¹After this it happened, that David struck the Philistines, and subdued them, and took Gath and its towns out of the hand of the Philistines.

¹Zvino shure kwaizvozvo Dhavhidhi akarwa navaFirisitia akavakunda; akatorera vaFirisitia Gati nemisha yaro.

²He struck Moab; and the Moabites became servants to David, and brought tribute.

²Akakunda Moabhiwo, vaMoabhi vakaitwa varanda vaDhavhidhi, vakamuvigira zvipo.

³David struck Hadadezer king of Zobah to Hamath, as he went to establish his dominion by the river Euphrates.

³Dhavhidhi akakundawo Hadharezeri mambo weZobha, kusvikira paHamati, pakuenda kwake kundosimbisa vumambo bwake parwizi Yufuratesi.

⁴David took from him one thousand chariots, and seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen; and David hamstrung all the chariot horses, but reserved of them for one hundred chariots.

⁴Dhavhidhi akamutorera ngoro dzine chiuru chimwe navatasvi vamabhiza vane zviuru zvinomwe, navaifamba namakumbo vane zviuru zvina makumi maviri; Dhavhidhi akagura marunda amakumbo amabhiza ose aikweva ngoro, asi wakachengetera ngoro dzine zana mamwe awo.

⁵When the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David struck of the Syrians twenty-two thousand men.

⁵Zvino vaSiria veDhamasiko vakati vachiuya kuzobatsira Hadharezeri mambo weZobha, Dhavhidhi akauraya vaSiria vane zviuru zvina makumi maviri nezviviri.

⁶Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus; and the Syrians became servants to David, and brought tribute. Yahweh gave victory to David wherever he went.

⁶Dhavhidhi akaisa mapoka avarwi muSiria paDhamasiko; vaSiria vakava varanda vaDhavhidhi vakamuchengeta. Jehovha akakundisa Dhavhidhi pose paakaenda.

⁷David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.

⁷Dhavhidhi akatora nhovo dzendarama dzakanga dzakashongwa navaranda vaHadharezeri, akadziisa Jerusaremu.

⁸From Tibhath and from Cun, cities of Hadadezer, David took very much brass, with which Solomon made the bronze sea, and the pillars, and the vessels of brass.

⁸NapaTibhati napaKuni, maguta eHadharezeri, Dhavhidhi akatora ndarira zhinji kwazvo, Soromoni yaakazoita nayo dziva rendarira, nembiru, nemidziyo yendarira.

⁹When Tou king of Hamath heard that David had struck all the army of Hadadezer king of Zobah,

⁹Zvino Tou mambo weHamati akati achinzwa kuti Dhavhidhi akaparadza hondo yose yaHadharezeri mambo weZobha,

¹⁰he sent Hadoram his son to king David, to Greet him, and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer and struck him; (for Hadadezer had wars with Tou;) and he had with him all kinds of vessels of gold and silver and brass.

¹⁰akatuma Hadhorami mwanakomana wake kuna mambo Dhavhidhi, kundomukwazisa, nokumukorokotedza pamusoro pokurwa kwake kwaHadharezeri nokumukunda; nekuti Hadharezeri wairwa naTou; akanga ane midziyo yamarudzi ose, yendarama, neyesirivha, nendarira.

¹¹King David also dedicated these to Yahweh, with the silver and the gold that he carried away from all the nations; from Edom, and from Moab, and from the children of Ammon, and from the Philistines, and from Amalek.

¹¹Neyiyiwo mambo Dhavhidhi akaitsaurira Jehovha, pamwechete nesirivha nendarama yaakanga atora kundudzi dzose; kuna vaEdhomu, navaMoabhi, navana vaAmoni, navaFirisitia, navaAmareki.

¹²Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah struck of the Edomites in the Valley of Salt eighteen thousand.

¹²Uye Abhishai mwanakomana waZeruya, akauraya vaEdhomu paMupata woMunyu vaiva vane zviuru zvine gumi nezvisere.

¹³He put garrisons in Edom; and all the Edomites became servants to David. Yahweh gave victory to David wherever he went.

¹³Akaisa mapoka avarwi paEdhomu; vaEdhomu vose vakava varanda vaDhavhidhi. Jehovha akakundisa Dhavhidhi pose paakaenda.

¹⁴David reigned over all Israel; and he executed justice and righteousness to all his people.

¹⁴Dhavhidhi akabata vaIsiraeri vose; akatongera vanhu vake vose akavaitira zvakarurama.

¹⁵Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the army; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder;

¹⁵Joabhu mwanakomana waZeruya ndiye wairaira hondo, naJehoshafati mwanakomana waAhirudhi waiva gurukota,

¹⁶and Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Abimelech the son of Abiathar, were priests; and Shavsha was scribe;

¹⁶Zadhoki mwanakomana waAhitubhi, naAhimereki mwanakomana waAbhiyatari, vaiva vapristi, naShavhisha waiva munyori;

¹⁷and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and the sons of David were chief about the king.

¹⁷uye Bhenaya mwanakomana waJehoyadha ndiye wairaira vaKereti navaPereti; uye vanakomana vaDhavhidhi vaiva vakuru kutevera mambo.