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5 ¹Zonke izizwe zika-Israyeli zeza kuDavide eHebroni, zathi: “Siyinyama yakho negazi lakho. ²Esikhathini esedlule, lapho uSawule eyinkosi yethu, nguwe owaholela u-Israyeli ekuphumeni, wawubuyisela ekhaya. UBaba wethu wathi kuwe: ‘Uyakwelusa abantu bami u-Israyeli, ube ngumbusi phezu kuka-Israyeli.’” ³Bonke abadala baka-Israyeli beza enkosini eHebroni, lapho iNkosi uDavide yenza khona isivumelwano nabo phambi kukaBaba wethu, bamgcoba uDavide waba yinkosi phezu kuka-Israyeli.

⁴UDavide wayeneminyaka engamashumi amathathu ubudala lapho eba yinkosi, wabusa iminyaka engamashumi amane. ⁵EHebroni wabusa phezu kukaJuda iminyaka eyisikhombisa nezinyanga eziyisithupha, naseJerusalema wabusa iminyaka engamashumi amathathu nantathu phezu kuka-Israyeli wonke noJuda.

UDavide Unqoba iJerusalema

⁶Inkosi namadoda ayo bakhuphukela eJerusalema belwa namaJebusi ayehlala khona. Bamgcona uDavide bathi: “Awusoze wangena lapha; ngisho nezimpumputhe nezinyonga zingakubuyisa emuva”—becabanga bethi: “UDavide ngeke angene lapha.” ⁷Noma kunjalo uDavide wayithumba inqaba yaseZiyoni, okungumuzi kaDavide. ⁸Ngalolo suku uDavide wathi: “Noma ngubani obulala umJebusi kumele afinyelele emgodini wamanzi ukuze ashaye izinyonga nezimpumputhe, ezizondwa ngumphefumulo kaDavide.” Ngakho bathi: “Izimpumputhe nezinyonga ngeke zingene endlini.” ^a a v8 Umgodi wamanzi wawuwumhubhe oqonde phansi oxhumanisa umuzi ongenhla nomthombo wawo wamanzi ongaphansi komhlaba — indlela okungenzeka ukungena ngayo eJerusalema ngokunyenya.

⁹UDavide wahlala enqabeni wayiqamba ngokuthi uMuzi kaDavide. Wakha indawo nxazonke, kusukela eMilo kuya ngaphakathi. ^b b v9 IMilo kwakuyisitezi esikhulu esisekelayo noma umsebenzi womhlabathi owawuyingxenye yezivikelo zaseJerusalema ezazivele zikhona. ¹⁰UDavide waqhubeka ekhula ngokukhula, ngokuba uBaba wethu, uNkulunkulu wamabutho asezulwini, wayenaye. ¹¹UHiramu inkosi yaseThire wathumela kuDavide izithunywa, izingodo zomsedari, ababazi, nabakhi bamatshe, bamakhela uDavide indlu.

¹²UDavide wazi ukuthi uBaba wethu wayemmisile njengenkosi phezu kuka-Israyeli, nokuthi wayewuphakamisile umbuso kaDavide ngenxa yabantu bakaBaba wethu u-Israyeli.

¹³Emva kokusuka eHebroni, uDavide wathatha ezinye izancinza nabanye abafazi eJerusalema, kwazalwa kuye amanye amadodana namadodakazi. ¹⁴Yila amagama abantwana abazalelwa kuye eJerusalema: uShamuwa, uShobabi, uNathani, noSolomoni, ¹⁵u-Ibhari, u-Elishuwa, uNefegi, uJafiya, ¹⁶u-Elishama, u-Eliyada, no-Elifeleti.

Izinqobo Ezimbili Phezu kwamaFilisti

¹⁷Lapho amaFilisti ezwa ukuthi uDavide wayegcotshiwe waba yinkosi phezu kuka-Israyeli, onke akhuphuka ukuyomfuna. Kodwa uDavide wakuzwa lokho, wehlela enqabeni. ¹⁸AmaFilisti ayefikile asabalala eSigodini saseRefayimi.

¹⁹UDavide wabuza uBaba wethu wathi: “Ngiwahlasele yini amaFilisti? Uzawanikela esandleni sami na?” UBaba wethu waphendula uDavide wathi: “Khuphuka—ngiyakuwanikela nokuwanikela amaFilisti esandleni sakho.”

²⁰Ngakho uDavide waya eBhali Pherazimi wawanqoba khona. Wathi: “UBaba wethu ufohlele phakathi kwezitha zami phambi kwami njengezikhukhula ezifohlayo.” Ngakho wayiqamba leyo ndawo ngokuthi iBhali Pherazimi. ^c c v20 IBhali Pherazimi lisho “inkosi yokufohla” — uDavide wayiqamba leyo ndawo ngokuba uBaba wethu wafohlela phakathi kwezitha zakhe lapho njengezikhukhula ezigqashukayo. ²¹AmaFilisti ashiya izithombe zawo lapho, uDavide namadoda akhe bazithwala bahamba nazo.

²²AmaFilisti aphinda akhuphuka futhi asabalala eSigodini saseRefayimi.

²³Lapho uDavide ebuza uBaba wethu, waphendula wathi: “Ungakhuphuki uqonde ngqo. Wazungeleze ngemuva, uwahlasele maqondana nezihlahla zebhalisamu. ²⁴Kuyothi lapho uzwa umsindo wokumasha ezihlokweni zezihlahla zebhalisamu, usheshe unyakaze, ngokuba ngaleso sikhathi uYihlo uyobe esephumele phambi kwakho ukuyoshaya ikamu lamaFilisti.”

²⁵Ngakho uDavide wenza kanjalo njengoba uBaba wethu wayeyalile, washaya amaFilisti kusukela eGeba kuze kube seGezeri.