9 Khuluma wehlulele kahle. Vikela emalungelo alabeswele nalabamphofu.”
Davide wawabusa onkhe ema-Israyeli, enta loko lokulungile kubo bonkhe bantfu bakhe.
ngobe ngangisindzisa labamphofu lababekhala bacele lusito kimi, netintsandzane letatite boyise lababengatisita.
“Vikelani emalungelo alabamphofu netintsandzane, nimele emalungelo alabacindzetelwe nalabeswele.
Emakhosi ayakwenyanya kwenta bubi, ngobe umbuso usima ngekwenta lokulungile.
Inkhosi itsi ingahlala esihlalweni sayo sekwehlulela, ivele imbone zisuka nje lowo lowonile.
Umuntfu lolungile unakekela emalungelo alabamphofu; kodvwa lomubi akanandzaba naloko.
nifundze kwenta lokulungile! Funani umtsetfocotfo, nikhutsate labacindzetelwe. Vikelani labo labate boyise, niyimele indzaba yemfelokati.”
Babusi benu babahlubuki, babangani bemasela; bonkhe batsandza imidizo, balandzelana netipho. Ababavikeli labo labate boyise; ngisho nendzaba yemfelokati abayinaki.
kodvwa labeswele uyawubehlulela ngekwemtsetfocotfo, labamphofu belive abehlulele ngekungakhetsi. Uyawushaya umhlaba ngendvuku yemlomo wakhe; ngekuphefumula kwemlomo wakhe uyawubulala lababi.
awu, wenandlu yakaDavide, naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: “ ‘Sebentisani umtsetfocotfo njalo nje ekuseni; nimephule esandleni semcindzeteli lowo lodlelelwe; ngaphandle kwaloko intfukutselo yami itawuvuka ivutse njengemlilo ngenca yebubi lenibentile, yebo, ivutse kubete nalongayicima.
Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: Yentani loko lokucotfo nalokulungile. Nimephule esandleni semcindzeteli wakhe lowo lodlelelwe. Ningakwenti lokubi nome nimphatse ngebudlova lowo losihambi nalongenayise, nemfelokati, futsi ningayicitsi ingati yemuntfu longenacala kulendzawo.
Simakadze utsi: “Ayeta emalanga, lapho ngiyawukuvusela khona Davide Ligala lelilungile, iNkhosi leyawubusa ngekuhlakanipha, yente lokucotfo nalokulungile eveni.
sebakhuluphele baze bamanyatela. Tento tabo letimbi atinamkhawulo, ababameleli labo labate boyise kutsi bangalahlwa licala, abawalweli nemalungelo alabamphofu.”
Ngako-ke, wena waphakathi, asemukeleke kuwe leseluleko sami: Yekela tono takho, wente lokulungile, uyekele nekukhohlakala kwakho, ngekutsi ube nemusa kulabo labacindzetelwe. Kungenteka kutsi kuchubeka kahle kwakho nekuphumelela kwakho kuchubekele embili.”
“ ‘Ungehluleli ngekukhetsa, ngekulahla lomphofu ngelicala uvune lomkhulu, kodvwa mehlulele ngekulunga makhelwane wakho.
“Naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze longuSomandla, utsi: ‘Yehlulelani ngekwemtsetfocotfo, niphatsane ngemusa nangeluvelo kulowo nakulowo.
Jabula kakhulu, Ndvodzakati yaseSiyoni! Memeta ngekujabula, Ndvodzakati yaseJerusalema! Ase ubuke, inkhosi yakho ita kuwe, ilungile, futsi iphetse insindziso, ita itfobekile, igibele embongolweni, etikwelitfole lembongolo, inkhonyane yembongolo.
Ningabokwehlulela ngekubuka kwemehlo enu, kodvwa yehlulelani ngekwehlulela lokulungile!”
“Labaholi ngabayala ngaso leso sikhatsi ngatsi: ‘Hlolisisani imibango yalabanakenu, bese nehlulela ngekungakhetsi, nome licala lisemkhatsini wema-Israyeli nome lisemkhatsini wema-Israyeli newetive.
Utsandze kulunga, watondza bubi; ngako-ke, Nkulunkulu, longuNkulunkulu wakho, ukugcobe ngemafutsa enjabulo ngetulu kwabomnakenu.”
Ngase ngibona lizulu livulekile, bekunelihhashi lelimhlophe. Lona bekaligibele abebitwa ngekutsi nguLotsembekile naLiciniso; umsulwa ekwehluleleni kwakhe nasekulweni kwakhe.
Jonathani wakhuluma lokuhle ngaDavide kuyise Sawula, watsi: “Inkhosi ayingenti lutfo lolubi kulenceku yayo lenguDavide; kute lakone ngako, kodvwa loko lakwentile kube lusito lolukhulu kuwe.
Jonathani wabuta Sawula, uyise, watsi: “Utawubulawelani? Woneni?”