UJakobe wathi kuLabani : Nginike umkami , ngokuba izinsuku zami seziphelile, ngize ngingene kuye.

Waphambukela kuye endleleni, wathi: Woza, ake ngingene kuwe, ngokuba wayengazi ukuthi ungumalokazana wakhe . Wathi: Uyakungiphani ukuba ungene kimi na?

njengalokho bangenzela abantwana bakwa -Esawu ababehlala eSeyiri nabakwaMowabi ababehlala e -Ari, ngize ngiwele iJordani , ngingene ezweni uJehova uNkulunkulu wethu asinika lona.

U-Uriya wathi kuDavide : Umphongolo, no-Israyeli, noJuda bahlezi emadokodweni; inkosi yami uJowabe nezinceku zenkosi yami zimisile endle ; mina-ke, pho, ngingene endlini yami, ngidle, ngiphuze, ngilale nomkami na? Kuphila kwakho nokuphila komphefumulo wakho, angiyikuyenza leyo nto.

Kepha wathi : Kuphila kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wakho , anginalo neqebelengwane, kukhona kuphela ukhweshe lwempuphu embizeni nengcosana yamafutha ophisweni ; bheka, sengicakashile izinkuni ezimbili , ukuze ngingene ngizilungiselele khona nendodana yami ukuba sikudle, sife.

Inkosi yakwa -Israyeli yathi kuJehoshafati : Ngiyakuziguqula, ngingene ekulweni, kepha wena wembathe izambatho zakho . Yayisiziguqula inkosi yakwa-Israyeli, yangena ekulweni.

Ngiphe manje ukuhlakanipha nokwazi ukuba ngiphume , ngingene phambi kwalabo bantu , ngokuba ngubani ongahlulela labo bantu bakho abakhulu kangaka na?

Inkosi yakwa -Israyeli yathi kuJehoshafati : Ngiyakuziguqula, ngingene ekulweni, kepha wena wembathe izambatho zakho . Yayisiziguqula inkosi yakwa-Israyeli, bangena ekulweni.

Zonke izinceku zenkosi nabantu bezifunda zenkosi bayazi ukuthi bonke abesilisa nabesifazane abeza enk osini egcekeni elingaphakathi bengabizwanga, kukhona umthetho munye ngabo wokuba babulawe , ngaphandle kwalowo inkosi eyakwelulela kuye intonga yegolide ukuba aphile; kodwa mina angibizwanga ukuba ngingene enkosini ngalezi zi nsuku ezingamashumi amathathu.

Hambani nibuthe bonke abaJuda abakhona eShushani , ningizilele ukudla, ningadli, ningaphuzi izinsuku ezintathu ubusuku nemini ; nami nezintombi zami siyakuzila kanjalo , ngingene enkosini noma kungengamthetho ; uma ngibhubha, mangibhubhe.

Ngishone odakeni lobishi olujulileyo , kungekho kuma; ngingene emanzini alutwa; imisinga iyangicwilisa.

Ngivuleleni amasango okulunga, ngingene ngawo, ngimdumise uJehova.

Ephendukela kowesifazane wathi kuSimoni : Uyambona lo wesifazane na ? Ngingene endlini yakho , awunginikanga amanzi ezinyawo , kepha yena uzimatisile izinyawo zami ngezinyembezi, wazesula ngezinwele zakhe.