Wayesegijima uDavide, wema phezu komFilisti , wathatha inkemba yakhe , wayihosha emgodleni wayo , wambulala, wamnquma ikhanda ngayo. Lapho amaFilisti ebona ukuthi iqhawe lawo lifile, abaleka.

Besesetsheni elikhulu eliseGibeyoni , u-Amasa wafika ukubahlangabeza . UJowabe wayebhince isambatho sakhe sokulwa ayelokhu esigqoka; kusona lalikhona ibhande elinenkemba emgodleni wayo elaligaxwe okhalweni lwakhe; yawa esehamba.

UJehova wayiyala ingelosi; yabuyisela inkemba yayo emgodleni wayo.

Awu wena nkemba kaJehova , koze kube nini ungathuli na ? Buyela emgodleni wakho, uthule, uzole.

uthi kulo izwe lakwa -Israyeli: Usho kanje uJehova , uthi: Bheka, ngimelene nawe; ngiyakuhosha inkemba yami emgodleni wayo, nginqume abalungileyo nababi.

Ngenxa yokuba ngiyakunquma kuwe abalungileyo nababi , ngalokho inkemba yami iyakuphuma emgodleni wayo , iphumele inyama yonke kusukela eningizimu kuye enyakatho.

Yonke inyama iyakwazi ukuthi mina Jehova ngihosh ile inkemba emgodleni wayo, ayisayikubuya.

Mayibuyiselwe emgodleni . Endaweni lapho wadalwa khona , ezweni lokudabuka kwakho, lapho ngiyakukwahlulela khona.

Khona uJesu wathi kuPetru : Faka inkemba emgodleni wayo ; angiyikusiphuza kanti isitsha anginike sona uBaba na? Ukuthethwa kwecala likaJesu (Math. 26:57; Mark. 14:53; Luk. 22:54)