14 Kususa incabano kufanana nekubhobosa imbobo emantini lavalelwe; kufanele ivalwe lembobo emanti asengakayandzisi.
Kwesuka onkhe emadvodza aka-Israyeli aya enkhosini, afike atsi: “Nkhosi, kwentiwe yini kutsi bomnaketfu, emadvodza akaJuda, acabange kutsi analo lilungelo lekusemuka wena, akusingatse kanye nendlu yakho, nemabutfo akho akwewete umfula iJordane?”
Abiya kanye nemasotja akhe behlula ema-Israyeli kakhulu, kangangekutsi kwaze kwafa ema-Israyeli, emadvodza elikhetselo, lati-500 000.
Ngalanga linye nje Phekha, umsa waRemaliya, wabulala emasotja lati-120 000 akaJuda, ngobe phela Juda abesashiye Simakadze, Nkulunkulu waboyisemkhulu.
Ligcabho lichamusela incabano; kodvwa kuhlakanipha kutfolakala kulabo labemukela teluleko.
Umuntfu lowephuta kutfukutsela unekucondza lokukhulu; kodvwa umuntfu lonenhlitiyo lencane utibonakalisa kutsi usilima.
Imphendvulo letfobekile icitsa intfukutselo; kodvwa leyedzelelako nalenelulaka iyatfukutselisa.
Kuncono kuba ngumuntfu lobeketelako kunekuba silwi. Uncono umuntfu lotibambako kunemncobi nemtfumbi wemadolobha.
Umuntfu lotsandza kulwa utsandza sono. Umuntfu lotigabatisa ngebunjinga bakhe utibitela kufa.
Umuntfu lonekucondza uyakubamba kutfukutsela kwakhe; nangabe umuntfu amkhuba, kuba ludvumo kuye kumtsetselela.
Umuntfu longakufuni kulwa uzuza ludvumo; silima sihlala ngekususa lutfutfuva singatibambi.
Ungasheshi uye enkantolo ngaloko lokubonile, ngobe nase kuphele lelicala lomunye wafakaza wakwenta silima, utawube sewentani-ke?
Emalahle enta umlilo ukhehleke, tinkhuni tivutsisa umlilo, nemuntfu welutfutfuva ubhedla inkhani.
Umuntfu losheshe atfuketsele ususa lutfutfuva; yebo, umuntfu lonenhlitiyo lencane ubanga tono letinyenti.
Nakunekwenteka, yentani konkhe lokusemandleni enu kutsi nihlalisane ngekuthula nebantfu bonkhe.
Timiseleni kuphila ngekuthula, nicaphele lokucondzene nani, nitisebentele nine ngetandla tenu, njengobe sanitjela.