UBaba wethu uphinde wahlala phakathi kwabantu bakhe
Umphongolo ubekwa etendeni lawo, futhi uDavide unika wonke umIsrayeli isinkwa nekhekhe, bese enika u-Asafa ihubo lokubonga kuBaba wethu: tshelani izizwe, khumbulani isivumelwano, mfuneni njalo. Ukukhonza okuvamile kuhlelwa ezindaweni ezimbili, ngoba itabernakele lisemi eGibeyoni.
16 1Bawuletha umphongolo kaBaba wethu bawubeka phakathi kwetende uDavida ayelimisele wona, banikela ngeminikelo yokushiswa neminikelo yokuthula phambi kukaBaba wethu. 2Kwathi uDavida eseqedile ukunikela ngeminikelo yokushiswa neminikelo yokuthula, wababusisa abantu egameni likaBaba wethu. 3Wabela wonke umIsrayeli, abesilisa nabesifazane, isinkwa, iqebelengwane lesundu, neqebelengwane lamagilebhisi omisiweyo.
4Wabeka abanye babaLevi ukuba bakhonze phambi komphongolo kaBaba wethu, ukuba banxuse, babonge, badumise uBaba wethu. a a v4 “Ukunxusa” kusho ukubiza igama likaNkulunkulu — ukumbiza ngomkhuleko nangesimemezelo esisobala. 5U-Asafa wayeyinhloko, kwalandela yena uZakariya, bese kuba nguJeyiyeli, uShemiramoti, uJehiyeli, uMatithiya, u-Eliyabe, uBhenaya, u-Obedi-edomi, noJeyiyeli, benamahabhu nezingubhu zezintambo; u-Asafa washaya amasimbali. 6UBhenaya noJahaziyeli abapristi babezoshaya amacilongo njalo phambi komphongolo wesivumelwano sikaBaba wethu.
Ingoma kaDavida yokubonga kuBaba wethu
7Ngalolo suku uDavida waqala ukumisa u-Asafa nabafowabo ukuba babonge kuBaba wethu: 8Bongani kuBaba wethu; nibize igama lakhe; nimemezele izenzo zakhe phakathi kwezizwe! 9Mhlabeleleni; nihlabelele izindumiso kuye; nilandise ngayo yonke imisebenzi yakhe emangalisayo! 10Jabulani egameni lakhe elingcwele; izinhliziyo zalabo abafuna uBaba wethu mazithokoze! 11Funani uBaba wethu namandla akhe; nifune ubukhona bakhe njalonjalo! 12Khumbulani imisebenzi emangalisayo ayenzileyo, izimangaliso zakhe nezahlulelo azikhulumileyo. 13Nina bantwana baka-Israyeli inceku yakhe, nina madodana kaJakobe, abakhethiweyo bakhe! 14UnguBaba wethu; izahlulelo zakhe zisemhlabeni wonke. 15Khumbulani isivumelwano sakhe kuze kube phakade, izwi alilaya kuzizukulwane eziyinkulungwane, 16isivumelwano asenza no-Abhrahama, isifungo sakhe ayesifungile ku-Isaka, 17asiqinisa kuJakobe njengesimiso, ku-Israyeli njengesivumelwano esiphakade, 18ethi: “Ngizakunika wena izwe laseKhanani libe yifa lakho elabelweyo.” 19Lapho naniyingcosana, ningabalulekile, ningabafokazi ezweni, 20nizulazula nisuka esizweni niya kwesinye isizwe, nisuka komunye umbuso niya kwabanye abantu, 21akavumelanga muntu ukuba abacindezele bona; wawakhuza amakhosi ngenxa yabo,
22“Ningabathinti abagcotshiweyo bami, ningabenzi okubi abaprofethi bami!”
23Hlabelelani kuBaba wethu, mhlaba wonke! Memezelani insindiso yakhe imihla ngemihla. 24Landisani ngezenzo zakhe ezinenkazimulo phakathi kwezizwe; nitshele zonke izizwe izinto ezimangalisayo azenzileyo! 25Ngokuba mkhulu uBaba wethu, ufanele kakhulu ukudunyiswa; uyesabeka ngaphezu kwabo bonke onkulunkulu. 26Ngokuba bonke onkulunkulu bezizwe bayizithombe, kodwa uBaba wethu wawenza amazulu. 27Inkazimulo nobukhosi kuphambi kwakhe; amandla nenjabulo kusendaweni yakhe yokuhlala. 28Nikani uBaba wethu, nina mindeni yonke yezizwe, nikani uBaba wethu inkazimulo namandla! 29Nikani uBaba wethu inkazimulo efanele igama lakhe; lethani umnikelo nize phambi kwakhe! Khonzani uBaba wethu enkazimulweni yobungcwele. 30Thuthumelani phambi kwakhe, mhlaba wonke! Impela, izwe limi liqinile; alisoze lanyakaziswa. 31Amazulu mawathokoze, umhlaba mawujabule, mabasho phakathi kwezizwe bethi, “UBaba wethu uyabusa!” 32Ulwandle maluhlokome, nakho konke okugcwele kulo; amasimu mawethabe, nakho konke okukuwo! 33Khona imithi yehlathi iyakuhlabelela ngenjabulo phambi kukaBaba wethu, ngokuba uyeza ukwahlulela umhlaba. 34Bongani kuBaba wethu, ngokuba muhle; ngokuba uthando lwakhe lwesivumelwano lumi kuze kube phakade! 35Yishoni futhi nithi: “Sisindise, Baba wethu; sibuthe usisindise phakathi kwezizwe, ukuze sibonge igama lakho elingcwele sijabule ekudunyisweni kwakho.” 36Makabusiswe uBaba wethu, kusukela phakade kuze kube phakade! Base bethi bonke abantu, “Amen!” badumisa uBaba wethu.
Ukukhonza okumiswa phambi komphongolo kaBaba wethu
37Ngakho uDavida washiya u-Asafa nabafowabo lapho phambi komphongolo wesivumelwano sikaBaba wethu, ukuba bakhonze njalo phambi komphongolo njengokudingeka kosuku ngalunye, 38no-Obedi-edomi nabafowabo abangamashumi ayisithupha nesishiyagalombili; u-Obedi-edomi indodana kaJeduthuni noHosa babezoba ngabagcini basemasangweni. 39UZadoki umpristi nabapristi ayekanye nabo bakhonza phambi kwetabernakele likaBaba wethu endaweni ephakeme eyayiseGibheyoni, b b v39 “Indawo ephakeme” kwakuyindawo yokukhonza engaphandle, evame ukwakhiwa phezu komhlaba ophakeme. 40ukuba banikele ngeminikelo yokushiswa kuBaba wethu e-altare leminikelo yokushiswa njalo, ekuseni nakusihlwa, njengakho konke okulotshiweyo emthethweni kaBaba wethu, awuyala u-Israyeli. 41Kanye nabo kwakukhona uHemani noJeduthuni nabanye ababekhethiwe baqanjwa ngamagama ukuba babonge kuBaba wethu, ngokuba uthando lwakhe lwesivumelwano lumi kuze kube phakade. 42UHemani noJeduthuni babenamacilongo namasimbali okuwashaya, nezinsimbi zengoma zomculo ongcwele kaBaba wethu. Amadodana kaJeduthuni ayemiswe esangweni. 43Base behamba bonke abantu, kwaba yilowo nalowo waya ekhaya lakhe, uDavida waphenduka ukuyobusisa abendlu yakhe.
