1 And it came to pass, that after the year was expired, at the time that kings go out to battle , Joab led forth the power of the army, and wasted the country of the children of Ammon, and came and besieged Rabbah. But David tarried at Jerusalem. And Joab smote Rabbah, and destroyed it. 2 And David took the crown of their king from off his head, and found it to weigh a talent of gold, and there were precious stones in it; and it was set upon David’s head: and he brought also exceeding much spoil out of the city. 3 And he brought out the people that were in it, and cut them with saws, and with harrows of iron, and with axes. Even so dealt David with all the cities of the children of Ammon. And David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.
4 ¶ And it came to pass after this, that there arose war at Gezer with the Philistines; at which time Sibbechai the Hushathite slew Sippai, that was of the children of the giant: and they were subdued. 5 And there was war again with the Philistines; and Elhanan the son of Jair slew Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, whose spear staff was like a weaver’s beam. 6 And yet again there was war at Gath, where was a man of great stature, whose fingers and toes were four and twenty, six on each hand , and six on each foot: and he also was the son of the giant. 7 But when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea David’s brother slew him. 8 These were born unto the giant in Gath; and they fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.
Dafite unotapa Rabha
(2 Samuele 12:26-31)1 Ngono kwakati nsi we nyawuko usino pinda mu tjibaka tja bomambo tjabanoyenda ku ngwa, Joabu katungamila babhayani kadukudza shango ye Baamoni kanokomba nzi nkulu we Rabha Joabu kaunginilila ngono kaukolomola. Dafite iye wakabe asala mu Jerusalema. 2 Ngono Dafite katola tjiala tja mambo we Baamoni mu nsholo uwe kawana tjina bulemo gwe talenta dze golide mutjili kwakabe kuna bgwe lakanaka kwazo, tjiala tjikatogwa tjikaambadziwa Dafite. Wakatapa thundu isishoma mu nzi nkulu. 3 Wakatapilanya ne bathu bakabe bali mu nzi nkulu bakabashingisa bakathama kuti bashingise saha ne mitsha yakathamwa nge butale ne mashathu. Kathama ikoku ku bathu bose be mizi mikulu ye Baamoni. Ngono kudwapo Dafite ne bathu bose bakabgwilila ku Jerusalema.
Ngwa ne Bafilisitiya
(2 Samuele 21:15-22)4 Shule kwa ipapo kukamuka ngwa ku Gezeri ne Bafilisitiya. Ngono nditjo tjibaka tja Sibhekayi we Hushahi tjaakabulaya Sifayi iye wakabe ali mmwe we zwizekugwana zwa Rafa, makombalume, ngono Bafilisitiya bakakundiwa.
5 Kwakabe ne ngwa kakale ne Bafilisitiya ngono Elihanani nkololo wa Jairi kabulaya Lahimi hama ya Goliyati we N'giti, iye wakabe ana thumo lina mpini we bhangwana lingapa nsemo we mutjini we baluki.
6 Kukabe ne ngwa kakale ku Gati, kwakabe kuna nlume wakabe ali nlefulefu ana zwinyala zwili tathatu mu tjiazha tjimwe ne tjimwe ne zwinyala zwili tathatu mu gumbo limwe ne limwe, zwinyala zwizwe zose zwakabe zwili makumi mabili ana zwili zwinna (24), ali mmwe we zwizekugwana zwa Rafa, makombalume. 7 Ngono wakati edadila Iziraela Jonatani nkololo wa Shimeya hama ya Dafite kambulaya.
8 Ibaba batatu bakabulawa bakabe bali zwizekugwana zwa Rafa, makombalume e Gati ngono bakabulawa ndi Dafite ne balanda babe.