1 Kwathi lapho inkosi ihlala endlini yayo, uJehova eseyiphumuzile ezitheni zayo zonke, nxazonke,
2 inkosi yathi kuNathani umprofethi: “Bheka, mina ngihlala endlini yemisedari,* kepha umphongolo kaNkulunkulu uhlala phakathi kwezilenge.”
3 UNathani wathi enkosini: “Hamba wenze konke okusenhliziyweni yakho, ngokuba uJehova unawe.”
4 Kepha kwathi ngalobo busuku izwi likaJehova lafika kuNathani, lathi:
5 “Hamba uyitshele inceku yami uDavide ukuthi: ‘Usho kanje uJehova, uthi: Uyakungakhela indlu ukuba ngihlale kuyo na?
6 Ngokuba angihlalanga ndlu kusukela osukwini engakhuphula ngalo abantwana bakwa-Israyeli eGibithe kuze kube namuhla, kepha ngangilokhu ngihamba etendeni nasetabernakele.*
7 Ezindaweni zonke engihambahambe kuzo nakubo bonke abantwana bakwa-Israyeli ngake ngakhuluma yini izwi noma kusiphi isizwe sakwa-Israyeli engasiyaleza ukwalusa abantu bami u-Israyeli ukuthi: “Aningakhelanga ngani indlu yemisedari* na?” ’