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22. Watsho esithi: “Ze ningabachukumisi abathanjiswa bam,ningakhe nibenzakalise *abashumayeli bam.”

23. Mombeleleni uNdikhoyo, hlabathi lonke,zivakaliseni mihla le iindaba zakhe zosindiso.

24. Zibaliseleni ngesihomo nesithozela sakhe iintlanga;zixeleleni ngemimangaliso ayenzileyo zonke izizwe.

25. Kaloku yingangalala uNdikhoyo, ufanelwe yimbeko enkulu.Ufanelwe kukoyikwa ngaphezu kwezithixo zonke,

26. kuba yimifanekiso nje izithixo zeentlanga,kodwa yena uNdikhoyo wadal' oomazulu.

27. Yena unesihomo nesithozela;kukho ubungangamsha nemincili ekhayeni lakhe.

28. Mbongeni uNdikhoyo, nina bemi bomhlaba;mbongeni kuba unewonga namagunya.

29. Mnikeni imbeko efanele igama lakhe;sondezani amadini, nize phambi kwakhe.Mnquleni uNdikhoyo, yena unesihomo nesithozela.

30. Malingcangcazele lonk' ihlabathi phambi kwakhe;nguye oya kubagweba ngobulungisa bonke abantu.

31. Gcobani, mazulu, lichwayite ihlabathi.Zixeleleni iintlanga ukuba uNdikhoyo nguKumkani.

32. Gquma, wena lwandle, nako konke okwakho;makayeyezele amadlelo nezinto ezikuwo.

33. Mayombele imithi emahlathini, ibe nemihlali phambi koNdikhoyo,kuba uyeza uNdikhoyo – uza kuligweba ihlabathi.

34. Bambani ngazibini, kuba ulungile uNdikhoyo.Kaloku izibele zakhe ziya kuhlala zikho ngonaphakade.

35. Hlahlambani nithi: “Sisindise, Thixo onguMsindisi wethu!Siqokelele usihlangule phakathi kweentlanga,ukuze sikubulele, silibonge igama lakho elingcwele.”

36. Makabongwe uNdikhoyo uThixo kaSirayelikususela ngoku kude kube nini-nini!Ke kaloku bonke abantu bathi: “Huntshuu! Makabongwe uNdikhoyo!”

37. Ke kaloku uDavide wamshiya apho phambi kwetyesi kaNdikhoyo uAsafu namahlakani akhe ukuze basoloko belungiselela ngokweemfuneko zemini nganye.

38. Kananjalo wamshiya no-Obhedi-edom namahlakani akhe angamashumi amathandathu ukuze nabo balungiselele. UObhedi-edom, unyana kaJedutun, kunye noHosa, yayingabagcini-masango.

39. Umbingeleli uZadoki namahlakani akhe uDavide wabashiya esibingelelweni sikaNdikhoyo kwindawo yonqulo eGibheyon,

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