¹ Kwathi emva kwalokho uNahashi inkosi yabantwana bakwa -Amoni wafa , indodana yakhe yaba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe. ² UDavide wathi : Ngiyakumenzela umusa uHanuni , indodana kaNahashi, ngokuba uyise wangenzela umusa . UDavide wayesethuma izithunywa ukumduduza ngoyise . Zafika-ke izinceku zikaDavide ezweni labantwana bakwa-Amoni kuHanuni ukumduduza. ³ Kepha izikhulu zabantwana bakwa -Amoni zathi kuHanuni : Imbala ngokubona kwakho u thume abaduduzi kuwe ukuba atuse uyihlo na ? Azifikanga yini izinceku zakhe kuwe ukuba ziphenye umuzi , ziwuchithe, ziwuhlole, na? ⁴ UHanuni wayesebamba izinceku zikaDavide , waziphucula, wahina izingubo zazo phakathi, kwaze kwaba sezinqeni zazo, wazimukisa. ⁵ Bahamba, bamtshela uDavide ngalawo madoda . Wathuma ukuwahlangabeza, ngokuba ayenamahloni kakhulu lawo madoda . Yathi inkosi: Hlalani eJeriko, zize zihlume izilevu zenu, bese nibuya. ⁶ Abantwana bakwa -Amoni sebebone ukuthi bazenzile ukuba banengeke kuDavide, uHanuni nabantwana bakwa -Amoni bathuma amatalenta ayinkulungwane esiliva ukuziqashela izinqola nabamahhashi e -Aramu Naharayimi, nase-Aramu Mahakha, naseSoba. ⁷ Base beziqashela izinqola eziyizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amathathu nambili kanye nenkosi yaseM ahakha nabantu bayo abeza ukumisa ngaphambi kweMedeba . Abantwana bakwa -Amoni babuthana ndawonye bephuma emizini yabo; baya ukulwa. ⁸ UDavide esezwile lokho wamthuma uJowabe nempi yonke yamaqhawe. ⁹ Abantwana bakwa -Amoni baphuma , bahlela impi ngasesangweni lo muzi; kepha amakhosi ayefikile ayewodwa endle. ¹⁰ UJowabe esebona ukuthi impi ibhekene naye ngaphambili nangasemuva , wakhetha kwabakhethekileyo bonke bakwa -Israyeli, wabahlela ukuba balwe nama-Aramu; ¹¹ abantu abaseleyo wababeka esandleni sika -Abishayi umfow abo, bazihlela ukulwa nabantwana bakwa-Amoni. ¹² Wathi: Uma ama -Aramu engahlula , uyakungisiza; kepha uma abantwana bakwa-Amoni bekwahlula, ngiyakukusiza. ¹³ Qinani, masiziqinise ngenxa yabantu bakithi nangenxa yemizi kaNkulunkulu wethu; uJehova makenze okuhle emehlweni akhe. ¹⁴ UJowabe nabantu ababe naye base besondela kuwo ama -Aramu ukuba balwe; kepha abaleka phambi kwakhe. ¹⁵ Lapho abantwana bakwa -Amoni bebona ukuthi ama -Aramu abalekile , babaleka nabo phambi kuka-Abishayi umfowabo , bangena emzini ; kepha uJowabe waya eJerusalema. ¹⁶ Ama-Aramu esebonile ukuthi anqotshiwe phambi kuka -Israyeli, athuma izithunywa, akhipha ama -Aramu ayephesheya koMfula noShofaki induna yempi kaHadarezeri phambi kwawo. ¹⁷ UDavide watshelwa , wabutha wonke u -Israyeli, wawela iJordani , wawafikela, wahlela impi ukulwa nawo . UDavide esehlelile impi ukulwa nama-Aramu, alwa naye. ¹⁸ Ama-Aramu abaleka phambi kuka -Israyeli; uDavide wabulala kuma -Aramu izinqola eziyizinkulungwane eziyisikhombisa nemigundatshani eyizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amane, wabulala noShofaki induna yempi. ¹⁹ Lapho izinceku zikaHadarezeri zibonile ukuthi zinqotshiwe phambi kuka - Israyeli, zenza ukuthula noDavide , zamkhonza; ama-Aramu awatha ndanga ukusiza abantwana bakwa-Amoni futhi.