15 Luswati nekuyalwa kunika inhlakanipho; kodvwa umntfwana longashaywa nalongayalwa uhlazisa unina.
Uyise Davide abengazange amekhute, ambute nekumbuta atsi: “Uyentelani lentfo lenjana?” Adoniya abemuhle kakhulu, elama Absalomu.
Leti-ke taga taSolomoni: Indvodzana lehlakaniphile ijabulisa uyise, kodvwa indvodzana lelibele ikhuba unina.
Indvodzana lehlakaniphile ngulebutsa kudla emasimini nase kulungile; kodvwa lelalako nakuvunwako iyahlazisana.
Longayifaki luswati indvodzana yakhe usuke ayitondza; kodvwa loyitsandzako uyayicondzisa.
Kulusizi kuba nendvodzana lesilima; yebo, kute kujabula kuyise wesilima.
Indvodzana lesilima iletsela uyise lusizi, nemmunyu kunina lowayitala.
Jezisa indvodzana yakho lisekhona litsemba ekwakhekeni kwayo; kodvwa ungayishayi kakhulu, ungahle uyibulale.
Bulima buboshelwe engcondvweni yemntfwana; kodvwa luswati luyabutsintsitsa bonkhe.
Khulisa umntfwana ngendlela lekufanele aphile ngayo; kuyakutsi nome asakhulile angesuki kuyo.
Condzisa indvodzana yakho, khona itakunika kuthula kwemphefumulo. Ingeke ikuhlazise.
Nangabe wetayeta sisebenti ngekusinika konkhe lesikufunako, nase sikhulile sitakwemuka konkhe lokukwakho.