Wayesethi uMose kubantwana bakwaGadi nakubantwana bakwaRubeni: “Abafowenu bayakuya empini, nihlale lapha na?”
UMose wayesethi kubantwana bakwaGadi nakubantwana bakwaRubeni: “Abafowenu bayakuphuma impi, nina nihlale lapha, na?
UMose wathi kwabozalo lukaGadi nabolukaRubeni: “Kuyothi lapho abafowenu beyohlasela, nina nihlale lapha na?
U-Uriya wathi kuDavide: “Umphongolo no-Israyeli noJuda bahlala ematendeni; inkosi yami uJowabe nezinceku zenkosi yami bakanise endle; ngiyakungena endlini yami ukuba ngidle, ngiphuze, ngilale nomkami na? uma niphila, nokuphila komphefumulo wenu, angiyikuyenza le nto.
Ngakho bathi: Uba sifumene umusa emehlweni akho, kaliphiwe inceku zakho lelilizwe libe yilifa, ungasiweli iJordani.
Nizidumaza ngani izinhliziyo zabantwana bakwa-Israyeli ukuba bawele ezweni uJehova abanike lona na?
Aluziphathi okungafanele, aluzifuneli okwalo;
Yilowo nalowo angabheki okwakhe, kepha yilowo nalowo abheke nokwabanye.
Nihlalelani phakathi kwezibaya ukuze nizwe ukukhala komhlambi na? Ezigabeni zakwaRubeni kwakukhona ukuhlola okukhulu kwenhliziyo.