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Nawomi abenesihlobo sakhe lesasiselusendvo lwaka-Elimeleki. Lesihlobo sasicebe kakhulu futsi sihloniphekile; libito laso kwakunguBowazi. 2
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Dut. 24:19
Ruthe, umMowabi, wakhuluma kuNawomi, watsi: “Kuncono ngihambe ngiye ensimini ngiyewukhwimita emvakwalowo lengingahle ngitfole kuye umusa.”
Nawomi waphendvula watsi: “Hamba, ndvodzakati yami.”
3Ngako-ke Ruthe wahamba wayawukhwimita emasimini emvakwebavuni. Kwenteka wangena ensimini leyayiyakaBowazi. Bowazi abewelusendvo lwaka-Elimeleki.
4Kwase kufika Bowazi aphuma eBhetlehema, wafike kubavuni watsi: “Simakadze akabe nani!”
Bamphendvula batsi. “Simakadze akakubusise!”
5Bowazi wabuta kulendvuna yebavuni watsi: “Wakabani lomakoti?”
6Lendvuna yamphendvula yatsi: “Lomakoti ungumMowabi, lofike naNawomi, aphuma eveni lakaMowabi. 7Ufike la kimi watsi: ‘Ngicela kukhwimita, ngilandzele bavuni.’ Kusukela ekuseni ngeluvivi seloku angene lapha ensimini solomane uyasebenta, uphumuphumule kancane emtfuntini.”
8Bowazi wakhuluma kuRuthe, watsi: “Lalela-ke, ndvodzakati yami, ungasacali kuyawukhwimita kulenye insimi, kodvwa namatsela kulamantfombatana ami lavunako. 9Wena ubukisise insimi lapho bavuna khona, bese uyabalandzela. Lamajaha ngiwayale kutsi angakutsintsi. Nase womile, ubonatsa kuletimbita letigcwaliswe ngulamajaha.”
10Ruthe wakhotsamisa buso bakhe, wabonga, watsi: “Kungani ngizuze umusa longaka kuwe nekutsi unginake kangaka ngiwetive?”
11Bowazi waphendvula watsi: “Sebangitjele konkhe lokwentele unyokotala, seloku kwafa indvodza yakho. Bangitjela nangekusuka kwakho kini, washiya uyihlo nenyoko, nelive lakini lemdzabu, weta esiveni lowawungasati. 12
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57:1
91:4
Mat. 23:37
Shangatsi Simakadze angakunika umvuzo ngaloku lose ukwentile. Shangatsi Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, angakunika umvuzo lophelele, njengobe naku sewukhosele ngaphansi kwakhe nje.”
13Ruthe wamphendvula watsi: “Maye, ube nemusa kimi, mnumzane, ngobe sewungidvudvutile, wangikhulumisa ngemoya lomuhle mine ncekukati yakho, lite ngingesiye lomunye wetincekukati takho.”
14Nasekudliwa Bowazi wabita Ruthe watsi: “Kota lapha, utekudla nasi sinkhwa, usishibe ngeliwayini.” Ngako-ke wahlala kanye netisebenti, Bowazi wamnika imbasha; wadla waze wesutsa, kwadzimate kwasala. 15Watsi nakasukuma kuyawukhwimita, Bowazi wakhuluma nalamajaha, watsi: “Ruthe nibomyekela akhwimite nalapho kungakavunwa khona, ningamekhuti. 16Nibomhoshulela letinye titfungo atitsatse, ningamtsetsisi.”
17Ngako-ke Ruthe wachubeka wakhwimita, laze layawushona; watsi kube akubhule, kwaba ngemakhilogremu labengaba lishumi. 18Wakutsatsa wahamba nako waya ekhaya; wakhombisa uninatala sonkhe sivuno sakhe, waphindze wamnika nekudla lokwakusele ensimini nakadlako. 19Nawomi wabuta Ruthe watsi: “Lamuhla bewukhwimita kuphi? Bewusebenta kuphi? Ubusisiwe lowo muntfu lokunakile!”
Ruthe waphendvula watsi: “Lamuhla bengisebenta ensimini yemuntfu lekutsiwa nguBowazi.”
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Nawomi watsi kumalukatane wakhe: “Shangatsi Simakadze lonemusa kulabaphilako nalabafile angambusisa.” Wachubeka watsi: “Lomuntfu usihlobo setfu sengati, ungulomunye walabo labafanele kusinakekela.”
21Ruthe wachubeka wakhuluma kuninatala, watsi: “Ngetulu kwaloko uphindze watsi angichubeke kukhwimita naletisebenti takakhe kuze kuphele kuvuna.”
22Nawomi waphendvula Ruthe, malukatane wakhe, watsi: “Kulungile-ke, ndvodzakati, kuncono ubuyele uyewusebenta kanye nalamantfombatana asensimini yakaBowazi; ngobe ensimini yalomunye bangahle bakuhluphe.” 23Ngako Ruthe wachubeka asebenta nalamantfombatana akaBowazi, baze bacedza kuvuna ibhali nakolo. Wachubeka kuhlala neninatala.
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