¹ Solomon wahlanganisa neEgypt ngemshado enkhosini Pharaoh. Watsatsa indvodzakati yaPharaoh wayiletsa edolobheni laDavide wate wacedza kwakha indlu yakhe, indlu yaSimakadze, lelibondza lelisemaceleni kweJerusalem. ² Bantfu bebanikela endzaweni lephakeme, ngoba kute indlu leseyakhelwe ligama laSimakadze. ³ Solomon wakhombisa lutsandvo kuSimakadze ngekuhamba emavini aDavide uyise, ngaphadle kwekunikela nekushisa imphepho endzaweni lephakeme. ⁴ Lenkhosi yaya kuGibeon kuyonikela khona, ngoba bekuyindzawo lephakeme lapho. Solomon wanikela tinkhulungwane temnikelo loshisiwe kule athara. ⁵ Simakadze wavela kuGibeon kuSolomon ephuphweni ebusuku; watsi, ''Buta! Ngini nikeni?'' ⁶ Ngako Solomon watsi, ''Ukhombise sivumelwano lesikhulu sekwetsembeka etisebentini takho, Davide babe, ngoba uhambe phambi kwakho ngekweliciniso, ngebulunga, kanye nenhlitiyo lenhle. Ugcine setsembiso lesikhulu ngekukhola wamunika indvodzana kutsi ihlale esihlalweni sebukhosi namuhla. ⁷ Nyalo Simakadze Nkulunkulu wami, wente sisebenti sakho saba yinkhosi endzaweni yaDavide babe wami, noma ngingumtfwana. Angeke ngikwati kuphuma noma kungena. ⁸ Sisebenti sakho sisemkhatsini walabantfu lobakhetsile, bantfu labakhulu, banyenti kutsi bangabalwa noma babalwe. ⁹ Ngako niketa tisebenti takho kucondza etinhlitiyweni kutsi bahlulele bantfu, khona ngitohlukanisa emkhatsini walokuhle nalokubi. Ngoba loyo loyokhona kwehlulela labantfu bakho labakhulu?'' ¹⁰ Lesicelo saSolomon sajabulisa Inkhosi. ¹¹ Ngako Simakadze watsi kuye, ''Ngoba ucele letintfo futsi awukaceli impilo yakho lendze nobe imphilo yetitsa takho, kodvwa ucele kucondza kuboniswa umtsetfo, ¹² buka, nyalo ngitowenta konkhe lokucelako kimi nawungicela. Ngikunika kuhlakanipha nekucondza kwenhlitiyo, ngako kute lofana nawe, futsi kute lotokulandzela emvakwakho. ¹³ Ngiphindze ngakunika nalonga kakuceli, kungcebe nenhlonipho, khona kutababete kulamanye emakhosi ngemalanga akho. ¹⁴ Uma utohamba endleleni yembalo wami nemyalelo wami, njengoba uyihlo Davide ahamba, ngitowandzisa emalanga akho.'' ¹⁵ Wase Solomon uyavuka, buka, bekuliphupho. Weta eJerusalem wema phambikwelibhokisi lesivumelwano seNkhosi. Wanikela umnikelo loshisiwe nemnikelo wekuthula, wenta sidlo sato tonkhe tisebenti. ¹⁶ Kwase bafa lababili lebekati ngwadla beta enkhosini bema phambi kwakho. ¹⁷ Munye walabafati watsi, ''mphatsi wami, lomfati nami sihlala endlini yinye, ngase ngitala umntfwana naye endlini. ¹⁸ Kwenteka elangeni lesitsatfu emva kwekutsi ngitale naye lomfati watala. besisoba bili. Bekute lebekanatsi endlini, kodvwa sobabili endlini. ¹⁹ Yase indvodzana yalomfati iyafa ebusuku, ngoba ulele tukwayo. ²⁰ Ngako uvuke ekhatsi nebusuku watsatsa umntfwanami celeni kwami, tisebenti tiselele, wamlalisa esifubeni sakhe, walalisa umntfwanakhe lofile emabeleni ami. ²¹ Uma ngivuka ekuseni ngitomunyisa umntfwanami, bekafile,. Kepha nangimbukisisa ekuseni, bekungasiyo indvodzana yami, lelengayi tala.'' ²² Wase lomunye umfati utsi, ''Cha, lendvodzana lephilako yami, bese lelefile indvodzana yakho,'' Lomfati wekucala watsi, ''Cha, lendvodzana lefile yakho, bese lelephilako yindvodzna yami.'' Bakhuluma kanjalo phambi kwenkhosi. ²³ Yase inkhosi itsi, ''Munye wenu utsi, 'Yindvodzana yami lelephilako, bese yakho lele file,' lomunye utsi, 'Cha, indvodzana yakho ngelel file, bese leyami ngilele philako.''' ²⁴ Inkhosi yatsi, ''Ngiletsele inkemba.'' Ngako baletsa inkemba phambi kwenkhosi. ²⁵ Yase inkhosi itsi, "Hlukanisa lomtfwana emkhatsini, unikete incenye lomfati bese lelenye incenye kulolomunye.'' ²⁶ Wase lomfati lobe indvodzana yakhe iphila ukhuluma nenkhosi, inhlitiyo yakhe yaba buhlungu ngendvodzana yakhe, wase utsi, "oh, Nkhosi yami, muniketeni lomntfwana lophilako, ningambulali.'' Kepha lolo munye umfati watsi, ''Ngeke abe wakho noba wami. Muhhafuleni.'' ²⁷ Inkhosi yaphendvula yatsi, ''Nikani lomfati wekucala lomntfwana lophilako, ningambulali. Ngunina wakhe.'' ²⁸ Uma Israel eva ngalesehlulelo le inkhosi isijubile , bayesaba inkhosi, ngaba babona kuhlakanipha keaNkulunkulu kukuye ngekukhipha sijubo.