Kukunda kwa Dafite
(1 Zwiyitikalo 18:1-17)1 Shule kwa ikoku, Dafite kakunda Bafilisitiya, kabayisa pasi kukwe, katola Metegama mu maboko e Bafilisitiya.
2 Kakale kakunda Bamoabu, kabaladza pasi, kabalizanya nge nsungo, mizila yose mibili ikabulawa, ngono nzila we butatu ukasibulawe. Ndizo Bamoabu bakabe pasi kwa Dafite bakadusa ndilo ya nzinda.
3 Kapapha kakunda Hadadezeri nkololo wa Rehobi, mambo we Zoba, paakabe eyenda kunomusa mbuso uwe ku gwizi gwe Yufuratesi. 4 Dafite kantapila batathi be mbizi bali tjiwulu tjina mazana ali kutendeka (1 700) ne babhayani be makumbo bali zwiwulu zwili makumi mabili (20 000). Dafite katema mbizi dzose dzinokweba koloyi makanyu, koga kasiya dzakaswika koloyi dzili zana (100). 5 Kwakati Baaramu be Damasiko bezha kuwobhatsha Hadadezeri mambo we Zoba, Dafite kabulaya balume bali zwiwulu zwili makumi mabili ana mabili (22 000). 6 Dafite kabiga makotokelo e babhayani mu ntuthu we Baaramu be Damasiko, ngono Baaramu bakabe balanda ba Dafite ngono bakadusa lukhetho. Yahwe bakathama kuti Dafite akunde kumwe ne kumwe kwaanoyenda. 7 Dafite wakatola zwivikili zwe golide zwakabe zwakasengwa nge balanda ba Hadadezeri, kazwizhisa ku Jerusalema. 8 Kudwa ku Bheta ne kudwa ku Bherotai mizi ya Hadadezeri, Mambo Dafite bakatola phangula njinji kwazo.
9 Kukati Toi mambo we Hamati ehwa kuti Dafite wakakunda babhayani ba Hadadezeri bose, 10 katuma nkololo uwe Joramu kuna Dafite, kunon'dumilisa ne kunlumbidza ngobe akakunda Hadadezeri mu ngwa, ngobe Hadadezeri wagala egwa na Toi. Joramu kabuya ne zwithu zwe siliva ne golide ne phangula. 11 Mambo Dafite kapa Yahwe zwithu izwezwi, kose ne siliva ne golide zwaakabe epa Yahwe kudwa mu tjaba dzose dzaakakunda, 12 kudwa ku Edomu ne Moabu ne Baamoni ne Bafilisitiya ne Amaleki ne kudwa pana zwakatapigwa Mambo Hadadezeri nkololo wa Rehobi mambo we Zoba. 13 Dafite wakawana tjilumbi shule kwe asinobuya edwa kubulaya Baedomu bali zwiwulu zwili gumi lina zhanakadzi (18 000) mu Nkuku we Mwenyu. 14 Dafite kabaka makotokelo e babhayani mu Edomu yose, Baedomu bose bakabe pasi kukwe. Yahwe bakathama kuti Dafite akunde kumwe ne kumwe kwaakabe eyenda.
15 Ndizo Dafite wakabusa Iziraela yose, eshingila bathu babe bose ndulamo ne kulizalizana. 16 Joabu nkololo wa Zeruya wakabe ali ntungamili we babhayani, Jehoshafati nkololo wa Ahiludi wakabe ali nkwali we zwiyitikalo. 17 Zadoki nkololo wa Ahitubu na Ahimeleki nkololo wa Abiathari bakabe bali bapirisiti, Seraya ali nkwalili. 18 Bhenaya nkololo wa Jehoyada wakabe ali nlauli we Bakhereti ne Bapeleti ngono bakololo ba Dafite ibo bakabe bali bapirisiti.
A List of David's Victories in War
(1 Chronicles 18.1-13)1 Later, David attacked and badly defeated the Philistines. Israel was now free from their control.
2 David also defeated the Moabites. Then he made their soldiers lie down on the ground, and he measured them off with a rope. He would measure off two lengths of the rope and have those men killed, then he would measure off one length and let those men live. The people of Moab had to accept David as their ruler and pay taxes to him.
3 David set out for the Euphrates River to build a monument there. On his way, he defeated the king of Zobah, whose name was Hadadezer the son of Rehob. 4 In the battle, David captured 1,700 cavalry and 20,000 foot soldiers. He also captured war chariots, but he destroyed all but 100 of them. 5 When troops from the Aramean kingdom of Damascus came to help Hadadezer, David killed 22,000 of them. 6 He left some of his soldiers in Damascus, and the Arameans had to accept David as their ruler and pay taxes to him.
Everywhere David went, the Lord helped him win battles.
7 Hadadezer's officers had carried their arrows in gold cases hung over their shoulders, but David took these cases and brought them to Jerusalem. 8 He also took a lot of bronze from the cities of Betah and Berothai, which had belonged to Hadadezer.
9-10 King Toi of Hamath and King Hadadezer had been enemies. So when Toi heard that David had attacked and defeated Hadadezer's whole army, he sent his son Joram to praise and congratulate David. Joram also brought him gifts made of silver, gold, and bronze. 11 David gave these to the Lord, just as he had done with the silver and gold that he had captured from 12 Edom, Moab, Ammon, Philistia, Amalek, and from King Hadadezer of Zobah.
13 David fought the Edomite army in Salt Valley and killed 18,000 of their soldiers. When he returned, he built a monument. 14 David left soldiers all through Edom, and the people of Edom had to accept him as their ruler.
Wherever David went, the Lord helped him.
A List of David's Officials
(1 Chronicles 18.14-17)15 David ruled all Israel with fairness and justice.
16 Joab the son of Zeruiah was the commander in chief of the army.
Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud kept the government records.
17 Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Abiathar the son of Ahimelech, were the priests.
Seraiah was the secretary.
18 Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was the commander of David's bodyguard.
David's sons were priests.