36. UDavide uqobo lwakhe washo ngoMoya oNgcwele ukuthi:“ ‘INkosi yathi eNkosini yami:“Hlala ngakwesokunene sami,ngize ngibeke izitha zakho phansi kwezinyawo zakho.” ’
37. “UDavide uqobo lwakhe umbiza ngokuthi iNkosi. Pho, uyindodana yakhe kanjani na?”Isixuku esikhulu sasimuzwa ngokujabula.
38. Ekufundiseni kwakhe wathi: “Xwayani ababhali abathanda ukuhamba bembethe izingubo ezinde, nokubingelelwa ezigcawini,
39. nezihlalo eziphambili emasinagogeni,* nezindawo ezingenhla ekudleni,
40. abadla izindlu zabafelokazi, bekhuleka isikhathi eside ngokuzenzisa; laba bayakwamukeliswa ukulahlwa okukhulu.”
41. Wayesehlala phansi maqondana nomphongolo womnikelo, wabuka isixuku sibeka umnikelo emphongolweni. Abaningi abacebileyo babeka kakhulu.
42. Kwase kufika umfelokazi ompofu wabeka amafadingi* amabili okuyisitebela.*
43. Wayesebabiza abafundi bakhe, wathi kubo: “Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Lo mfelokazi ompofu ubekile kakhulu kunabo bonke ababeke emphongolweni,
44. ngokuba bonke babeka kokuchichimileyo kwabo, kepha yena ebumpofini bakhe ubeke konke anakho, konke abephila ngakho.”