UJonathani wamtshela uDavide, wathi: USawule ubaba ufuna ukukubulala ; ngalokho ake uxwaye kusasa, uhlale esitha, ucashe;

Isixuku sap hendula sathi : Unedemoni wena ; ngubani ofuna ukukubulala na?

Ngawo lowo mzuzwana kweza abaFarisi abathile , bathi kuye: Suka, umuke lapha, ngokuba uHerode ufuna ukukubulala.

UJehova wathi kuMose kwaMidiyani : Hamba ubuyele eGibithe , ngokuba sebafa abantu bonke abafuna ukukubulala.

Lapho usuchithiwe , uyakwenzani na ? Noma wembatha okubomvu , noma uzivunulisa ngezivunulo zegolide, noma ugqaba amehlo akho ngomuthi , uzenza muhle ngeze; izithandwa zakho ziyakudelela, zifuna ukukubulala.

Ngase ngiya endlini kaShem aya indodana kaDelaya kaMehetabeli owayezivalele. Wathi: Masihlangane endlini kaNkulunkulu phakathi kwethempeli, sivale iminyango yethempeli, ngokuba bayakufika ukukubulala, yebo, ebusuku bayakufika bakubulale.