noZabadi indodana yakhe, noShuthela indodana yakhe, no-Ezeri no-Eleyadi ababulawa ngabantu baseGati ababezelwe kulelo zwe , ngokuba behla ukuthatha izinkomo zabo.

Kwase kufika isihambi endodeni ecebileyo , yayeka ukuthatha ezimvini nasezinkomeni zayo ukusilungisela leso sihambi esasifike kuyo , kepha yathatha ixhukazana lendoda empofu, yalilungisela umuntu owayefike kuyo.

Ngokuba uJohane wayethe kuHerode : Awuvunyelwe ukuthatha umkamfowenu.

UJesu wayesethi kuye : Ake kusuthe abantwana kuqala , ngokuba akukuhle ukuthatha isinkwa sabantwana, usiphonse ezinjaneni.

Waphendula wathi : Akukuhle ukuthatha isinkwa sabantwana , usiphonse ezinjaneni.

Lapho u qedile ukuthatha okweshumi kwezithelo zakho ngomnyaka wesithathu ongumnyaka wokweshumi , usumnike uLevi khona , nomfokazi, nentandane, nomfelokazi ukuba badle phakathi kwamasango akho, basuthe,

Kuyakuthi lapho bala ukuthatha indebe esandleni sak ho ukuba bayiphuze , usho kubo ukuthi: Usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti, uthi: Impela niyakuphuza.