URute 2:1 Ke kaloku uNahomi ebenesihlobo sendoda yakhe, indoda esisityebi endodaneni yakhe intsapho kaElimeleki; igama lakhe lalinguBhohazi. 2:2 Wathi uRute umMowabhikazi kuNahomi, Makhe ndiye entsimini Ubhikice izikhwebu emva kwalowo ndiya kubabalwa nguye. Kwaye yena Wathi kuye, Hamba, ntombi yam. 2:3 Wemka ke, waya wabhikica entsimini emva kwabavuni Uhambo lwakhe lwaluza kufikelela kwinxalenye yentsimi kaBhohazi, owayekho kwintsapho kaElimeleki. 2:4 Kwathi gqi uBhohazi, evela eBhetelehem, wathi kubavuni. UYehova makabe nawe. Bathi kuye, UYehova makakusikelele. 2:5 Wathi uBhohazi kumfana ophethe abavuni, Owakhe ntombi yinton le? 2:6 Waphendula umkhonzi ophethe abavuni, wathi, Injalo intombi engumMowabhikazi, eyabuya noNahomi, ivela ezweni lakwaSirayeli Mowabhi: 2:7 yathi ke, Makhe ndibhikice, ndibuthe emva kwabavuni; yeza phakathi kwezithungu, yahlala kwada kwakusasa kude kube ngoku, wahlala endlwini kancinane. 2:8 Wathi uBhohazi kuRute, Uyeva na, ntombi yam? Musa ukuya kubhikica kwenye intsimi, uze ungemki umke apha; iintombi: 2:9 Amehlo akho makabe sentsimini oyivunayo wona, uwulandele; Andiwawisele umthetho na amadodana, ukuba angakuchukumisi? wakuba unxaniwe, yiya ezityeni, usele kuloo nto batsalile abafana. 2:10 Wawa ngobuso bakhe, waqubuda emhlabeni, wathi wathi kuye, Yini na ukuba ndibabalwe nguwe, ukuba uthabathe? undazi, ndingowasemzini nje? 2:11 Waphendula uBhohazi, wathi kuye, Ndixelelwe; into oyenzileyo kunyokozala kwasekufeni konyoko Umshiyile uyihlo nonyoko, nomhlaba wafika ebantwini obungabazi ngaphambili. 2:12 UYehova makakubuyekeze ukwenza kwakho, uzaliseke umvuzo wakho Yehova, Thixo kaSirayeli, oze wazimela phantsi kwamaphiko akhe; 2:13 Wathi yena, Mandibabalwe nguwe, nkosi yam; ngenxa yoko Undithuthuzele, ngenxa yoko uthethe kakuhle nowakho ndingenjengomnye wabakhonzazana bakho. 2:14 Wathi uBhohazi kuye, Ngexesha lokudla sondela apha, udle isonka, uze uyithi nkxu iqhekeza lakho eviniga. Uye wahlala phantsi Wamnika ikhweba; wadla, wadla wonela, wahamba. 2:15 Wesuka ke waya kubhikica; uBhohazi wawawisela umthetho amadodana akhe, wathi, besithi, Makabhikice naphakathi kwezithungu, ningamngcikivi; 2:16 nithi ke, nihluthise isandla sakhe ngenxa yakhe, nimke uwabhikice, ungamkhalimeli. 2:17 Wabhikica entsimini leyo kwada kwahlwa, wayibhula loo nto abenayo yabhikica, yanga yiefa yerhasi. 2:18 Wayithabatha ke, waya ekhaya. Wabona uninazala yayibhikicile; yazala, yamnika yona ebezigcinile emva kokuba wonele. 2:19 Wathi uninazala kuye, Ubhikice phi na namhla? kwaye Ubusebenza phi na? Makabongwe owakwaziyo. Wamxelela uninazala lowo ubesebenza kuye, wathi; Igama lendoda endisebenze kuyo namhla nguBhohazi. 2:20 Wathi uNahomi kumolokazana wakhe, Makasikelelwe yena nguYehova angayeki inceba yakhe kwabaphilileyo nakwabafileyo. NoNahomi Wathi kuye, Indoda leyo ikufuphi kuthi, ingumzalwana wethu. 2:21 Wathi uRute umMowabhikazi, Kananjalo uthe kum, Uze ugcinwe. Ngamadodana am, ade alugqibe lonke uvuno lwam. 2:22 Wathi uNahomi kuRute umolokazana wakhe, Kulungile, ntombi yam; ukuba uphume nomthinjana wakhe, ukuze ungafikelwa mntu wumbi intsimi. 2:23 Wanamathela kumthinjana kaBhohazi, wabhikica, kwada kwasekupheleni kwerhasi. isivuno nokuvuna ingqolowa; wahlala noninazala.