12 “Kodwa nxa lingaphambuka lilandele izizwe lezi eziseleyo,+ lendiselane lazo+ njalo libe lobudlelwano lazo, 13 lihle lazi ukuthi uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu kasoze aqhubeke ezixotsha phambi kwenu+ izizwe lezi. Zizakuba ngumjibila kini lomchilo wokulibhaxabula emhlane+ kanye lameva emehlweni enu, lize liphele lonke elizweni leli elihle uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu aliphe lona.

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.

2 Bathethe abafazi phakathi kwamadodakazi abantu laba, bathathela lamadodana abo+ abafazi kubo. Khathesi abantu abangcwele+ sebehlangene* labantu bezinye izizwe+ njalo abaphambili esonweni lesi yiziphathamandla labasekeli bababusi.”