9 NaDavide utsi: “Shangatsi lidzili labo lingaba ngusochaka nelugibe, libe sikhubekiso nesijeziso.
Bambophele lifindvo endleleni yakhe leyenile, lugibe lusemkhondvweni wakhe.
Banike njengekwemisebenti yabo, nanjengekwemisebenti yabo lemibi; baphindzisele ngekwemisebenti yetandla tabo, baphindzisele njengalokubafanele.
Labate lwati babulawa kweduka kwabo; tilima tibulawa kweneliseka kwato.
Uyawubabuyisela njengaloko labakwentile: lulaka etitseni takhe, nekujeziswa kulabamelana naye. Tichingi uyawutikhokhela njengekwetento tato.
Simakadze utsi: “Ngiyasiletsa yini mine sikhatsi sekubeleka ngingabe ngisakufikisa kubeleka? Ngiyasivala yini sinye nase ngifikise ekubelekeni?” kusho Nkulunkulu wakho.
Jesu wagucuka watsi kuPhetro: “Suka kimi, Sathane! Usitsikameti kimi, ngobe awukuboni lokukwaNkulunkulu, kodvwa ubona kwebantfu!”
Kodvwa Nkulunkulu watsi kuso: ‘Silima! Kulobusuku balamuhla umphefumulo wakho uyabitwa kuwe; pho, letintfo lesewutilungisile titawuba tabani?’
Ngako-ke akubete lowehlulela lomunye. Esikhundleni saloko asitimisele kutsi kubete lobekela lomunye umzalwane sikhubekiso, nome umgoco longahle umwise.
Kuphindzisela kwami; ngimi loyawutibuyiselela. Ngesikhatsi lesikahle lunyawo lwabo luyawushelela. Lilanga labo lekuhlupheka selisedvute, kubhujiswa kwabo kuyabahlasela.”
Livi lelamenyetelwa tingilosi laciniseka; nako konkhe lokubi nekungalaleli kwakujeziswa ngalokufanele.