15 Inarha eyabelwe+ ikoro yakwaJuda ngokwemindenayo beyinabela emkhawulweni we-Edomu,+ emmangweni weTsini, eNegebhi ngemaphethelweni wesewula.

8 Umkhawulo wakhuphukela emRhobeni wendodana kaHinomu+ emkhuphukelweni wamaJebusi+ ngesewula, okutjho eJerusalema+ begodu wakhuphukela esiqongolweni sentaba eqale umRhoba kaHinomu ngetjingalanga, osekugcineni komRhoba wamaRafa ngetlhagwini.

22 Ngemva kwesikhathi esithileko, amaFilista akhuphuka godu, arhatjheka emRhobeni wamaRafa.+

15 Abarholi abathathu kwabama-30 behlela edwaleni kuDavida erholweni le-Adulamu,+ kukulapho ibutho lamaFilista belihlome ikampa emRhobeni weRafa.+ 16 Ngesikhatheso uDavida bekasendaweni evikelekileko begodu amasotja wamaFilista bewahlome ikampa eBhetlehema. 17 Ngemva kwalokho, uDavida wathi: “Ngingathaba kangangani nangingasela amanzi womthombo ohlanu kwesango leBhetlehema!”+ 18 Ngalokho abathathu bangena ngekani ngekampeni yamaFilista, bakha amanzi emthonjeni ongesangweni leBhetlehema, bazowanikela uDavida kodwana uDavida akhenge avume ukuwasela, wawakghuthula phambi kwakaJehova. 19 Wathi: “Akucabangeki bona ngingenza into le ngombana ngisaba uZimami! Kghani kufuze ngisele iingazi zamadoda la afake ukuphila kwawo engozini?+ Ngombana alethe amanzi la ngokufaka ukuphila kwawo engozini.” Yeke wala ukuwasela. Lezi zizinto ezenziwe ziingorho zakhe ezintathu.