1 Amakhosi 9:1-9

Kwathi uSolomoni eseqedile ukwakha indlu kaJehova nendlu yenkosi, nazo zonke izifiso zikaSolomoni ayethanda ukuzenza, ukuthi uJehova wabonakala kuSolomoni ngokwesibili, njengalokho wabonakala kuye eGibeyoni. Wayesethi uJehova kuye: “Ngiwuzwile umkhuleko wakho nokunxusa kwakho okwenzile phambi kwami; ngiyingcwelisile le ndlu oyakhileyo ukuba ngimise igama lami khona kuze kube phakade; amehlo ami nenhliziyo yami kuyakuba khona njalo. Uma uhamba phambi kwami njengokuhamba kukayihlo uDavide ngobuqotho benhliziyo nangobuqotho, ukwenza njengakho konke engikuyale ngakho, ugcine izimiso zami nezahlulelo zami; Njalo ngizaqinisa isihlalo sobukhosi sombuso wakho phezu kukaIsrayeli kuze kube nininini, njengokuthembisa kwami kuDavida uyihlo ngokuthi: Kawuyikuswela muntu esihlalweni sobukhosi sikaIsrayeli. Kepha uma nichezuka kimi nangayiphi indlela, nina nabantwana benu, nemiyalo yami nezimiso zami engizibeka phambi kwenu, ningagcini, kepha hambani nikhonze abanye onkulunkulu, nibakhothamele. Ngiyakumchitha u-Israyeli ezweni engimnike lona; lendlu engiyingcwelisele igama lami, ngiyoyilahla ebusweni bami; u-Israyeli uyakuba yisaga nesifenqo phakathi kwezizwe zonke. Futhi kule ndlu ephakeme, wonke umuntu odlula kuyo uyomangala futhi ashaye ikhwelo; bayakuthi: ‘UJehova wenzeleni lokhu kuleli zwe nakule ndlu na? Bazakuthi: Kungokuba bamshiya uJehova uNkulunkulu wabo owakhipha oyise ezweni laseGibithe, bathatha abanye onkulunkulu, babakhothamela, babakhonza; ngalokho uJehova wehlisela lobu bubi phezu kwabo bonke.