16 INkosi uDavida yathi isizwa lokho yangena yahlala phambi kukaJehova yathi: “Awu Jehova Nkulunkulu, kambe mina ngingubani futhi labendlu yami bayini ukuthi usungaze ungenzele konke lokhu?+ 17 Lanxa ungenzele izinto ezinengi kangaka Nkulunkulu, usuphinde wakhuluma ngokuthi indlu yenceku yakho izahlala isikhathi eside,+ njalo ungibona ngingumuntu ofanele ukuphakanyiswa kakhulu* awu Jehova Nkulunkulu. 18 Phela wena uyazi ngcono inceku yakho uDavida.+ Manje kuyini okunye engingakutsho ngodumo lolu onginike lona? 19 Awu Jehova, wenze izinto zonke lezi ezinkulu njalo waveza ubukhulu bakho ngenxa yenceku yakho, langenxa yokuthi lokhu kuvumelana lenhliziyo* yakho.+ 20 Kakho onjengawe Jehova+ futhi ngaphandle kwakho akula omunye uNkulunkulu.+ Konke esikuzwe ngendlebe zethu kuyakufakazela lokhu. 21 Kambe yisiphi esinye isizwe emhlabeni esinjengabantu bakho bako-Israyeli?+ Wena Nkulunkulu weqiniso wahamba wayabakhulula baba ngabantu bakho.+ Wenza ibizo lakho laziwa ngokwenza izinto ezinkulu lezimangalisayo.+ Waxotsha izizwe phambi kwabantu bakho+ owabakhulula eGibhithe. 22 Abantu bako-Israyeli wabenza baba ngabantu bakho kuze kube nini lanini,+ njalo wena Jehova waba nguNkulunkulu wabo.+