1. Lawa angamazwi okugcina kaDavide.“UDavide indodana kaJese uthi,umuntu owaphakanyiselwa phezulu uthi,ogcotshiweyo kaNkulunkulu kaJakobenomhlabeleli omnandi wakwa-Israyeli usho ukuthi:
2. “UMoya kaJehova wakhuluma ngami;izwi lakhe lalisolimini lwami.
3. UNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli wathi,iDwala lika-Israyeli lakhuluma kimi ukuthi:‘Obusa abantu ngokulunga,abuse ngokumesaba uNkulunkulu,
4. unjengokukhanya kwasekuseniekuphumeni kwelanga,isasa elingenamafu,lapho kuvela ekukhanyeni uhlazaemhlabathini emva kwemvula.’
5. “Ayinjalo indlu yami kuNkulunkuluna?Ngokuba wenzile nami isivumelwano esiphakade;sihleliwe ezintweni zonke, sigcinekile,ngokuba yonke insindiso yami nokwenama kwamiakayikukuhlumisa na?
6. Kepha onke amashinga ayakubanjengameva alahlwayo,ngokuba angephathwe ngesandla.
7. Kodwa umuntu owathintayowohlonyiswa ngensimbi nangothi lomkhonto,aze ashiswe nokushiswa ngomlilo kuleyo ndawo.”