1 Nanka amazwi omtshumayeli indodana kaDavida, inkosi yaseJerusalema.
1 Amazwi oMtshumayeli, indodana kaDavida inkosi yaseJerusalema:
Mina mtshumayeli ngangiyinkosi koIsrayeli eJerusalema;
Umtshumayeli uthi: Khangela, yikho lokhu engikufumeneyo ekuhloleni kwami izinto nganye ukuba ngibone isimo sazo
Kaliyekelanga ilizwe lasendulo mhla eletha uzamcolo emhlabeni oweyisa uNkulunkulu, kodwa walondoloza uNowa owayengumtshumayeli wokulunga kanye labanye abayisikhombisa.
Umoya weNkosi uNkulunkulu uphezu kwami, ngoba iNkosi ingigcobile ukuba ngitshumayele indaba ezinhle kubayanga, ingithumile ukusilisa abalenhliziyo ezidabukileyo, ngimemezele ukukhululwa kwabathunjiweyo, lokuvulelwa kwezibotshwa entolongweni;
Ngitshumayele ebandleni elikhulu indaba ezinhle zokukhululwa; kangiyikuwuvala umlomo wami njengoba usazi, wena Nkosi.
Futhi umisile abaprofethi ukuba bamemezele ngawe eJerusalema, bathi: Kukhona inkosi koJuda. Inkosi izakukuzwa lokhu. Wozake wena, sikhulumisane.
USolomoni wahlala eJerusalema ebusa uIsrayeli wonke iminyaka engamatshumi amane.
Suka uye eNineve kulowana umuzi omkhulu, umemezele kulo ilizwi engikutshela lona.
Nanzi izaga zikaSolomoni, indodana kaDavida, inkosi yakoIsrayeli,
Mnikeni udumo ngakho konke akwenzayo, ahlonitshwe ngabantu ngenxa yemisebenzi yakhe.