1. Waza uSolomon wawabizela ndawonye amadoda amakhulu akwaSirayeli, neentloko zonke zezizwe, izikhulu zezindlu zooyise zoonyana bakaSirayeli, kukumkani uSolomon eYerusalem, ukuba bayinyuse ityeya yomnqophiso kaYehova, iphume emzini kaDavide: yiZiyon ke leyo.
2. Abizelwa ndawonye kukumkani uSolomon onke amadoda akwaSirayeli emthendelekweni ngenyanga enguEtanim: yinyanga yesixhenxe ke leyo.
3. Eza ke onke amadoda amakhulu akwaSirayeli; bayithwala ababingeleli ityeya leyo.
4. Benyuka nayo ityeya kaYehova, nentente yokuhlangana, neempahla zonke zengcwele ezibe zisententeni; benyuka nazo ababingeleli nabaLevi.
5. Ke ukumkani uSolomon nebandla lonke lamaSirayeli, elibe lihlanganiselene kuye, linaye phambi kwetyeya, babingelela impahla emfutshane neenkomo ezingenakubalwa, ezingenakulinganiswa ukuba zininzi kwazo.
41-42. Kananjalo owolunye uhlanga, ongengowabantu bakho amaSirayeli, xa athe wavela ezweni elikude ngenxa yegama lakho (ngokuba baya kuliva igama lakho elikhulu, nesandla sakho esithe nkqi, nengalo yakho eyolukileyo); weza ke lowo, wathandaza ekule ndlu: