18 Kwathi ngosuku lwesithathu sengibelethile, lo wesifazane wabeletha naye; sasindawonye, kwakungekho mfokazi nathi endlini, kuyithina sobabili kuphela.
19 “Umfana walo wesifazane wafa ebusuku, ngokuba walala phezu kwakhe.
20 Wavuka phakathi kwamabili, wathatha umfana wami eceleni kwami, incekukazi yakho ilele ubuthongo, wambeka esifubeni sakhe, wabeka umfana wakhe ofileyo esifubeni sami.
21 Lapho sengivuka ekuseni ukuba ngimncelise umfana wami, bheka, wayesefile; kepha sengimbhekisisa ekuseni, bheka, kwakungesiye umfana wami engimzeleyo.”
22 Wayesethi omunye owesifazane: “Qha, ophilayo ungumfana wami, ofileyo ngumfana wakho.”Kepha yena wathi: “Qhabo, ofileyo ungumfana wakho, ophilayo ngumfana wami.” Bakhuluma kanjalo phambi kwenkosi.
23 Yayisithi inkosi: “Omunye uthi: ‘Ngowami lo mfana ophilayo, ngumfana wakho ofileyo;’ omunye uthi: ‘Qha, ngumfana wakho ofileyo, ngumfana wami ophilayo.’ ”
24 Yathi inkosi: “Ngiletheleni inkemba.” Baletha inkemba enkosini.