URuthe
3:1 Khona-ke uNawomi uninazala wathi kuye: "Ndodakazi yami, ngeke
uzifunele ukuphumula, ukuze kube kuhle kuwe na?
3:2 Manje uBhowazi akayena yini isihlobo sethu, ogama amantombazane owawunawe?
Bheka, wela ibhali namuhla ebusuku esibuyeni.
3:3 Ngakho-ke zigeze, uzigcobe, ugqoke izembatho zakho phezu kwakho.
wehlele esibuyeni, kodwa ungazazisi endodeni.
aze aqede ukudla lokuphuza.
3:4 Futhi kuyothi lapho elala phansi, wena uphawule indawo
lapho elala khona, ungene, wambule izinyawo zakhe, ulale
wena phansi; uyakukutshela oyakukwenza.
3:5 Wathi kuye, Konke okushoyo kimi ngizakwenza.
3:6 Wehlela esibuyeni, wenza njengakho konke akwenzileyo
umamezala wamyalela.
3:7 Kwathi uBhowazi esedlile wanatha, inhliziyo yakhe ithokoza, waya
lala ekugcineni kwenqwaba yamabele; yeza kancane, yafika
wembula izinyawo zakhe, walala phansi.
3:8 Kwathi phakathi kobusuku indoda yethuka, yaphenduka
bheka, kwakulele owesifazane ngasezinyaweni zakhe.
9 Wathi: "Ungubani na?" Wathi: “NginguRuthe incekukazi yakho;
yelulela umphetho wengubo yakho phezu kwencekukazi yakho; ngoba wena useduze
isihlobo.
" 3:10 Wathi: "Mawubusiswe wena nguJehova, ndodakazi yami
wabonisa umusa omkhulu ekugcineni kunasekuqaleni, ngalokho
njengoba ungalandelanga izinsizwa, noma zimpofu noma zicebile.
3:11 Manje, ndodakazi yami, ungesabi; ngiyakwenza kuwe konke onakho
ngoba wonke umuzi wabantu bakithi uyazi ukuthi wena uyinkosi
owesifazane oqotho.
3:12 Futhi manje kuyiqiniso ukuthi ngiyisihlobo esiseduze nawe;
isihlobo esiseduze kunami.
3:13 Hlala kulobu busuku, futhi kuyoba ekuseni, uma ethanda
yenza kuwe isabelo somuntu oyisihlobo, kahle; makenze okwesihlobo
kepha uma engakwenzi okwesihlobo sakho, ngiyakukwenza
yenza kuwe isabelo somzalwane, kuphila kukaJehova; lala kuze kube sekupheleni
ekuseni.
3:14 Walala ngasezinyaweni zakhe kwaze kwasa, wavuka phambi kwakhe
angakwazi omunye. Wathi: “Makungaziwa ukuthi kufike owesifazane
phansi.
3:15 Wathi, Letha isihenqo osigqokile, usibambe. Futhi
lapho eyibamba, yalinganisa izilinganiso eziyisithupha zebhali, yayibeka phezu kwayo
wakhe: wangena emzini.
3:16 Futhi lapho efika kuninazala, wathi: "Ungubani, mina?
ndodakazi? Wamtshela konke lowo muntu ekwenzile kuye.
17 Wathi: "Inginikile lezi zilinganiso eziyisithupha zebhali; ngoba wathi
mina, ungayi kunyokozala ungenalutho.
3:18 Wathi, Hlala, ndodakazi yami, uze wazi ukuthi udaba
uyakuwa: ngokuba umuntu akayikuphumula, aze akuqede lokho
into namuhla.