13 (ngokuba uSolomon wayenzé itheko lobhedu, walibeka esazulwini sentendelezo, laziikubhite* ezintlanu ubude balo, iikubhite ezintlanu ububanzi balo, iikubhite ezintathu ukuphakama kwalo; wema phezu kwalo, waguqa ngamadolo phambi kwebandla lonke lamaSirayeli, wazolulela ezulwini izandla zakhe);
14 wathi: Yehova, Thixo kaSirayeli, akukho Thixo unjengawe emazulwini nasehlabathini; ùbagcinelayo umnqophiso nenceba abakhonzi bakho, abahamba phambi kwakho ngentliziyo yabo yonke;
15 wena umgcineleyo umkhonzi wakho uDavide ubawo oko wakuthethayo kuye, wakuthetha ngomlomo wakho, wakuzalisa ngesandla sakho, njengoko kunjalo namhla.
16 Kaloku, Yehova, Thixo kaSirayeli, mgcinele umkhonzi wakho, uDavide ubawo, oko wakuthethayo kuye, usithi, Ebusweni bam akuyi kunqunyukelwa ndoda yakuhlala etroneni yakwaSirayeli: ukuba kodwa bathe oonyana bakho bayigcina indlela yabo, bahamba ngomyalelo wam, njengokuba uhambile wena phambi kwam.
17 Kaloku, Yehova, Thixo kaSirayeli, makanyaniseke amazwi akho, owawathethayo kumkhonzi wakho uDavide.
18 Gxebe, uThixo angáde ahlale nabantu emhlabeni na? Yabona izulu, izulu lawo amazulu, alikulingene; hina ke, yona le ndlu ndiyakhileyo!
19 Noko ke kúnonelele ukuthandaza komkhonzi wakho nokutarhuzisa kwakhe, Yehova Thixo wam, ukuphulaphule ukumemelela nokuthandaza athandaza ngako umkhonzi wakho phambi kwakho;