The Reign of David

Dawuda ya ji marmarin ruwan sha sai ya ce, “Kash, a ce wani zai sami mini ruwan sha daga rijiya kusa da ƙofar Betlehem mana!”

Sai Ukun suka kutsa kai cikin sansanin Filistiyawa, suka ja ruwa daga rijiyar da take kusa da ƙofar Betlehem suka ɗauko shi suka kawo wa Dawuda. Amma ya ƙi yă sha; a maimako, sai ya zubar da shi a gaban Ubangiji.

Ya ce, “Allah yă sawwaƙe in yi haka, ya kamata in sha jinin waɗannan mutanen da suka yi kasai da rayukansu?” Domin sun yi kasai da rayukansu don su dawo da shi, Dawuda bai sha shi ba. Irin abubuwan da jarumawa ukun nan suka yi ke nan.

Abishai ɗan’uwan Yowab shi ma babba ne cikin Ukun nan. Ya ɗaga māshinsa a kan mutum ɗari uku, waɗanda ya kashe, ya kuma zama sananne kamar Ukun.

Aka ninka girmama shi bisa Ukun, sai ya zama shugaba, ko da yake ba a haɗa shi a cikinsu ba.

Benahiya ɗan Yehohiyada shi ma wani barden yaƙi ne daga Kabzeyel, wanda ya yi manyan abubuwa. Ya bugi gwanayen Mowab biyu. Ya kuma gangara zuwa cikin rami a ranar da aka yi dusar ƙanƙara ya kashe zaki.

Ya kuma kashe wani mutumin Masar mai tsayi ƙafa bakwai da rabi. Ko da yake mutumin Masar yana da māshi kamar sandan masaƙa a hannunsa, Benahiya ya yaƙe shi da kulki. Ya ƙwace māshin daga hannun mutumin Masar ya kuma kashe shi da māshin nan nasa.

Irin abubuwan da Benahiya ɗan Yehohiyada ya yi ke nan; shi ma sananne ne kamar waɗannan jarumawa uku.

Aka ɗauka shi da bangirma fiye da Talatin nan, amma ba a haɗa shi cikin Ukun ba. Dawuda kuwa ya sa shi yă lura da masu tsaron lafiyarsa.

Jarumawan nan su ne, Asahel ɗan’uwan Yowab, Elhanan ɗan Dodo daga Betlehem,

Shammot mutumin Haror, Helez mutumin Felon,

Ira ɗan Ikkesh daga Tekowa, Abiyezer daga Anatot,

Sibbekai mutumin Husha, Ilai mutumin Aho,

Maharai mutumin Netofa, Heled ɗan Ba’ana mutumin Netofa,

Ittai ɗan Ribai daga Gibeya a Benyamin, Benahiya mutumin Firaton,

Hurai daga kogunan Ga’ash, Abiyel mutumin Arba,

Azmawet mutumin Harum, Eliyaba mutumin Sha’albo,

’ya’yan Hashem mutumin Gizon maza, Yonatan ɗan Shageye mutumin Harar,

Ahiyam ɗan Sakar mutumin Harar, Elifal ɗan Ur,

Hefer mutumin Mekerat, Ahiya mutumin Felon,

Hezro mutumin Karmel, Na’arai ɗan Ezbai,

Yowel ɗan’uwan Natan, Mibhar ɗan Hagiri,

Zelek mutumin Ammon Naharai Baroti, mai ɗaukar kayan yaƙin Yowab ɗan Zeruhiya,

Ira mutumin Itra, Gareb mutumin Itra,

Uriya mutumin Hitti Zabad ɗan Alai,