Hadhadhezere mambo wa Zoba, Dhavidhi apha Aarami 22.000. 6Dhavidhi aikha magulu a anyankhondo mu Arami-Dhamasko; Aarami akhala anzakazi ace, mbapereka mitero. Na Baba wathu apasa Dhavidhi kupembera kunsene kukhaenda iye. 7Dhavidhi akwata piwiri pya ouro pikhaphatwa na akulu a Hadhadhezere, mbapyendesa ku Yerusalema. 8Kubuluka ku Tibati na Kuni, mizinda ya Hadhadhezere, Dhavidhi akwata bronze uzinji kakamwe; na iwo Salomau acita Bara ya bronze, mizati, na pyombo pya bronze.
9Tou mambo wa Hamati pidabva iye kuti Dhavidhi akunda nkhondo yonsene ya Hadhadhezere mambo wa Zoba, 10iye atuma mwanace Hadhorami kuna Mambo Dhavidhi toera kumupereka moni na kumpasa nkhombo thangwi yakumenya na kukunda Hadhadhezere, ule akhacita nkhondo kazinji kene na Tou. Hadhorami abweresa pinthu pya ouro, parata, na bronze pya mitundu yonsene. 11Mambo Dhavidhi apereka pinthu ipi kuna Baba wathu, pabodzi na parata na ouro pidakwata iye ku mitundu yonsene ya anthu: Edhomu, Moabi, Aamoni, Afilisti, na Amaleki.
12Abhisai mwana wa Zeruya apha Aedhomu 18.000 mu Govi ya Munyu. 13Dhavidhi aikha magulu a anyankhondo mu Edhomu; Aedhomu onsene akhala pantsi pace, na Baba wathu ampasa kupembera kunsene kukhaenda iye.
Dhavidhi Asatonga na Kutonga Kwadidi na Kulungama
14Na tenepo, Dhavidhi atonga Izarayeli yonsene, mbatonga mwadidi na mwakulungama kuna mbumba yace yonsene. 15Yoabi mwana wa Zeruya akhali ntsogoleri wa nkhondo; Yehosafati mwana wa Ahiludi akhali nyakulemba pya mbiri; 16Zadhoki mwana wa Ahitubi na Ahimeleki mwana wa Abhiatari akhali anyansembe; Xavixa akhali mulembi; 17Bhenaya mwana wa Yehoyadha akhatsogolera Akhereti na Apeleti; ana a Dhavidhi akhali akulu pa utongi pacedo na mambo. a a v17 Akhereti na Apeleti akhali magulu a anyankhondo akusankhulwa akutsidzikiza mambo Dhavidhi, panango akhali anyankhondo a madziko anango akudziwa basa ya nkhondo.
