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.”