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14 INkhosi Hiramu+ yaseThire yatfumela titfunywa kuDavide netingodvo temsedari, nebabati besigodvo nebacoti bematje* kute bamakhele indlu.*+ 2 Davide bekati kutsi nguJehova lombeke wasimama kuze abe yinkhosi ka-Israyeli,+ ngobe bukhosi bakhe bebuphakanyiswe kakhulu ngenca yebantfu baNkulunkulu ema-Israyeli.+
3 Davide watsatsa labanye bafati+ eJerusalema futsi watala lamanye emadvodzana nemadvodzakati.+ 4 Nankha emagama ebantfwana latalelwa bona nakaseJerusalema:+ Shamuwa, Shobabi, Nathani,+ Solomoni,+ 5 Jibhari, Elishuwa, Elpeleti, 6 Noga, Nefegi, Jafiya, 7 Elishama, Bheliyada na-Elifeleti.
8 Ngesikhatsi emaFilisti eva kutsi Davide sewugcotjiwe kutsi abe yinkhosi yawo onkhe ema-Israyeli,+ onkhe emaFilisti akhuphuka ayomfuna.+ Watsi Davide nakakuva loko, waphuma wayokulwa nawo. 9 EmaFilisti abese ayeta futsi achubeka nekuhlasela Sihosha* semaRefa.+ 10 Davide wabuta Nkulunkulu watsi: “Ngikhuphuke yini kuyolwa nemaFilisti? Utawanikela yini esandleni sami? Jehova watsi kuye: “Khuphuka, nakanjani ngitawanikela esandleni sakho.”+ 11 Ngako Davide wakhuphukela eBhali-pherasimu+ wawancobela lapho emaFilisti. Davide wase utsi: “Nkulunkulu weliciniso utincobile titsa tami ngesandla sami njengelubondza loluwiswe ngemanti.” Kungako babita leyo ndzawo ngekutsi yiBhali-pherasimu.* 12 EmaFilisti alahla tithico tawo lapho futsi Davide wakhipha umyalo wekutsi labonkulunkulu bashiswe ngemlilo.+
13 Ngekuhamba kwesikhatsi, emaFilisti aphindze akhuphuka ayohlasela kulesihosha.*+ 14 Davide waphindze wabuta Nkulunkulu, kodvwa Nkulunkulu weliciniso watsi kuye: “Ungakhuphuki ubalandzele. Esikhundleni saloko, gega ngasemuva kwabo futsi uchamukele kubo embikwemahlatsi ebhakha.*+ 15 Ubotsi nawuva umsindvo etulu kulamahlatsi ebhakha lofana nemsindvo wekushuca kwebantfu, uvele uhlasele, ngobe Nkulunkulu weliciniso utawube akuhambele embili kute abulale libutfo lemaFilisti.”+ 16 Ngako Davide wenta njengobe Nkulunkulu weliciniso abemyalile,+ futsi babulala lelibutfo lemaFilisti kusukela eGeba kuyofika eGezeri.+ 17 Ludvumo lwaDavide lwasakateka kuwo onkhe emave futsi Jehova wenta kutsi tonkhe tive timesabe Davide.+