IsiGodi saseSidimi sasigcwele imigodi yebitume ; inkosi yaseSodoma neyaseGomora abaleka, awela kuyo; abaseleyo babalekela entabeni.

Lawo makhosi omahlanu abaleka, acasha emhumeni waseMakheda.

Uyakuhlala kulowo muzi aze eme phambi kwenhlangano ukuba kuthet hwe icala, kuze kufe umpristi omkhulu okhona ngalezo zinsuku , andukuba umbulali abuye, afike kowakhe umuzi, nakweyakhe indlu, yebo, kulowo muzi abaleka kuwo.

Abantu bonke bakwa -Israyeli ababecashile ezintabeni zakwa-Efrayimi sebezwile ukuthi amaFilisti abaleka, nabo bawaxosha ekulweni.

Wayesegijima uDavide, wema phezu komFilisti , wathatha inkemba yakhe , wayihosha emgodleni wayo , wambulala, wamnquma ikhanda ngayo. Lapho amaFilisti ebona ukuthi iqhawe lawo lifile, abaleka.

UJowabe nabantu ababe naye base besondela ukuba balwe nama -Aramu; kepha abaleka phambi kwakhe.

Ama-Aramu abaleka phambi kuka -Israyeli; uDavide wabulala kuma -Aramu izinqola ezingamakhulu ayisikhombisa nabamahhashi abayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amane , wamshaya uShobaki induna yempi yabo , wafela khona lapho.

Izinceku zika -Abisalomu zenza ku -Amnoni njengokuyala kuka -Abisalomu. Amadodana onke enkosi ayesesuka , yileyo naleyo yakhwela umnyuzi wayo , abaleka.

Babulala, kwaba yilowo nalowo umuntu wakhe ; ama-Aramu abaleka , u- Israyeli wawaxosha ; uBeni Hadadi inkosi yama -Aramu waphunyuka ngehhashi kanye nabamahhashi.

Ayesesuka, abaleka kuhwelela , ashiya amatende awo , namahhashi awo , nezimbongolo zawo, nekamu linjengalokhu linjalo, abaleka ukuba asinde.

Kepha wawusufohlwa umuzi , onke amadoda empi abaleka ebusuku ngendlela yesango phakathi kwezingange zombili ezazingasensimini yenkosi amaKaledi ayekhona nxazonke zomuzi ahamba ngendlela yase-Araba.

UJowabe nabantu ababe naye base besondela kuwo ama -Aramu ukuba balwe; kepha abaleka phambi kwakhe.

Ama-Aramu abaleka phambi kuka -Israyeli; uDavide wabulala kuma -Aramu izinqola eziyizinkulungwane eziyisikhombisa nemigundatshani eyizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amane, wabulala noShofaki induna yempi.

UJehova wawashaya amaKushe phambi kuka -Asa naphambi kukaJuda ; amaKushe abaleka.

Ngokukhuza kwakho abaleka, ngezwi lokuduma kwakho ashesha asuka.

Kepha wawusufohlwa umuzi , onke amadoda empi abaleka , aphuma emzini ebusuku ngendlela yesango phakathi kwezingange zombili ezazingasensimini yenkosi -- amaKaledi ayekhona nxazonke zomuzi -- ahamba ngendlela yase - Araba.