Ngokuba simelwe ukufa , sinjengamanzi achith wa emhlabathini , angenakuqoqwa futhi; uNkulunkulu akasusi ukuphila , kepha uqamba amasu ukuba oxoshiweyo angabi ngumxoshwa kuye.

Kwabikwa kuDavide ukuthi : U-Ahithofeli uphakathi kwabozungu luka - Abisalomu. Wayesethi uDavide : Jehova, mawuntumazelise amasu ka - Ahithofeli.

kepha uma ubuyela emzini, uthi ku-Abisalomu: Ngiyakuba yinceku yakho, nkosi; kade ngiyinceku kayihlo , manje ngiyakuba yinceku y akho, khona uyakungishafisela amasu ka-Ahithofeli.

babaqashela abeluleki , bashafisa amasu abo zonke izinsuku zikaKoresi , inkosi yasePheresiya , kwaze kwaba sekubuseni kukaDariyu inkosi yasePheresiya.

Imihla yami isidlulile , amasu ami anqunyiw e kanye nemicabango yami yenhliziyo.

Izinyathelo zakhe ezinamandla ziyakufinyezwa ; amasu akhe ayamlahla phansi.

Kepha nguye owayegcwalisa izindlu zabo ngokuhle . Amasu ababi akude nami.

Amasu ayakukulinda, ukuqonda kukugcine,

ukuba ugcine amasu, nezindebe zakho zilonde ukwazi.

Lapho k ungekho khona ukululekana , amasu ayachitheka , kepha ngobuningi babeluleki ayakuma.

Gingqela kuJehova imisebenzi yakho, ukuze kuqiniswe amasu akho.

Umoya waseGibithe uyakuba yize ngaphakathi kwalo ; ngiyakuchitha amasu alo; bayakufuna onkulunkulu, nezinyanga, nabanamadlozi, nabathakathi.

Kepha wena Jehova uyawazi onke amasu abo okungibulala ; ungathetheleli ububi babo , nezono zabo ungazesuli emehlweni akho , kepha mabakhubekiswe phambi kwakho , ubavukele ngesikhathi sentukuthelo yakho.

Ngiyakuchitha kule ndawo amasu akwaJuda naseJerusalema , ngibawise ngenkemba phambi kwezitha zabo , nangesandla sabafuna ukuphila kwabo , nginike izidumbu zabo zibe ngukudla kwezinyoni zezulu nokwezilwane zomhlaba.

Ngo-Edoni. Usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti , uthi: Akusekho ukuhlakanipha eThemani na ? Amasu aphelile kwabaqondileyo , ukuhlakanipha kwabo kunyamalele, na?

Balekani, nizulazulele kude, nihlale ezigoxini nina bakhileyo eHasori, usho uJehova, ngokuba uNebukadinesari, inkosi yaseBabele wenze amasu ngani , waceba amacebo ngani.

Kepha azazi imicabango kaJehova , aziqondi amasu akhe , ngokuba uzibuthile njengezithungu esibuyeni.