UDavide Ubaleka u-Abhisalom
Umhobe kaDavide, xa wabaleka esaba unyana wakhe u-Abhisalom.
UDavide wayibhala le ndumiso ebaleka unyana wakhe uAbhisalom, abantu besithi akananlo usindiso. Uphendula ngokuthi uBawo wakhe likhaka elimjikelezileyo, lowo uphakamisa intloko yakhe, aze anike ubungqina obucacileyo: wangqengqa, walala, waza wavuka.
3 1Bawo wam, zininzi kangakanani na iintshaba zam! Baninzi abandivukelayo.
2Baninzi abathetha ngam besithi: “Akanalo usindiso kuThixo.” a a v2 USela ngumqondiso womculo okanye wokucamngca osabalala kwiiNdumiso — mhlawumbi ngumkhombandlela wokuba umntu anqumame acinge ngoko kusandul’ ukuthethwa. 3Kodwa wena, Bawo wam, uyikhaka elindijikelezileyo, uzuko lwam nalowo uphakamisa intloko yam.
4Ndidanduluka ngelizwi kuBawo wam, aze andiphendule esentabeni yakhe engcwele. 5Ndangqengqa ndalala; ndaphinda ndavuka, kuba uBawo wam uyandixhasa. 6Andiyi kuwoyika amashumi amawaka abantu abandingqinge macala onke. 7Vuka, Bawo wam! Ndisindise! Kuba wena, Bawo wam, uzibethile zonke iintshaba zam esidleleni; uwaphule amazinyo abangendawo. 8Usindiso lolukaBawo wam. Intsikelelo yakho mayibe phezu kwabantu bakho.