8 Usuka lapho wawutshaya uyefika esigodini sendodana kaHinomi+ uye emaqaqeni ayeseningizimu kweJerusalema,+ idolobho lamaJebusi.+ Wawuqansa uye esiqongweni sentaba ekhangelene lesigodi sikaHinomi ngasentshonalanga. Intaba le isekucineni kwesigodi seRefayimi ngokuya enyakatho.

12 Ngasentshonalanga umngcele kwakulikhumbi loLwandle Olukhulu.*+ Lo yiwo umngcele owawugombolozele izizukulwane zakoJuda ngezimuli zabo.

15 Abakhokheli abathathu kwabangu-30 baya edwaleni, ebhalwini lwase-Adulamu+ lapho uDavida ayekhona. Ngalesosikhathi amaFilisti ayemise inkamba yawo esigodini seRefayimi.+

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.+