Basuka entabeni kaJehova , bahamba ibanga lezinsuku ezintathu; umphongolo wesivumelwano sikaJehova wahamba phambi kwabo ibanga lezinsuku ezintathu ukubafunela indawo yokuphumula.

Babahaqa abakwaBenjamini nxazonke , babaxosha, babanyathela phansi endaweni yabo yokuphumula , baze bafika malungana neGibeya ngasempumalanga.

Wena omubi ungaqamekeli indlu yolungileyo , ungachithi indawo yakhe yokuphumula.

UDavide inkosi wayesema ngezinyawo , wathi: Ngizweni, bafowethu nabantu bakwethu : mina-ke, kwakusenhliziyweni yami ukwakhela umphongolo wesivumelwano sikaJehova indlu yokuphumula neyesena belo sikaNkulunkulu wethu; ngangizilungiselele ukwakha.

Ngalokho: Vuka, Jehova Nkulunkulu, uze endaweni yakho yokuphumula , wena nomp hongolo wamandla akho ; abapristi bakho , Jehova Nkulunkulu , mabembathiswe ukusindiswa , nabathembekileyo bakho mabatho koze ngokuhle.

Izilwane zasehlane ziyakuhlangana nezimpungushe, nedemoni liyakukhala kumngane walo, kwakhe khona umkhovu, uzitholele indawo yokuphumula.

Usho kanje uJehova , uthi: Izulu liyisihlalo sami sobukhosi , umhlaba uyisenabelo sezinyawo zami ; iphi leyo ndlu ebeniyakungakhela yona , iphi indawo yami yokuphumula, na?

Bahamba, bahlala endaweni yokuphumula eKimihamu elingaseBetlehema ukuba bahambe, bangene eGibithe

Abantu bami babe yizimvu ezilahlekileyo; abelusi babo babadukisile , babazulazulisa ezintabeni , basuka entabeni , baya egqumeni , bakhohlwa indawo yabo yokuphumula.

Izulu liyisihlalo sami sobukhosi , nomhlaba uyisenabelo sezinyawo zami ; ngenjani indlu eniyakungakhela yona, isho iNkosi, noma yiyiphi indawo yami yokuphumula na?