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.