1. Pamenepo Davide anasonkhanitsa ku Yerusalemu akalonga Israyeli, a akalonga a mapfuko, ndi akuru a zigawo zakutumikira mfumu, ndi akulu a zikwi, ndi akuru a mazana, ndi akuru a zolemera zonse, ndi zoweta zonse za mfumu, ndi ana ace; pamodzi ndi akapitao ndi anthu amphamvu, ndiwo ngwazi zamphamvu onsewo.
2. Ndipo mfumu Davide anaima ciriri, nati, Mundimvere ine, abale anga ndi anthu anga, ine kumtima kwanga ndinafuna kulimangira likasa la cipangano la Yehova, ndi popondapo mapazi a Mulungu wathu nyumba yopumulira, ndipo ndidakonzeratu za nyumbayi.
3. Koma Mulungu anati kwa ine, Sudzamangira dzina langa nyumba, popeza ndiwe munthu wa nkhondo wokhetsa mwazi.
4. Komatu Yehova Mulungu wa Israyeli anasankha ine m'nyumba yonse ya atate wanga, ndikhale mfumu ya Israyeli kosatha; pakuti anasankhiratu Yuda akhale mtsogoleri, ndi m'nyumba ya Yuda nyumba ya atate wanga, ndi mwa ana a atate wanga ndinamkomera ndine, andilonge ufumu wa Israyeli yense;
5. ndi mwa ana anga onse (pakuti Yehova wandipatsa ana amuna ambiri), anasankha Solomo mwana wanga akhale pa mpando wacifumu wa ufumu wa Yehova kuweruza Israyeli.
6. Ndipo anati kwa ine, Solomo mwana wako ndiye adzandimangira nyumba yanga ndi mabwalo anga; pakuti ndamsankha akhale mwana wanga, ndipo Ine ndidzakhala atate wace.
7. Ndipo ndidzakhazikitsa ufumu wace kosatha, akalimbika kucita malamulo anga ndi maweruzo anga monga lero lino.