28 Kodwana ngiyanitjela bona nanyana ngubani oqala umfazi amkhanuke sele ahlobonge naye ngehliziywenakhe.
Kwathi lokha uTjhekemu umsa kaRhamori umRhivi omphathi wendawo nakambonako wamthatha wamgagadlhela, ngendlela leyo wamrhubutjha.
Ngelinye ilanga kusihlwa uDavida wavuka embhedenakhe wakhambakhamba esirhodlweni esingaphezulu sesigodlo. Khonapho wabona umfazi ahlamba. Umfazi lo, gade angasimuhle athoma phasi.
Ngenze isivumelwano namehlwami, kobana ngingaqali itlawu ngokulikhanukela.
Ngiyafunga bona ihliziywami akhange iyengwe mfazi, akhange nginanabele umkamakhelwanami.
Ngibonile kobana kunomkhawulo kikho koke okuphelelisiweko, kodwana umyalwakho wenabile.
Ungafisi ikumba yomunye umuntu; ungakhanukeli umfazi womunye umuntu, ungafisi ikhoboka namkha ikhobokakazi lakhe, ikomakhe, udumbanakhe nanyana yini engeyomunye umuntu.”
Ungakhanuki ubuhle baso ehliziywenakho, ungavumi bona sikuwunge ngeenkophe zaso,
Lokha nabona imifanekiso yamadoda lawo, wawakhanuka bewathumela iinthunywa kiwo enarheni yamaKasidi.
Ungalali nomfazi womuntu womphakathi uzisilaphaze ngalokho.
Iye, ehliziyweni kuvela imizindlo emimbi, ukubulala, ukuhlobonga, ubufebe, ubusela, ukufakaza amala nokuhlambalaza.
Kodwana kwanjesi ngithi kini ngiloyo naloyo othukuthelela umfowabo uzokugwetjwa. Godu nanyana ngubani othi kumfowabo, ‘Nto ndina!’, uzokudoselwa ebandla. Godu nothi kumfowabo, ‘Sidlhadlha ndina!’, uzokuba sengozini yokuphoselwa emlilweni wesirhogo.
Kodwana kwanjesi ngithi kini: Ningajamelani nesikhohlakali. Umuntu nakuwahla emhlathini wangesigomeni, mnikele nomunye umhlathi.
Siyazi bona umthetho ungewokommoya, kodwana mina ngingowenyama, ngathengiselwa ebukhobokeni ngaphasi kwesono.
Nakube indoda ibanjwa ilele nomfazi wenye indoda, ababulawe bobabili njalo. Ngalokho nizakuthanyela ubumbi phakathi kwenu.
Banamehlo azele ukuhlobonga nanamathele ekoneni; bayenga abangakanzinzi epilweni. Ihliziywabo ijayele ukuba marhamaru; babantwana bamanikelela.
ngombana koke kwephaseli kuziinkanuko zenyama, iinkanuko zamehlo nokuzigqaja ngepilo. Koke lokhu akuveli kuBaba kodwana ephasini.