23 Ngako Ruthe wachubeka asebenta nalamantfombatana akaBowazi, baze bacedza kuvuna ibhali nakolo. Wachubeka kuhlala neninatala.
Iflekisi nebhali kwavitsiteka kwaphela nya; phela ibhali yase ivutsiwe, kantsi iflekisi yayisashakata.
Indvodzana lehlakaniphile iyayitsatsa imiyalo yeyise; kodvwa sedzeleli asiyemukeli imiyalo.
Lohambisana nebantfu labahlakaniphile naye ugcina asahlakaniphile; kodvwa umngani wetilima uyawuhlupheka.
Phetro asehleti entansi nelibala, kweta kuye intfombatana leyayingulesinye setisebenti temPhristi Lomkhulu;
Ningayengeki: “Bangani lababi bonakalisa similo lesihle.”
“Niyawubala emaviki lasikhombisa kusukela ekucaleni kwekuvunwa kwalokutinhlavu.
Wancandzeka kanjalo-ke Nawomi namalukatane wakhe labengumMowabi, baphuma eveni lemaMowabi. Lapha eBhetlehema befika nakucala kuvunwa ibhali.
Nawomi waphendvula Ruthe, malukatane wakhe, watsi: “Kulungile-ke, ndvodzakati, kuncono ubuyele uyewusebenta kanye nalamantfombatana asensimini yakaBowazi; ngobe ensimini yalomunye bangahle bakuhluphe.”
Emvakwesikhatsi Nawomi, uninatala wakhe, wakhuluma kuRuthe watsi: “Ndvodzakati! Utsi kungete kwaba ncono kutsi ngikwakhele umuti?