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4 Ngako Bhowazi wakhuphukela egedeni lelidolobha+ wafike wahlala khona. Watsi asahleti, kwendlula lomuntfu Bhowazi labekhulume ngaye lobekanelilungelo lekuhlenga lomfati.+ Bhowazi watsi kulomuntfu: “Ngicela ute lapha uhlale phansi.” Lomuntfu waya kuye wafike wahlala phansi. 2 Ngemuva kwaloko Bhowazi wabita emadvodza lamadzala+ langu-10 akulelidolobha, watsi kuwo: “Hlalani phansi.” Ngako ahlala phansi.
3 Bhowazi wabese utsi kulendvodza lenelilungelo lekuhlenga lomfati:+ “Nawomi losabuyile eveni lakaMowabi+ kufanele atsengise umhlaba lebewuwa-Elimeleki umnaketfu.+ 4 Ngako bengicabanga kutsi ngikutjele ngalendzaba futsi ngitsi: ‘Wutsenge* embikwalesive nasembikwalamadvodza lamadzala alesive.+ Nangabe utawutsenga, kulungile wutsenge. Kodvwa nangabe ungeke uwutsenge ngitjele kuze ngati ngobe nguwe lonelilungelo lekuwutsenga futsi mine ngilandzela wena.’” Lendvodza yamphendvula yatsi: “Nginesifiso sekuwutsenga.”+ 5 Ngemuva kwaloko Bhowazi watsi: “Ngelilanga lotawutsenga ngalo lomhlaba kuNawomi kufanele uphindze uwutsenge nakuRuthe umMowabi, longumfati wemufi kuze ulondvolote ligama lemufi kuloko lokulifa lakhe.”+ 6 Nayiva loko, lendvodza yamphendvula yatsi: “Angeke ngikhone kuwutsenga ngobe kungenteka ngone lifa lami. Ngicela uwutsenge ngelilungelo lami ngobe mine angeke ngikhone kuwutsenga.”
7 Nali lisiko lebelisetjentiswa kadzeni ka-Israyeli kuze kucinisekiswe sivumelwane lesimayelana nelilungelo lekutsenga nelekushintjiselana: Indvodza bekufanele ikhumule incabule+ yayo iyinike lona lomunye umuntfu, futsi nguleyo indlela tivumelwane lebeticinisekiswa* ngayo ka-Israyeli. 8 Ngesikhatsi lendvodza itsi kuBhowazi: “Wutsenge wena,” yakhumula incabule yayo. 9 Ngako Bhowazi watsi kulamadvodza lamadzala nakubo bonkhe labantfu: “Nine nibofakazi+ lamuhla bekutsi konkhe lobekukwa-Elimeleki nako konkhe lobekukwaKhiliyoni naMahaloni ngiyakutsenga kuNawomi. 10 Ngiphindze ngitsatsa naRuthe umMowabi, umfati waMahaloni, kutsi abe ngumfati wami khona ngitawulondvolota ligama lemufi kuloko lokulifa lakhe,+ kuze ligama lemufi lingasulwa kubomnakabo nasegedeni lelidolobha lakubo. Nine-ke nibofakazi lamuhla.”+
11 Ngaleso sikhatsi bonkhe bantfu lebebasegedeni lelidolobha kanye nemadvodza lamadzala batsi: “Tsine sibofakazi! Shengatsi Jehova angenta kutsi lomfati lotawungena endlini yakho lamuhla afanane naRakheli kanye naLeya, bobabili labakha indlu yaka-Israyeli.+ Shengatsi ungaphumelela e-Efratha+ uphindze wakhe ligama lelihle* eBhetlehema.+ 12 Shengatsi indlu yakho ingafanana nendlu yaPheresi+ indvodzana yaThamari naJuda, ngebantfwana Jehova latakunika bona ngalomkakho.”+
13 Ngako Bhowazi watsatsa Ruthe, waba ngumkakhe. Waya naye ecansini futsi Jehova wabangela kutsi Ruthe akhulelwe, wase utala indvodzana. 14 Ngemuva kwaloko, bafati batsi kuNawomi: “Akadvunyiswe Jehova lowente kutsi lamuhla kube nemuntfu lonelilungelo lekunihlenga. Shengatsi ligama lakhe lingamenyetelwa ka-Israyeli! 15 Ulondvolote* kuphila* kwakho futsi utakusekela ebudzaleni bakho ngobe utelwe ngumakoti wakho lokutsandzako+ naloncono kakhulu kuwe kunemadvodzana langu-7.” 16 Nawomi watsatsa lomntfwana wambeka esifubeni sakhe, wase uyamnakekela.* 17 Ngemuva kwaloko bafati lababomakhelwane bametsa libito. Batsi: “Nawomi utalelwe indvodzana,” futsi bametsa batsi ngu-Obedi.+ Ungubabe waJese,+ longubabe waDavide.
18 Nalu luhla lwemndeni* waPheresi:+ Pheresi watala Hesroni;+ 19 Hesroni watala Ramu; Ramu watala Aminadabi;+ 20 Aminadabi+ watala Nasoni; Nasoni watala Salmoni; 21 Salmoni watala Bhowazi; Bhowazi watala Obedi; 22 Obedi watala Jese;+ futsi Jese watala Davide.+