When the king asked Nehemiah what he requested of him, his first response was to pray; Nehemiah 2:4 says he "prayed to the God of heaven."
1:4) Musi Arithasasitha a tshi mu vhudzisa uri ndi ngani o ṱungufhala, "[Nehemia a] ranga u rabela Mudzimu wa ṱaḓulu."