12 Nkharamo yaparuwa nyama kwakuyana ndi ŵana ŵake, ndi kupikitiya zinthukazi; yazaza mphanji zake ndi vyakuparuwa-paruwa, ndi mazenje ghake ndi nyama yakutwazuwa.
Awonani, ŵanthu yaŵa! Nge ndi nkharamu yinthukazi ŵayukiya muchanya, ndipo ulaka ndi nkharamu yinthurumi ŵatijisoska; kuti yigona pasi cha mpaka po yargha nyama yeniyo yako, ndi kumwa ndopa za yakubayika yo.”
Pakurutiliyapo Hushai wanguti, “Uziŵa iwe kuti ausu ndi ŵanthu ŵawo mbanthu ŵanthazi ukongwa, ndipo mitima yawo ye muchanya, nge ndi biyere yo wakwamphulika ŵana mu dondo. Pade paku ichi, ausu ndi ngwazi mu nkhondo; ndipo kuti ŵangagona mu usiku pamoza ndi ŵanthu cha.
Mphanji ya nkharamo ye pani, ndi mphanji ya nkharamo zampupuka, ko nkharamo yingutole nyama yake, kweniko kwenga ŵana ŵake, kwambura kofyeka ndi kanthu?