Umbhalo Waphansi
a I-International Standard Bible Encyclopedia iyachaza: “Abesifazane babengadli nezimenywa zesilisa, futhi abesilisa babengakhuthazwa ukuba bakhulume nabesifazane. . . . Ukuxoxa nowesifazane endaweni esobala kwakuyihlazo ngokukhethekile.” I-Mishnah yamaJuda, iqoqo lezimfundiso zorabi, yaluleka: “Ungakhulumi kakhulu nesifazane. . . . Okhuluma kakhulu nesifazane uzilethela okubi futhi udebeselela ukufundwa koMthetho futhi ekugcineni uyodla ifa laseGehena.”—Aboth 1:5.