¹ Phindze futsi lilaka laSimakadze lavuseteleleka kuIsrayeli, futsi watfuma Davide kutsi asuse imphi kubo. ''Hamba, uyobala Israyeli kane nema Judah.'' ² Inkhosi yatsi ku Joab umkhuteli wemphi, lobekadze anaye.'' Hamba kutotonkhe tive taka Israyeli, kusuka Dan kuya Beersheba, futsi ubale bonkhe labantfu, khona ngitokhona kwati linani lemadvodza lalungele imphi. ³ Joab watsi enkhosini ,''Mane Simakadze Nkulunkulu angandzisa linani lebantfu enombolweni lefika ku 100, futsi ngatsi emehlo emphatsi inkhosi yami angayibona itsatsa indzawo. Kepha leni umphatsi inkhosi yami afuna loku?'' ⁴ Nomakunjalo, emavi enkhosi bewakugcina ku Joab kanjalo futsi nebakhuteli betimphi. ⁵ Bawelela eJodane bafike bahlala dvute ne Aroer, eningizimu yalelidolobha lalendzawo. Babese nbayachubeka neluhambo bahamba ngase Gad kuya Jazer. ⁶ Bafika ku Gilead kanye nasendzaweni yase Tahtim Hodshi, base bachubekela eDan Jaan futsi dvutane neSidon. ⁷ Bafika etibopheni tase Tyre kanye nawo onkhe lamadolobha ase Hivites kanye nema Cannanites. Base bayaphuma baya eNegev eJudah eBeersheba. ⁸ Uma sebahambile yonkhe lendzawo, babuyela emuva eJerusalem ekugcineni kwetinyanga letisihlanu nesitfupha kanye nemashumi lamabili. ⁹ Ngakoke Joab wabika lelinani lalamadvodza labelwako enkhosini. Ka Israel bekuna 800,000 wemadvodza lanesibindzi lakhokha inkemba, futsi emadvodza aka Judah abengu 5000,000 men. ¹⁰ Ngakoke inhlitiyo ya Davide yamunika inkinga emuva kwekuba abale lamadvodza, ''Mine ngone kakhulu ngekwenta loku. Nyalo, Simakadze, tsatsa emacala etisebenti takho, njengoba ngente bulima.'' ¹¹ Uma Davide avuka ekuseni, livi laSimakadzelafika kumu profethi Gad, umphenguli waDavide, watsi, ¹² ''Hamba utsi kuDavide: Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze: ''Ngitakunika kutsi ukhetse kuloku lokutsatfu. Khetsa kunye kuloku.''''' ¹³ Ngako Gad waya kuDavide wase utsi kuye, ''Itawufika yini iminyaka lemitsatfu yendlala endzaweni yakho? Noma utawubaleka iminyaka lemitsatfu etitseni takho tibe tona tikuncoba. Nyalo cabanga imphendvulo lekumele ngiyibuyisele kuye longitfumile.'' ¹⁴ Ngakoke Davide watsi kuGad, ''Ngisenkingeni lenkhulu. Asiweleni etandleni taSimakadze kunekuwela etandleni temuntfu, ngoba umusa wakhe mukhulu. ¹⁵ Ngako Simakadze watfumela sifo kaIsrael kusekela ekuseni kute kube sikhatsi lesitsite, futsi 70 webantfu bashona kusuka Dan kuya Beersheba. ¹⁶ Uma ingelosi ifika ngesandla sayo eJerusalem kuyoyibhubhisa, Simakadze washintja ingcondvo yakhe ngalomonakalo lotawenta, waphindze watsi kulengelosi lebeyibhubhisa bantfu, ''Kwanele! nyalo buyisela emuva sandla sakho.'' Ngaleso sikhatsi ingelosi yaSimakadze beyimile emabaleni a Aruanah umu Jebusite. ¹⁷ Ngakoke Davide wakhuluma ku Simakadzeuma abona lengelosi leyahlasela bantfu, wase utsi, ''Ngonile futsi ngentile konkhe ngakushintja. Kepha letimvu leti, tona tenteni? Ngicela sandla sakho sijezise mine kanye nemndeni wami!'' ¹⁸ Ngakoke Gad wefika lelo langa wafike watsi kuye, ''Hamba etulu futsi ufike wakhe li althari laSimakadze ephasi esiyilweni saAraunah umu Jebusite.'' ¹⁹ Ngako Davide wwnyukela etulu njengobe Gad abamutjele kutsi ente, njengoba Simakadze abeshilo. ²⁰ Aruanah wabuka ngephandle wabona inkhosi kanye netisebenti takhe tisondzela. Ngako Araunah waphumela ngephandle futsi waguca enkhosini buso bakhe babheka phansi. ²¹ Ngakoke Araunah watsi, ''Leni umphatsi wami inkhosi ite kimi, sisebenti sayo?'' Davide waphendvula, ''Kutotsenga emasimu akho, khona ngitowakha la Althari laSimakadze, khona lesifo sitosuswa kubantfu.'' ²² Araunah watsi ku Davide, ''Kutsatse njengekutsi kwakho, mphatsi wami nkhosi. Yenta ngako lokuhle emehlweni akho. Buka, lana tinkhomo letinsikati talomnikelo loshisiwe kanye netinkhuni kanye netimphondvo tetinkhomo letinsikati kutoba tinkhuni. ²³ Konkhe loku, nkhosi yami, mine, Araunah, ngitonika wena. ''Ngako wase utsi enkhosini, ''Kwangatsi Simakadze wakho angakwemukela.'' ²⁴ Inkhosi yatsi ku Aranuwa, '' Cha, ngiyacinisekisa ngekuyitsenga ngemali yakhona. Angeke nginikele njenge mnikelo wekushiswa kuSimakadze intfo lengeke ngiyitsenge ngalutfo.'' ²⁵ Ngakoke Davide watsenga umhlaba loshayiwe kanye nalenkhabi layitsenga ngemashekheli lamashumi lasihlanu. Davide wakha lilati khona, wabee unikela khona umnikelo wekushiswa kanye nemnikelo wekudvumisa. Ngakoke Simakadze waphendvula imikhuleko yabo bamelele sive, nesifo ka Israyeli saphela.