3 Nesibane sikaThixo sasingekacinywa, yaye uSamuweli wayelele etempileni+ kaYehova, apho kwakukho khona ityeya kaThixo.

6 Kwathi ngonyaka wamakhulu amane anamashumi asibhozo emva kokuba oonyana bakaSirayeli bephumile kwilizwe laseYiputa,+ kunyaka wesine,+ ngenyanga kaZivi,+ oko kukuthi, inyanga yesibini,+ emva kokuba uSolomon ebe ngukumkani kwaSirayeli, wamakhela uYehova indlu.+

16 Ngoko bayingenisa ityeya yoTHIXO oyinyaniso+ baza bayibeka ngaphakathi ententeni uDavide awayeyimisele yona;+ baza basondeza amadini anyukayo nemibingelelo yobudlelane phambi koTHIXO oyinyaniso.+

14 Izitya zegolide nezesilivere+ zendlu kaThixo ezo uNebhukadenetsare wazithabathayo etempileni, leyo yayiseYerusalem, waza wazizisa etempileni yaseBhabhiloni,+ ezi uKoreshi ukumkani+ wazikhupha etempileni yaseBhabhiloni, yaye zanikelwa kuSheshbhatsare,+ igama lalowo wamenza irhuluneli.+