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.”
27 Yayisithatha inkosi, yathi: “Mnikeni lowo umntwana ophilayo, ningamdabuli nakanye; nguye ongunina.”
28 U-Israyeli wonke wezwa leso sahlulelo esenziwe yinkosi; bayesaba inkosi, ngokuba babona ukuthi ukuhlakanipha kukaNkulunkulu kwakukuyo ekwahluleleni kwayo.