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.
25 Yathi-ke inkosi: “Mdabuleni kabili umntwana ophilayo, ninike omunye inxenye nomunye inxenye.”
26 Wayesekhuluma enkosini owesifazane ongowakhe umntwana ophilayo, ngokuba izibilini zakhe zavutha ngomntanakhe, wathi: “E nkosi, mnike yena umntwana ophilayo, ungambulali nakanye,” kepha omunye wathi: “Makangabi ngowami nangowakho; mdabuleni.”