21 Ke kaloku kwabakho indlala+ ngemihla kaDavide kangangeminyaka emithathu, unyaka ngonyaka; waza uDavide wabuza ebusweni bukaYehova. Wandula ke uYehova wathi: “Kukho ityala legazi phezu koSawule naphezu kwendlu yakhe, ngenxa yokuba wawabulala amaGibheyon.”+

17 ngamehlo aziphakamisayo,+ lulwimi oluxokayo,+ nezandla eziphalaza igazi elimsulwa,+

13 Ukoyika uYehova kuthetha ukuthiya okubi.+ Ukuziphakamisa nekratshi+ nendlela embi nomlomo onobugwenxa+ ndikuthiyile.

4 ‘Ukhutshwe ndim,’ utsho uYehova wemikhosi, ‘yaye umele ungene endlwini yesela nasendlwini yalowo wenza isifungo esinzulu egameni lam exoka;+ kwaye umele uhlale phakathi endlwini yakhe uze uyitshabalalise yona namaplanga ayo namatye ayo.’”+

17 Musani ukuceba intlekele omnye komnye ezintliziyweni zenu,+ ningathandi nasiphi na isifungo sobuxoki;+ kuba ezi zizinto zonke endizithiyileyo,’+ utsho uYehova.”

5 “Ndiza kusondela kuni ukuba ndigwebe,+ yaye ndiza kuba lingqina elikhawulezayo+ nxamnye nabakhafuli,+ nabakrexezi,+ nabo bafunga ubuxoki,+ nabo baqhatha umqeshwa emvuzweni,+ nomhlolokazi+ nenkwenkwe engenayise,+ nabo bamgxothayo umphambukeli,+ ngoxa bengandoyiki mna,”+ utsho uYehova wemikhosi.