U-Adoniya nabo bonke abamenyiweyo ababe naye bawuzwa sebeqedile ukudla. UJowabe esezwa ukukhala kwecilongo wathi : Ngowani lo msindo wokuxokozela emzini na?

Kepha u -Abisalomu wathuma izinhloli ezizweni zonke zakwa -Israyeli ngokuthi: Lapho nizwa ukukhala kwecilongo , anothi: U-Abisalomu uyinkosi eHebroni.

Kanjalo uDavide nayo yonke indlu ka -Israyeli benyusa umphongolo kaJehova ngokukhamuluka nangokukhala kwecilongo.

UNkulunkulu wenyukile ngokuhlokoma, uJehova ngokukhala kwecilongo.

Ngase ngibona , ngezwa ukhozi lundiza emkhathini wezulu , lumemeza ngezwi elikhulu, luthi: Maye, maye, maye kwabakhileyo emhlabeni ngokunye ukukhala kwecilongo lezingelosi ezintathu ezisezakubetha!

nasekukhaleni kwecilongo, nasekuzwakaleni kwamazwi, abathe ukukuzwa, bancenga ukuba kungabe kusakhulunywa izwi kubo,

Iyakuthuma izingelosi zayo ngokukhala okukhulu kwecilongo , ziqoqe abakhethiweyo b ayo emimoyeni yomine , kusukela emkhawulweni omunye wezulu kuze kube komunye.

Kepha ngiyakuthuma umlilo kwaMowabi , uqede izindlu zamakhosi zaseKeriyote, uMowabi afe ngokuxokozela , nangokumemeza, nangokukhala kwecilongo.

Wena nkosi ukhiphe isimemezelo sokuba bonke abantu abezwa ukukhala kwecilongo, negenkle, nehabhu, nomqangala, nogubhu, negemfe, nazo zonke izinhlobo zokubethwa bawe phansi, bakhuleke esithombeni segolide,

Manje uma nilungele ukuba ng esikhathi enizwa ngaso ukukhala kwecilongo, negenkle, nehabhu, nomqangala, nogubhu, negemfe, nazo zonke izinhlobo zokubethwa, niwe phansi , nikhuleke esithombeni engisenzileyo , kuhle; kepha uma ningakhuleki , niyakuphonswa ngasona leso sikhathi phakathi kwes ithando somlilo ovuthayo ; ngumuphi lowo nkulunkulu oyakunikhulula ezandleni zami na?

ukuba ngesikhathi enizwa ngaso ukukhala kwecilongo , negenkle, nehabhu, nomqangala, nogubhu, negemfe, nazo zonke izinhlobo zokubethwa , niwe phansi, nikhuleke esithombeni segolide uNebukadinesari inkosi asimisileyo.

Ngalokho lapho abantu bezwa ukukhala kwecilongo , negenkle, nehabhu, nomqangala, nogubhu, nazo zonke izinhlobo zokubethwa, bonke abantu , nezizwe, nezilimi bawa phansi , bakhuleka esithombeni segolide asimisile yo uNebukadinesari inkosi.

okuzwayo ukukhala kwecilongo angaxwayi kodwa , bese yehla inkemba, imsuse, igazi lakhe liyakuba sekhanda lakhe.

Ukukhala kwecilongo wakuzwa , kepha akaxwayanga; igazi lakhe liyakuba kuye; uma exwayile, nga ezophulile.

nithi: Qha, ngokuba siyakuya ezweni laseGibithe , lapho singayikubona khona impi , singezwa ukukhala kwecilongo , singalambeli ukudla , sihlale khona,

Ngase ngibeka abalindi phezu kwenu , ngithi: Qaphelani ukukhala kwecilongo, kepha bathi: Asiyikukuqaphela.

Ngolaka lwalo nangokufutheka kwalo liyagwinya umhlabathi ; alimi ngokukhala kwecilongo.

Ekuzwakaleni kwecilongo lithi : Nakho-ke; lihogela ukulwa kusekude , nendumo yezinduna nokumemeza kwazo.

Abantu base bekhamuluka , amacilongo abethwa ; kwathi lapho abantu bezwe ukukhala kwecilongo , abantu bakhamuluka ngokukhamuluka okukhulu, ugange lwawela phansi endaweni yalo , abantu benyukela emzini , yilowo nalowo waqonda phambili nje, bawuthatha umuzi.

Noma kuyiphi indawo lap ho nizwa khona ukubethwa kwecilongo , buthanani khona, nize kithi; uNkulunkulu wethu uyakusilwela.