Yashesha yathululela imbiza yayo emqengqeni , yabuye yaphuthuma emthonjeni ukuyokukha, yakhelela onke amakamela ayo.

Ngase ngifika emthonjeni namuhla , ngithi: Jehova Nkulunkulu wenkosi yami u-Abrahama, uma uphumelelisa indlela yami engiyihambayo,

Ngingakaqedi ukukhuluma enhliziyweni yami , bheka, kweza uRebeka enembiza yakhe ehlombe ; wehlela emthonjeni , wakha; ngathi kuye : Ake ungiphuzise.

yena anikele ngakho phamb i kukaJehova , amenzele ukubuyisana , aze ahlambuluke emthonjeni wegazi lakhe . Yilowo umthetho wozalayo umfana noma intombazana.

umkhawulo wawususuka esiqongweni sentaba , waya emthonjeni wamanzi aseNefitowa, waphuma waya emizini yasentabeni yase -Efroni; umkhawulo wasuka waya eBahala eliyiKiriyati Jeharimi;

Uhlangothi l waseningizimu lwasuka ekupheleni k weKiriyati Jeharimi , umkhawulo waphuma waya ngasentshonalanga emthonjeni wamanzi aseNefitowa;

Wayeseya naye eRama , wafika emthonjeni oseSeku , wabuza ukuthi: Baphi oSamuweli noDavide na? Kwathiwa: Bheka, baseNayoti eRama.

UJowabe esephumile kuDavide wathuma izithunywa ukulandela u -Abineri, zambuyisa emthonjeni waseSira, kepha uDavide wayengakwazi lokho.

Kwathi sezimukile, baphuma emthonjeni, baya bayitshela inkosi uDavide , bathi kuDavide : Sukani, nisheshe niwele amanzi , ngokuba u -Ahithofeli weluleke kanjalo ngani.

Lawo maqhawe amathathu afohla ikamu lamaFilisti , akha aman zi emthonjeni waseBetlehama owawungasesangweni , awathatha, awaletha kuDavide; kepha akavumanga ukuwaphuza, kodwa wawathululela uJehova.

Waphuma, waya emthonjeni wamanzi, waphonsa kuwo usawoti , wathi: Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: Ngelaphile lawa manzi; akusayikuvela ukufa kuwo nokubhuluba.

Labo abathathu bafohla ikamu lamaF ilisti, bakha amanzi emthonjeni waseBetlehema owawungasesangweni , bawathatha, bawaletha kuDavide ; kepha uDavide akavumanga ukuwaphuza , kodwa wawathululela uJehova , wathi:

Ngaphuma ngeSango Lesigodi ebusuku , ngaya eMthonjeni kaDrako naseSangweni Lomquba, ngabuka izingange zaseJerusalema ezazibhidliziwe namasango alo ayeshiswe ngomlilo.

Phuza amanzi emgodini wakho, amanzi agobhozayo emthonjeni wakho.

Wayesethi kimi: Sekwenzekile. Ngingu-Alfa no-Omega, ukuqala nokugcina. Owomileyo ngiyakumphuzisa ngesihle emthonjeni wamanzi okuphila.