UNaomi Uthola Indodana
13 UBhowazi wamthatha uRuthe waba ngumkakhe. Wembatha laye, uThixo wenza wakhulelwa, wasezala indodana. 14 Abesifazane bathi kuNawomi, "Kadunyiswe uThixo, yena ongakutshiyanga wasala ungelasihlobo esihlengayo. Sengathi angaba lodumo kulolonke elako-Israyeli! 15 Uzakwenza impilo yakho ibentsha, akulondoloze ebudaleni bakho. Ngoba umalukazana wakho, yena okuthandayo njalo ongcono kulamadodana ayisikhombisa, usemuphe inzalo."
16 UNawomi wasethatha umntwana, wamanga, wamondla. 17 Abesifazane ababehlala lapho bathi, "UNawomi uselendodana." Bamutha ibizo bathi ngu-Obhedi. Nguye owaba nguyise kaJese, uyise kaDavida.
Usendo LukaDavida
18 Lesi yiso isizukulwane sikaPherezi:
uPherezi wayenguyise kaHezironi,
19 uHezironi enguyise kaRamu,
uRamu enguyise ka-Aminadabi,
20 u-Aminadabi enguyise kaNahashoni,
uNahashoni enguyise kaSalimoni,
21 uSalimoni enguyise kaBhowazi,
uBhowazi enguyise ka-Obhedi,
22 u-Obhedi enguyise kaJese,
uJese enguyise kaDavida.