1. Wonke u-Israyeli wabuthana kuDavide, wathi: “Bheka, thina siyithambo lakho nenyama yakho.
2. Nangesikhathi esidlulileyo uSawule eseyinkosi, nguwe owakhipha nowangenisa u-Israyeli; uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho wathi kuwe: ‘Wena uyakwalusa abantu bami u-Israyeli, wena uyakuba ngumbusi wabantu bami u-Israyeli.’ ”
3. Kwase kufika onke amalunga akwa-Israyeli enkosini eHebroni; uDavide wenza isivumelwano nawo eHebroni phambi kukaJehova; amgcoba uDavide ukuba abe yinkosi kwa-Israyeli njengezwi likaJehova ngesandla sikaSamuweli.
4. UDavide naye wonke u-Israyeli baya eJerusalema eliyiJebusi; amaJebusi ayakhe kulelo zwe ayeselapho.
5. Abakhileyo eJebusi bathi kuDavide: “Awuyikungena lapha.” UDavide wathatha nokho inqaba yaseSiyoni engumuzi kaDavide.
6. UDavide wathi: “Lowo ochitha amaJebusi kuqala uyakuba yinhloko nenduna.” Kwenyuka kuqala uJowabe indodana kaSeruya, waba yinhloko.
7. UDavide wahlala enqabeni; ngalokho bayibiza ngokuthi umuzi kaDavide.
8. Wakha umuzi nxazonke kusukela eMilo kuya nxazonke; uJowabe wavusa okuseleyo komuzi.
9. UDavide waqhubeka njalo ngokukhula, ngokuba uJehova Sebawoti wayenaye.
10. Yilaba abayizinhloko zamaqhawe uDavide ayenazo, zibambelela kuye ngamandla ebukhosini bakhe kanye naye wonke u-Israyeli ukumbeka inkosi njengezwi likaJehova ngo-Israyeli.
11. Nanku umumo wamaqhawe uDavide ayenawo: uJashobehamu indodana yomHakimoni, inhloko yamashumi amathathu; waphakamisela abangamakhulu amathathu umkhonto wakhe, wababulala ngasikhathi sinye.
12. Emva kwakhe ngu-Eleyazare indodana kaDodo umAhohi owayengomunye wamaqhawe amathathu.
13. WayenoDavide ePhasi Damimi; amaFilisti abuthana khona ukuyokulwa, lapho kwakukhona isiqephu sezwe esigcwele ibhali;* abantu babaleka ebusweni bamaFilisti.
14. Bema phakathi nesiqephu sezwe, basophula, bawabulala amaFilisti; uJehova wabasindisa ngokusindisa okukhulu.
15. Kwehla abathathu kwabayizinhloko ezingamashumi amathathu, baya etsheni kuDavide emhumeni wase-Adulamu; impi yamaFilisti yayimise esiGodini samaRefa.
16. UDavide wayesesenqabeni, ikhanda lamaFilisti laliseBetlehema.
17. UDavide wanxanela, wathi: “Hawu, sengathi ngingaphuziswa amanzi asemthonjeni waseBetlehema owawungasesangweni.”
18. Labo abathathu bafohla ikamu* lamaFilisti, bakha amanzi emthonjeni waseBetlehema owawungasesangweni, bawathatha, bawaletha kuDavide; kepha uDavide akavumanga ukuwaphuza, kodwa wawathululela uJehova, wathi: