21 Davide abesacedza kutsi: “Akukasiti ngalutfo kugadzela lomuntfu timvu takhe lena ehlane kangangekutsi kwabate ngisho nakunye lokwalahleka. Ungibuyisele lokubi ngalokuhle.
Atsi kube aphume edolobheni asengakahambi nelibanga nje, Josefa watfumela indvuna yetisebenti takhe watsi: “Phutfuma uwalandzele lamadvodza, utsi ungawakhandza ufike uwabute utsi: ‘Nentiwa yini kubonga lokuhle ngalokubi? Seniyibeleni indzebe yesiliva yenkhosi yami?
luhlobo lwebantfu lababi nalabalihlazo lelingachazeki, bacoshwa bakhishwa eveni.
Bangiphindzisela lokuhle ngalokubi, umphefumulo wami bawudzabukisile.
Tibambe ungatfukutseli, uluyekele lulaka, ungacansuki, ngobe loko kubanga kona.
Labo labangiphindzisela lokubi ngalokuhle, batitsa tami, ngobe ngilandzela lokulungile.
Nangabe umuntfu achubeka kuphindzisela lokuhle ngalokubi, lokubi kungeke kuphindze kuphume endlini yakhe.
Kufanele yini kutsi lokuhle kukhokhelwe ngalokubi? Noko bangimbele umgodzi. Khumbula kutsi ngema embikwakho ngabancengela kuwe kutsi ngincandze lulaka lwakho kubo.
Ningehlulwa ngulokubi, kodvwa yehlulani lokubi ngalokuhle.
Tfukutselani, kodvwa ningoni; lilanga lingashoni solomane nitfukutsele.
Konkhe lokubabako, nelulaka, nekutfukutsela, nemsindvo, nekuhlambalata akususwe kini, kanye nako konkhe lokubi.
Bonani kutsi kubete lophindzisela kulomunye lokubi ngalokubi, kodvwa ngato tonkhe tikhatsi yetamani kwenta lokuhle kubo bonkhe bantfu.
Ngobe kuncono kuhlupheka ngekwenta lokuhle, nakuyintsandvo yaNkulunkulu, kunekuhlupheka ngekwenta lokubi.
Ningaphindziseli lokubi ngalokubi, nome inhlamba ngenhlamba; kodvwa esikhundleni saloko busisani, ngobe nabitelwa loko kutsi nidle lifa lekubusiswa.
Davide wakhuluma kulamadvodza, watsi: “Hlomani tinkemba tenu!” Ngako lamadvodza avele ahloma, naDavide naye wahloma ngeyakakhe. Bekungemadvodza labengaba ngema-400 lenyuka naDavide, kwatsi lawa langema-200 wona asala agadza timphahla.
Noko lamadvodza abesiphetse kahle. Akazange asihluphe, kuso sonkhe leso sikhatsi sisedvute nawo etsafeni, kute lokwase kwasilahlekela.
Watsi aseta agibele imbongolo yakhe acondze esihosheni sentsaba, wabona Davide nemadvodza akakhe behla, bacondze kuye, wahlangabetana nabo.
“ ‘Ngiva kutsi manje sesikhatsi sekuhhula timvu. Ngesikhatsi belusi bakho banatsi, asizange sibaphatse kabi; nangaso sonkhe sikhatsi baseseKhameli kute nome kunye lokwase kwabalahlekela.