2 Samuweli 7:8-17

Ngalokho wothi encekwini yami uDavide: Usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti, uthi: Ngakuthatha esibayeni sezimvu, ulandela izimvu, ukuba ube ngumbusi phezu kwabantu bami u-Israyeli. Nganginawe nomaphi lapho uya khona, ngachitha zonke izitha zakho phambi kwakho, ngakwenzela igama elikhulu njengegama labakhulu emhlabeni. Ngizabamisela indawo abantu bami u-Israyeli, ngibatshale, ukuze bahlale endaweni yabo, bangabe besaxega; abantwana bobubi abasayikubacindezela njengakuqala; Kusukela kulesosikhathi engalaya ngaso ukuthi babe ngabahluleli phezu kwabantu bami uIsrayeli, nganiphumuza kuzo zonke izitha zakho. UJehova futhi uyakutshela ukuthi uzokwenzela indlu. Kuyakuthi lapho izinsuku zakho sezigcwalisekile, usulala koyihlo, ngiyakuvusa inzalo yakho emva kwakho, eyakuphuma ezibilinini zakho, ngiqinise umbuso wayo. Nguye ozakwakhela ibizo lami indlu, njalo ngizaqinisa isihlalo sobukhosi sombuso wakhe kuze kube nininini. Mina ngizakuba nguyise, yona ibe yindodana yami. Uma enza okubi, ngiyakumshaya ngenduku yabantu nangemivimbo yamadodana abantu; Kepha umusa wami awuyikusuka kuye, njengalokho ngawususa kuSawule, engawususa phambi kwakho. Indlu yakho nombuso wakho kuyakuma phambi kwakho kuze kube phakade; isihlalo sakho sobukhosi sizaqiniswa kuze kube nininini. Njengawo wonke lawa mazwi nangawo wonke lowo mbono, kanjalo uNathani wakhuluma kuDavide.