28 Ngako onkhe ema-Israyeli eva ngendlela inkhosi leyayehlulela ngayo lendzaba futsi amangala*+ ngobe abona kutsi Nkulunkulu abeyinikete kuhlakanipha kute yehlulele kahle.+

29 Nkulunkulu wanika Solomoni kuhlakanipha, nekucondza lokukhulu kanye nenhlitiyo lenekucondza lokubanti njengesihlabatsi saselugwini lwelwandle.+ 30 Kuhlakanipha kwaSolomoni bekwendlula konkhe kuhlakanipha kwebantfu baseMphumalanga nako konkhe kuhlakanipha kwaseGibhithe.+ 31 Bekahlakaniphe kwendlula wonkhe umuntfu, ahlakaniphe kwendlula Ethani+ umZera naHemani,+ naKhalkoli+ naDada emadvodzana aMaholi; wadvuma kuto tonkhe tive lebetibomakhelwane.+

10 Ngiphe kuhlakanipha nelwati+ lwekuhola labantfu ngobe ngubani nje longakhona kwehlulela labantfu bakho labanyenti kangaka?”+

11 Nkulunkulu wabese utsi kuSolomoni: “Ngesizatfu sekutsi lesi sifiso senhlitiyo yakho futsi awukaceli umcebo, bunjinga, ludvumo nobe kufa* kwalabo labakutondzako, futsi awukaceli imphilo lendze, kodvwa ucele kuhlakanipha nelwati lwekwehlulela bantfu bami lengikubeke kutsi ube yinkhosi yabo,+ 12 utawunikwa kuhlakanipha nelwati; kodvwa ngitawuphindze ngikunike umcebo, nebunjinga kanye neludvumo, lokute kulamakhosi lake abusa ngaphambi kwakho lake aba nako, futsi kute layawubusa ngemuva kwakho latawuba nako.”+