16 Kodwa uRuthe wathi: “Ungangincengi ukuthi ngikutshiye lokuthi ngingahambi lawe ngoba lapho oya khona lami ngizakuya khona, futhi lapho olala khona lami ngizalala khona. Abantu bakini bazakuba ngabantu bakithi loNkulunkulu wakho uzakuba nguNkulunkulu wami.+ 17 Lapho ozafela khona kulapho engizafela khona ngingcwatshwe khona. UJehova kangijezise kakhulu nxa singehlukaniswa ngokunye ngaphandle kokufa.”

2 Kodwa uJonathani indodana kaSawuli wayemthanda kakhulu uDavida,+ yikho wamtshela wathi: “Ubaba ufuna ubulawe, yikho wena nanzelela uvuke ekuseni uyecatsha endaweni esithekileyo.