9 “Ke wena, Solomon nyana wam, uze umazi+ uTHIXO kayihlo, umkhonze+ ngentliziyo epheleleyo+ nangomphefumlo onoyolo;+ kuba uYehova uyazigocagoca zonke iintliziyo,+ akuqonde konke ukutyekela kweengcamango.+ Ukuba uthe wamfuna, uya kumfumana;+ kodwa ukuba uthe wamshiya,+ uya kukulahla ngonaphakade.+

2 Ngako oko waphuma waya phambi kuka-Asa waza wathi kuye: “Ndiphulaphule, Asa nawe wonke Yuda noBhenjamin! UYehova unani logama nje nani ninaye;+ nokuba nithe namfuna,+ uya kufumaneka kuni, kodwa ukuba nithe namshiya uya kunishiya.+

3 Noko ke, kukho izinto ezilungileyo+ ezifunyenweyo kuwe, ngenxa yokuba uye wazitshayela izibonda ezingcwele elizweni+ yaye wayilungisa intliziyo yakho ukuba ufune uTHIXO oyinyaniso.”+

6 Funani uYehova ngoxa esenokufunyanwa.+ Mbizeni ngoxa esekufuphi.+

12 Kuba amehlo+ kaYehova aphezu kwabo bangamalungisa, neendlebe zakhe zisingisele esikhungweni sabo;+ kodwa ubuso bukaYehova bunxamnye nabo benza izinto ezimbi.”+