12 Ngokuti vagari veMarothi vanonasa kugarira izvo zvakanaka, asi kushata kwadzaka kubva kunaMambo Mwari kuenda pamusiwo weJerusarema.
Asi apo ndakaringira kuona zvakanaka, kushata kwakandigumira; naapo ndakagarira kujeka, kwakauya chidima.
Ndinoita kujeka nokusika chidima; ndinoita kunyarara nokusika kushata; ndini Mambo Mwari, uwo unoita izvi zveshe.
Mwarasha yaamho vaJudha here? Mweya wako unonyenya Zioni here? Ngenyi watichaira pashi, pasina kurapwa kwedu? Tinotsvaka kunyarara asi akuna chakanaka, tinoringira mukuwo wokutambiswa, asi ringira kutyiswa!
Takaringirira kunyarara, asi akuna chakanaka chakauya; mukuwo wokuporeswa, asi ringira, kutyisa kukurutu.
Gwama ringaridzwa here mudhorobha, nevanhu vakarekera kutya? Zvakashata zvingagumira dhorobha here asi kuti Mambo Mwari azviita?
Ngokuti bonje rake arirapiki. Rauya kunaJudha; raguma pamusiwo wevanhu vangu, kuJerusarema.
Naye wakati kwevari, “Musachandidaidza kuti Naomi, ndidaidze kuti Mara, ngokuti Uwo Unesimbareshe wakandiitira zvinovava.
Naapo munhu paakaguma, Eri waiya akagara pachigaro panjira, echiringira, ngokuti mwoyo wake waihuta ngendaa yebhokisi rechitenderano chaMwari. Naapo munhu paakapotera mudhorobha, wakaronza zveshe, nedhorobha reshe rakachema.