1. Ke kaloku akugqiba uSolomon ukuthandaza, umlilo wehla ezulwini, walidla idini elinyukayo nemibingelelo; ubuqaqawuli bukaYehova bayizalisa indlu.
2. Ababingeleli ababa nakungena endlwini kaYehova, ngokuba ubuqaqawuli bukaYehova bayizalisa indlu kaYehova.
3. Bonke oonyana bakaSirayeli, bakùbona ukuhla komlilo, nobuqaqawuli bukaYehova buphezu kwendlu, baguqa, babhekisa ubuso babo emhlabeni phezu kombekelelo wamatye, baqubuda, babulela kuYehova besithi, Úlungile, inceba yakhe ingunaphakade.
4. Ukumkani nabantu bonke babingelela imibingelelo phambi koYehova.
5. Wabingelela ukumkani uSolomon umbingelelo weenkomo ezimawaka amashumi mabini anamabini, nempahla emfutshane engamawaka alikhulu elinamanci mabini.Bayisungula indlu kaThixo ukumkani nabantu bonke.
6. Ababingeleli bema ezigxineni zabo; nabaLevi, beneempahla zokuvuma zikaYehova, awazenzayo uDavide ukumkani ukuba kubulelwe kuYehova, ngokuba ingunaphakade inceba yakhe, ekudumiseni kukaDavide ngezandla zabo. Ababingeleli bavuthela amaxilongo phambi kwabo, emi onke amaSirayeli.
7. USolomon wawungcwalisa umphakathi wentendelezo ebiphambi kwendlu kaYehova; ngokuba ebenzé khona amadini anyukayo, namanqatha emibingelelo yoxolo; ngokuba isibingelelo sobhedu, awasenzayo uSolomon, besingenako ukulilingana lonke idini elinyukayo, nominikelo wokudla, namanqatha.