Isahluko 14
1
UHiramu inkosi yaseTire wathuma izithunywa kuDavide, nemisedari, nabakhi, nababazi ukuba bamakhele indlu.
2
UDavide waqonda ukuthi uJehova wayemmisile impela ukuba abe yinkosi kwa-Israyeli, ngokuba umbuso wakhe waphakanyiselwa phezulu ngenxa yabantu bakhe u-Israyeli.
3
UDavide wathatha abanye abafazi eJerusalema, uDavide wazala amanye amadodana namadodakazi.
4
Nanka amagama abantwana ayenabo eJerusalema: oShamuvwa, noShobabi, noNathani, noSolomoni,
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noJibari, no-Elishuwa, no-Elipheleti,
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noNoga, noNefegi, noJafiya,
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no-Elishama, noBeyeliyada, no-Elifeleti.
8
AmaFilisti esezwile ukuthi uDavide ugcotshiwe ukuba abe yinkosi kwa-Israyeli wonke, onke amaFilisti enyuka ukumfuna uDavide; uDavide wakuzwa, waphuma ukuwahlasela.
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AmaFilisti esefikile ukungenela isiGodi samaRefa,
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uDavide wabuza kuNkulunkulu, wathi: “Ngenyukele ukuhlasela amaFilisti na? Uyakuwanikela esandleni sami na?” UJehova wathi kuye: “Yenyuka, ngokuba ngiyakuwanikela esandleni sakho.”
11
Base benyukela eBali Pherasimi, uDavide wawachitha; uDavide wathi: “UNkulunkulu ufohlele izitha zami ngesandla sami njengokufohla kwamanzi.” Ngalokho baqamba igama laleyo ndawo ngokuthi iBali Pherasimi.
12
Ashiya khona onkulunkulu bawo; uDavide wathi mabashiswe ngomlilo.
13
AmaFilisti abuye angenela isigodi.
14
UDavide waphinda wabuza kuNkulunkulu; uNkulunkulu wathi kuye: “Ungenyuki emva kwawo; wagwegwesele, uwafikele malungana namajikijolo.
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Kuyakuthi lapho usuzwa umsindo wokuhamba ezihlokweni zamajikijolo, uphume impi, ngokuba uNkulunkulu uphumile ngaphambi kwakho ukuchitha impi yamaFilisti.”
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UDavide wenza njengokumyala kukaNkulunkulu, bachitha impi yamaFilisti kusukela eGibeyoni kuze kube seGezeri.
17
Igama likaDavide laphumela emazweni onke; uJehova wehlisela izizwe zonke ingebhe ngaye.