28 Bonke abantu bako-Israyeli bamangala besizwa ukuthi inkosi yahlulele njani.+ Bananzelela ukuthi uNkulunkulu wayeyiphe ukuhlakanipha, yikho yayisahlulela kuhle.+

29 UNkulunkulu wanika uSolomoni ukuzwisisa lokuhlakanipha okumangalisayo. Wamnika lenhliziyo elokuqedisisa okungeke kulinganiswe.+ 30 USolomoni wayehlakaniphe ukwedlula bonke abantu beMpumalanga abahlakaniphileyo labo bonke abantu beGibhithe.+ 31 Wayehlakaniphe ukwedlula bonke abantu, esedlula lo-Ethani+ indodana kaZera lamadodana kaMaholi uHemani+ loKhalikholi+ loDarida. Udumo lwakhe lwasabalala ezizweni zonke ezazingomakhelwane.+

10 Ngicela ungiphe ukuhlakanipha lolwazi+ ukuze ngikhokhele abantu laba, ngoba ngubani ongenelisa ukwahlulela abantu bakho+ abanengi kangaka?”

11 UNkulunkulu wasesithi kuSolomoni: “Njengoba lokhu kuyikho okufisayo enhliziyweni yakho njalo ungazange ucele inotho, lempahla enengi, lodumo, lempilo ende, kumbe ukuthi labo abakuzondayo bafe, kodwa ucele ukuhlakanipha lolwazi ukuze wahlulele abantu bami engikubeke ukuthi ube yinkosi+ phezu kwabo, 12 ngizakunika ukuhlakanipha lolwazi, ngiphinde ngikunike lenotho, lempahla enengi, lodumo, okungazange kutholwe ngamakhosi abusa ngaphambi kwakho njalo okungasoze kutholwe yilawo azabusa ngemva kwakho.”+