Wayesesuka ku-Elisha, weza enkosini yakhe ; yathi kuye: Utheni kuwe na ? Wathi: Uthe kimi uyakusinda nokusinda.

Ohamba ekupheleleni uyakusinda , kepha ophambene ngezindlela zakhe uyakuwa kwenye yazo.

Abafundi bakhe base bethi kuye: Nkosi, uma elele, uyakusinda.

Induna yekhulu yaphendula yathi : Nkosi, angifanele ukuba ungene phansi kophahla lwami, kepha yisho izwi nje, khona umfana wami uyakusinda.

Wayesesho uMoridekayi ukuba babuyisele impendulo ku -Esteri ngokuthi : Ungacabangi enhliziyweni yakho ukuthi wena uyakusinda endlini yenkosi kunabaJuda bonke.

U-Isaya wathi : Mabathathe isigaxa samakhiwane , basibeke ethumbeni, uyakusinda.

Umuzi uyakwahlukaniselwa uJehova , wona nakho konke okukuwo ; uRahabi isifebe kuphela uyakusinda , yena nabo bonke abakuye endlini , ngokuba wazithukusa izithunywa esazithumayo.

UJehova wathi kuMose : Zenzele inyoka enesihlungu , uyibeke ensikeni ; kuyakuthi yilowo nalowo olunywayo, lapho eyibheka, uyakusinda.