2 Ka mor’a moo Ruthe mosali oa Momoabe a re ho Naomi: “Ka kōpo, e-re ke ee masimong ’me ke e’o khoahlapisa+ har’a liqoapi tsa lijo-thollo ke ntse ke latela ka mor’a mang kapa mang eo nka fumanang kamohelo mahlong a hae.” Kahoo a re ho eena: “E-ea, morali oa ka.”

3 Empa ho phaella moo Davida a hlapanya+ ’me a re: “E tlameha ebe ntat’ao oa tseba hore ke fumane kamohelo mahlong a hao,+ kahoo o ne a ka re, ‘Le se ke la lumella Jonathane hore a tsebe sena esere a utloa bohloko.’ Empa, ha e le hantle, ka Jehova ea phelang+ le ka moea oa hao o phelang,+ ho na le hoo e ka bang mohato feela pakeng tsa ka le lefu!”+

8 Haeba ke fumane kamohelo mahlong a morena+ ’me haeba ho morena ho bonahala ho le molemo ho phethahatsa kōpo ea ka e matla le ho phetha seo ke se kōpang, morena le Hamane ba ke ba tle moketeng oo ke tla ba tšoarela oona hosasane, ’me hosasane ke tla etsa ho ea ka lentsoe la morena.”