15 Ngako-ke Nawomi wakhuluma kuRuthe, watsi: “Angitsi uyabona kutsi dzadzewenu sewuhambile wabuyela kubo, nawe-ke ncandzeka kanye naye.”
Elija wakhuluma ku-Elisha, watsi: “Sala lapha; Simakadze usangitfumele eBetheli.” Kodvwa Elisha waphendvula, watsi: “Ngifunga ngekuphila kwaSimakadze nangekwakho, ngitsi ngingeke ngikushiye.” Ngako bavele bewuka baya eBetheli.
Kodvwa labaphambukela etindleleni tabo letimagiligombo Simakadze uyawubacosha kanye nalabenta lokubi. Kuthula akube ku-Israyeli!
Inkhulumo yakhe ikuganga nemacebo; ubuyekele bucotfo bakhe nekwenta lokulungile.
nalabo lase bancandzekile bakuyekela kulandzela Simakadze bangete bamfuna Simakadze bangabuti nekubuta kuye.
Hobabi waphendvula watsi: “Cha, ngingeke ngihambe nani; sengibuyela eveni lakitsi nasesiveni sakitsi.”
Base basondzele kulomuti labebaya kuwo, Jesu washaya sengatsi uyendlula,
Kodvwa lolungile wami ngekukholwa uyawuphila; kodvwa nangabe ahlehla nyova, ngingeke ngimjabulele.”
Kodvwa nangabe kukhonta Simakadze kubonakala kungatsandzeki kini, ngako khetsani lamuhla kutsi nitawukhonta bani, nome bonkulunkulu lababekhontwa bokhokho benu ngesheya kweMfula, nome bonkulunkulu bema-Amori, akulelive lese nakhe kulo. Kodvwa mine nendlu yami sitawukhonta Simakadze.”
Joshuwa wakhuluma kulabantfu, watsi: “Ningeke nikhone kukhonta Simakadze. Nkulunkulu ungcwele; unguNkulunkulu lonesikhwele. Angeke akutsetselele kumhlubuka kwenu netono tenu.
Baphuma emkhatsini wetfu, kodvwa babevele bangesibo bakitsi, ngobe kube bebabakitsi, ngabe bachubeka kanye natsi. Noko kwakufanele kutsi kubonakale kutsi kute namunye wabo labewakitsi.
Ungete wamane ulidle kuphela lelo lonikwa lona ngunkulunkulu wakho longuKhemoshi? Ngalokunjalo natsi sitalidla lelo lesilinikwa nguSimakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu, kube letfu.
Baphindze basicala phansi futsi sililo. Opha wanga uninatala wakhe wahamba, kodvwa Ruthe wanamatsela kuye.
Ruthe waphendvula watsi: “Ngicela kutsi ungangincengi kutsi ngikushiye. Ngiyekele, ngihambe nawe. Lapho uya khona, nami ngitakuya khona; lapho uyawuhlala khona, nami ngiyawuhlala khona. Sive sakini, kuyawuba sive sami; naNkulunkulu wakho kube nguNkulunkulu wami.