11 Emalanga akho nase aphelile, sewulele kuboyihlomkhulu, ngiyawuvusa umliba wakho kutsi uhlale esihlalweni sakho sebukhosi, loyo lomunye wemadvodzana akho mbamba, ngiyakuwumisa umbuso wakhe.
Wena-ke utawukhula, ufe ngekuthula sewumdzala kakhulu, ungcwatjwe.
Ngaphandle kwaloko, inkhosi itawutsi ingahamba iye kubakubo, mine nendvodzana yami, Solomoni, sitawuphatfwa njengemavukelambuso.”
Davide wase uyakhotsama, wangcwatjwa eDolobheni laDavide.
Noko-ke wena awusiye lotangakhela lithempeli, kodvwa yindvodzana yakho, lowo loyinyama yakho naloyingati yakho cobo, nguye-ke lotakwakha lithempeli alakhele Libito lami.’
“Simakadze usigcwalisile setsembiso sakhe lasenta: Mine ngilandzele babe Davide, manje sengihleti esihlalweni sakhe sebukhosi saka-Israyeli, njengobe vele Simakadze abetsembisile, futsi sengilakhile nalelithempeli, ngalakhela Libito laSimakadze, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli.
njengobe benta seloku ngacala kubeka baholi etikwesive sami, ema-Israyeli. Ngitakupha kutsi ubuse etikwato tonkhe titsa takho. “ ‘Ngikhipha livi kuwe lekutsi Simakadze yena matfupha utakwakhela wena indlu.
Nguye-ke longuyena ayawungakhela indlu, ngiyawumisa sihlalo sakhe sebukhosi phakadze naphakadze.
Emkhatsini wawo onkhe emadvodzana ami lamanyenti Simakadze langiphe wona, Simakadze ukhetse umsa wami Solomoni kutsi ahlale esihlalweni sebukhosi sembuso waSimakadze abuse ka-Israyeli.
Tsine sitihambi nebafokati embikwakho, njengabo bonkhe bokhokho betfu. Emalanga etfu lapha emhlabeni afanana nesitfunti, kute litsemba.
Wafa asamdzala kakhulu, asatenelisile ngemphilo lendze, nangemcebo, nangekuhlonishwa. Solomoni, umsa wakhe, watsatsa sikhundla sakhe waba yinkhosi.
Noko-ke wena awusiye lotangakhela lithempeli, kodvwa yindvodzana yakho, lowo loyinyama yakho naloyingati yakho cobo, nguye-ke lotakwakha lithempeli, alakhele Libito lami.’
Simakadze wafunga kuDavide, wenta sifungo langeke ajike kuso, watsi: “Lomunye wemadvodzana akho ngiyawumenta abe yinkhosi emvakwakho.
Yebo, Simakadze! Shangatsi emazulu angadvumisa timanga takho nekwetsembeka kwakho enhlanganweni yalabangcwele!
“Ngobe naku lokushiwo nguSimakadze, utsi: ‘Davide ngeke eswele indvodza leyawuhlala esihlalweni sebukhosi sendlu yaka-Israyeli,
“Phela Davide wenta intsandvo yaNkulunkulu ngesikhatsi sekuphila kwakhe; wase uyafa, wembelwa eceleni kwabokhokho bakhe, wabola;
“Bazalwane, ngifanele ngikhulume ngalokukhanyako ngakhokho wetfu Davide kutsi wafa wangcwatjwa, nelidliza lakhe likhona la kitsi nalamuhla.
Simakadze wakhuluma kuMosi, watsi: “Wena sewutawuhamba uyewuphumula nabokhokho bakho, emvakwekufa kwakho lesive siyawugwadla nabonkulunkulu betive takulelo live lesiyawungena kulo. Siyawungishiya, sephule nesivumelwane lengasenta naso.