9 “Wena ke Solomon nyana wam, mazi uThixo katata wakho, umkhonze ngentliziyo epheleleyo+ nangomphefumlo* ovuyayo,* kuba uYehova uyazihlola zonke iintliziyo,+ ibe uqonda yonke into umntu ayicingayo neminqweno yakhe.+ Ukuba uyamfuna, uza kukuvumela umfumane,+ kodwa ukuba uyamshiya, uza kukulahla ngonaphakade.+

2 Ngoko waphuma wayokudibana noAsa, wathi kuye: “Ndimamele Asa nani nonke maYuda namaBhenjamin! UYehova uza kuba nani xa nani nikunye naye.+ Ukuba niyamfuna, uza kunivumela nimfumane,+ kodwa ukuba niyamshiya, naye uza kunishiya.+

19 UKumkani uYehoshafati wakwaYuda wabuyela endlini yakhe eYerusalem ekhuselekile.*+

3 Kodwa ke, zikhona izinto ezintle ezifunyenweyo kuwe,+ kuba uye wazitshayela iipali ezingcwele* elizweni yaye uyilungisile intliziyo* yakho ukuba ufune uThixo wokwenene.”+

 6 Funani uYehova ngoxa esafumaneka.+

Mbizeni ngoxa esekufutshane.+

12 Kuba amehlo kaYehova* ajonge kumalungisa, neendlebe zakhe zimamele imithandazo yawo ecengayo,*+ kodwa uYehova* uyabacaphukela abantu abenza izinto ezimbi.”+