Umusa kaDavide Ubuyiselwa Ngehlazo
UDavide uthumela amazwi enduduzo enkosini entsha yama-Amoni, abeluleki bayo ababiza izithunywa ngokuthi zinhloli; ziyahlaziswa futhi ziphucwe ingxenye yentshebe. Okwaqala njengomusa kuba yimpi yezinhlangothi ezimbili nezinqola eziqashiwe, futhi kuphela i-Aramu yenqaba ukuphinda isize u-Amoni.
19 1Ngemva kwesikhathi, uNahashi inkosi yama-Amoni wafa, indodana yakhe yaba inkosi esikhundleni sakhe. 2UDavide wathi: “Ngizobonisa umusa kuHanuni indodana kaNahashi, njengoba uyise abonisa umusa kimi.” Ngakho uDavide wathuma izithunywa ukuba zimduduze ngoyise. Kodwa lapho izinceku zikaDavide zifika ezweni lama-Amoni, kuHanuni, ukuze zimduduze, 3abalawuli bakwa-Amoni bathi kuHanuni: “Ingabe uDavide umhlonipha ngempela uyihlo ngokukuthumela abaduduzi na? Izinceku zakhe azizanga yini kuwe ukuze zihlole, zichithe, ziqaphele izwe njengezinhloli?” 4UHanuni wazibamba izinceku zikaDavide, waziphuca, wazinquma izingubo zazo phakathi nendawo ezinkalweni, wazimukisa. 5Lapho bemtshela uDavide ngalaba madoda, wathuma izithunywa ukuba zihlangabezane nawo, ngokuba ayenamahloni amakhulu. Inkosi yathi: “Hlalani eJeriko kuze kukhule izilevu zenu, bese nibuya.”
6Lapho ama-Amoni ebona ukuthi asenuka phambi kukaDavide, uHanuni nama-Amoni bathumela amathani angaba ngamashumi amathathu nesishiyagalombili esiliva ukuze baqashe izinqola nabagibeli bamahhashi e-Aramu-naharayimi, e-Aramu-mahakha, naseZoba. 7Baqasha izinqola ezingamashumi amathathu nambili inkulungwane, kanye nenkosi yaseMahakha nebutho layo, abeza bakanisa maqondana neMedeba. Ama-Amoni abuthana emizini yawo aphuma ukuyokulwa. 8Lapho uDavide ezwa ngalokho, wathuma uJowabe nalo lonke ibutho lamadoda alwayo. 9Ama-Amoni aphuma ahlela impi ngasesangweni lomuzi, kanti amakhosi ayeze ayema wodwa endle.
10UJowabe wabona ukuthi impi imiselwe yena, ngaphambili nangasemuva, ngakho wakhetha amabutho ahle kakhulu akwa-Israyeli, wawahlela ukuba alwe nama-Aramu. 11Wabeka amabutho asele ngaphansi komfowabo u-Abishayi, ahlelwa ukuba alwe nama-Amoni. 12UJowabe wathi: “Uma i-Aramu ingehlula, ungisize; uma ama-Amoni ekwehlula wena, ngizokusiza. 13Yibani namandla; masilwe ngesibindi ngenxa yabantu bakithi nemizi kaBaba wethu, uBaba wethu enze lokho okuhle emehlweni akhe.”
14UJowabe nebutho elalinaye basondela ukulwa nama-Aramu, abaleka phambi kwakhe. 15Lapho ama-Amoni ebona ukuthi i-Aramu ibalekile, nawo abaleka phambi kuka-Abishayi umfowabo angena emzini. UJowabe wayesebuyela eJerusalema.
16Lapho ama-Aramu ebona ukuthi u-Israyeli uwanqobile, athumela izithunywa akhipha ama-Aramu ayengaphesheya koMfula i-Ewufrathe, uShofaki umlawuli webutho likaHadadezeri ephambili kuwo. 17UDavide watshelwa; wabutha wonke u-Israyeli, wawela iJordani, weza kuwo, wahlela impi. UDavide wahlelela ukulwa nama-Aramu, alwa naye. 18Ama-Aramu abaleka phambi kuka-Israyeli. UDavide wabulala abayizinkulungwane eziyisikhombisa kubagibeli bezinqola zawo namabutho ahamba ngezinyawo ayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amane, wabulala noShofaki umlawuli webutho lawo. 19Lapho izinceku zikaHadadezeri zibona ukuthi u-Israyeli uzinqobile, zenza ukuthula noDavide zamkhonza. I-Aramu yayingasavumi ukusiza ama-Amoni.
