¹ Ndipo kunali, nthawi yamasika, nthawi yomwe mafumu nthawi zambiri amapita kunkhondo, Yoabu anatsogolera ankhondo kunkhondo, naononga dziko la ana a Amoni. Anapita nalinga ku Raba. Davide anakhalabe ku Yerusalemu. Yowabu anaukira Raba ndipo anagonjetsa mzindawo. ² Davide anatenga chisoti chachifumu cha mfumu yawo kumutu kwake, ndipo anapeza kuti chimalemera talente limodzi la golide, ndipo munali miyala yamtengo wapatali. Korona uja anaveka Davide mutu wake, ndipo anatulutsa zofunkha za mzindawo zochuluka zedi. ³ Anatulutsa anthu omwe anali mu mzindawu ndikuwakakamiza kugwira ntchito yocheka macheka ndi zokumbira zachitsulo ndi nkhwangwa. Davide analamula mizinda yonse ya ana a Amoni kuti igwire ntchitoyi. Kenako Davide ndi anthu onse anabwerera ku Yerusalemu. ⁴ Pambuyo pa izi, panachitika nkhondo ku Gezeri ndi Afilisti. Sibbekai Mhushati anapha Sipai, mmodzi mwa mbadwa za Arefai, ndipo Afilisiti anagonjetsedwa. ⁵ Kumeneko kunalinso nkhondo ina ndi Afilisiti ku Gobu, ndipo Elhanani mwana wa Yairi wa ku Betelehemu anapha Lami m'bale wake wa Goliati Mgiti, amene ndodo ya mkondo wake inali ngati mtanda wa owomba nsalu. ⁶ Panali nkhondo ina ku Gati komwe kunali munthu wamtali kwambiri amene anali ndi zala zisanu ndi chimodzi kudzanja lililonse ndi zala zisanu ndi chimodzi kuphazi lililonse. Iyenso anali mbadwa ya Arefai. ⁷ Atanyoza gulu lankhondo la Israeli, Yehonadabu mwana wa Shimea, mchimwene wa David, adamupha. ⁸ Amenewa anali mbadwa za Arefai a ku Gati, + ndipo anaphedwa ndi dzanja la Davide ndi gulu la asilikali ake.