6 Lendvuna yamphendvula yatsi: “Lomakoti ungumMowabi, lofike naNawomi, aphuma eveni lakaMowabi.
Kodvwa Abrama watsi: “Awu, Simakadze Nkulunkulu, utangiphani, ngobe seloku anginamntfwana? Indlalifa yami kutawuba ngu-Eliyezeri waseDamaseko.”
Abrahama wakhuluma nenceku yakhe lenkhulu ekhaya lakhe, leyayiphetse konkhe labenako, watsi: “Beka sandla sakho ngaphansi kwelitsanga lami.
Ngako-ke Josefa wazuza umusa kuPhotifari; wambeka kutsi abe yindvuna yakhe leyengamele likhaya lakhe nayo yonkhe imphahla yakhe.
“Kwatsi entsambama lomniyo wesivini watsi endvuneni yakhe: ‘Bita tonkhe tisebenti, utiholele imali yato, ucale ngaleti tekugcina, ugcine ngaleti tekucala!’
“Pho, ngubani losisebenti lesetsembekile nalesihlakaniphile, inkhosi yaso lesimise etikwebendlu yayo, kutsi sibanike kudla ngesikhatsi lesifanele?
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.
Bahamba bobabili badzimate bafika eBhetlehema. Batsi kube befike eBhetlehema, bonkhe bantfu kulelo dolobha babajabulela. Labasikati babutana bodvwana batsi: “Utsi ngabe nguNawomi lo?”
Wancandzeka kanjalo-ke Nawomi namalukatane wakhe labengumMowabi, baphuma eveni lemaMowabi. Lapha eBhetlehema befika nakucala kuvunwa ibhali.
Bowazi wabuta kulendvuna yebavuni watsi: “Wakabani lomakoti?”
Ufike la kimi watsi: ‘Ngicela kukhwimita, ngilandzele bavuni.’ Kusukela ekuseni ngeluvivi seloku angene lapha ensimini solomane uyasebenta, uphumuphumule kancane emtfuntini.”