Ububi bakhe buyakubuyela phezu kwekhanda lakhe, nobudlova bakhe buyokwehlela okhakhayini lwakhe.
Ukwelelesa kwakhe kubuyela ekhanda lakhe; ubudlwangudlwangu bakhe behlela okhakhayini lwakhe.
Ububi bubuyela ekhanda lakhe, ubudlova bakhe behlele ekhanda lakhe.
UJehova uyakulibuyisela igazi lakhe ekhanda lakhe, elawela phezu kwabantu ababili ababelungile nabangcono kunaye, ababulala ngenkemba, ubaba uDavide engazi, u-Abineri indodana kaNeri; induna yempi yakwa-Israyeli, no-Amasa, indodana kaJetheri, induna yempi yakwaJuda.
Futhi kumelwe ukhulume kuye uthi: ‘Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: Ingabe ubulele wathatha futhi? Uzakhuluma kuye, uthi: Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: Endaweni lapho izinja zaxhapha khona igazi likaNabhoti, izinja ziyakukhotha igazi lakho, okungukuthi eyakho.
Basebemphanyeka uHamani emthini ayewulungisele uMoridekayi. Lwase luphela ulaka lwenkosi.
Kodwa lapho u-Esteri efika phambi kwenkosi, yayala ngezincwadi ukuba icebo lakhe elibi alicebile ngamaJuda libuyele ekhanda lakhe, futhi yena namadodana akhe baphanyekwe esigxotsheni.
Njengoba ngibonile, abalima ububi bavuna, bahlwanyele ububi.
Ababi mabawele emanetheni abo, mina ngibaleke.
Ukonakala makumfice engazelele; futhi makabambe kuphela lokho akufihlayo; akawele kuleyoncithakalo.
Kwawa abenzi bokubi; baphonswe phansi futhi ngeke bakwazi ukusukuma.
Uceba okubi embhedeni wakhe; uzimisa endleleni engeyinhle; akakuzondi okubi.
Inhliziyo yami iqinile, O Nkulunkulu, inhliziyo yami igxilile: Ngifuna ukuhlabelela nokudumisa.
UJehova uyaziwa ngesahlulelo sakhe; omubi uhileleke emsebenzini wezandla zakhe. I-Higgaion. Sela.
Zinjalo izindlela zabo bonke abazuzayo; ethatha impilo yabanikazi bayo.
Omba umgodi uzakuwela kuwo; nogingqa itshe, liyakubuyela kuye.
Omba umgodi uzakuwela kuwo; noma ngubani ophula uthango, inyoka izomluma.
UDavide wazi ukuthi uSawule umenze okubi ngasese; wathi ku-Abiyathara umpristi: “Letha ingubo yamahlombe.”
UDavide wathi: “Kuphila kukaJehova, uJehova uyakumshaya; ukuthi usuku lwakhe lokufa luyafika yini; noma ehle empini abhubhe.
Futhi uJehova uyakunikela no-Israyeli kanye nawe esandleni samaFilisti; kusasa wena namadodana akho niyakuba naMi; uJehova uyakunikela impi yakwa-Israyeli esandleni samaFilisti.