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14 UHiramu+ inkosi yeThire wathuma izithunywa kuDavida. Wathumela lezigodo zomsedari, labantu abakwazi ukwakha ngamatshe,* lababazi ukuze bayekwakhela uDavida indlu.*+ 2 UDavida wayekwazi ukuthi uJehova wayesebumise baqina ubukhosi bakhe ko-Israyeli,+ ngoba wayebuphakamisile ubukhosi bakhe ngenxa yabantu bakhe bako-Israyeli.+
3 UDavida wathatha abanye abafazi+ eJerusalema, wazala amanye amadodana lamadodakazi.+ 4 Nanka amabizo abantwana abazala esehlala eJerusalema:+ UShamuwa, loShobhabhi, loNathani,+ loSolomoni,+ 5 lo-Ibhari, lo-Elishuwa, lo-Eliphelethi, 6 loNoga, loNefegi, loJafiya, 7 lo-Elishama, loBheyeliyada, lo-Elifelethi.
8 AmaFilisti athi esizwa ukuthi uDavida usegcotshwe ukuthi abe yinkosi yabo bonke abako-Israyeli,+ aphuma wonke esiyamdinga.+ UDavida wathi ekuzwa lokho waphuma wayakulwa lawo. 9 AmaFilisti afika aqalisa ukuhlasela labo ababehlala esigodini seRefayimi.+ 10 UDavida wasebuza uNkulunkulu wathi: “Ngihambe yini ngiyekulwa lamaFilisti? Uzawanikela yini esandleni sami?” UJehova wasesithi kuye: “Hamba, ngizawanikela esandleni sakho.”+ 11 Ngakho uDavida wasuka waya eBhali-pherazimi+ wafika wawabulala amaFilisti wasesithi: “UNkulunkulu weqiniso uhambe phambi kwami wazehlula izitha zami, kwaba angathi ngamanzi ediliza umduli.” Yikho babiza indawo leyo ngokuthi yiBhali-pherazimi.* 12 AmaFilisti alahlela onkulunkulu bawo khonapho, uDavida wasesithi kabatshiswe ngomlilo.+
13 Ngemva kwesikhathi amaFilisti aphinda ahlasela esigodini seRefayimi.+ 14 UDavida waphinda wabuza kuNkulunkulu weqiniso, yena wamphendula wathi: “Ungathutshi phambi kwawo kodwa bhoda uye ngemva kwawo, ubusuwahlasela phambi kwezihlahla zamabhakha.+ 15 Nxa ungezwa izisinde ezingathi ngezamabutho ahambayo zizwakalela phezu kwezihlahla zamabhakha, uhle uwahlasele amaFilisti ngoba uNkulunkulu weqiniso uyabe ehamba phambi kwakho ewabulala.”+ 16 UDavida wenza khona kanye ayekutshelwe nguNkulunkulu weqiniso.+ Ngakho bawabulala amaFilisti kusukela eGibhiyoni kwaze kwayafika eGezeri.+ 17 Udumo lukaDavida lwafika kuwo wonke amazwe njalo uJehova wenza ukuthi zonke izizwe zimesabe.+