Ningashiyi lutho kuze kube sekuseni ; kepha okusele kulo kuze kube sekuseni nizakukushisa ngomlilo.

Nothatha isithungu sehisopi , nisicwilise egazini elisemcengezini , nibhece ikhothamo nezinsika zombili zomnyango ngegazi elisemcengezini ; akuyikuphuma muntu emnyango waleyo ndlu kuze kube sekuseni.

abayikushiya lutho kuze kube sekuseni , bangaphuli thambo lalo ; ngokwezimiso zonke zephasika bayakulenza.

Ngosuku itabernakele elamiswa ngalo ifu lalisibekela itabernakele , itende lobufakazi; ngakusihlwa laliphezu kwetabernakele njengokubonakala komlilo kwaze kwaba sekuseni.

Nangesinye isikhathi ifu lahlala kusihlwa kwaze kwaba sekuseni ; nalapho ifu lenyuswa ekusen i, bahamba; noma lahlala ubusuku nemini , bahamba lapho ifu lenyuswa.

Kepha abantu kabavumanga ukumlalela; khona lowo muntu wasibamba isancinza sakhe , wasikhiphela kubo ; basazi, basona ubusuku bonke kwaze kwaba sekuseni; ekuthatheni kokusa basiyeka.

U-Abigayili wafika kuNabali ; bheka, wayenedili endlini yak he, linjengedili lenkosi; inhliziyo kaNabali yayithokoza phakathi kwakhe , ngokuba wayephuze kakhulu ; ngalokho akamtshelanga lutho oluncane nolukhul u kwaze kwaba sekuseni.

Kwafika is ithunywa, samtshela ukuthi : Balethile amakhanda amadodana enkosi. Wathi: Wabekeni abe yizinqwaba ezimbili ngasesikhaleni sesango kuze kube sekuseni.

Sisuthise ngomusa wakho, kuse sekuseni, ukuze sithokoze, sijabule izinsuku zethu zonke.

Ngakhala kwaze kwaba sekuseni ; njengengonyama uyaphula onke amathambo ami; kusukela emini kuze kube sebusuku uyangiqeda.