URute
4:1 Wenyuka ke uBhohazi, waya esangweni lomzi, wahlala khona;
Wadlula umkhululi lowo abethetha ngaye uBhohazi; watshoyo kuye, ukuthi, Yoo!
tyeka, uhlale phantsi apha. Waphambuka, wahlala phantsi.
4:2 Wathabatha amadoda alishumi kumadoda amakhulu omzi, wathi, Hlalani phantsi
Apha. Bahlala phantsi.
4:3 Wathi kumkhululi lowo, Nahomi, obuyileyo ezweni
Ilizwe lakwaMowabhi lithengisa ngomhlaba, obengumzalwana wethu
Elimeleki
4:4 ndathi ke mna, mandivule indlebe yakho, ndithi, Wuthenge phambi kwabemi bakhona;
naphambi kwamadoda amakhulu abantu bakowethu. Ukuba uyawukhulula ngentlawulelo, wowukhulula ngentlawulelo;
ke ukuba uthe akwayikhulula ngentlawulelo, ndixelele ndazi;
akukho bani unokuwukhulula ngentlawulelo, ingenguwe; ndisemva kwakho mna. Wathi yena, Ndim
uya kuyikhulula ngentlawulelo.
4:5 Wathi uBhohazi, Mnini na uwuthengayo umhlaba esandleni sikaNahomi?
Uze uyithenge nakuRute umMowabhikazi, umfazi wofileyo, ukuze
vusa igama lomfi elifeni lakhe.
4:6 Wathi umkhululi lowo, Andinakuzikhululela ngentlawulelo ngokwam, hleze ndilonakalise abam
ilifa: zikhulule ngokuzihlawulela ityala lam; kuba andinako ukuyikhulula ngentlawulelo.
4:7 Ke kaloku kwakusithiwa kudala kwaSirayeli, ukukhulula ngentlawulelo
15 nakuyonguqu, ukuze azimise zonke izinto; indoda yaxhwilwa
izihlangu zakhe, wayinika ummelwane wakhe; kwaye oko kwaba bubungqina kuyo
Sirayeli.
4:8 Wathi umkhululi lowo kuBhohazi, Zithengele. Ngoko wabaleka
isihlangu sakhe.
4:9 Wathi uBhohazi kumadoda amakhulu nakubantu bonke, Ningamangqina
Namhla ndikuthengile konke okukaElimeleki, nako konke obekokuko
ekaKiliyon noMalon, esandleni sikaNahomi.
4:10 noRute umMowabhikazi, umkaMalon, ndimzuzile ukuba abe nguye
umfazi wam, ukuba avuse igama lomfi elifeni lakhe,
malinganqunyulwa igama lomfi phakathi kwabazalwana bakhe, naphakathi kwabazalwana bakhe
Isango lendawo yakhe: ningamangqina namhla.
4:11 Bathi ke bonke abantu ababesesangweni namadoda amakhulu, Sikho
amangqina. UYehova makamenze abe njengomfazi ongene endlwini yakho
ooRakeli noLeya, abo bakhayo indlu kaSirayeli bobabini, benza
uzukiseke e-Efrata, ube negama eBhetelehem;
4:12 Indlu yakho mayibe njengendlu kaPeretse, awamzalayo uTamare
Yuda, embewini leyo aya kukunika uYehova ngale ntombi;
4:13 UBhohazi wamthabatha ke uRute waba ngumkakhe, wamngena ke.
uYehova wamitha, wazala unyana.
4:14 Bathi abafazi kuNahomi, Makabongwe uYehova ongashiyanga
wena namhla, awunasizalwane, ukuze igama lakhe lidume kwaSirayeli.
4:15 abe ngumbuyisi womphefumlo kuwe, nomdlisi wakho;
ekwaluphaleni kwakho, ngenxa yomolokazana wakho okuthandayo, lowo ukhoyo
ulungile kuwe ngaphezu koonyana abasixhenxe; umzele.
4:16 UNahomi wamthabatha umntwana lowo, wambeka esifubeni sakhe, waba ngumondli
kuyo.
4:17 Bamthiya igama elingummelwanekazi, besithi, Kuzalwe unyana
kuNahomi; Bamthiya igama elinguObhedi, yena nguyise kaYese
uyise kaDavide.
4:18 Yiyo le ke inzala kaPeretse: uPeretse wazala uHetseron;
4:19 uHetseron wazala uRam, uRam wazala uAminadabhi;
4:20 uAminadabhi wazala uNashon, uNashon wazala uSalmon;
4:21 uSalmon wazala uBhohazi, uBhohazi wazala uObhedi;
4:22 uObhedi wazala uYese; uYese wazala uDavide.