1. Ke kaloku uHiram, ukumkani waseTire, wathuma abathunywa kuDavide, nemisedare,* neengcibi zeendonga, neengcibi zemithi, ukumakhela indlu.
2. Wazi uDavide ukuba uYehova umqinisile waba ngukumkani wamaSirayeli; baphakanyiselwa phezulu ubukumkani bakhe ngenxa yabantu bakhe amaSirayeli.
3. UDavide wabuya wazeka abanye abafazi eYerusalem; uDavide wabuya wazala abanye oonyana neentombi.
4. Ngawo la amagama abantwana awabazuzayo eYerusalem: uShamuwa, noShobhabhi, noNatan, noSolomon,
5. noIbhehare, noElishuwa, noElipelete,
6. noNoga, noNefege, noYafiya,
7. noElishama, noBheleyada, noElifelete.
8. Athi ke amaFilisti, akuva ukuba uthanjiswe uDavide, waba ngukumkani kumaSirayeli onke, enyuka onke amaFilisti, aya kumfuna uDavide. Weva uDavide, waphuma waya kuwahlangabeza.
9. AmaFilisti eza athi dwe entilini yamaRafa.