1. Kwathi emveni kokuba njalo, uDavide wawaxabela amaFilisti, waweyisa; uDavide wabuthabatha ubukhosi esandleni samaFilisti.
2. Wawaxabela amaMowabhi, wawalinganisa ngolutya, ewalalisa emhlabeni; walinganisa izintya zambini zokubulala, nolutya lwalunye oluzalisekileyo lokusindisa. Ke amaMowabhi aba ngabakhonzi kuDavide, azisa iminikelo.
3. UDavide wamxabela uHadadezere, unyana kaRehobhi, ukumkani weTsobha, ekuyeni kuwabuyisa amandla akhe emlanjeni ongumEfrati.
4. UDavide wathimba iwaka leenqwelo zokulwa, namakhulu asixhenxe abamahashe, namashumi amabini amawaka angumqikela; uDavide wawanqumla imisipha onke amahashe eenqwelo zokulwa, washiya kuwo aweenqwelo alikhulu.
5. Ama-Aram* aseDamasko eza kumnceda uHadadezere ukumkani weTsobha. UDavide wabulala kuma-Aram amashumi amabini anamabini amawaka amadoda.
6. UDavide wamisa ikampu kwa-Aram eDamasko; ama-Aram aba ngabakhonzi bakaDavide, azisa iminikelo. UYehova wamsindisa uDavide ezindaweni zonke awahamba kuzo.
7. Wawathabatha uDavide amakhaka egolide abekubakhonzi bakaHadadezere, wawazisa eYerusalem.
8. NaseBheta naseBherotayi, imizi kaHadadezere, uDavide ukumkani wathabatha ubhedu oluninzi kunene.
9. Weva uToyi ukumkani waseHamati, ukuba uDavide uyixabele yonke impi kaHadadezere.