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.
25 “Nangoku ke, Ndikhoyo, Thixo kaSirayeli, isicaka sakho uDavide ubawo khawumgcinele ezo zithembiso wamenzela zona usithi: ‘Akusoze ungabi nayo indoda yokuchopha phambi kwam kwisihlalo sokulawula sakwaSirayeli, ukuba kodwa oonyana bakho bathe bakunyamekela ngandlela zonke ukuba bahambe phambi kwam njengawe lo.’
26 Ewe, nangoku, Thixo kaSirayeli, ilizwi owalithethayo uthembisa isicaka sakho uDavide ubawo malifezeke.
27 “Kambe ke, ngaba uThixo angade ahlale emhlabeni? Hayi bo, kaloku namazulu, nditsho namazulu asemajuku-jukwini ngokwawo, akanako ukukuqulatha. Ibeke phi ke yona le ndlu ndiyakhileyo!
28 Nakuba kunjalo, Ndikhoyo, Thixo wam, wubekele iindlebe umthandazo wesicaka sakho esizibikayo kuwe. Kuve ukulila nokukhunga kwesicaka sakho esikubongozayo nakalokunje.