24 batsi: “Mfundzisi, Mosi watsi: ‘Nakufa indvodza ingenabantfwana, umnakabo uyamngena lomfelokati wakhe, kuze atalele umufi bantfwana.’
Juda wakhuluma kumalukatana wakhe, Thamari, watsi: “Ncandzeka ubuyele kini, ekhaya leyihlo, uhlale khona ungumfelokati kuze kukhule Shela, indvodzana yami.” Loko abekusho ngobe abesaba kutsi naye angahle afe njengabomnakabo. Ngako-ke Thamari wahamba wabuyela ekhaya kubo, wayawuhlala khona.
Juda wase utsi ku-Onani, umnakabo-Era: “Ngena lomfelokati wemnakenu, wente lokufanele njengemkhula wakho, utalele umufi bantfwana.”
Base batfumela kuye labanye bafundzi babo kanye nemalunga ephathi yemaHerodi. Befike batsi: “Mfundzisi, siyati kutsi wena uneliciniso, ufundzisa indlela yaNkulunkulu ngeliciniso, awunaki muntfu, ngobe awubuki buso bemuntfu.
Manje le ngakitsi kwakunetelamani letatisikhombisa. Lona lomdzala watsatsa umfati, kodvwa wafa ate bantfwana, ngako umnakabo wamngena lomfati.
“Mfundzisi, ngumuphi umyalo lomkhulu emtsetfweni seyiyonkhe?”
“Akusibo bonkhe labatsi kimi: ‘Nkhosi, Nkhosi,’ labayawungena embusweni welizulu, kodvwa ngulabo labenta intsandvo yaBabe losezulwini.
“Mfundzisi, Mosi wasibhalela kutsi indvodza nayifa, ishiya umfati wayo angakabi namntfwana, umnakabomufi kufanele angene lomfati, khona atewuvusela umufi umuti.
bambuta batsi: “Mfundzisi, Mosi wasibhalela umtsetfo lotsi: ‘Indvodza nayifa ishiya umfati ate bantfwana, umnakabo lendvodza uyamngena lomfelokati avusele lomufi indlu ngekumtalela bantfwana.’
Asewusho kutsi bonkhe labantfu nase bavuka ngelilanga lekuvuka, lomfati uyawuba wabani, njengobe onkhe lamadvodza lasikhombisa abengumfati wawo?”
“Ningibitelani kutsi: ‘Nkhosi, Nkhosi,’ nibe ningenti lenginitjela kona?
Kodvwa Nawomi wakhuluma kubo, watsi: “Ncandzekani, madvodzakati ami, nitawuhambelani nami? Nitsi mine ngisenayo nje inhlanyelo kutsi ngingatala emadvodzana langaba ngemadvodza enu?
Sale ulala kwalamuhla. Kusasa ekuseni ngitawuvukela kuye ngalendzaba. Nangabe uyavuma kukungena, kutabe kulungile. Kodvwa nangabe akafuni, ngetsembisa phambi kwaSimakadze kutsi ngitakungena mine. Ngako lala kuze kuse.”
Bowazi wakhuluma watsi: “Kulungile-ke, kodvwa mhlazana utsenga lendzawo kuNawomi, kufanele ungene naRuthe, longumMowabi, umfelokati wemufi, khona utewuvusela umufi ligama.”