14 Ngemva kwalokho iNkosi uSolomoni yatshibilika yabusisa bonke abantu bako-Israyeli. Ngalesosikhathi abantu babemile.+ 15 Yathi: “Kadunyiswe uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, lowo okwenzileyo ngesandla sakhe lokho akukhuluma ngomlomo wakhe lapho ethembisa ubaba uDavida esithi, 16 ‘Kusukela ngelanga engakhipha ngalo abantu bami bako-Israyeli eGibhithe, angikaze ngikhethe idolobho kuzo zonke izizwana zako-Israyeli ukuthi ngakhelwe kulo indlu okuzadunyiswa khona ibizo lami,+ kodwa ngikhethe uDavida ukuthi abuse abantu bami bako-Israyeli.’ 17 UDavida ubaba wayefisa kakhulu* ukwakha indlu ezakwenza ibizo likaJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli lidunyiswe.+ 18 Kodwa uJehova wathi kuDavida ubaba, ‘Ubufisa kakhulu* ukwakha indlu ezakwenza ibizo lami lidunyiswe futhi isifiso sakho besisihle. 19 Kodwa ayisuwe ozakwakha indlu le, indodana yakho ozayizala yiyo ezakwakha indlu ezakwenza ibizo lami lidunyiswe.’+ 20 UJehova usekwenzile lokho ayekuthembisile. Yimi esengingene esikhundleni sikaDavida ubaba futhi sengihlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi sako-Israyeli, njengoba nje uJehova wathembisa. Sengakhe lendlu ezakwenza ibizo likaJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli lidunyiswe,+ 21 ngalungisa lendawo ezahlala ibhokisi okugcinwe kulo isivumelwano+ uJehova asenza labokhokho bethu ngesikhathi ebakhipha elizweni leGibhithe.”