1 Kwatsi Davide nasakhulile kakhulu asalikhehla, wase ubeka Solomoni, umsa wakhe, kutsi abe yinkhosi yema-Israyeli.
Abrahama wafa asamdzala kakhulu asenelisekile emphilweni; walandzela bokhokho bakhe.
Wafa asamdzala kakhulu, walandzela bokhokho bakhe. Wangcwatjwa bo-Esawu naJakobe, emadvodzana akhe.
Ngesikhatsi inkhosi Davide asamdzala kakhulu asakhulile ngeminyaka, abesahlala ngekuva emakhata, angasafutfumali, kwale nome tisebenti takhe setimembesa ngetingubo.
Kungabe loku kwentiwe yinkhosi yami yini ingasatitjeli netinceku tayo kutsi ngubani lotawuhlala esihlalweni sebukhosi senkhosi yami abe yinkhosi emvakwayo?”
lamuhla ngitasigcina leso setsembiso lengasenta kuwe egameni laSimakadze Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, kutsi Solomoni, indvodzana yakho, nguye lotawuba yinkhosi emvakwami, ahlale esihlalweni sami sebukhosi esikhundleni sami.”
Ngako Solomoni wahlala esihlalweni sebukhosi seyise Davide, kubusa kwakhe kwatinta.
Davide wachubeka wabita bonkhe baholi besive sema-Israyeli kanye nebaphristi babo, nemaLevi.
Emkhatsini wawo onkhe emadvodzana ami lamanyenti Simakadze langiphe wona, Simakadze ukhetse umsa wami Solomoni kutsi ahlale esihlalweni sebukhosi sembuso waSimakadze abuse ka-Israyeli.
Wafa asamdzala kakhulu, asatenelisile ngemphilo lendze, nangemcebo, nangekuhlonishwa. Solomoni, umsa wakhe, watsatsa sikhundla sakhe waba yinkhosi.
Uyawuya ethuneni ugcwele emandla, wenelisekile ngebudzala njengetitfungo letibutfwa ngesikhatsi sato lesifanele.