16Basebewuletha umtshokotsho kaNkulunkulu, bawumisa phakathi kwethente uDavida ayelimisele wona; basebenikela iminikelo yokutshiswa leminikelo yokuthula phambi kukaNkulunkulu. 2 UDavida eseqedile ukunikela umnikelo wokutshiswa leminikelo yokuthula wababusisa abantu ebizweni leNkosi. 3 Wasesabela wonke umuntu wakoIsrayeli kusukela kowesilisa kuze kube kowesifazana, kwaba ngulowo lalowo isinkwa esisodwa, leqatha lenyama, lesinkwa sezithelo zevini ezonyisiweyo.

4 Wasemisa izikhonzi kumaLevi phambi komtshokotsho weNkosi, ngitsho ukukhumbula lokubonga lokudumisa iNkosi, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli. 5 UAsafi inhlokoa, lowesibili kuye uZekhariyab, uJeyiyeli, loShemiramothi, loJehiyeli, loMathithiya, loEliyabi, loBhenaya, loObedi-Edoma, loJeyiyeli belezinto zezigubhu zezintamboc njalo lamachachod; uAsafi wasezizwakalisa ngezinsimbi ezincencethayoe; 6 loBhenaya loJahaziyeli abapristi ngezimpondo njalonjalo phambi komtshokotsho wesivumelwano sikaNkulunkuluf.

Ihubo likaDavida lokubonga

7 Ngalesosikhathi ngalolosuku uDavida wanika kuqala lesisihlabelelo ukudumisa iNkosig ngesandla sikaAsafi labafowaboh:

8 Bongani iNkosii, libize ibizo layoj, lazise phakathi kwabantu izenzo zayok. 9 Hlabelelani kuyo, liyihubele amahubo, lilandise ngezenzo zayo ezimangalisayol. 10 Zincomeni ebizweni layo elingcwele, kayithokoze inhliziyo yabo abadinga iNkosi. 11 Dingani iNkosi lamandla ayo, lidinge ubuso bayo njalonjalom. 12 Khumbulani izimangaliso zayo eyazenzayon, izibonakaliso zayo, lezahlulelo zomlomo wayoo, 13 nzalo kaIsrayeli inceku yayo, bantwana bakaJakobe, abakhethiweyo bayo.

14 IyiNkosi uNkulunkulu wethu; izahlulelo zayo zisemhlabeni wonkep. 15 Khumbulani isivumelwano sayo kuze kube nininini, ilizwi eyalilaya kuzinkulungwane zezizukulwana, 16 eyasenza loAbrahamaq, lesifungo sakhe kuIsakar, 17 eyasiqinisa lakuJakobe saba yisimiso, kuIsrayeli saba yisivumelwano esilaphakade, 18 isithi: Ngizakunika ilizwe leKhanani, inkatho yelifa lakhos.

19 Lapho lalibalutshwana ngenani, yebo libalutshwanat, njalo liyizihambi kulou. 20 Basebezula besuka esizweni besiya esizweni, besuka embusweni besiya kwabanye abantu. 21 Kayivumelanga muntu ukubacindezelav; yebo yakhuza amakhosi ngenxa yabow: 22 Lingathinti abagcotshiweyo bami, lingoni abaprofethi bamix.

23 Hlabelelani eNkosini, mhlaba wonke, litshumayele insuku ngensuku usindiso lwayoy. 24 Landisani udumo lwayo phakathi kwezizwe, izimangaliso zayo phakathi kwabantu bonke. 25 Ngoba yinkulu iNkosi, ifanele ukudunyiswa kakhuluz, iyesabeka phezu kwabonkulunkulu bonkea. 26 Ngoba bonke onkulunkulu bezizwe bayizithombeb; kodwa iNkosi yenza amazuluc. 27 Udumo lenkazimulo kuphambi kwayo, amandla lentokozo kusendaweni yayod. 28 Inikeni iNkosi, zizukulwana zezizwe, inikeni iNkosi udumo lamandlae. 29 Inikeni iNkosi udumo lwebizo layof, lethani umnikelo lize phambi kwayo. Ikhonzeni iNkosi ebuhleni bobungcweleg. 30 Lithuthumele phambi kwayo, mhlaba wonke; njalo umhlaba uzaqiniswa, kawuyikunyikinyeka.

31 Kawathokoze amazulu, lomhlaba ujabuleh, kabatsho phakathi kwezizwe ukuthi: INkosi iyabusai. 32 Kaluhlokome ulwandle lokugcwala kwalo, iganga kalithabe lakho konke okukuloj. 33 Khona zizahlabelela ngentokozo izihlahla zehlathi phambi kweNkosi, ngoba iyeza ukwahlulela umhlaba.

34 Bongani iNkosi ngoba ilungile, ngoba umusa wayo umi kuze kube phakadek. 35 Lithi futhi: Sisindise, Nkulunkulu wosindiso lwethu, usibuthe usikhulule ezizweni, ukuze sibonge ibizo lakho elingcwele, sizincome kudumo lwakhol.

36 Kayibusiswe iNkosi, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli, kusukela phakade kuze kube phakadem. Bonke abantu basebesithi: Ameni. Basebeyidumisa iNkosin.

Labo abakhethelwa ukulondoloza umtshokotsho wesivumelwano

37 Wasetshiya lapho phambi komtshokotsho wesivumelwano seNkosi oAsafi labafowabo ukukhonza phambi komtshokotsho njalonjaloo njengodaba losuku ngosuku lwalop. 38 LoObedi-Edoma kanye labafowabo, abangamatshumi ayisithupha lesificaminwembili; uObedi-Edoma indodana kaJeduthuni loHosa babengabagcini bamasangoq. 39 LoZadoki umpristi labafowabo abapristir phambi kwethabhanekele leNkosi endaweni ephakemeyo eyayiseGibeyonis, 40 ukuze banikele iminikelo yokutshiswa eNkosini phezu kwelathi lomnikelo wokutshiswat njalonjalo ekuseni lakusihlwa, lanjengakho konke okubhaliweyo emlayweni weNkosi, eyawulaya uIsrayeliu. 41 Njalo kanye labo oHemaniv loJeduthuniw labanye ababekhethiwe abamiswa ngamabizo ukubonga iNkosix, ngoba umusa wayo umi kuze kube phakadey. 42 Njalo kanye labo oHemaniz loJeduthunia babelezimpondo lezinsimbi ezincencethayob zalabo abazizwakalisayo, lezinto zokuhlabelela zikaNkulunkuluc. Lamadodana kaJeduthuni ayesesangwenid. 43 Basebehamba bonke abantu, ngulowo lalowo waya endlini yakhe. UDavida wasebuyela ukubusisa indlu yakhee.