15 Ilizwe elanikwa+ isizwana sakoJuda ngezimuli zaso lalitshaya lize liyefika emngceleni wako-Edomi+ lasenkangala yaseZini, lifike lasekucineni kweNegebhi ngaseningizimu.

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.

22 Ngemva kwesikhathi amaFilisti aphinda abuya agcwala esigodini seRefayimi.+

15 Abakhokheli abathathu kwabangu-30 baya edwaleni, ebhalwini lwase-Adulamu+ lapho uDavida ayekhona. Ngalesosikhathi amaFilisti ayemise inkamba yawo esigodini seRefayimi.+ 16 UDavida wayesenqabeni njalo kwakuleqembu lebutho lamaFilisti eBhethilehema. 17 UDavida wathi: “Aluba nje benginganatha amanzi omgodi osegedini leBhethilehema!”+ 18 Ngakho laba abathathu bathi besizwa lokhu, bangena ngenkani enkambeni yamaFilisti bayakukha amanzi emgodini osegedini leBhethilehema babuya lawo kuDavida. Kodwa uDavida wala ukuwanatha, wawathela phansi phambi kukaJehova, 19 wathi: “Ngeke ngenze into enjalo ngoba ayilunganga kuNkulunkulu wami! Kambe nginganatha igazi lamadoda la afake impilo zawo engozini?+ Phela afake impilo zawo engozini esiyakukha amanzi la.” Ngakho wala ukuwanatha. Lezi yizo izinto ezenziwa ngamaqhawe akhe amathathu.