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.