2 Ngexesha uSawule wayengukumkani wethu, nguwe owawukhokela uSirayeli aye ezimfazweni.*+ UYehova wathi kuwe: ‘Uza kwalusa abantu bam uSirayeli, yaye uza kuba yinkokheli kwaSirayeli.’”+

7 “Ngoku ke uze uthi kumkhonzi wam uDavide, ‘Uthi uYehova wemikhosi: “Ndakuthatha edlelweni ukhaphela umhlambi, ukuze ube yinkokheli yabantu bam amaSirayeli.+ 8 Ndiza kuba nawe naphi na apho uya khona,+ ndizisuse* zonke iintshaba zakho phambi kwakho.+ Ndiza kukwenzela igama, elinjengegama lamadoda azukileyo emhlabeni.+ 9 Ndiza kubakhethela indawo abantu bam, ndibahlalise kuyo. Baza kuhlala apho bangaphinde baphazanyiswe; yaye abenzi-bubi abazukuphinda babacinezele* njengokuba benzayo ngaphambili,+ 10 ukususela ngemini endabeka ngayo abagwebi phezu kwabantu bam amaSirayeli.+ Ndiza kuzithoba zonke iintshaba zakho.+ Ngaphezu koko, ndiyakuxelela ukuba, ‘UYehova uza kukwakhela indlu.’*

4 Sekunjalo, uYehova uThixo kaSirayeli wakhetha mna phakathi kwabo bonke abendlu katata ukuba ndibe ngukumkani kuSirayeli ngonaphakade,+ kuba wakhetha uYuda ukuba abe yinkokheli,+ endlini kaYuda wakhetha indlu katata,+ yaye koonyana bakatata wakhetha mna, waza wandenza ukumkani phezu koSirayeli wonke.+