Inkosi uSolomoni yaphendula , yathi kunina : Umcelelelani u -Adoniya u- Abishagi waseShunemi na? Mcelele nombuso futhi, ngokuba ungumnewethu; yebo, mcelele yena no-Abiyathara umpristi, noJowabe indodana kaSeruya.

Wathi kuyise: Ngafa ikhanda! Ngafa ikhanda! Wayesethi encekwini yakhe : Myise kunina.

Yamthatha, yamyisa kunina ; wahlala emathangeni akhe kwaze kwaba semini, wafa.

Yena wathi kunina : Lezo zinhlamvu eziyinkulungwane nekhulu zesiliva ezathathwa kuwe, owaziqalekisa, wakhuluma ngazo ezindlebeni zami, bheka, leyo mali ikimi; ngayithatha. Unina wathi: Mayibusiswe nguJehova indodana yami.

Wabuyisela kunina lezo zinhlamvu eziyinkulungwane nekhulu zesiliva ; unina wathi: Ngiyangcwelisa impela leli siliva kuJehova esandleni sami , libe ngelendodana yami ukuba kwenziwe isithombe esibaziweyo nesibunjiweyo ; manje ngiyakulibuyisela kuwe.

Kepha walibuyisela isiliva kunina , unina wathatha izinhlamvu ezingamakhulu amabili zesiliva , wazinika umkhandi wesiliva owenza ngazo isithombe esibaziweyo nesibunjiweyo; zase zihlala endlini kaMika.

Ngiduduzile, ngawuthulisa umphefumulo wami ; njengomntwana olunyuliweyo kunina , njengolumulekileyo, unjalo umphefumulo wami phakathi kwami.

Kepha ijuba lami , opheleleyo wami munye nje ; ungoyedwa kunina , ungokhethiweyo wakhe owamzalayo. Amantombazana ayamb ona, athi ubusisiwe; amakhosikazi nezancinza bayamdumisa. Abangane:

Nazi izaga zikaSolomoni: Indodana ehlakaniphileyo ithokozisa uyise, kepha indodana eyisiwula ilusizi kunina.

Kuthe uJesu ebona unina nomfundi amthandayo bemi ngakhona , wathi kunina: Mame, bheka indodana yakho.

Yayisiphuma, yathi kunina : Ngizakucelani na ? Yena wathi : Ikhanda likaJohane uMbhapathizi.

kepha nina nithi : U ma umuntu ethi kuyise noma kunina : YiKorbana, okungukuthi umnikelo, lokho ongabe usizwa yimi ngakho,

Ikhanda lakhe lalethwa ngoqwembe, lanikwa intombazana; yaliyisa kunina.

Kepha nina nithi: Oshoyo kuyise noma kunina ukuthi : Kungumnikelo lokho ongabe usizwe yimi ngakho,

Uyakwenze njalo nangezinkomo zakho nangezimvu zakho : liyakuhlala kunina izinsuku eziyisikhombisa; ngosuku lwesishiyagalombili wonginika lona.

Wayesehamba-ke, wawathatha, wawayisa kunina; unina walungisa isilovela njengalokho akuthandayo uyise.

Ngesikhathi sokuvuna ukolweni uRubeni waya wafumana amamandragora endle, wawayisa kunina uL eya. URaheli wayesethi kuLeya : Ake ungiphe amamandragora endodana yakho.

Nxa kuzalwa inkunzi noma imvu noma imbuzi, iyakuhlala kunina izinsuku eziyisikhombisa; kusukela osukwini lwesishiyagalombili nangasemuva iyakwamukelwa ibe ngumnikelo womlilo kuJehova.