1 Amakhosi 3:16-28

Kwase kufika abesifazane ababili abayizifebe enkosini, bema phambi kwayo; Omunye wesifazane wathi: “O nkosi yami, mina nalo wesifazane sihlala endlini yinye; ngathola ingane inaye endlini. Kwathi ngosuku lwesithathu ngibelethile, lona wesifazane wabeletha naye; futhi sasindawonye; kwakungekho mfokazi kanye nathi endlini, ngaphandle kwethu sobabili endlini. Wafa-ke umntwana walo wesifazane ebusuku; ngoba wayisibekela. Wavuka phakathi kobusuku, wathatha indodana yami eceleni kwami, incekukazi yakho ilele, wayilalisa esifubeni sakhe, wamlalisa ofileyo wakhe esifubeni sami. Lapho ngivuka ekuseni ukuba ngincelise umntanami, bheka, wayesefile; kodwa lapho ngikucabangela ekuseni, bheka, kwakungeyona indodana yami engayizala. Wathi omunye wesifazane: “Qha; kodwa ophilayo yindodana yami, ofileyo yindodana yakho. Lathi: Hatshi; kodwa ofileyo yindodana yakho, lendodana yami ngephilayo. Bakhuluma kanjalo phambi kwenkosi. Inkosi yasisithi: Lo wathi: Le yindodana yami ephilayo, lendodana yakho ngefileyo; omunye athi: Cha! kodwa indodana yakho ifile, futhi indodana yami iyaphila. Inkosi yasisithi: Ngiletheleni inkemba. Baletha inkemba phambi kwenkosi. Inkosi yasisithi: Dabulani kabili umntwana ophilayo, linike omunye ingxenye, lomunye. Owesifazana omntwana ophilayo wakhuluma enkosini, ngoba izibilini zakhe zanxanela indodana yakhe, wathi: O nkosi yami, mnikeni umntwana ephila, lingambulali. Kodwa omunye wathi: Kangabi ngowami kumbe owakho, kodwa yehlukaniseni. Inkosi yasiphendula yathi: “Mnikeni umntwana ophilayo, lingambulali lakanye; ungunina wayo. Wonke u-Israyeli wezwa isahlulelo inkosi; besaba inkosi, ngokuba babona ukuthi ukuhlakanipha kukaNkulunkulu bekukuyo ukwenza ukwahlulela.