¹⁸ Bachubeka bahamba sebabobabili kulendlela lendze leya eBhetlehema. Nakulinganiswa, loluhambo kungenteka lwabatsatsa liviki lonkhe. Nome kunjalo, kuyakhanya kutsi ngamunye kulaba lababili abetfola indvudvuto kulona lomunye nangetulu kwelusizi lebebabhekene nalo.

²¹ Ekugcineni, boRuthe naNawomi befika eBhetlehema, lidolobhana lelisendzaweni lengaba ngemakhilomitha lalishumi eningizimu yeJerusalema. Kubonakala shengatsi boNawomi nemndeni wakubo bebake batiwa kakhulu kulelidolobhana, ngobe bonkhe bantfu kulendzawo bebakhuluma ngekubuya kwakhe. Labasikati bakulendzawo bebambukisisa bese bayabutana batsi: “Utsi ngabe nguNawomi lo?” Kuyacaca kutsi kuhlala kwakhe kaMowabi besekumente washintja kakhulu; indlela labebukeka ngayo ebusweni, kanye nekuma kwemtimba wakhe bekubonisa kutsi sewuneminyaka leminyenti advonsa matima futsi aselusizini.​—Rut. 1:19.