12 uBowasi wazala uObedi, uObedi wazala uJese.
12 UBhowazi enguyise ka-Obhedi, u-Obhedi enguyise kaJese.
kakudinganga eNkosini. Ngalokhoke iNkosi yambulala, umbuso yawunika uDavida indodana kaJese.
UNahishoni wazala uSalima, uSalima wazala uBowasi,
UEliyabi wayeyindodana yokuqala kaJese, elandelwa nguAbinadaba loShimeya
Kuzakuvela ihlumela esidindini sikaJese, kuphume ugatsha empandeni zakhe.
Ngalolosuku impande kaJese izakuba luphawu ebantwini, idingwe yizizwe, lendawo yayo ibe lodumo.
uSalimoni wazala uBowasi kuRahabi; uBowasi wazala uObedi kuRuthe; uObedi wazala uJese;
kaJese kaObedi kaBowasi kaSala kaNashoni
Esemkhuphile wabamisela uDavida abe yinkosi yabo, afakaza ngaye ngokuthi: Ngimfumene uDavida indodana kaJese, engumuntu engimthandayo, ozakwenza konke engikuthandayo.
Futhi uIsaya uthi: Kuzakuba khona impande kaJese, yena owaphakanyiswa ukubusa abezizwe, abezizwe bazakuthembela kuye.
uObedi wazala uJese, uJese wazala uDavida.
INkosi yathi kuSamuweli: Koze kube nini umkhalela uSawuli lokhu mina ngimlahlile ukuba angabe esaba yinkosi koIsrayeli na? Gcwalisa uphondo lwakho ngamafutha, uhambe; ngizakukuthuma kuJese waseBetlehema, ngoba ngizibonele inkosi emadodaneni akhe.