Kwehla abathathu kwabayizinhloko ezingamashumi amathathu , baya etsheni kuDavide emhumeni wase -Adulamu; impi yamaFilisti yayimise esiGodini samaRefa.

Kwase kwehla umoya phezu kuka -Amasayi owayeyinhloko yabangamashumi amathathu, wathi: Singabakho thina, Davide, sinawe, wena ndodana kaJese ; ukuthula, ukuthula makube nawe , ukuthula makube nabakusizayo, ngokuba uNkulunkulu wakho uyakusiza . Wayesebamukela uDavide, wabenza izinhloko zeviyo.

USolomoni eseqedile ukukhuleka, kwehla umlilo ezulwini, wadla umnikelo wokushiswa nemihlatshelo; inkazimulo kaJehova yagcwalisa indlu.

Kwehla abathathu kwaba yizinhloko ezingamashumi amathathu , bafika kuDavide ngesikhathi sokuvuna emhumeni wase -Adulamu; impi yamaFilisti yayimise esiGodini samaRefa.

Lapho uGali ebona abantu , wathi kuZebule : Bheka, kwehla abantu eziqongweni zezintaba . UZebule wathi kuye : Uyabona amathunzi ezintaba kungathi ngabantu.

UGali wabuye wakhuluma, wathi: Bheka, kwehla abantu eNkabeni yezwe , esinye isigaba sifika ngendlela ye-oki lokuhlola imihlola.

Zase zikhuphukela ngaphezu kobubanzi bomhlaba , zakaka ikamu labangcwele nomuzi othandiweyo ; kwehla umlilo uvela ezulwini , wazidla waziqeda;

Mina bengisemzini waseJopha ngikhuleka ; ngehlelwa yisiyezi , ngabona umbono, kwehla isitsha esithile sinjengendwangu enkulu , yehliswa ezulwini ngamachopho amane, yaze yafika kimi.

Kwehla abathile eJudiya , bafundisa abazalwane ukuthi : Uma ningasokwa ngomthetho kaMose, ningesindiswe.

Kwathi sisahlezi khona izinsuku eziningana , kwehla eJudiya umprofethi ogama lakhe lingu-Agabu;

Kepha emva kwesikhathi esingeside kwavuka kwehla kulo umoya oyisivunguvungu othiwa i-Ewurakiloni;

Kwaqabuka kwehla umpristi othile ngaleyo ndlela ; wathi embona , wamgwemela.

Kwase kwehla indodakazi kaFaro ukuyogeza emfuleni ; amantombazana ayo ahamba eceleni komfula ; ibona ibhokisi emhlangeni yathuma intombazana ukulilanda.

Izwi lisesemlonyeni wenkosi, kwehla ezulwini izwi , lithi: We nkosi Nebukadinesari, kukhulunyiwe kuwe ukuthi: Umbuso usukile kuwe;