2 UDavide wayala ukuba babuthe bonke abafokazi ababe sezweni lakwa-Israyeli, wabeka abakhi ukubaza amatshe axhoziweyo ukuba bakhe indlu kaNkulunkulu.
3 UDavide walungisa insimbi eningi yezipikili zezivalo zamasango nezokuhlanganisa, kanye nethusi eliningi elingenakulinganiswa,
4 nemisedari* engenakubalwa, ngokuba amaSidoni nabaseTire baletha imisedari eminingi kuDavide.
5 UDavide wathi: “USolomoni indodana yami usengumfana, usathambile, nendlu eyakwakhelwa uJehova nga iba nkulu, ibatshazwe, ibe negama nodumo emazweni onke; ngizakuyilungisela.” Wayeseyilungisela kakhulu uDavide engakafi.
6 Wayesebiza uSolomoni indodana yakhe, wamyala ukumakhela uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli indlu.
7 UDavide wathi kuSolomoni indodana yakhe: “Mina-ke, kwakusenhliziyweni yami ukwakhela igama likaJehova uNkulunkulu wami indlu.
8 Kepha izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi: ‘Uchithile igazi eliningi, uphake izimpi ezinkulu; awuyikwakhela igama lami indlu, ngokuba uchithe igazi eliningi emhlabathini emehlweni ami;