URuthe
4:1 UBhowazi wayesekhuphukela esangweni, wahlala phansi khona;
isihlobo akhuluma ngaso uBhowazi sadlula; wathi kuye: Ho, onje!
phambuka, uhlale lapha. Waphambuka wahlala phansi.
4:2 Wathatha amadoda ayishumi kumalunga omuzi, wathi, Hlalani phansi
lapha. Bahlala phansi.
4:3 Wathi kuso isihlobo, "Nawomi, obuyile evela."
izwe lakwaMowabi, lithengisa ngesiqephu somhlaba, umfowethu
Impendulo ivela ku- Elimeleki:
4:4 Futhi ngicabange ukukumemezela, ngithi: Thenga phambi kwabakhileyo.
naphambi kwamalunga abantu bami. Uma uthanda ukusihlenga, sihlenge;
kepha uma ungenakulihlenga, ngitshele, ukuze ngazi, ngokuba lapho
akakho ongalihlenga ngaphandle kwakho; mina ngiyakulandela. Wathi: Mina
uzoyihlenga.
4:5 Wayesethi uBhowazi: “Ngaluphi usuku othenga ngalo insimu esandleni sikaNawomi?
kumelwe uwuthenge nakuRuthe umMowabikazi, umkafileyo, ukuze
vusa igama lofileyo efeni lakhe.
6 Wathi isihlobo, "Angikwazi ukuzihlenga ngokwami, funa ngonakalise okwami."
ifa: zihlengele ilungelo lami; ngoba anginakukuhlenga.
4:7 Manje lokhu kwakuyindlela endulo kwa-Israyeli mayelana nokuhlenga
futhi mayelana nokushintsha, ukuze aqinisekise zonke izinto; indoda yakhunyulwa
isicathulo sakhe, wasinika umakhelwane wakhe: lokhu kwaba ngubufakazi phakathi
Israyeli.
" 4:8 Ngakho umhlengi wathi kuBhowazi: "Zithengele yona." Ngakho wahlehla
isicathulo sakhe.
4:9 Wathi uBhowazi emadodeni amadala nakubantu bonke, Ningofakazi
namuhla ngithengile konke okwakungokukaElimeleki, nakho konke okwakukhona
ekaKiliyoni nekaMahaloni esandleni sikaNawomi.
4:10 URuthe umMowabikazi, umkaMahaloni, Ngimthengile ukuba abe
umkami, ukuze avuse igama lomuntu ofileyo efeni lakhe, ukuze
igama lofileyo malinganqunywa phakathi kwabafowabo, naphakathi kwabafowabo
isango lendawo yakhe; ningofakazi namuhla.
4:11 Futhi bonke abantu ababesesangweni kanye namalunga, bathi: "Singabantu."
ofakazi. UJehova makamenze abe njengowesifazane ongene endlini yakho
uRaheli noLeya, labo ababili abakha indlu yakwa-Israyeli, benza
wena ngokufaneleyo e-Efratha, ube negama eBetlehema.
4:12 Futhi ake indlu yakho ibe njengendlu kaPerezi, uTamari amzalela
Juda, wenzalo uJehova ayakukunika yona ngalo wesifazane osemusha.
4:13 UBhowazi wamthatha uRuthe, waba ngumkakhe, wangena kuye.
uJehova wamnika isisu, wazala indodana.
" 4:14 Abesifazane bathi kuNawomi: "Makabongwe uJehova ongashiyanga
wena namuhla ungenasihlobo, ukuze igama lakhe lidume kwa-Israyeli.
4:15 Futhi uyakuba kuwe umbuyiseli wokuphila kwakho, futhi umondli wakho
ukuguga kwakho, ngokuba umalokazana wakho okuthandayo, oseyikho
ongcono kuwe kunamadodana ayisikhombisa umzele.
4:16 UNawomi wamthatha umntwana, wambeka esifubeni sakhe, waba ngumzanyana
kuyo.
4:17 Futhi abesifazane abakhelene naye bametha igama, bathi: "Kuzelwe indodana."
kuNawomi; baqamba igama lakhe ngokuthi u-Obede;
uyise kaDavide.
4:18 Manje lezi ziyizizukulwane zikaPerezi: UPerezi wazala uHezironi,
4:19 UHetseron wazala uRamu, uRamu wazala u-Aminadaba;
4:20 U-Aminadaba wazala uNaheshoni, uNaheshoni wazala uSalimoni;
4:21 USalmon wazala uBhowazi, uBowazi wazala u-Obede;
4:22 U-Obede wazala uJese, uJese wazala uDavide.