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11 Ngemva kwesikhathi bonke abako-Israyeli babuthana kuDavida eHebroni+ bathi kuye: “Thina siyizihlobo zakho.*+ 2 Ngesikhathi sibuswa nguSawuli, nguwe owawukhokhela abako-Israyeli nxa besiya empini+ futhi uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho wathi kuwe: ‘Uzakwelusa abantu bami bako-Israyeli njalo uzakuba ngumkhokheli wabantu bami bako-Israyeli.’”+ 3 Ngakho bonke abadala bako-Israyeli baya enkosini uDavida eHebroni. UDavida wenza labo isivumelwano eHebroni phambi kukaJehova, basebemgcoba ukuthi abe yinkosi yako-Israyeli,+ njengoba nje uJehova wayetshilo esebenzisa uSamuyeli.+
4 Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi uDavida labo bonke abako-Israyeli basuka baya eJerusalema, eJebusi,+ lapho amaJebusi+ ayehlala khona. 5 AmaJebusi eyisa uDavida athi: “Awusoze ungene lapha!”+ Kodwa uDavida wayithumba inqaba yeZiyoni.+ Khathesi isibizwa ngokuthi lidolobho likaDavida.+ 6 UDavida wathi: “Loba ngubani ozaqala ukuyahlasela amaJebusi uzakuba yinduna futhi abe yisikhulu.” UJowabi+ indodana kaZeruya wahamba kuqala wasesiba yinduna. 7 Ngemva kwalokho uDavida waqalisa ukuhlala enqabeni leyo. Yikho bayibiza ngokuthi lidolobho likaDavida. 8 Waqalisa ukwakha umduli wedolobho lezinye izakhiwo kuwo wonke amacele, kusukela eqaqeni* kusiya ezindaweni eziseduze, njalo uJowabi wavuselela idolobho lonke. 9 UDavida waqhubeka esiba lamandla+ futhi uJehova wamabutho wayelaye.
10 Nampa abakhokheli bamabutho kaDavida alamandla ababesekela ubukhosi bakhe labanye bonke abako-Israyeli befuna ukumbeka ukuthi abe yinkosi, njengoba nje uJehova wayetshilo mayelana labako-Israyeli.+ 11 La ngamaqhawe kaDavida alamandla: UJashobheyamu+ indodana yomHakhimoni wayengumkhokheli wabathathu.+ Wabulala abantu abangu-300 ngomkhonto ngasikhathi sinye.+ 12 Wayelandelwa ngu-Eliyazari+ indodana kaDodo um-Ahohi.+ U-Eliyazari wayengomunye wamaqhawe amathathu alamandla. 13 WayeloDavida ePhasi-damimi+ lapho amaFilisti ayebuthene khona ezokulwa. Kwakulensimu eyayilinywe ibhali futhi abantu basebebalekile besesaba amaFilisti. 14 Kodwa yena wama phakathi kwayo wayivikela, waqhubeka ebulala amaFilisti, uJehova wabenza banqoba okumangalisayo.+
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.
20 U-Abhishayi+ umfowabo kaJowabi+ waba ngumkhokheli welinye iqembu lamaqhawe amathathu. Wabulala abantu abangu-300 ngomkhonto futhi wayelodumo njengamaqhawe amathathu akuqala.+ 21 Eqenjini labo bebathathu, wayelodumo ukwedlula laba abanye ababili futhi engumkhokheli wabo. Lanxa kunjalo, kazange alingane lamaqhawe amathathu eqembu lakuqala.
22 UBhenaya+ indodana kaJehoyada wayeyindoda elesibindi* futhi watshengisa ubuqhawe bakhe kanengi eKhabhuzeli.+ Wabulala amadodana amabili ka-Ariyeli wakoMowabi njalo wangena emgodini wamanzi mhla kulongqwaqwane wabulala isilwane.+ 23 Wabulala lendoda engumGibhithe eyayinkulu okwesabekayo, iyizingalo ezinhlanu* ubude.+ Lanxa umGibhithe wayethwele umkhonto onjengesigodo somaluki,+ yena wamlanda ethwele induku nje kuphela, wafika wamjwamulela umkhonto wakhe wambulala ngawo.+ 24 Lezi yizo izinto ezenziwa nguBhenaya indodana kaJehoyada, njalo wayelodumo olunjengolwamaqhawe amathathu eqembu lakuqala. 25 Lanxa wayelodumo ukwedlula abakhokheli abangu-30, kazange alingane lamaqhawe amathathu eqembu lakuqala.+ Kodwa uDavida wambeka ukuthi abe yinduna yabalindi bakhe.
26 Amaqhawe alamandla ayesebuthweni likaDavida kwakungu-Asaheli+ umfowabo kaJowabi, lo-Elihanani indodana kaDodo weBhethilehema,+ 27 loShamothi umHarori, loHelezi umPheloni, 28 lo-Ira+ indodana ka-Ikheshi weThekhowa, lo-Abhiyezeri+ we-Anathothi, 29 loSibhekhayi+ umHusha, lo-Ilayi um-Ahohi, 30 loMaharayi+ weNethofa, loHeledi+ indodana kaBhahana weNethofa, 31 lo-Ithayi indodana kaRibhayi weGibheya yakoBhenjamini,+ loBhenaya umPhirathoni, 32 loHurayi owezihotsheni* zeGahashi,+ lo-Abhiyeli um-Aribhathi, 33 lo-Azimavethi weBhahurimi, lo-Eliyaba umShalabhimi, 34 lamadodana kaHashemi umGizoni, loJonathani indodana kaShage umHarari, 35 lo-Ahiyamu indodana kaSakhari umHarari, lo-Elifali indodana ka-Uri, 36 loHeferi umMekherathi, lo-Ahija umPheloni, 37 loHeziro umKhameli, loNarayi indodana ka-Ezibhayi, 38 loJoweli umfowabo kaNathani, loMibhari indodana kaHagiri, 39 loZelekhi um-Amoni, loNaharayi umBherothi, owayethwala izikhali zikaJowabi indodana kaZeruya, 40 lo-Ira um-Ithiri, loGarebhi um-Ithiri, 41 lo-Uriya+ umHithi, loZabhadi indodana ka-Ahilayi, 42 lo-Adina indodana kaShiza wakoRubheni, owayengumkhokheli wabakoRubheni, kanye labangu-30 ababelaye, 43 loHanana indodana kaMahakha, loJoshafathi umMithini, 44 lo-Uziya um-Ashitherathi, loShama loJeyiyeli amadodana kaHothamu um-Aroweri, 45 loJediyeli indodana kaShimiri, loJoha umfowabo owayengumThizi, 46 lo-Eliyeli umMahavi, loJeribhayi loJoshaviya amadodana ka-Elinahamu, lo-Ithima umMowabi, 47 lo-Eliyeli, lo-Obhedi kanye loJahasiyeli umMezobha.