8 Solomoni waphendvula Nkulunkulu, watsi: “Wentela Davide, babe wami, umusa lomkhulu, nami wangenta ngaba yinkhosi esikhundleni sakhe.
Nguwe, Nkhosi, umenti wankhulu, inkhosi yakho uyiphe kuncoba timphi ngetimphi, wentele logcotjiwe wakho umusa wakho longapheli, yebo, Davide netitukulwane takhe phakadze naphakadze.”
Solomoni waphendvula watsi: “Wentela inceku yakho, Davide babe wami, umusa lomkhulu, ngobe yena abetsembekile kuwe futsi alungile anenhlitiyo lecotfo. Wena uchubeke nawo lomusa wakho kuye, waze wamupha nendvodzana yakhe letawuhlala esihlalweni sakhe sebukhosi lamuhla nje.
Inkhosi Davide yase iyahamba yayawungena ethendeni lebukhona baSimakadze, yafike yahlala phansi, yathandaza yatsi: “Bengingubani mine, Simakadze Nkulunkulu? Yona indlu yaketfu beyiyini kutsi ungangihola kuze kube ngulapha?
Emkhatsini wawo onkhe emadvodzana ami lamanyenti Simakadze langiphe wona, Simakadze ukhetse umsa wami Solomoni kutsi ahlale esihlalweni sebukhosi sembuso waSimakadze abuse ka-Israyeli.
Ngako Solomoni wahlala esihlalweni sebukhosi saSimakadze waba yinkhosi esikhundleni seyise Davide. Wachuma, nema-Israyeli onkhe amhlonipha.
Wafa asamdzala kakhulu, asatenelisile ngemphilo lendze, nangemcebo, nangekuhlonishwa. Solomoni, umsa wakhe, watsatsa sikhundla sakhe waba yinkhosi.
Ngobe umusa wakho mkhulu kimi, uwephulile umphefumulo wami ekujuleni kwekufa.
Awu, Nkhosi yami! Uphi kantsi umusa wakho lomkhulu lowawubonakalisa endvulo, wenta sifungo ngawo kuDavide ngekwetsembeka kwakho?
Bekani indlebe, nite kimi; vanini, kuze imiphefumulo yenu itewuphila. Ngitakwenta sivumelwane saphakadze nani, nginiphe tibusiso lengatetsembisa Davide.