34 Yasisithi: “Ngiyinceku ka-Abrahama. +

37 Ngakho inkosi yami ingifungisile yathi: ‘Akumelanga udingele indodana yami umfazi kumadodakazi abantu baseKhenani engihlala phakathi kwabo.+

15 Nanzelelani ukuthi alenzi isivumelwano labantu abahlala elizweni lelo ngoba nxa sebekhonza* onkulunkulu babo,+ benikela lemihlatshelo kubo bangacina belinxusa lani ukuthi liyekudla labo imihlatshelo yabo.+ 16 Lizacina lithatha amadodakazi abo ukuthi abe ngabafazi bamadodana enu+ njalo amadodakazi lawo azaqala ukungathembeki ngokukhonza onkulunkulu* babo abesebangela ukuthi lamadodana enu angathembeki ngokukhonza onkulunkulu* babo.+

11 INkosi uSolomoni yathatha indodakazi kaFaro,+ yaphinda yathanda labanye abafazi abanengi ababengabezinye izizwe.+ Yathatha abesifazana abangamaMowabi,+ lama-Amoni,+ lama-Edomi, lamaSidoni,+ lamaHithi.+ 2 Babengabezizwe uJehova ayekhulume ngazo labako-Israyeli wathi: “Akumelanga lidlelane lazo* ngoba zizahuga inhliziyo zenu ukuthi zilandele onkulunkulu bazo.”+ Kodwa uSolomoni yena wayebathanda abafazi labo njalo wanamathela kubo. 3 Wayelamakhosikazi angu-700 ayengawesikhosini labanye abafazi abangu-300. Amakhosikazi akhe ayiphambula kancane kancane inhliziyo yakhe.

14 Lingabotshelwa ejogweni linye* labangakholwayo.+ Kulobudlelwano bani phakathi kokulunga lobubi?+ Kulokuhambelana bani phakathi kokukhanya lobumnyama?+