8 Kodvwa Rehobowamu wasilahla leseluleko salabantfu labadzala lababemeluleke ngaso, wahamba wayawubuta kulabasha, bontsanga yakhe, lababetinceku takhe.
Absalomu kanye nawo onkhe emadvodza aka-Israyeli batsi: “Leseluleko saHushayi, um-Akhi, sincono kunalesa sa-Ahithofeli.” Loku kwentiwa kutsi Simakadze abecondze kuswabisa leseluleko sa-Ahithofeli, kuze ehlisele bubi ku-Absalomu.
Wababuta watsi: “Nine-ke sitsini senu seluleko? Singabaphendvula sitsini labantfu labatsi kimi: ‘Cekisa lelijoko lesaletfweswa nguyihlo’?”
nangete nasitsatsa seluleko sami, nala nekutsi nginekhute,
Lohambisana nebantfu labahlakaniphile naye ugcina asahlakaniphile; kodvwa umngani wetilima uyawuhlupheka.
Lalela umyalo, wemukele kufundziswa, kuze utfole kuhlakanipha.
Njengelicici legolide, nanjengemhlobiso loligugu, linjalo livi leseluleko kulolivako alente.
Ungakhohlwa umngani wakho nemngani weyihlo. Nawehlelwa yinhlupheko ungayi kuyawucela lusito kumnakenu; kuncono uye kumakhelwane losedvutane kunekuya kumnakenu lokhashane.
Nawuyala umuntfu lohlakaniphile, utawusuka ahlakaniphe kakhulu; nawufundzisa umuntfu lolungile, yena usuka engete kulokufundza kwakhe.
Nako kuwe wena live, nangabe sigcili sesigucuke saba yinkhosi yakho, kantsi nebantfwabenkhosi belive lakini badla lidzili ekuseni.
Simakadze utsi: “Maye kulabo bantfwana labanenkhani, nakulabo labakha emasu langesiwo ami, nakulabo labenta sivumelwane kungesiko ngaMoya wami, bengete sono esonweni,