6 Inkhosi Rehobowamu yahamba yayawutsatsisa kubantfu labadzala lababesebenta neyise Solomoni aseyinkhosi, yafike yabuta yatsi: “Nine ningangeluleka kutsi ngibaphendvula kanjani labantfu?”
Absalomu wabuta ku-Ahithofeli, watsi: “Selulekeni. Sitakwenta njani?”
Kodvwa Absalomu watsi: “Bitani naHushayi, um-Akhi, sitekuva kutsi yena utsini kuloku.”
Maye, bayajabula labantfu bakakho! Maye, tiyajabula tindvuna takakho letihlala njalo time lapha embikwakho tilalele lokuhlakanipha kwakho.
Inkhosi Solomoni yabusa sonkhe sive sema-Israyeli.
Tindvuna tembuso wakhe-ke bekunguleti: Azariya, umsa waSadoki, umphristi;
Kuhlakanipha akutfolakali yini kulabadzala? Imphilo lendze ayikuletsi yini kucondza?
Ngicabange ngatsi: ‘Kukhula lokufanele kukhulume, iminyaka leminyenti lekufanele ifundzise kuhlakanipha.’
Ungakhohlwa umngani wakho nemngani weyihlo. Nawehlelwa yinhlupheko ungayi kuyawucela lusito kumnakenu; kuncono uye kumakhelwane losedvutane kunekuya kumnakenu lokhashane.
Azariya, umsa waHoshaya, naJohanani, umsa waKhareya, nawo onkhe emadvodza labetibeka embili akhuluma kuJeremiya, atsi: “Unemanga! Simakadze longuNkulunkulu wetfu akakutfumi kutsi utewutsi: ‘Kufanele ningayi eGibhithe kuyawuhlala khona.’