1 Kwathi emveni kokuba njalo, uDavide wawaxabela amaFilisti, waweyisa; wayithabatha iGati namagxamesi ayo esandleni samaFilisti.
2 Wawaxabela amaMowabhi; amaMowabhi aba ngabakhonzi kuDavide, azisa iminikelo.
3 UDavide wamxabela uHadarezere, ukumkani weTsobha, eHamati, ekuyeni kwakhe ukuwamisa amandla akhe emlanjeni ongumEfrati.
4 UDavide wazithimbela iwaka leenqwelo zokulwa, namawaka asixhenxe abamahashe, namashumi omabini amawaka angumqikela. UDavide wawanqumla imisipha onke amahashe eenqwelo zokulwa, washiya kuwo aweenqwelo alikhulu.
5 Ke ama-Aram* aseDamasko eza kunceda uHadarezere ukumkani weTsobha. UDavide wabulala kuma-Aram amashumi amabini anamabini amawaka amadoda.
6 UDavide wamisa ikampu kwa-Aramdamasko. Ama-Aram aba ngabakhonzi kuDavide, azisa iminikelo. UYehova wamsindisa uDavide ezindaweni zonke awahamba kuzo.
7 Wawathabatha uDavide amakhaka egolide abekubakhonzi bakaHadarezere, wawazisa eYerusalem;