7 “Babe wami Davide abenaso leso sifiso enhlitiyweni yakhe, kutsi akhe lithempeli, alakhele Libito laSimakadze, Nkulunkulu wesive sema-Israyeli.
“Nawe uyati kutsi ngenca yetimphi letatihlasela babe Davide yonkhe indzawo, wehluleka kwakha lithempeli lekukhontela Simakadze Nkulunkulu wakhe, ngesikhatsi Simakadze asengakatibeki titsa takhe ngaphansi kwetinyawo takhe.
“Babe wami, Davide, abenaso leso sifiso enhlitiyweni yakhe, kutsi akhe lithempeli, alakhele Libito laSimakadze, Nkulunkulu wesive sema-Israyeli.
Kwatsi Davide nase ahleti kahle atintile esigodlweni sakhe, wase ukhuluma kuNathani, umphrofethi, watsi: “Buka la! Mine ngihleti kahle esigodlweni lesakhiwe ngemisedari, kodvwa libhokisi lesivumelwane saSimakadze lihleti ethendeni.”
Davide watsi kuSolomoni: “Msawami, benginesifiso enhlitiyweni yami sekutsi ngakhe indlu, ngiyakhele Libito laSimakadze Nkulunkulu wami.
Kodvwa Simakadze watsi kubabe wami Davide: ‘Ngobe bekusifiso senhlitiyo yakho kutsi wakhele Libito lami lithempeli, wente kahle kakhulu kutsi ube naleso sifiso enhlitiyweni yakho.