1 Amakhosi 3:7-12

Manje, Jehova Nkulunkulu wami, usubekile inceku yakho inkosi esikhundleni sikaDavide ubaba, mina ngingumntwana omncane; angazi ngiphume noma ngingene kanjani. Inceku yakho iphakathi kwabantu bakho obakhethileyo, abantu abaningi abangenakubalwa, abangenakubalwa ngenxa yobuningi. Khona-ke unike inceku yakho inhliziyo eqondayo ukwahlulela abantu bakho, ukuze ngahlukanise phakathi kokuhle nokubi; ngoba ngubani ongahlulela lesi sizwe sakho esikhulu? Leli zwi laba mnandi eNkosini, ngokuba uSolomoni walibuza. UNkulunkulu wathi kuye: “Ngokuba ucele lokho, ungazicelelanga izinsuku eziningi; awuzange ucele ingcebo yakho, futhi awuzange ucele ukuphila kwezitha zakho; kodwa ucele ukuqedisisa kwakho ukuze uhlukanise ukwahlulela; Bheka, ngenze njengokwamazwi akho; bheka, ngikunike inhliziyo ehlakaniphileyo neqondayo; ukuze kakho onjengawe ngaphambi kwakho, langemva kwakho kakuyikuvela onjengawe.