18 Kambe ke uNdikhoyo wathi kubawo uDavide: ‘Ibe yinto entle ukuba uzimisele ukulakhela indlu igama lam.
19 Noko ke kambe asinguwe oza kulakhela indlu igama lam, koko yoba ngunyana wakho; nditsho kanye owesinqe sakho – nguye oya kulakhela indlu igama lam.’
20 “UNdikhoyo ke usigcinile eso sithembiso wasenzayo. Naku ngoku ndingene esikhundleni sikabawo uDavide. Ewe, ndichophe kwisihlalo sokulawula sakwaSirayeli ngokwesithembiso sikaNdikhoyo, ndaza ndalakhela indlu igama likaNdikhoyo uThixo kaSirayeli.
21 Ndiyenzele indawo ityesi equlathe umnqophiso kaNdikhoyo awayewenze noobawo ekubakhululeni kwakhe kwelaseJiputa.”
22 Ke kaloku uSolomon wema phambi kweqonga *likaNdikhoyo, apho phambi kwaloo nginginya yebandla likaSirayeli, waza izandla zakhe waziphakamisela ezulwini,
23 wathi:“Ewe, Ndikhoyo, Thixo kaSirayeli, akakho uthixo onjengawe, nditsho ezulwini phezulu nasemhlabeni phantsi. Kaloku ungulowo uwugcinayo umnqophiso wakho wokuzithanda izicaka zakho ezithe rhoqo ngomxhelo wazo wonke ukuhamba ezindleleni zakho.
24 Nangoku ke usigcinile isithembiso sakho kwisicaka sakho uDavide ubawo. Wathembisa ngomlomo wakho; kunamhlanje-nje ke ufezekisile ngesandla sakho.