UEksodusi 31:12-17

UJehova wakhuluma kuMose, wathi: “Khuluma futhi kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli, uthi: ‘Niyawagcina amasabatha ami, ngokuba ayisibonakaliso phakathi kwami nani ezizukulwaneni zenu; ukuze nazi ukuthi nginguJehova oningcwelisayo. Ngakho anogcina isabatha; ngoba lingcwele kini; oyingcolisayo wobulawa nokubulawa; ngoba noma ubani owenza noma yimuphi umsebenzi kulo, lowo mphefumulo kumelwe unqunywe phakathi kwabantu bakubo. Izinsuku eziyisithupha kusetshenzwa; kepha ngosuku lwesikhombisa yisabatha, lingcwele kuJehova; yilowo nalowo owenza noma yimuphi umsebenzi ngosuku lwesabatha wobulawa nokubulawa. Ngakho-ke abantwana bakwa-Israyeli kumelwe bagcine isabatha ukuze bagcine isabatha ezizukulwaneni zabo njengesivumelwano esiphakade. Lokhu kuyisibonakaliso phakathi kwami nabantwana bakwa-Israyeli kuze kube phakade, ngoba ngezinsuku eziyisithupha uJehova wenza izulu nomhlaba, futhi ngosuku lwesikhombisa waphumula, waqabuleka.