16 Nā, ka mea a Rutu, "Kaua rā e tohe ki ahau kia whakarērea koe, kia hoki atu i te whai i a koe! Tā te mea ka haere ahau ki tāu wāhi e haere ai, ka noho hoki ki tāu wāhi e noho ai; ko tōu iwi hei iwi mōku, ko tōu Atua hei Atua mōku. 17 Ka mate ahau ki te wāhi e mate ai koe – ka tanumia hoki ki reira. Kia meatia tēnei e Ihowā ki ahau, ētahi atu mea anō hoki, inā, ko te mate anake hei wehe i a tāua."