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.