4 Kaloku yena uDavide wayeyithathile ityesi kaThixo eKiriyati-yarim waya nayo kuloo ndawo wayeyilungiselele yona, njengoko wayeyimisele intente eJerusalem.
5 Kodwa lona iqonga lamadini lobhedu elalenziwe nguBhezaleli unyana kaUri unyana kaYuri laliseseGibheyon phambi kwesibingelelo sikaNdikhoyo. Ngoko ke uSolomon nebandla elo babuzisa kuNdikhoyo khona apho.
6 Ewe, uSolomon waya kuNdikhoyo kwelo qonga lobhedu apho esibingelelweni sokuhlangana noNdikhoyo, wanikela kuso apho amadini atshiswayo aba liwaka.
7 Ngobo busuku uThixo wabonakala kuSolomon, wathetha naye wathi: “Cela nantoni na ofuna ndikuphe yona.”
8 USolomon ke uphendule uThixo wathi: “Umenzele ububele obukhulu ubawo uDavide, waza nam lo wandenza ukumkani esikhundleni sakhe.
9 Ngoku ke, Ndikhoyo Thixo wam, idinga owalimilisela ubawo uDavide khawuncede ulibethelele lifezeke, kuba kaloku undenze ukumkani wenyambalala engaka yabantu abaninzi njengothuli lomhlaba.
10 Ke mna ndiphe ubulumko nokuqonda ukuze ndikwazi ukubakhokela aba bantu; kaloku akukho mntu unganako ngokwakhe ukuyilawula le nginginya yabantu bakho.”