2 Ekuhambeni kwexesha uRute umfazi womMowabhi wathi kuNahomi: “Nceda undivumele ndihambe, ndiye entsimini ndize ndibhikice+ phakathi kwezikhwebu emva kwakhe nabani na endiya kufumana ubabalo emehlweni akhe.” Ngoko wathi kuye: “Hamba, ntombi yam.”

3 Kodwa uDavide wafunga+ esongezelela waza wathi: “Ngokuqinisekileyo uyihlo umele azi ukuba ndikholekile emehlweni akho,+ ngoko angathi, ‘UYonatan makangakwazi oku ngokoyikela ukuba angaba buhlungu.’ Kodwa, enyanisweni, njengoko uYehova ephila+ nanjengoko umphefumlo wakho uphila,+ linyathelo nje elinye phakathi kwam nokufa!”+

8 Ukuba ndikholekile emehlweni kakumkani+ yaye ukuba kubonakala kulungile kukumkani ukuba andinike isibongozo sam aze asebenze ngesicelo sam, ukumkani makeze noHaman kwisidlo endiya kubenzela sona ngomso, kwaye ngomso ndiya kwenza ngokwelizwi likakumkani.”+