2 uSamuweli Isahluko 8
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Kwathi emva kwalokho uDavide wawashaya amaFilisti , wawahlula, wathatha itomu lomzimkhulu esandleni samaFilisti.
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Washaya nabakwaMowabi , wabalinganisa ngentambo, wabalalisa emhlabathini, wabalinganisa ngezintambo ezimbili abayakubulawa nangentambo epheleleyo abayakusindiswa . AbakwaMowabi base beba yizinceku zikaDavide, bathela intela.
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UDavide wamshaya uHadadezeri indodana kaRehobe , inkosi yaseSoba , ekuhambeni kwakhe ukubuyisa umbuso wakhe ngasemfuleni.
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UDavide wamaphuca abamahhashi abayinkulungwane namakhulu ayisikhombisa nemigundatshani eyizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili ; uDavide wanquma imisipha yawo onke amahhashi ezinqola , washiya awezinqola eziyikhulu kodwa.
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Ama-Aramu aseDamaseku esefika ukumsiza uHadadezeri inkosi yaseSoba , uDavide wabulala abantu abayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nambili kuma-Aramu.
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UDavide wamisa amakhanda e -Aramu laseDamaseku , ama-Aramu aba yizinceku zikaDavide, athela intela. UJehova wamnqobisa uDavide nomaph i lapho eya khona.
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UDavide wathatha izihlangu zegolide ezazisezincekwini zikaHadadezeri , waziletha eJerusalema.
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Emizini kaHadadezeri iBetha neBerothayi inkosi uDavide yathatha ithusi eliningi kakhulu.
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Lapho uThoyi inkosi yaseHamati ezwa ukuthi uDavide u shayile yonke impi kaHadadezeri,
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uThoyi wathuma uJoramu indodana yakhe enkosini uDavide ukuyibingelela nokuyibusisa , ngokuba yayilwile noHadadezeri , yamnqoba, ngokuba uHadadezeri wayelokhu elwa noThoyi ; esandleni sakhe wayenezitsha zesiliva, nezitsha zegolide, nezitsha zethusi.
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Nalezo inkosi uDavide yazingcwelisela uJehova kanye nesiliva negolide eyayilingcwelisile livela ezizweni zonke eyayizahlulile:
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e-Aramu, nakwaMowabi, nakubantwana bakwa -Amoni, nakumaFilisti, naku-Amaleki, nasempangweni kaHadadez eri indodana kaRehobe , inkosi yaseSoba.
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UDavide wazenzela igama ekubuyeni kwakhe esebulele ama -Aramu ayizinkulungwane eziyishumi nesishiyagalombili esiGodini sikaSawoti.
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Wamisa amakhanda kwa -Edomi; kulo lonke lakwa -Edomi wamisa amakhanda, nabo bonke abakwa-Edomi baba yizinceku zikaDavide. UJehova wamnqobisa uDavide nomaphi lapho eya khona.
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UDavide wabusa phezu kuka -Israyeli wonke , uDavide waphatha ukwahlulela nokulunga kubo bonke abantu bakhe.
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UJowabe indodana kaSeruya wayephezu kwempi , uJehoshafati indodana ka-Ahiludi wayengumabhalana;
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uSadoki indodana ka -Ahithubi no-Ahimeleki indodana ka -Abiyathara babe ngabapristi; uSeraya wayengumbhali;
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uBenaya indodana kaJehoyada wayephezu kwamaKhereti namaPheleti ; amadodana kaDavide ayengabapristi.