6 Inkhosi Rehobowamu yahamba yayawutsatsisa kubantfu labadzala lababekadze basebenta neyise Solomoni aseyinkhosi, yafike yabuta yatsi: “Nine ningangeluleka kutsi ngibaphendvule ngitsini labantfu?”
Absalomu wabuta ku-Ahithofeli, watsi: “Selulekeni. Sitakwenta njani?”
Rehobowamu wabaphendvula watsi: “Nibobuya lapha kimi emvakwemalanga lamatsatfu.” Ngako-ke sive sesuka sahamba.
Ngicabange ngatsi: ‘Kukhula lokufanele kukhulume, iminyaka leminyenti lekufanele ifundzise kuhlakanipha.’
Silima sicabanga kutsi konkhe lokwentiwa ngiso kulungile; kodvwa umuntfu lotsatsa teluleko uhlakaniphile.
Lalela umyalo, wemukele kufundziswa, kuze utfole kuhlakanipha.
Ungakhohlwa umngani wakho nemngani weyihlo. Nawehlelwa yinhlupheko ungayi kuyawucela lusito kumnakenu; kuncono uye kumakhelwane losedvutane kunekuya kumnakenu lokhashane.
kutsi nenta siphosiso lesesabekako ngesikhatsi ningitfuma kuSimakadze longuNkulunkulu wenu, natsi: ‘Sithandazele kuSimakadze wetfu; sitjele konkhe lakushoko, sitakwenta.’