ngiyakuhlala phakathi kwabantwana bakwa -Israyeli, ngingabashiyi abantu bami u-Israyeli.

Linakuvumelana kuni ithempeli likaNkulunkulu nezithombe na ? Ngokuba thina siyithempeli likaNkulunkulu ophilayo, njengokuba washo uNkulunkulu ukuthi: Ngiyakuhlala phakathi kwabo, ngihambe phakathi kwabo; ngiyakuba nguNkulunkulu wabo, bona babe ngabantu bami.

Ake ungamuki lapha, ngize ngibuyele kuwe, ngilethe isipho sami, ngisibeke phambi kwakho. Wayesethi: Ngiyakuhlala uze ubuye.

Yona ingeyokuphumula kwami kuze kube phakade ; lapha ngiyakuhlala khona, ngokuba ngiyifunile.

Impela okuhle nomusa kuyakungilandel a imihla yonke yokuphila kwami ; ngiyakuhlala endlini kaJehova kuze kube phakade.

Ngiyakuhlala etendeni lakho kuze kube phakade ; ngiyakukhosela ekusithekeni kwamaphiko akho. Sela

Lokhu nginalo leli themba , ngiyazi ukuthi ngiyakuhlala , yebo, ngihlale nani nonke, kube ngukuqhubeka nokuthokoza kwenu ekukholweni,

Ngiyakuhlala phakathi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, ngibe nguNkulunkulu wabo.

Bhekani, mina ngiyakuhlala eMispa, ngiwakhonze lawo maKaledi ayakufika kithina, kepha nina , buthani iwayin i, nezithelo, namafutha, nikubeke ezitsheni zenu, nihlale emizini yenu eniyithathileyo.

Kepha uRuthe wathi : Ungangincengi ukuba ngikushiye , ngibuye, ngingakulandeli, ngokuba lapho uya khona , ngiyakuya khona nami, nalapho uhlala khona , ngiyakuhlala khona nami ; abantu bakho bayakuba ngabantu bami, uNkulunkulu wakho abe nguNkulunkulu wami.

Hlabelela ngokujabula, uthokoze, ndodakazi yaseSiyoni, ngokuba bhekani, ngiyeza, ngiyakuhlala phakathi kwakho, usho uJehova.

Izizwe eziningi ziyakuzi hlanganisa noJehova ngalolo suku , zibe ngabantu bami; ngiyakuhlala phakathi kwakho , wazi ukuthi nguJehova Sebawoti ongithumile kuwe.