17 Lapho u-Abrama eba neminyaka engamashumi ayisishiyagalolunye nesishiyagalolunye ubudala, uJehova wabonakala ku-Abrama wathi kuye:+ “NginguNkulunkulu uMninimandla onke.+ Hamba phambi kwami ungabi naphutha.+

4 ukuze uJehova afeze izwi lakhe alikhuluma ngokuqondene nami,+ ethi, ‘Uma amadodana akho+ eyoqaphela indlela yawo ngokuhamba+ phambi kwami ngeqiniso+ ngayo yonke inhliziyo yawo+ nangawo wonke umphefumulo wawo, akukho muntu oyonqunywa kubantu bakho ukuba angahlali esihlalweni sobukhosi sika-Israyeli.’+

6 Khona-ke uSolomoni wathi: “Wena ubonisé umusa wothando omkhulu+ encekwini yakho uDavide ubaba njengoba ahamba phambi kwakho ngeqiniso nangokulunga+ nangobuqotho benhliziyo kuwe; waqhubeka ugcina kuye lo musa wothando omkhulu, kangangokuba wamnika indodana ukuba ihlale esihlalweni sakhe sobukhosi njengakulolu suku.+

6 Bobabili babelungile+ phambi kukaNkulunkulu ngenxa yokuhamba ngokungasoleki+ ngokuvumelana nayo yonke imiyalo+ kaJehova+ nezimfuneko zakhe ezingokomthetho.+