16. Wathi uJuda: “Sizakuthini enkosini yami na? Sizakukhulumani? Sizakuzihlanguza kanjani? UNkulunkulu ufumene ububi bezinceku zakho; bheka, siyizigqila zenkosi yami thina naye etholakele esandleni sakhe indebe.”
17. Wathi: “Makube kude kimi ukwenze njalo; umuntu etholakele esandleni sakhe indebe uyakuba yisigqila sami, kepha nina manihambe kahle, nenyuke, niye kuyihlo.”
18. UJuda wayesesondela kuye, ethi: “O nkosi yami, inceku yakho mayikhulume izwi ezindlebeni zenkosi yami, ungavuthi ulaka ngenceku yakho, ngokuba ungangoFaro wena.
19. Inkosi yami yabuza izinceku zayo, yathi: ‘Ninoyihlo, ninomfowenu, na?’
20. Sase sithi enkosini yami: ‘Sinobaba, ixhegu, nomntwana wobuxhegu bakhe omncane; umnewabo ufile, usesele yedwa kwabakanina; uyise uyamthanda.’
21. “Wawusuthi ezincekwini: ‘Mehliseni kimi ukuba ngimbone ngamehlo ami.’
22. Sathi enkosini: ‘Umfana akanakumshiya uyise; uma emshiya, uyise uzakufa.’
23. Wathi wena ezincekwini zakho: ‘Uma umfowenu omncane engehli nani, anisayikubuye nibone ubuso bami.’
24. Kwathi sesikhuphukele encekwini yakho ubaba, samlandisa amazwi enkosi.
25. “Wathi ubaba: ‘Buyelani, nisithengele ukudlana.’
26. Sathi thina: ‘Asinakwehla. Uma umfowethu omncane enathi, siyakwehla, ngokuba asinakubona ubuso balowo muntu, uma umfowethu omncane engenathi.’
27. “Yayisithi kithi inceku yakho ubaba: ‘Niyazi ukuthi umkami wangizalela amadodana amabili.