Phakathi kwalezo zizwe awuyikuthola ukuthula , kungabikho kuphumula ematheni onyawo lwakho , kepha uJehova uyakukunika khona inhliziyo eqhaqhazelayo, nokuphela kwamehlo, nokudangala komphefumulo,

Wathi: E nkosi, kuphila komphefumulo wakho , nkosi yami , ngingowesifazane owayemi kuwe lapha, ekhuleka kuJehova.

Ngalokho, nkosi, kuphila kuka Jehova nokuphila komphefumulo wakho , njengokuba uJehova ekuvimbele ukungena ecaleni legazi nokuzisindisa ngesandla sakho, ngalokho-ke mazibe njengoNabali izitha zakho nabayifunela inkosi yami ububi.

U-Uriya wathi kuDavide : Umphongolo, no-Israyeli, noJuda bahlezi emadokodweni; inkosi yami uJowabe nezinceku zenkosi yami zimisile endle ; mina-ke, pho, ngingene endlini yami, ngidle, ngiphuze, ngilale nomkami na? Kuphila kwakho nokuphila komphefumulo wakho, angiyikuyenza leyo nto.

U-Eliya wathi ku -Elisha: Ake uhlale lapha , ngokuba uJehova ungithumile eBethele. Kepha u-Elisha wathi : Kuphila kukaJehova nokuphila komphefumulo wakho, angiyikukushiya. Behlela-ke eBethele.

Kepha amehlo ababi ayakufiphala ; abayikuba nandawo yokuphephela ; ithemba labo liyakuba ngukuphuma komphefumulo.

Ngokuba omubi uyazigabisa ngokufisa komphefumulo wakhe , nohulazayo uyamvalelisa, amdelele uJehova.

Ngokuba ukuhlengwa komphefumulo wabo kubiza kakhulu ; akunakuphela nanini

amanzi ngabe asewele phezu kwethu , kudlule isikhukhula phezu komphefumulo wethu,

kudlule phezu komphefumulo wethu amanzi akhukhumeleyo.

Ngokuhlupheka komphefumulo way o iyakukubona, yaneliswe. Ngokwazi kwayo inceku yami, elungileyo, iyakulungisisa abaningi, ithwale izono zabo.

Kepha thina asisibo abokuhlehlela ekubhujisweni, kodwa singabokukholwa, kuze kube ngukusindiswa komphefumulo.