18 Yenta tinhloso takho ngekutfola teluleko letilungile; ungacali uhlasele emphini ungenamasu.
Manje-ke ase ngikweluleke kutsi imphilo yakho neyaSolomoni, indvodzana yakho, ungayisindzisa kanjani.
Utsi unemasu nemabutfo emphi lanemandla, kodvwa ukhuluma lite nje. Ngubani lona lowetsembele kuye kutsi ungaze uvukele mine?
Sive siyawa ngenca yekweswela kucondziswa; siyawuphepha nangabe sinebeluleki labanyenti.
Tinhloso atiphumeleli ngaphandle kweteluleko; kodvwa nangabe kunebeluleki labanyenti tiyakuphumelela.
Ubotsatsa umyalo lohlakaniphile, nawuphuma imphi; kuncoba kusekubeni nebeluleki labalungile labanyenti.
Ungasheshi uye enkantolo ngaloko lokubonile, ngobe nase kuphele lelicala lomunye wafakaza wakwenta silima, utawube sewentani-ke?
“Nangabe inkhosi inemabutfo lati-10 000 iyawulwa nalenye inkhosi lenemabutfo lati-20 000, leyo nkhosi ifanele kutsi ihlale phansi ibukisise kutsi ingaba nawo yini emandla ekubhekana nalenkhosi.
Bonkhe lababetibona babekhuta bababate batsi: “Yehheni! Intfo lenje ayizange seyibonwe, futsi akuzange sekwenteke, seloku sive sema-Israyeli sakhuphuka nasiphuma eGibhithe. Cabangisisangi ngalokhu! Kufanele kutsatselwe tinyatselo! Sifuna kuva kahle kutsi kufanele sente njani!”
Baka-Israyeli bakhuphukela eBetheli, bayawubuta kuNkulunkulu, batsi: “Ngubani kitsi lotawuphuma kucala kuyawulwa nebakaBhenjamini?” Simakadze wabaphendvula watsi: “BakaJuda labatawuphuma kucala.”
Baka-Israyeli bakhuphuka bayawukhala embikwaSimakadze laze layawushona, solomane babuta kuSimakadze, batsi: “Siphindze yini sikhuphuke siyekulwa nabomnaketfu bakaBhenjamini?” Simakadze wabaphendvula watsi: “Khuphukani niyekulwa nabo.”
Manje-ke nonkhe ningema-Israyeli; khulumani nikhiphe sigwebo senu ngalesento.”
Kube mane lesive besiphetfwe ngimi, ngabe ngiyamsusa Abimeleki. Ngabe ngitsi kuye: ‘Khipha imphi yakho yonkhe!’ ”