¹ Kwafika ngesikhatsi sase ntfwasa hlobo, ngesikhatsi uma tinkhosi tivamise kuya emphini, Jowabi wahola libutfo laya emphini labese limosha umuhlaba wase Amonithe. Wahamba watungeletela Rabbah. Davide wahlala eJerusalema. Joab wahlasela Rabbah wabese uyamuncoba. ² Davide watsatsa umuchele wenkhosi yabo enhloko yakho, wabese utfola kutsi lisindza emakhilogremu langemashumi lamatsatfu nakutsatfu leligolide, futsi ekhatsi khilo bekune matje laligugu. Lomuchele wabekwa enhloko yaDavide, waphindze wakhipha tintfo letiligugu letasala edolobheni ngebunini lobukhulu. ³ Wakhipha bonkhe bantfu lebebase dolobheni wabese ubaphocelela kutsi basebente ngemasahha kanye nema piki nemazembe. Davide wafuna kutsi onkhe emadolobha etitukulwane taAmmon kutsi tente umusebenti wakhe. Laphoke Davide nabo bonkhe bantfu babuyela eJerusalema. ⁴ Kwefika ngemuva kwaloku imphi eGezeri nema Philisti. Sibbekai umuHushathithe wabulala Sippai, munye wetitukulwane ta Rephaim, ema Philisti babese bayawa ncoba. ⁵ Kwefika futsi kwesibili emphini nema Philisti eGobi, kutsi Elhanani indvodzana ya Jair umu Bhethlehemu lowabulala Lahmi umnakabo Golayathi umu Gittite, sibambo sesikhali sakhe besisikhulu. ⁶ Kwefika futsi ngesikhatsi salenye imphi eGath kutsi bekune ndvodza lebeyiyindze kakhulu futsi ineminwe lesitfupha esandleni sisinye kanye netintwane letisitfupha enyaweni lulunye. Naye abesitukulwane sa Rephayemu. ⁷ Uma ahleka libutfo laka Israyeli, Jehonadab indvodzana yaShimea, umnakabo Davide wamubulala. ⁸ Leti bekuti tukulwane taRephaim wase Gath, futsi babulawa sandla saDavide kanye nesandla semasotja akhe.