AMahubo 132:1-18

Khumbula Simakade, ngenxa kaDavide, zonke izinhlupheko zakhe. Wafunga kuSimakade, wenza isithembiso kuye onguMninimandla kaJokobe, wathi: “Angiyukungena ethendeni lendlu yami, angiyukugibela embhedeni wami, angiyukuwanika amehlo ami ubuthongo, nezinkophe zami, ukozela; ngingakamtholeli uSimakade indawo, indlu yonguMninimandla kaJakobe.” Sizwile ngakho sise-Efratha, sakuthola emasimini eJari. “Masingene endlini yakhe, sikhuleke ngasesenabelweni sezinyawo zakhe. Sukuma, Simakade, uye endaweni yakho yokuphumula, Wena nomphongolo wamandla akho. Abaphristi bakho mabembeswe ukulunga, abethembekileyo bakho bathokoze.” Ngenxa yenceku yakho uDavide mawungabufulathelisi ubuso bakho kogcotshiweyo wakho. USimakade wafunga kuDavide, iqiniso angayukuguquka kulo, wathi: “Ovela okhalo lwakho ngiyombeka esihlalweni sakho sobukhosi. Uma abantwana bakho besigcina isivumelwano sami nobufakazi bami engiyobafundisa bona, impela abantwana babo bayohlala esihlalweni sakho kuze kube phakade.” USimakade uqoke iZiyoni, ulithandile ukuba libe yindawo yakhe yokuhlala, wathi: “Nansi indawo yami yokuphumula kuze kube phakade, ngizohlala kuyo, ngokuba yiMina engiyithandile. Ngiyakubusisa kakhulu ukudla kwalo, abantulayo ngiyakubasuthisa ngesinkwa. Abaphristi ngiyobembesa insindiso, abethembekileyo bayohlokoma ngenjabulo. “Ngiyakuhlumisa uphondo lukaDavide, ogcotshiweyo wami ngimlungisele isibani. Izitha zalo ngiyozithela ngehlazo, kepha kuye, umqhele wakhe uyokhazimula.”