1Oh Thixo, khumbula uDavida ngezinhlupheko zonke azibhenselayo.
2Wafunga isifungo kuThixo wenza isithembiso kuMninimandla kaJakhobe:
3“Angizukungena endlini yami loba ngiye embhedeni wami,
4angiyikuwavumela amehlo ami ubuthongo, akukuba lakuwozela enkopheni zami,
5ngize ngifumane indawo kaThixo, indawo yokuhlala uMninimandla kaJakhobe.”
6Sakuzwa lokhu e-Efrathi, sakubona emangweni waseJayari:
7“Kasiye lapho ahlala khona; kasikhonze phansi kwesihlalo sakhe.
8Phakama, Oh Thixo, ubuye endaweni yakho yokuphumula, wena umtshokotsho wesivumelwano elitshengisa amandla akho.
9Sengathi abaphristi bakho bangembeswa ngokulunga; sengathi labathembekileyo bakho bangahlabelela ngentokozo.”
10Ngenxa yenceku yakho uDavida, ungamfulatheli ogcotshiweyo wakho.
11UThixo wenza isifungo kuDavida, isifungo esiqinileyo angakusaphula wathi: “Omunye wezizukulwane zakho ngizambeka esihlalweni sakho sobukhosi
12aluba amadodana akho egcina isivumelwano sami lezimiso engibafundisa zona, lapho-ke amadodana abo azahlala esihlalweni sakho sobukhosi kuze kube nini lanini.”
13Ngoba uThixo uyikhethile iZiyoni, uyithandile ukuba yindawo yakhe yokuhlala:
14“Le yindawo yami yokuphumula lanini; lapha ngizahlala ngisebukhosini, ngoba ngiyithandile
15ngizayibusisa ngokudla okunengi; abayanga bayo ngizabasuthisa ngokudla.
16Ngizavunulisa abaphristi bayo ngensindiso, labathembekileyo bakhe bazahlabelela ngentokozo nini lanini.
17Lapha ngizakhulisa uphondo lukaDavida ngilungisele ogcotshiweyo wami isibane.
18Ngizakwembathisa izitha ngehlazo, kodwa umqhele osekhanda lakhe uzakhazimula.”