1 iziKronike Chapter 14
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UHiramu inkosi yaseTire wathuma izithunywa kuDavide , nemisedari, nabakhi, nababazi ukuba bamakhele indlu.
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UDavide waqonda ukuthi uJehova wayemmisile impela ukuba abe yinkosi kwa-Israyeli, ngokuba umbuso wakhe waphakanyiselwa phezulu ngenxa yabantu bakhe u-Israyeli.
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UDavide wathatha abanye abafazi eJerusalema , uDavide wazala amanye amadodana namadodakazi.
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Nanka amagama abantwana ayenabo eJerusalema: oShamuvwa, noShobabi, noNathani, noSolomoni,
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noJibari, no-Elishuwa, no-Elipheleti,
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noNoga, noNefegi, noJafiya,
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no-Elishama, noBeyeliyada, no-Elifeleti.
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AmaFilisti esezwile ukuthi uDavide ugcotshiwe ukuba abe yinkosi kwa - Israyeli wonke , onke amaFilisti enyuka ukumfuna uDavide ; uDavide wakuzwa, waphuma ukuwahlasela.
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AmaFilisti esefikile ukungenela isiGodi samaRefa,
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uDavide wabuza kuNkulunkulu , wathi: Ngenyukele ukuhlasela amaFilisti na? Uyakuwanikela esandleni sami na ? UJehova wathi kuye : Yenyuka, ngokuba ngiyakuwanikela esandleni sakho.
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Base benyukela eBali Pherasimi , uDavide wa wachitha; uDavide wathi : UNkulunkulu ufohlele izitha zami ngesandla sami njengokufohla kwamanzi . Ngalokho baqamba igama laleyo ndawo ngokuthi iBali Pherasimi.
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Ashiya khona onkulunkulu bawo; uDavide wathi mabashiswe ngomlilo.
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AmaFilisti abuye angenela isigodi.
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UDavide waphinda wabuza kuNkulunkulu ; uNkulunkulu wathi kuye : Ungenyuki emva kwawo; wagwegwesele, uwafikele malungana namajikijolo.
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Kuyakuthi lapho usuzwa umsindo wokuhamba ezihlokweni zamajikijolo , uphume impi, ngokuba uNkulunkulu uphumile ngaphambi kwakho ukuchitha impi yamaFilisti.
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UDavide wenza njengokumyala kukaNkulunkulu, bachitha impi yamaFilisti kusukela eGibeyoni kuze kube seGezeri.
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Igama likaDavide laphumela emazweni onke ; uJehova wehlisela izizwe zonke ingebhe ngaye.