¹⁸ Khathesi basebebabili kuphela emgwaqweni lo owawusiya eBhethilehema. Baqhubeka ngohambo lwabo. Kucatshangelwa ukuthi lwathatha iviki yonke. Kodwa kumele ukuthi babeduduzana njengoba bonke babephakathi kosizi.

²¹ URuthe loNawomi bafika-ke eBhethilehema. IBhethilehema yayilidolobho elincane elaliseningizimu yeJerusalema futhi elaliqhelelane layo ngamakhilomitha angaba yi-10. Kukhanya uNawomi lemuli yakhe babeke baba ngabantu abadumileyo endaweni le, ngoba kwahle kwaba yindaba esematheni ukuthi wayesephendukile. Abesifazana babemthapha ngamehlo besebesithi, “Angabe enguNawomi lo na?” Kumele ukuthi wayengasenguye Nawomi ababemazi engakayi eMowabi. Mhlawumbe lejwabu lakhe laselitshwabhene ngenxa yendubo ezazimhlasele kanye losizi ayedlule phakathi kwalo iminyaka yonke le.—Ruthe. 1:19.