Izinsuku zikaDavide zasondela ekufeni ; wayesemyala uSolomoni indodana yakhe, ethi:

Kepha izinceku zasondela, zakhuluma kuye, zathi: Baba, uma umprofethi ebekhulume kuwe into enkulu , ngabe ungayenzanga na ? Kakhulu kangakanani, uma ethi kuwe: Geza, uhlambuluke, na?

zasondela kuZerubabele nakuzo izinhloko zawoyise , zathi kubo : Masakhe nani, ngokuba sifuna uNkulunkulu wenu njengani , sinikela kuye kwasemihleni ka-Esari Hadoni inkosi yase-Asiriya owasikhuphulela lapha.

Kwathi sekuphelile lokho , izikhulu zasondela kimi , zathi: Abantu bakwa- Israyeli nabapristi namaLevi abazahlukanisanga nabantu bezizwe nezinengiso zabo, ezamaKhanani, namaHeti, namaPherizi, namaJebusi, nama-Amoni, nabakwaMowabi, nabaseGibithe, nama-Amori.

Kwathi lapho bekhiphela kuJoshuwa lawo makhosi, uJoshuwa wabiza onke amadoda akwa-Israyeli, wathi ezinduneni zamadoda empi ezazihamba naye : Sondelani, nibeke izinyawo zenu ezintanyeni zalawa makhosi . Zasondela-ke, zabeka izinyawo zazo ezintanyeni zawo.

Iziphathimandla ezaziphezu kwezinkulungwane zebandla , izinduna zezinkulungwane nezinduna zamakhulu, zasondela kuMose, zathi kuMose:

Izinhloko zezindlu zawoyise bomndeni wabantwana bakwaGileyadi kaMakiri kaManase , abemindeni yamadodana kaJosefa , zasondela, zakhuluma phambi kukaMose naphambi kwezikhulu, izinhloko zezindlu zawoyise babantwana bakwa-Israyeli,