4. Ke wafika uBhowazi, evela eBhetelehem. Wababulisa abavuni, esithi: “UNdikhoyo ubenga angaba nani!”Baphendula bathi bona: “Camagu! Akuthamsanqelise nawe uNdikhoyo!”
5. Emva koko uBhowazi ubuze kwinduna ephethe abavuni, wathi: “Kanene yintombi yasemanini leya ndiyibonayo?”
6. Yona ithe: “NgumMowabhikazi lowa, lo ufike noNawomi ukubuya kwakhe kwelamaMowabhi.
7. Ucele ukuba ndimvumele abhikice, akhwahlaze phakathi kwezithungu, elandela abavuni. Kudala elapha; akakhange aphumle oko kusile – usandula ukuyeka ngoku umbona ehleli phaya endaweni yokuphumla nje.”
8. UBhowazi wathi kuRute: “Uyabona ke, ntombi yam, uzungemki apha, ungabi saya kubhikica kumasimi abanye abantu. Uze uncamathele kwiintombi ezi zisebenza kula masimi am.
9. Uze uzilandele, ubhikice apho zivuna khona. Ndibaxelele abafana aba ukuba bangakukhathazi. Ukuba unxaniwe uze uye kusela kwezaa ngqayi zamanzi akhiwe ngabafana.”