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3. Uthethile uThixo kaSirayeli;iliwa lokhuselo likaSirayeli libhekise kum lathi:“Lowo kumkani ulawula ngobulungisa,lowo ulawula esoyika uThixo,

4. uqaqamba ngokwelanga ngomsobomvu ngentsasa engenamafu,lona liqaqambis' umhlaba emva kwemvula,lintshulise ingca emhlabeni.”

5. UThixo ukuzinzisile ukulawula kwenzala yam,kub' undenzel' umnqophis' ongasoz' ujike,umnqophis' ongayi kwaphulwa,dinga elingagugiyo.Uya kuluphumelelisa usindiso lwam,awufezekise wonke umnqweno wam.

6. Kodwa amatshijolo ngamev' alahliweyo;ziinkuni ezingathezwayo ngokuhlaba.

7. Wona abanjwa ngesixhobo sentsimbi,okanye atyhalwe ngomphini womkhonto,atshiselwe kuloo ndawo akuyo.

8. Ngawo la amagama amagorha omkhosi kaDavide: nguYoshebhe-bhashebhete waseTakemon kuqala, owayeyinkokheli yamagorha amathathu. Walwa namakhulu asibhozo amadoda eyedwa, wawabulala onke ngomkhonto wakhe kwidabi elinye.

9. Olandelayo nguElazare unyana kaDodo umAhoyi. Engomnye wamagorha amathathu nje, yena wayekunye noDavide xa bacela umngeni kumaFilistiya awayeze edabini. Abuya umva amaSirayeli,

10. kodwa yena wangena kuwo amaFilistiya, wabetha sada isandla sakhe sagogeka yinkantsi, watsho akabi nako ukuliyeka ikrele lakhe. *UNdikhoyo watshatshela edabini loo mini. Igalelo labalandeli bakaElazare kwelo dabi yaba kukuthimba impahla yabawileyo.

11. Olandelayo nguShama unyana ka-Age waseHarari. Waqubisana namaFilistiya eLehi ngasentsimini yeentlumayo. Abaleka amaSirayeli,

12. wema yena uShama, walwa ekhusela loo ntsimi, afa amaFilistiya, watshatshela uNdikhoyo.

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