Waloba ezincwadini ukuthi : Memezelani ukuzila ukudla , nimbeke uNaboti emqoka kubantu,

Amemezela ukuzila ukudla, ambeka uNaboti emqoka kubantu.

UJehoshafati wayeseshaywa luvalo , wabhekisa ubuso bakhe ukumfuna uJehova, wamemezela ukuzila ukudla kulo lonke lwakwaJuda.

Ngcwelisani ukuzila ukudla , nibize umhlangano; buthani amalunga, yebo, bonke abakhe ezweni , endlini kaJehova uNkulunkulu wenu , nikhale kuJehova.

Ngase ngimemezela khona ukuzila ukudla ngasemfuleni i -Ahava ukuba sizithobe phambi kukaNkulunkulu , sizifunele kuye i ndlela emhlophe , thina nabantwana bethu, nemfuyo yethu yonke.

Kwathi ngomnyaka wesihlanu kaJehoyakimi indodana kaJosiya , inkosi yakwaJuda, ngenyanga yesishiyagalolunye bonke abantu baseJerusalema nabo bonke abantu ababevela emizini yakwaJuda beza eJerusalema , bamemezela ukuzila ukudla phambi kukaJehova.

Bethani icilongo eSiyoni, ningcwelise ukuzila ukudla, nibize umhlangano;

Abantu baseNineve bakholwa nguNkulunkulu; bamemezela ukuzila ukudla, bembatha izindwangu zamas aka, kusukela kwabakhulu babo kwaze kwaba kwabancane.

Usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti , uthi: Ukuzila kwenyanga yesine, nokuzila kweyesihlanu, nokuzila kweyesikhombisa , nokuzila kweyeshumi kuyakuba ngukujabula nokuthokoza nemikhosi emihle kuyo indlu yakwaJuda; thandani iqiniso nokuthula.

Kepha hambani nifunde ukuba kuthini ukuthi : Ngifuna isihawu , hhayi umhlatshelo. Ngokuba angizanga ukubiza abalungileyo kepha izoni ukuba ziphenduke. Ukuzila ukudla (Mark. 2:18; Luk. 5:33)

UJesu ekuzwa lokho wathi kubo : Abaphilileyo abadingi inyanga , ngabagulayo bodwa; kangizelanga ukubiza abalungileyo kodwa izoni. Ukuzila ukudla (Math. 9:14; 12:1; Luk. 5:33)

Kangizelanga ukubiza abalungileyo kodwa izoni ukuba ziphenduke. Ukuzila ukudla (Math. 9:14; Mark. 2:18)