Umfaji wesivumelwano ubekwa ngetendeni
1Bathatha umfaji kaZimu bawungenisa ngetendeni uDavida agade alihlomele wona. Banikela ngemihlabelo yokutjhiswa neyetjhebiswano phambi kwakaZimu. 2Kuthe lokha uDavida nakaqeda ukunikela ngemihlabelo yokutjhiswa neyetjhebiswano, wabusisa abantu ebizweni lakaSomnini. 3Wanikela omunye nomunye umuntu wembaji nowengubo kwa-Israyeli isikwa esindulungu, amakwapa wesundu nawediribe.
4Wakhetha amanye amaLevi bona alotjhe phambi komfaji wakaSomnini, abonge, akhalele abe adumise uSomnini uZimu wakwa-Israyeli. 5U-Asafa gade ayihloko, alandelwe nguZakariya. UJehiyeli, uTjhemiramothi, uJerhiyeli, uMatitiya, u-Eliyabu, uBhenaya, u-Obede-Edomu noJehiyeli bekufuze badlale imihlobohlobo yamaharibha. U-Asafa gade kufuze azwakalise iiwahlo; 6uBhenaya noJarhaziyeli abaphristi bebafuze bavuthele njalonjalo iimporompita phambi komfaji wesivumelwano sakaZimu.
Irhubo lokudumisa uSomnini
7Bekumhlokho lokha uDavida nanikela kokuthoma u-Asafa nesiqhema sakhe irhubo lokudumisa uSomnini elithi:
8Dumisani uSomnini, nibize ibizo lakhe;
nazise izenzo zakhe phakathi kwezizwe.
9Mvumeleni ingoma, nimdlalele;
babazani zoke izenzo zakhe ezikarisako.
10Zikhakhaziseni ebizweni lakhe elicwengileko;
yenzani iinhliziyo zabafuna uSomnini zithokoze.
11Funani uSomnini namandlakhe;
nifunisise ubuso bakhe njalonjalo.
12Khumbulani iimangaliso azenzileko,
imikarisomraro neemiso azikhulumileko
13nina nzukulwana zaka-Israyeli inceku kaSomnini,
nina madodana kaJakopo okhethiweko wakhe.
14USomnini unguZimethu;
iimiso zakhe zembethe iphasi loke.
15USomnini ukhumbula isivumelwano sakhe isiphelani,
nelizwi ayala ngalo iinzukulwana eziziinkulungwana:
16isivumelwano asenza no-Abrahamu,
nesifungo asenza no-Isaka.
17Wasiqinisa kuJakopo saba mthetho,
ku-Israyeli saba sivumelwano isiphelani.
18Wathi:
“Jakopo ngizakunikela iKanana
ibe sisabelo selifa lakho.”
19Lokha basesembalwa ngesibalo,
iye, baseselidlanzana begodu baziinkhonzi kilo
20bazulazula izizwe ngezizwe,
bandinda nemibuso ngokuhlukahlukana.
21USomnini akhange avumele noyedwa bona abagandelele;
nangebanga labo wakhalima amakhosi,
22wathi: “Ningathinti abazesiweko bami,
ningahlunguphazi abaphorofidi bami.”
23Khalelani ingoma kuSomnini nina phasi loke,
memezelani isindiswakhe imihla ngemihla.
24Zwakalisani iphazimulwakhe ezizweni,
iimangaliso zakhe phakathi kwabantu boke;
25ngombana mkhulu uSomnini,
mbala ufanele ukudunyiswa,
wesatjwa ngaphezu kwabo boke abozinyana.
26Iye, boke abozinyana bezizwe babosingazimu,
kodwana uSomnini yena wenza amazulu.
27Iphazimulo nobukhosi kuphambi kwakhe,
amandla netokozo kusesigodlweni sakhe.
28Nina zizwe, hloniphani uSomnini,
nivume iphazimulo namandlakhe;
29ninikele ibizo lakhe ihlonipho emfaneleko.
Lethani umnikelo bese niza phambi kwakhe;
khothamelani uSomnini nembethe izambatho ezihloniphekileko;
30thuthumelani phambi kwakhe nina zizwe zoke zephasi.
Iye, iphasi linzinzile, angekhe lasikinywa,
31nje-ke amazulu akathokoze, iphasi lihlokome;
izizwe azitjelwe kuthiwe: “USomnini uyabusa!”
32Ilwandle alibhodle nakho koke okungendenalo;
ummango awujekezele nakho koke okukiwo.
33Nje-ke imithi yehlathi izakukhalela phambi kwakaSomnini,
ngombana uyeza bona abuyisele koke esigeni.
34Dumisani uSomnini ngombana ulungile;
iye, ithando lakhe ngelanini nanini.
35Yeke thandazani nithi:
“Sisindisa Zimu wesindiswethu!
Senyule hlangana nezizwe
bonyana sidumise ibizo lakho elicwengileko,
sibabaze iphazimulwakho.
36USomnini uZimu wakwa-Israyeli akaphakanyiswe bekube nini nanini.”
Boke abantu bathi: “Amen! USomnini akadunyiswe!”
Ukubulungeka komsebenzi wethaberinakeli
37UDavida watjhiya u-Asafa nabafowabo phambi komfaji wesivumelwano sakaSomnini bonyana balotjhe uZimu lapho isiphelani. Bekufuze balotjhe ngokweendingo zemihla ngemihla. 38Watjhiya no-Obede-Edomu anabafowabo abamatjhumi asithandathu nabunane. U-Obede-Edomu umsa kaJedutuni noRhosa bekubalindi.
39UDavida watjhiya uTsadokhi umphristi nabanye abaphristi abakanye naye phambi kwethaberinakeli lakaSomnini elisendundumeni eGibiyoni, 40kobana banikele imihlabelo yokutjhiswa kuSomnini phezu kwe-aldari njalo ekuseni nantambama mlibe. Bekufuze kwenziwe koke okutlolwe emthethweni kaSomnini ayala ngawo u-Israyeli. 41Abanye abagade banabo bekunguHemani noJedutuni nenengi labagade bakhethwe ngokomthetho bonyana babe ngabazokudumisa uSomnini bathi: “Iye, ithando lakhe lijame isiphelani.” 42UHemani noJedutuni gade baneemporompita neewahlo kanye nemihlobohlobo yeenliliswa ebegade babhinela ngazo uZimu. Amadodana kaJedutuni gade abalindisango lethaberinakeli. 43Yeke boke abantu baphadlhalala kwaba ngiloyo naloyo waya kwakhe, uDavida naye wabuyela kwakhe bonyana abusise indlwakhe.
