1 Ngensuku zabahluleli+ kwaba lendlala elizweni. Enye indoda yasuka eBhethilehema+ koJuda, yathuthela koMowabi+ ilomkayo lamadodana ayo amabili. 2 Indoda le kwakuthiwa ngu-Elimeleki* futhi umkayo kwakunguNawomi.* Amadodana ayo kwakunguMaheloni* loKhiliyoni.* Imuli le yayidabuka e-Efratha, edolobheni laseBhethilehema koJuda. Yafika koMowabi yahlala khona.