12 Davidi wenga mwana wamu Efrata waku Betelehemu mu Yuda, zina lake Jese, you wenga ndi ŵana ŵankhonde ndi ŵatatu. Mu mazuŵa ghaku Sauli ndipo Jese wakota kali wakuŵa ndi virimika vinandi.
Kweni iwe, Betelehemu Efrata, wamweniwe we mumana kuŵa mukati mu mafumu ghaku Yuda, mwaku iwe mukawiyanga kutuwa kwaku ine wakuusa, mu Yisraele, mweniyo chandilu chake nchakali ukongwa, chituwa ku mazuŵa ghamwaka.
‘Ndipo iwe Betelehemu, mu charu chaku Yuda, kuti ndiwe mumana limu kose cha mu ŵarongozgi ŵaku Yuda; chifukwa mwaku iwe mutuliyenge chirongozgi, mweniyo wakawusanga khamu langu Yisraele.’ ”
Zina la munthu yo lenga Elimeleke, ndipo zina la muwoli wake lenga Naomi mazina gha ŵana ŵake wo ŵaŵi ghenga Maloni ndi Chilioni. Ŵenga ŵaEfrata ŵakutuliya mu Betelehemu waku Yuda, ŵanguruta mu charu cha Moabu ndi ŵanguja mwenimuwa.
Yumoza wa ŵahurwa wangwamuka wanguti, “Awonani, Ndawona mwana waku Jese waku Betelehemu; yo nchilimbi mu kumba, munthu yo ngwanthazi, ndipo ndi ngwazi ya kurwa, wa vinjeru mu kurongoro, munthu wakuma umampha; ndipo Ambuya ŵe nayo.”