Isikhalo sikaDavide sokucela ukuhlangulwa

Ishigayon kaDavide, awayihlabela uBawo wethu ngenxa kaKushi, umBhenjamin.

Emangalelwa nguKushe umBhenjamin, uDavide ufunga isifungo: ukuba umbuyekeze umhlobo wakhe ngobubi, utshaba lwakhe malumnyathele eluthulini. Ucela uBawo wakhe, uMgwebi oziphengululayo iintliziyo, ukuba enze, aze abukele abanogonyamelo besiwela emhadini wabo.

Isahluko 7.

Bawo wam, ndizimela ngawe; ndisindise kubo bonke abandisukelayo, undihlangule, hleze andiqwenge njengengonyama, andidlavule kungekho bani undihlangulayo. Bawo wam, ukuba ndikwenzile oku—ukuba kukho ububi ezandleni zam, ukuba ndimbuyekeze ngobubi umhlobo wam, okanye ndamphanga utshaba lwam ngaphandle kwesizathu, ngoko utshaba malundisukele lundifikelele, lubunyathele emhlabeni ubomi bam, luwulalise eluthulini udumo lwam.

Vuka, Bawo wam, ngomsindo wakho; phakama uchase ingqumbo yeentshaba zam; ndivukele—umisele umgwebo. Mayihlanganisane ngakuwe indibano yezizwe; uhlale esihlalweni sakho phezulu phezu kwazo. uBawo wethu uyazigweba izizwe. Ndigwebele, Bawo wam, ngokobulungisa bam nangokungqibeleleka okukum. Buphelise inkohlakalo yabangendawo, kodwa umxhase olilungisa—wena ohlola iingqondo neentliziyo, Bawo olilungisa. Ikhaka lam nguBawo wam, osindisa abaqotho ngentliziyo. uBawo wethu ngumgwebi olungileyo, nguThixo ocaphuka yonke imihla. Ukuba umntu akaguquki, uBawo wethu uya kulola ikrele lakhe; uwugobile umnsalo wakhe wawulungisa. Uxhobe ngezixhobo zakhe ezibulalayo; wenza iintolo zakhe zibe ngamadangatye omlilo. Khangela indlela umntu ongendawo akhulelwe ngayo bububi; umitha inkathazo, azale ubuxoki. Wemba umhadi, awenze uzike, kodwa uwela emgodini awenzileyo. Inkathazo yakhe ibuyela entlokweni yakhe; ugonyamelo lwakhe lwehlela elukakayini lwakhe. Ndiya kubulela kuBawo wam ngenxa yobulungisa bakhe, ndivumele indumiso igama likaBawo wam, oPhezukonke.