Eyokuqala EyemiLando
16 Bangenisa ibhokisi likaNkulunkulu weqiniso etendeni elalimiswe nguDavida,+ basebenikela iminikelo yokutshiswa lemihlatshelo yobudlelwano phambi kukaNkulunkulu weqiniso.+ 2 UDavida wathi eseqedile ukunikela iminikelo yokutshiswa+ lemihlatshelo yobudlelwano,+ wabusisa abantu ngebizo likaJehova. 3 Phezu kwalokho wathatha izinkwa, lamakhekhe enziwe ngezithelo zesihlahla selala kanye lamakhekhe enziwe ngamagilebisi awonyisiweyo, wanika bonke abantu bako-Israyeli, abesilisa labesifazana. 4 Ngemva kwalokho wakhetha amanye amaLevi ukuthi enze inkonzo engcwele phambi kwebhokisi likaJehova+ ukuze ahloniphe,* abonge futhi adumise uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli. 5 U-Asafi+ nguye owayewakhokhela, umsekeli wakhe kunguZakhariya. UJeyiyeli, loShemiramothi, loJehiyela, loMathithiya, lo-Eliyabi, loBhenaya, lo-Obhedi-edomi, loJeyiyeli+ babetshaya iziginci lamahabhu.*+ U-Asafi yena wayetshaya amasimbali,*+ 6 njalo abaphristi uBhenaya loJahaziyeli babetshaya amacilongo zikhathi zonke phambi kwebhokisi lesivumelwano sikaNkulunkulu weqiniso.
7 Ngalelolanga kwaba ngokokuqala ukuthi uDavida abhale ingoma yokubonga uJehova abeseyinika u-Asafi+ labafowabo ukuze bayihlabele. Yayisithi:
8 “Bongani uJehova+ libize ibizo lakhe.
Litshele izizwe ngemisebenzi yakhe!+
9 Mhlabeleleni, hlabelani limdumise.+
Cabangisisani* ngayo yonke imisebenzi yakhe emangalisayo.+
10 Zigqajeni ngebizo lakhe elingcwele.+
Izinhliziyo zalabo abadinga uJehova kazithokoze.+
11 Dingani uJehova+ lithembele emandleni akhe.
Khangelani kuye zikhathi zonke.+
12 Khumbulani imisebenzi emangalisayo ayenzileyo,+
Lezimangaliso zakhe kanye lezahlulelo azikhulumileyo,
13 Lina zizukulwane zika-Israyeli inceku yakhe,+
Madodana kaJakhobe, lina abakhethiweyo bakhe.+
15 Khumbulani isivumelwano sakhe kuze kube nini lanini,
Isithembiso asenza* ebantwini bakhe,+
16 Isivumelwano asenza lo-Abrahama,+
Lesifungo asenza ku-Isaka,+
17 Leso asenza saba ngumthetho kuJakhobe,+
Isivumelwano esizahlala isikhathi eside, asenza lo-Israyeli
18 Esithi, ‘Ngizakupha ilizwe leKhenani+
Libe lilifa lakho.’+
19 Lokhu wakutsho lisesebalutshwana.
Lalibalutshwana kakhulu, liyizihambi elizweni.+
20 Babehamba bethutha besuka kwesinye isizwe besiya kwesinye,
Besuka komunye umbuso besiya komunye.+
21 Kavumelanga loba ngubani ukuthi abacindezele.+
Wakhuza amakhosi ngenxa yabo+
22 Wathi, ‘Lingabathinti abagcotshiweyo bami,
Lingenzi lutho olubi kubaphrofethi bami.’+
23 Hlabelelani uJehova lonke lina elisemhlabeni!
Memezelani insindiso yakhe nsuku zonke.+
24 Khulumani ngenkazimulo yakhe phakathi kwezizwe,
Litshele bonke abantu ngemisebenzi yakhe emangalisayo,
25 Ngoba uJehova mkhulu futhi kumfanele kakhulu ukudunyiswa.
Kumele esatshwe ukwedlula bonke abanye onkulunkulu.+
28 Nikani uJehova okumfaneleyo, bantu bezizwe zonke.
Phanini uJehova okumfaneleyo ngoba ulamandla lenkazimulo.+
Khothamani phambi kukaJehova* ligqoke izigqoko ezingcwele.*+
30 Qhaqhazelani phambi kwakhe lonke lina elisemhlabeni.
Umhlaba umiswe waqina, awusoze ususwe endaweni yawo.*+
31 Amazulu kawathokoze lomhlaba ujabule.+
Memezelani phakathi kwezizwe lithi: ‘UJehova useyiNkosi!’+
32 Aluhlokome ulwandle lakho konke okukulo,
Iganga lakho konke okukulo akuthokoze.
33 Lezihlahla eziseguswini kazimemeze ngentokozo phambi kukaJehova,
Ngoba uyeza* ukuzokwahlulela umhlaba.
35 Wothini, ‘Sisindise awu Nkulunkulu wensindiso yethu,+
Siqoqe njalo usikhulule ezizweni,
Ukuze silibonge ibizo lakho elingcwele,+
Sikudumise sithokoza.+
Bonke abantu bathi, “Ameni!”* basebedumisa uJehova.
37 Ngemva kwalokho uDavida watshiya u-Asafi+ labafowabo phambi kwebhokisi lesivumelwano sikaJehova ukuze baqhubeke besenza inkonzo engcwele phambi kwalo,+ besenza konke okwakumele kwenziwe nsuku zonke.+ 38 U-Obhedi-edomi labafowabo abangu-68, lo-Obhedi-edomi indodana kaJeduthuni, loHosa, babelinda emagedini. 39 Umphristi uZadokhi+ labanye abaphristi babephambi kwethabanikeli likaJehova elalisendaweni ephakemeyo eGibhiyoni,+ 40 ukuze bahlale benikela kuJehova iminikelo yokutshiswa ekuseni lantambama e-alithareni lokwenzela iminikelo yokutshiswa, njalo benze konke okubhalwe eMthethweni uJehova awunika abako-Israyeli.+ 41 BabeloHemani loJeduthuni+ lamanye amadoda ayeqanjwe ngamabizo ayekhethwe ukuthi abonge uJehova+ ngoba “uthando lwakhe oluqotho luhlala kuze kube nini lanini.”+ 42 UHemani+ loJeduthuni bona babezatshaya amacilongo lamasimbali leziginci zokudumisa uNkulunkulu* weqiniso. Amadodana kaJeduthuni+ wona ayelinda egedini. 43 Ngemva kwalokho bonke abantu babuyela emizini yabo, uDavida wasesiyabusisa imuli yakhe.