78 Shangatsi labatigabatisako bangahlazeka, ngobe bangicindzetela ngaphandle kwesizatfu; kepha mine ngiyawuzindla ngetimiso takho.
Kodvwa kujabula kwakhe kusemtsetfweni waSimakadze, uyacabanga azindle ngawo imini nebusuku.
Bangitungeleta ngemavi enzondo, balwa nami ngaphandle kwesizatfu.
Ngiyawuzindla ngemiyalo yakho, emehlo ami ngingawesusi etindleleni takho.
Uyabatsetsisa labatidlako; bacalekisiwe labedukile emiyalweni yakho.
Nome emakhosi asahlangene ngami, mine, sikhonti sakho, ngiyawuzindla ngetimiso takho.
Labatigcabhako bangihleka bulima; kepha ngingeke ngiphambuke emtsetfweni wakho.
Yebo, labo labetsembele kuwe kute namunye loyawuhlazeka; kepha bayawuhlazeka labo labakuhlubuka ngelite.
Bonkhe labatsakasela kuhlupheka kwami abahlazeke, badliwe ngemahloni, abembatsiswe emahloni nelihlazo labo labangicoloshelako.
Njengobe bangibekele lugibe ngaphandle kwesono, bangimbela umgodzi lolugibe ngingenacala,
Banyenti kunetinwele tenhloko yami badlanga ngemandla labafuna kungibulala, labo labangitondza ngelite. Ngiphocelelwani kutsi ngikhishiswe intfo lengingakayebi?
“Lotiphakamisako utawukhubatela awe, kute namunye lotamsita amsukumise; ngiyawulumeka umlilo emadolobheni akhe, umlilo loyawudla bonkhe labakhelene naye.”
Kodvwa noko, loko bekufanele kwenteke, kuze kutewugcwaliseka loko lokwabhalwa emtsetfweni wabo kwekutsi: ‘Bangitondza ngaphandle kwesizatfu.’
Sikhona yini sibusiso lenifanele kusitfola, nanibeketelela kushaywa, ngobe nente lokubi? Kepha nanibeketelela kuhlushwa, ngobe nente lokuhle, Nkulunkulu utawunibusisa ngako.
Sawula wakhuluma kuDavide, watsi: “Wena ulunge kakhulu kwengca mine; ngobe wena ungentele lokuhle, kodvwa mine ngikubonge ngebubi.
Wachubeka wambuta watsi: “Pho, inkhosi yami iyicoshelani inceku yayo? Ngenteni? Nginacala lini?