URute 3:1 Wathi uNahomi uninazala kuye, Andithi, ntombi yam ufuna ukuphumla, ukuze kulunge kuwe? 3:2 Kaloku akasihlobo sethu na uBhohazi, lowo umthinjana ubunawo? Nanko elela irhasi ngobu busuku esandeni. 3:3 Zihlambe ke, uthambise, unxibe iingubo zakho; uhle uye esandeni, kodwa uze ungazazisi endodeni leyo; ide igqibe ukudla nokusela. 3:4 Kothi, xa ilalayo, uphawule loo ndawo apho ithe yalala khona, uye uye uyityhile ingubo ngasezinyaweni zayo, ulale wena phantsi; yokuxelela ke yona into owoyenza. 3:5 Wathi kuye, Yonke into oyithethayo ndoyenza. 3:6 Wehla ke waya esandeni, wenza ngako konke abenako umazala wamyalela. 3:7 Wadla uBhohazi, wasela, yachwayitha intliziyo yakhe; lala phantsi ekupheleni kwentlaba, yeza ecotha, yeza wamtyhila ingubo ezinyaweni zakhe, wamlalisa phantsi. 3:8 Kwathi phakathi kobusuku, yoyika indoda leyo, yaguquka nanko kulele umfazi ngasezinyaweni zakhe. 3:9 Wathi ke yena, Ungubani na? Wathi, NdinguRute, umkhonzazana wakho; Utwabulule isondo lengubo yakho kumkhonzazana wakho; ngokuba ukufuphi wena umzala. 3:10 Yathi, Usikelelwe nguYehova, ntombi yam; Ke yena wamana ukulunga ngaphezu kweyokuqala; njengokuba ungalandelanga madodana, nokuba ngasweleyo, nokuba ngabutyebi. 3:11 Kaloku ke, ntombi yam, musa ukoyika; Ndiya kukwenza konke onako ngokuba wonke umzi wabantu bakowethu uyazi ukuba unguthixo umfazi onesidima. 3:12 Kuyinene, ndingumkhululi inyaniso; isizalwana esisondeleyo kunam. 3:13 Lala ngobu busuku, kothi kusasa, ukuba uthe wavuma yenza isabelo sakho kuwe, ulunge; makenze eyomkhululi ke ukuba akathanga akwenzele ngentlawulelo mna, ndokukhulula wenze kuwe ngesabelo umkhululi, ehleli nje uYehova; ntseni. 3:14 Walala ezinyaweni zakhe kwada kwasa; inokwazi omnye. Wathi, Makwazeke ukuba kufike inkazana emgangathweni. 3:15 Wathi, Sisondeze isigqubuthelo osiphezu kwakho, usibambe. Kwaye Wayibamba, walinganisa iiseha ezintandathu zerhasi, wayithwalisa yena: waya kuwo umzi. 3:16 Waya kuninazala, wathi yena, Ungubani na, wethu? intomba? Wamxelela konke ekwenzileyo kuye indoda leyo. 3:17 Wathi, Indinike ezi zilinganiso zerhasi; kuba wathi mna, musa ukuya kunyokozala ulambatha. 3:18 Wathi, Hlala, ntombi yam, ude wazi ukuba yintoni na le nto kuba indoda leyo ayiyi kuphumla ide iyigqibe into namhlanje.