Amahubo 37:1-20

Ihubo likaDavide. Ungakhathazeki ngababi, ungabahawukeli abenza okubi. Ngoba bazaqunywa masinyane njengotshani, babune njengezitshalo eziluhlaza. Thembela kuJehova, wenze okuhle; niyohlala ezweni, nondliwa. Zithokozise ngoJehova; futhi uzokunika okufiswa yinhliziyo yakho. Shiya indlela yakho kuJehova; thembela kuye futhi; futhi uyokwenza kwenzeke. Uyakuveza ukulunga kwakho njengokukhanya nokwahlulela kwakho njengemini enkulu. Hlala kuJehova, umlinde ngokubekezela; ungakhathazeki ngonenhlanhla endleleni yakhe, ngomuntu oceba amacebo amabi. Yeka ukuthukuthela, ushiye ukuthukuthela; ungathukutheli nganoma iyiphi indlela ukwenza okubi. Ngokuba abenzi bokubi bayakunqunywa, kepha abalindela uJehova bazakudla ifa lomhlaba. Kusengumzuzwana, omubi abe engasekho; yebo, kufanele ubhekisise indawo yakhe, futhi ngeke kube khona. Kodwa abathobekileyo bazakudla ifa lomhlaba; futhi bayojabula ngokuchichima kokuthula. Omubi uceba uzungu ngolungileyo, amgedlele amazinyo. INkosi izamhleka, ngoba ibona ukuthi usuku lwakhe luyeza. Ababi bahosha inkemba bahosha umnsalo ukuze bawise phansi abampofu nabampofu, babulale abahamba ngobuqotho. Inkemba yabo iyongena kweyabo inhliziyo, neminsalo yabo yaphulwe. Okuncane anakho olungileyo kungcono kunenotho yababi abaningi. Ngokuba izingalo zababi ziyakwaphulwa, kepha uJehova usekela abalungileyo. UJehova uyazazi izinsuku zabaqotho, nefa labo liyoba phakade. Abayikuba namahloni ngesikhathi sobubi, nangezinsuku zendlala bayakusutha. Kepha ababi bayakubhubha, izitha zikaJehova zinjengamanoni amawundlu; ziyakuqeda ngomusi.