Wayenabafazi abangamakhulu ayisikhombisa abangamadodakazi amakhosi , nezancinza ezingamakhulu amathathu ; omkakhe bayiphambukisa inhliziyo yakhe.

URehobowamu wamthanda uMahakha indodakazi ka-Abisalomu phezu kwabo bonke abafazi bakhe nezancinza zakhe , ngokuba wathatha abafazi abayishumi nesishiyagalombili nez ancinza ezingamashumi ayisithupha , wazala amadodana angamashumi amabili nesishiyagalombili namadodakazi angamashumi ayisithupha.

Amakhosikazi angamashumi ayisithupha , nezancinza zingamashumi ayisishiyagalombili, nezintombi azinakubalwa.

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

UBelishasari esalinambitha iwayini wayaleza ukuba kulethwe izitsha zegolide nezesiliva , uNebukadinesari uyise ayezikhiphe ethempelini laseJerusalema, ukuba inkosi nez ikhulu zayo, nawomkayo, nezancinza zayo baphuze ngazo.

kepha uziphakamisile eNkosini yasezulwini ; balethe izitsha zendlu yakhe phambi kwakho ; wena nezinduna zakho , nawomkakho, nezancinza zakho niphuzile iwayini ngazo , utusile wena onkulunkulu besiliva, nabegolide, nabethusi, nabensimbi, nabomuthi, nabetshe abangaboni , abangezwa, abangazi; kodwa uNkulunkulu omphefumulo wakho usesandleni sakhe , nokungezakhe zonke izindlela zakho awumdumisanga.

Base beletha izitsha zegolide ezazikhishwe ethempelini lendlu kaNkulunkulu yaseJerusalema, inkosi, nezikhulu zayo , nawomkayo, nezancinza zayo baphuza ngazo.