24 Suka ke ukumkani wathi: “Ndiziseleni ikrele.” Walinikwa ke ukumkani ikrele elo.
25 Wayalela wathi: “Mahluleni kubini lo mntwana uphilayo, icala nilinike omnye waba bafazi, omnye ke nimnike icala.”
26 Ke kaloku lo mfazi yayingowakhe umntwana ophilayo wasikwa yinimba, wathi kukumkani: “Ndincede, mhlekazi, musa ukumbulala! Ndaweni yaloo nto mnike lo mfazi lo mntwana uphilayo!”Ke yena omnye lo umfazi wathi: “Ewe, kungcono singamfumani sobabini; mahlule kubini!”
27 Waza ke ukumkani wawisa isigwebo wathi: “Sukuba sambulala umntwana, koko mnike lo mfazi wokuqala, kuba ngenene ngowakhe.”
28 Athe ke amaSirayeli akusiva eso sigwebo sikakumkani, atsho amhlonela, kuba eqonda ukuba kuthe kanti uThixo ukumkani umphe ubulumko bokuthetha amatyala ngobulungisa.