26 Nangabe umuntfu ashaya uyise acoshe nenina, ubanga lihlazo nendlisamahloni.
Leti-ke taga taSolomoni: Indvodzana lehlakaniphile ijabulisa uyise, kodvwa indvodzana lelibele ikhuba unina.
Indvodzana lehlakaniphile ngulebutsa kudla emasimini nase kulungile; kodvwa lelalako nakuvunwako iyahlazisana.
Sigcili lesihlakaniphile siyakhula sibe ngetulu kwendvodzana lekuyimfanayo; lesigcili sigcina sesiyindlalifa kanye nemadvodzana.
Indvodzana lesilima iletsela uyise lusizi, nemmunyu kunina lowayitala.
Ndvodzana yami, nangabe awulaleli nabakucondzisa, utakukhohlwa konkhe lofundziswe kona.
Ubusisiwe umuntfu lowesaba Simakadze. Lowenta inhlitiyo ibe lukhuni uyawubhujiswa.
Umuntfu lowebela uyise nenina abe atiyenga atsi: “Akusiso sono loko,” ufanana nesigelekece lesisidlova.
Indvodzana lelalela umtsetfo ihlakaniphile; kodvwa lengumngani wetiyingayinga ihlazisa uyise.
Labanye bantfu bacalekisa boyise, bangabongi ngisho nekubonga kubonina.
Liso leliphukuta uyise, ledzelele nenina nasagugile, liyawukhokhwa ngemahhwabayi; yebo, lowo muntfu uyawuba kudla kwemangce.
Kodvwa lendvodzana yakho nayibuya kuyawuhlaphata lifa lakho netingwadla, yona uyihlabisa litfole lelikhuluphele!’