1. Kwathi emva kwalokho uDavide wawashaya amaFilisti, wawahlula, wathatha itomu lomzimkhulu esandleni samaFilisti.
2. Washaya nabakwaMowabi, wabalinganisa ngentambo, wabalalisa emhlabathini, wabalinganisa ngezintambo ezimbili abayakubulawa nangentambo epheleleyo abayakusindiswa. AbakwaMowabi base beba yizinceku zikaDavide, bathela intela.
3. UDavide wamshaya uHadadezeri indodana kaRehobe, inkosi yaseSoba, ekuhambeni kwakhe ukubuyisa umbuso wakhe ngasemfuleni.
4. UDavide wamaphuca abamahhashi abayinkulungwane namakhulu ayisikhombisa nemigundatshani eyizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili; uDavide wanquma imisipha yawo onke amahhashi ezinqola, washiya awezinqola eziyikhulu kodwa.
5. Ama-Aramu aseDamaseku esefika ukumsiza uHadadezeri inkosi yaseSoba, uDavide wabulala abantu abayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nambili kuma-Aramu.
6. UDavide wamisa amakhanda e-Aramu laseDamaseku, ama-Aramu aba yizinceku zikaDavide, athela intela. UJehova wamnqobisa uDavide nomaphi lapho eya khona.
7. UDavide wathatha izihlangu zegolide ezazisezincekwini zikaHadadezeri, waziletha eJerusalema.
8. Emizini kaHadadezeri iBetha neBerothayi inkosi uDavide yathatha ithusi eliningi kakhulu.
9. Lapho uThoyi inkosi yaseHamati ezwa ukuthi uDavide ushayile yonke impi kaHadadezeri,
10. 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.
11. Nalezo inkosi uDavide yazingcwelisela uJehova kanye nesiliva negolide eyayilingcwelisile livela ezizweni zonke eyayizahlulile:
12. e-Aramu, nakwaMowabi, nakubantwana bakwa-Amoni, nakumaFilisti, naku-Amaleki, nasempangweni kaHadadezeri indodana kaRehobe, inkosi yaseSoba.
13. UDavide wazenzela igama ekubuyeni kwakhe esebulele ama-Aramu ayizinkulungwane eziyishumi nesishiyagalombili esiGodini sikaSawoti.
14. Wamisa amakhanda kwa-Edomi; kulo lonke lakwa-Edomi wamisa amakhanda, nabo bonke abakwa-Edomi baba yizinceku zikaDavide. UJehova wamnqobisa uDavide nomaphi lapho eya khona.
15. UDavide wabusa phezu kuka-Israyeli wonke, uDavide waphatha ukwahlulela nokulunga kubo bonke abantu bakhe.
16. UJowabe indodana kaSeruya wayephezu kwempi, uJehoshafati indodana ka-Ahiludi wayengumabhalana;
17. uSadoki indodana ka-Ahithubi no-Ahimeleki indodana ka-Abiyathara babe ngabapristi; uSeraya wayengumbhali;
18. uBenaya indodana kaJehoyada wayephezu kwamaKhereti namaPheleti; amadodana kaDavide ayengabapristi.