30 Kodvwa Davide abenganakuhamba embikwalo kutsi ayewubuta kuNkulunkulu, ngobe abesaba inkemba yengilosi yaSimakadze.
Ngalelo langa Davide wesaba Simakadze, wadzimate watsi: “Lingeta kanjani-ke libhokisi lesivumelwane kami?”
Ngalelo langa Davide wesaba Nkulunkulu, wate wabuta watsi: “Pho, ngingaliletsa kanjani libhokisi lesivumelwane saNkulunkulu lapha kami?”
Davide watsi ubuka etulu, wabona ingilosi yaSimakadze ime emkhatsini welizulu nemhlaba iphakamise inkemba ngesandla sayo iyibhekise ngaseJerusalema. Davide kanye netimphunga base bembatsa emasaka bawa phansi ngebuso, bakhotsama.
Lithende laSimakadze lelalakhiwe nguMosi ehlane nelilati lemnikelo wekushiswa, ngaleso sikhatsi kwakusendzaweni lephakeme, eGibeyoni.
Davide wakhuluma watsi: “Indlu yaSimakadze longuNkulunkulu itakuba lapha, ibe kanye nelilati lemnikelo wekushiswa wema-Israyeli.”
Susa sandla sakho kimi, uyekele kungetfusa ngetesabiso takho.
Nangicabanga ngaloko, ngifikelwa kwesaba, kutfutfumela kubambe umtimba wami.
Kungako nje ngitfutfumela embikwakhe; nangicabanga ngako konkhe loku, ngiyamesaba.
Umtimba wami uyatfutfumela ngenca yekwesaba wena, netehlulelo takho ngiyatesaba.
Ngubani lowati emandla entfukutselo yakho, yebo, nelulaka lwakho, kuze akwesabe ngalokufanele?
Ngubani longete akuhlonipha wena, awu, wena Nkhosi yetive? Lolu ludvumo lolufanele wena. Kute namunye lofanana nawe, kuto tonkhe tihlakaniphi tetive, nakuyo yonkhe imibuso yato.
Kufanele ningangesabi yini mine?” kusho Simakadze. “Akufanele yini nitfutfumele ebukhoneni bami? Ngenta sihlabatsi saba ngumnyele welwandle, umtsangala waphakadze lolungeke luwengce. Emagagasi angakhephuka, kodvwa angeke aphumelele, angabhodla, kodvwa angeke awengce.
“Manje-ke, ma-Israyeli, yini lokufunwa nguSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu kini ngaphandle kwekutsi nesabe Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu, nihambe etindleleni takhe tonkhe, nimtsandze nimkhonte Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu ngenhlitiyo yenu yonkhe, nangemphefumulo wenu wonkhe,
Ngatsi kube ngimbone, ngawa ngasetinyaweni takhe, ngadzimate ngaba njengemuntfu lofile. Wangibamba ngesandla sakhe sangesekudla watsi: “Ungesabi, mine ngiwekucala newekugcina,
Ngubani longayikwesaba advumise libito lakho, Nkhosi? Ngobe nguwe wedvwana longcwele. Tonkhe tive tiyawufika kuwe tikukhonte, ngobe tehlulelo takho letilungile setibonakalisiwe.”