UBawo wethu Uyayimisa Indlu kaDavide

UHiram wakhela uDavide indlu yobukhosi, usapho lwakhe luyanda, aze amaFilisti eze efuna ukumkani osandul' ukuthanjiswa. Kabini uDavide ubuza kuBawo wethu kuqala; kabini uyaphendulwa, aze axelelwe ngokwesibini ukuba alinde isandi sokuhamba emantloko emithi.

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UHiram, ukumkani waseTire, wathuma izigidimi kuDavide, nemithi yemisedare, neengcibi zamatye, neengcibi zemithi, ukuze bamakhele indlu. UDavide wazi ukuba uBawo wethu umenze ukumkani kumaSirayeli, kuba ubukumkani bakhe baphakanyiswa ngenxa yabantu bakhe amaSirayeli.

Waza uDavide wazeka abanye abafazi eYerusalem, wazala abanye oonyana neentombi. Nanka ke amagama abantwana bakhe abazalelwa eYerusalem: nguShamuwa, noShobhabhi, noNatan, noSolomon, noIbhehare, noElishuwa, noElipelete, noNoga, noNefege, noYafiya, noElishama, noBheheliyada, noElifelete.

UBawo wethu Uyawatyhoboza amaFilisti

Bathi amaFilisti akuva ukuba uDavide uthanjisiwe ukuba abe ngukumkani kumaSirayeli onke, enyuka onke efuna uDavide. Weva uDavide, waphuma waya kuwahlangabeza. AmaFilisti abezile, angenela entilini yamaRafa.

Wabuza uDavide kuBawo wethu, wathi: “Mandinyuke na ndiye kulwa namaFilisti? Uya kuwanikela na esandleni sam?” Waza uBawo wethu wathi kuye: “Nyuka, ndiya kuwanikela esandleni sakho.”

Benyuka baya eBhahali-peratsim; uDavide wawabulala khona. Wathi uDavide: “UBawo wethu, ngesandla sam, uzityhobozele phakathi kweentshaba zam, njengamanzi atyhobozayo.” Ngako oko loo ndawo bayithiya igama elithi yiBhahali-peratsim. ^a Abashiya khona amaFilisti oothixo bawo, wabawisela umthetho uDavide, batshiswa.

Abuya aphinda amaFilisti angenela entilini.

Wabuya wabuza uDavide kuBawo wethu, waza uBawo wethu wathi: “Uze ungenyuki uwalandele. Uze uwajikeleze, uwafikele phambi kwemithi yemibhaka. Xa uthe weva isandi sabahambayo phezu kwemithi yemibhaka, wandule ke uphume uye ekulweni; ngokuba uphumile phambi kwakho uYise ukuba ayixabele impi yamaFilisti.”

Wenza uDavide njengoko uBawo wethu amwisele umthetho, bayixabela impi yamaFilisti, bathabathela eGibheyon bada baya eGezere. Lwaphuma udumo lukaDavide ezweni lonke, waza uBawo wethu wazenza zonke iintlanga zamoyika.