17 Kwathi xa uAbram aneminyaka engamashumi asithoba anesithoba ubudala, wabonakala uYehova kuAbram waza wathi kuye:+ “NdinguThixo uSomandla.+ Hamba phambi kwam uze ungqineke ungenasiphoso.+

4 ukuze uYehova aliphumeze ilizwi lakhe awalithethayo ngam,+ esithi, ‘Ukuba oonyana bakho+ baya kuyinyamekela indlela yabo ngokuhamba+ enyanisweni+ phambi kwam ngayo yonke intliziyo yabo+ nangawo wonke umphefumlo wabo, akukho mntu wakho uya kunqunyulwa ekuhlaleni etroneni yakwaSirayeli.’+

6 USolomon wathi: “Wena ngokwakho umenzele ububele bothando obukhulu+ umkhonzi wakho uDavide ubawo njengoko wayehamba phambi kwakho enyanisweni nasebulungiseni+ nangokuthi tye kwentliziyo kuwe; yaye waqhubeka ubugcinile kuye obu bubele bothando bukhulu, kangangokuba wamnika unyana ukuba ahlale etroneni yakhe njengalo mhla.+

6 Bobabini babengamalungisa+ phambi koThixo ngenxa yokuhamba ngokungenakusoleka+ ngokuvumelana nayo yonke imiyalelo+ neemfuneko ezisemthethweni+ zikaYehova.+