41. Benza ithole ngaleyo mihla, baletha umhlatshelo esithombeni, bajabula ngemisebenzi yezandla zabo.
42. Kepha uNkulunkulu wabafulathela, wabadedela ukuba bakhonze ibandla lezulu, njengokuba kulotshiwe encwadini yabaprofethi ukuthi:“ ‘Naningilethela iminikelo nemihlatsheloiminyaka engamashumi amane ehlanenina ndlu ka-Israyeli na?
43. Qha, nathatha itende likaMolokinenkanyezi kankulunkulu uRemfani,imifanekiso enayenza ukuba nikhuleke kuyo.Ngiyakunimukisela ngaphambili kweBabiloni.’
44. “Kwakukhona itende lobufakazi kobaba ehlane njengalokho akuyalayo yena owakhuluma noMose ukuba alenze ngomfanekiso abewubonile;
45. obaba benoJoshuwa balamukela, balingenisa ezweni lezizwe azixoshayo uNkulunkulu ebusweni bawobaba, kwaze kwaba semihleni kaDavide
46. owathola umusa ebusweni bukaNkulunkulu, wacela ukufunela uNkulunkulu kaJakobe idokodo.
47. Kepha nguSolomoni owamakhela indlu.
48. “Kodwa oPhezukonke akahlali ezindlini ezenziwe ngezandla njengokusho komprofethi ukuthi:
49. “ ‘Izulu liyisihlalo sami sobukhosi,nomhlaba uyisenabelo sezinyawo zami;ngenjani indlu eniyakungakhela yona,’ isho iNkosi,‘noma yiyiphi indawo yamiyokuphumula na?
50. Isandla sami asikwenzangakonke lokho na?’
51. “Nina bantamo zilukhuni, abangasokile ezinhliziyweni nasezindlebeni, nimelana njalo noMoya oNgcwele; njengoyihlo ninjalo nani.
52. Ngumuphi kubaprofethi oyihlo abangamzingelanga na? Bababulala ababememezela ngaphambili ukuza koLungileyo, eseningabakhapheli nababulali bakhe,
53. nina enamukela umthetho ngokuyala kwezingelosi, kepha aniwugcinanga.”