34 Yathi: “Ngisisebenzi saka-Abrahama.”+

37 Yeke ikosami yangifungisa yathi: ‘Ungathatheli indodanami umfazi emadodakazini wamaKanana, enarheni engihlala kiyo le.+

15 Tjhejani bona ningenzi isivumelwano nabahlali benarheni ngombana lokha nabangwadla nabozimu babo begodu babenzele imihlatjelo,+ omunye anganimema bese nidle inyama yomhlatjelwabo.+ 16 Ngokuqinisekileko nizokutjhadisa amadodanenu namadodakazabo+ begodu amadodakazabo azokungwadla nabozimu bawo abangele amadodanenu bona nawo angwadle nabozimu bawo.+

11 Ngaphandle kwendodakazi kaFaro,+ iKosi uSolomoni yabuye yathanda abanye abafazi abanengi abavela kwezinye iinarha:+ abafazi bakwaMowabi,+ bakwa-Amoni,+ bakwa-Edomu, abamaTsidoni,+ nabamaRhiti.+ 2 Bebavela eentjhabeni uJehova athi ngazo kuma-Israyeli: “Ningangeni kizo* begodu zingangeni kini ngombana zizokudosa iinhliziyo zenu bona zilandele abozimu bazo.”+ Kodwana uSolomoni wanamathela kibo* wabathanda. 3 Waba nabafazi abama-700 egade bamakhosazana namakhohlo ama-300, kancanikancani abafazi bakhe badosa ihliziywakhe.

14 Ningabotjhelwa ejogini linye* nabangakholwako.+ Ngombana kunabudlelwana buphi ukulunga nokungalungi na?+ Namkha kunokwabelana kuphi ukukhanya nobumnyama?+