7 Ngicabange ngatsi: ‘Kukhula lokufanele kukhulume, iminyaka leminyenti lekufanele ifundzise kuhlakanipha.’
Inkhosi Rehobowamu yahamba yayawutsatsisa kubantfu labadzala lababekadze basebenta neyise Solomoni aseyinkhosi, yafike yabuta yatsi: “Nine ningangeluleka kutsi ngibaphendvule ngitsini labantfu?”
Kuhlakanipha akutfolakali yini kulabadzala? Imphilo lendze ayikuletsi yini kucondza?
Timphunga nalabadzala bangakitsi, yebo, emadvodza lamadzala, kwendlula uyihlo.
Akusibo labadzala bodvwa labanekuhlakanipha, futsi akusibo lase bagugile bodvwa labakwatiko lokulungile.
Lwati lwami lwendlula lwalabadzala kunami, ngobe ngigcina timiso takho.
Budzala bungumvuzo wemphilo yekulunga; timvu tingumchele walabalungile.
Bekufanele kutsi ngabe senibafundzisi nyalo, kodvwa nisadzinga lotanifundzisa, nicalele phansi etinyatselweni tekucala temfundziso yelivi laNkulunkulu. Solo nidzinga lubisi, hhayi kudla lokucinile.