12 Kwanga uYehova angakunika ingqiqo nokuqonda,+ xa ekunika igunya phezu koSirayeli ukuze uwugcine umthetho kaYehova uThixo wakho.+

19 Nika uSolomon unyana wam intliziyo epheleleyo,*+ ukuze ayigcine ­imiyalelo yakho,+ izikhumbuzo zakho nemithetho yakho, nokuze enze zonke ezi zinto, aze akhe itempile* ngezinto endizilungiseleleyo.”+

11 UThixo wathi kuSolomon: “Ngenxa yokuba le iyinto efunwa yintliziyo yakho ibe ungacelanga ndyebo, butyebi nambeko okanye ukuba bafe abo bakucaphukelayo, futhi ungacelanga nabomi bude,* kodwa ucele ubulumko nolwazi ukuze ugwebe abantu bam endikwenze ukuba ube ngukumkani wabo,+ 12 uza kunikwa ubulumko nolwazi, kodwa ndiza kukunika nendyebo, ubutyebi nembeko, wogqithe bonke ookumkani abakhe bakho ngaphambi kwakho, nabaseza kubakho emva kwakho.”+

16 Kubhetele kakhulu ukufumana ubulumko kunegolide.+

Kubhetele ukukhetha ukuqonda kunesilivere.+