12 Ke kaloku uSolomon wema phambi kweqonga *likaNdikhoyo, apho phambi kwaloo nginginya yebandla likaSirayeli, waza ke waziphakamisa izandla zakhe.
13 Ke kaloku wayenze iqonga lokuma lobhedu, laba ziimitha ezimbini ezinekota ubude nobubanzi, liyimitha enye enekota ukuphakama; walithatha ke walibeka embindini wenkundla engaphandle. Waqabela apho kulo, waza waguqa apho phambi kwaloo nginginya yebandla likaSirayeli, waza izandla zakhe waziphakamisela ezulwini,
14 wathi:“Ewe, Ndikhoyo, Thixo kaSirayeli, akakho uThixo onjengawe ezulwini nasemhlabeni. Kaloku ungulowo uwugcinayo umnqophiso wakhe wokuzithanda izicaka zakhe ezithe rhoqo ngomxhelo wazo wonke ukuhamba ezindleleni zakhe.
15 Ngoku ke usigcinile isithembiso sakho kwisicaka sakho uDavide ubawo. Wathembisa ngomlomo wakho; kunamhlanje-nje ke ufezekisile ngesandla sakho.
16 “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 ukuhamba phambi kwam ngokomthetho wam njengawe lo.’
17 Ewe, nangoku, Ndikhoyo, Thixo kaSirayeli, ilizwi owalithethayo uthembisa isicaka sakho uDavide malifezeke.
18 “Kambe ke, ngaba uThixo angade ahlale emhlabeni phakathi koluntu na? Hayi bo; kaloku namazulu, nditsho namazulu asemajuku-jukwini ngokwawo, akanako ukukuqulatha! Ibeke phi ke yona le ndlu ndiyakhileyo?