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.