15 nxa kungaba njalo kumele libe leqiniso lokuthi libeka inkosi ekhethwe nguJehova uNkulunkulu wenu.+ Kumele likhethe inkosi phakathi kwabafowenu, lingakhethi umuntu wesinye isizwe ongasimfowenu ukuthi alibuse.

17 Inkosi akumelanga ithathe abafazi abanengi ukuze inhliziyo yayo ingaphambuki+ futhi akumelanga ibuthelele isiliva esinengi kanye legolide.+

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.

26 Abesifazana bezinye izizwe ayisibo yini abenza iNkosi uSolomoni yenza isono? Kuzo zonke izizwe kwakungelankosi enjengaye+ njalo wayethandwa nguNkulunkulu wakhe,+ yikho wambeka waba yinkosi phezu kuka-Israyeli wonke kodwa abesifazana bezinye izizwe bamenza waphambuka.+