2 Libito lalendvodza kwakungu-Elimeleki, umkayo kunguNawomi, emadvodzana ayo kunguMahaloni naKhiliyoni. Babebesive sema-Efratha eBhetlehema yakaJuda. Bafike bacaba bahlala kulo lelive lakaMowabi.
Rakheli wafa wangcwatjwa eceleni kwemgwaco loya e-Efratha, lendzawo leseyatiwa ngekutsi yiBhetlehema.
Simakadze utsi: “Betlehema Efratha, nome ungulomunye wemiti lemincane yakaJuda, kodvwa ngiyawuveta kuwe umbusi loyawubusa sive saka-Israyeli. Lusendvo lwakhe luyawusukela kulolo lwaluvele lukhona kwasekucaleni.”
Lenye insizwa yemndeni wakaLevi leyayiphuma eBhetlehema kulakaJuda, beyikadze ihlala nelusendvo lwakaJuda,
Kusukela ngalelo langa emaMowabi aba ngaphansi kwesive sema-Israyeli, live laba nekuthula iminyaka lengema-80.
Elimeleki, indvodza yaNawomi, wafa; Nawomi wasala nalamadvodzana akhe lamabili.
BoMahaloni naKhiliyoni, bobabili, bafa; Nawomi wasala angenandvodza ate nendvodzana.
Nawomi abenesihlobo sakhe lesasiselusendvo lwaka-Elimeleki. Lesihlobo sasicebe kakhulu futsi sihloniphekile; libito laso kwakunguBowazi.
Bowazi wakhuluma acondzise kuyo yonkhe lemisumphe nakubo bonkhe bantfu lababekhona lapho, watsi: “Nine nonkhe-ke lapha nibofakazi bami kusukela lamuhla kutsi sengikutsenge konkhe lobekukwakaNawomi, lobekukwaka-Elimeleki, nako konkhe lobekukwemadvodzana akhe boKhiliyoni naMahaloni.
Kwakukhona indvodza letsite leyayingumSufi waseRamathayimu, eveni letintsaba kulaka-Efrayimu; libito layo bekungu-Elkhana, umsa waJerohamu, umsa wa-Elihu, umsa waThohu, umsa waSufi, um-Efrayimu.
Davide bekuyindvodzana yem-Efratha waseBhetlehema kaJuda lekwakutsiwa nguJese. Jese abanemadvodzana lasiphohlongo. Ngesikhatsi kubusa Sawula abesakhulile asaneminyaka leminyenti.
Ema-Israyeli nemaFilisti abetsatsa tindzawo tawo ngeticheme tawo, ticheme tibhekene.