24 Sandla lesikhutsele emsebentini sigcina siphetse; kodvwa livila ligcina lisigcili.
Watsi kube abone kutsi lendzawo yekuphumula yinhle, nekutsi lelive lihle, wase uyagobondzela entela kwetfwala ngelihlombe, waphoceleka kutsi asebente njengesigcili.
Jerobowamu-ke bekayindvodza leme kahle, kwatsi kube Solomoni abone kutsi lelijaha liwenta kahle kanganani umsebenti walo, wabe sewulibeka indvuna yemisebenti yonkhe leyayentiwa ngemphoco bendlu yakaJosefa.
Sonkhe sive sema-Israyeli satsi kube sive kutsi Jerobowamu sewubuyile, satfumela kutsi akalandvwe ete emhlanganweni, sambeka inkhosi etikwawo onkhe ema-Israyeli. Kwasala sive sakaJuda kuphela, lesasala sinamatsele kaDavide.
lokusho kutsi titukulwane tato letatisasele kulo lonkhe live, lapho ema-Israyeli ehluleka khona kutibhubhisa aticedze, tonkhe-ke leto tive Solomoni watibutsekisa watisebentisa ngekutigcilata, njengobe kusenjalo nalamhla loku.
Buvila benta umuntfu abe luphuya; kodvwa kukhutsala kwenta umuntfu abe yinjinga.
Umuntfu lolivila uyalamba; kodvwa lokhutsele ugcina aphumelele.
Umuntfu lolivila ufisa lokunyenti agcine angakatfoli lutfo; kodvwa lokhutsele unikwa lokunyenti.
Sigcili lesihlakaniphile siyakhula sibe ngetulu kwendvodzana lekuyimfanayo; lesigcili sigcina sesiyindlalifa kanye nemadvodzana.
Buvila benta umuntfu adzakwe butfongo, nemuntfu longasebenti uyalamba.
Livila litsi: “Kunelibhubesi lapha ngaphandle; ngitawutsi ngiyaphuma lingidle.”
Use wambona nje umuntfu loyingcweti emsebentini wakhe? Nguye lowo loyawusetjentiswa ngemakhosi, angeke aweswele nemsebenti.
Kwatsi kube sive sema-Israyeli sandze sibe nemandla, sawacindzetela emaKhenani kutsi asebentele sona, kodvwa sangete sawacosha.