1 Ke kaloku uSolomon wathi: “*UNdikhoyo wayethe uza kuhlala kwilifu elimnyama;
2 ke mna ndikwakhele ipomakazi lendlu, indawo oya kuhlala kuyo kude kube ngonaphakade.”
3 Lithe lisemi apho lonke elo bandla likaSirayeli, ukumkani wee guququ walithamsanqela,
4 wathi:“Makabongwe uNdikhoyo, uThixo kaSirayeli, yena othe ngesandla sakhe wasifezekisa isithembiso awasenza ngomlomo wakhe kubawo uDavide. Kaloku yena wathi:
5 ‘Ukusukela kwimini endabakhupha ngayo abantu bam eJiputa, andizange ndizikhethele sixeko nakwesiphi na isizwe sakwaSirayeli apho lalinokwakhelwa khona indlu igama lam, kananjalo andizange ndinyule mntu ukuze akhokele abantu bam amaSirayeli.
6 Kambe ke ngoku ndinyule iJerusalem ukuze libe kuyo igama lam, ndaza ndanyula uDavide ukuze abalawule abantu bam amaSirayeli.’