1 IziKronike 29:5-13

Igolide lezinto zegolide, nesiliva lezinto zesiliva, nayo yonke imisebenzi eyenziwa ngezandla zezingcweti. Futhi ubani ozimisele ukunikela inkonzo yakhe kuJehova namuhla? Khona-ke izinhloko zawoyise nezikhulu zezizwe zakwa-Israyeli nezinduna zezinkulungwane nezamakhulu kanye nezinduna zomsebenzi wenkosi zanikela ngokuzithandela. Wanikela enkonzweni yendlu kaNkulunkulu amathalenta ayizinkulungwane eziyisihlanu egolide, namadarike ayizinkulungwane eziyishumi, namatalenta ayizinkulungwane eziyishumi esiliva, namatalenta ayizinkulungwane eziyishumi nesishiyagalombili ethusi, namatalenta ayizinkulungwane eziyikhulu ensimbi. Labo okwatholwa kubo amatshe ayigugu bawanikela engcebweni yendlu kaJehova ngesandla sikaJehiyeli umGereshoni. Abantu bajabula, ngokuba banikela ngenhliziyo, ngokuba bahlabela uJehova ngenhliziyo epheleleyo; nenkosi uDavide yathokoza ngentokozo enkulu. Ngakho uDavida wambonga uJehova phambi kwebandla lonke, uDavida wasesithi: Kawubusiswe wena Jehova Nkulunkulu kababa wethu uIsrayeli kuze kube nininini. Ngobakho, Jehova, ubukhulu, namandla, nenkazimulo, nokunqoba, nobukhosi, ngokuba konke okusezulwini nasemhlabeni kungokwakho; umbuso ungowakho, Jehova, futhi uphakeme uyinhloko phezu kwakho konke. Ingcebo nodumo kuvela kuwe, wena ubusa phezu kwakho konke; futhi esandleni sakho kukhona amandla namandla; futhi esandleni sakho kukhona ukukhulisa nokunika amandla kubo bonke. Ngakho-ke, Nkulunkulu wethu, siyakubonga, siyalidumisa igama lakho elitusekayo.