URute
ISAHLUKO1
1Kekalokukwathingemihlayokulawulakwabagwebi, kwabakhoindlalaelizweni.Yahambaindoda yaseBhetelehemyakwaYuda,yaphambukelaezweni lakwaMowabhi,yonanomkayo,noonyanabayobobabini.
2KeigamalaloondodalalinguElimeleki,igamalomkayo linguNahomi;amagamaoonyanabayobabengooMalon noKiliyon,bengamaEfrataaseBhetelehemyakwaYuda. BafikaezwenilakwaMowabhi,bahlalakhona 3WafauElimelekiindodakaNahomi;wasalayena noonyanabakhebobabini.
4BazekaabafazikubafazibakwaMowabhi;igamalomnye lalinguOrpa,igamalomnyelalinguRute;bahlalakhona iminyakaengathiilishumi.
5BafakananjalobobabiniooMalonnoKiliyon;washiywa keloomfazingoonyanabakhebobabininendodayakhe 6Wesukayenanoomolokazanabakhe,wabuyaezweni lakwaMowabhi;ngokubaubevileekwaMowabhi,ukuba uYehovaubaveleleabantubakhengokubanikaisonka 7Waphumakuloondawoabekuyo,enoomolokazanabakhe bobabini;bahambangendlelayokubuyelaezweni lakwaYuda
8WathiuNahomikoomolokazanabakhebobabini, Hambani,nibuyeleelowoendlwiniyonina;uYehova makanenzeleinceba,njengokonenzengakokubafinakum 9UYehovamakaninikenifumaneindawoyokuphumla, elowoendlwiniyendodayakheWazawabanga; baliphakamisailizwilabo,balila 10Bathikuye,Hayi,siyakubuyelanawekubantu bakowenu
11WathiuNahomi,Buyani,zintombizam;yininaukuba nihambenam?kusekhooonyanaesizalwenisam,ukuba babengamadodaenu?
12Buyani,zintombizam,hambani;ngokuba sendikwaluphaleleukubanendoda.Ukubabendithe, Ndisenethemba,nokubabendithendabangonendodangobu busuku,nokubabendithendazalaoonyana; 13Niyakuwalindanaadeakhule?Niyakuwahlalelana, ukubaningabinamadoda?Hayi,zintombizam;ngokuba kukrakrakumkakhulungenxayenu,ukubaisandla sikaYehovasiphumelenenam
14Baliphakamisailizwilabo,babuyabalilaUOrpa wamangauninazala;keuRutewanamathelakuye.
15Wathiyena,Uyabona,umkhuluwakaziwakhoubuyele kubantubakowabo,nakoothixobakowabo; 16WathiuRute,Musaakundibongozangokuthi mandikushiye,ndibuye,ndingakulandeli;ngokubaapho uyakhona,ndiyakuyanam;aphouyakuthivukhona, ndiyakuthivukhona;abantubakowenubayakuba ngabantubam,uThixowakhoabenguThixowam; 17aphoufelakhona,ndiyakufelakhona,ndingcwatyelwe khona.MakenjenjeuYehovakum,aqokele ukwenjenje:kukufakodwaokuyakundahlulanawe 18Wabonaukubauzimiseleukuhambanaye,wayeka ukuthethakuye.
19Bahambakebobabini,badabafikaeBhetelehem Kwathi,bakufikaeBhetelehem,wanyakazelaumzingenxa yabo,kwathiwa,NguNahominalo?
20Wathikubo,MusaniukuthindinguNahomi;yithini ndinguMara,ngokubauSomandlaundenzendakrakra kunene.
21Ndemkamnandizele;keuYehovaundibuyisa ndilambatha;yininaukubanithindinguNahomi;uYehova engqinilenjengam,uSomandlaendicinezelenje?
22WabuyakeuNahomienoRuteumMowabhikazi, umolokazanawakhe,owabuyaezwenilakwaMowabhi, bezaeBhetelehemekuqalenikokuvunwakwerhasi.
ISAHLUKO2
KekalokuuNahomiebenesihlobosendodayakhe,indoda esisityebiemzalwanenikaElimeleki;+yayeigamalakhe lalinguBhohazi.
2WathiuRuteumMowabhikazikuNahomi,Makhendiye entsimini,ndibhikiceizikhwebuemvakwalowondiya kubabalwanguye.Wathikuye,Hamba,ntombiyam.
3Wemka,wayawabhikicaentsiminiemvakwabavuni; kwathi,wehlaphezukwentsimikaBhohazi, ongowomzalwanekaElimeleki.
4KwathigqiuBhohazi,evelaeBhetelehem,wathi kubavuni,UYehovamakabenani.Bathikuye,UYehova makakusikelele.
5WathiuBhohazikumfanaophetheabavuni,Yekabanina lenkazana?
6Waphendulaumkhonziophetheabavuni,wathi, YinkazanaengumMowabhikazi,efikenoNahomi,bevela ezwenilakwaMowabhi;
7yathike,Makhendibhikice,ndibuthephakathi kwezithunguemvakwabavuni;yezake,yemakwakusasa kwadakwangoku,yahlalaendlwinikancinane.
8WathiuBhohazikuRute,Uyevana,ntombiyam?Musa ukuyakubhikicakwenyeintsimi;musaukumkaapha; 9Amehloakhomakabesentsiminioyivunayowona, uwulandele;wakubaunxaniwe,yiyaezityeni,useleinto ekhiqiweyongabafana
10Wawangobusobakhe,waqubudaemhlabeni,wathi kuye,Yininaukubandibabalwenguwe,undibuke, ndiyinkazanayolunyeuhlanganje?
11WaphendulauBhohazi,wathikuye,Ndiyixelelwe kakuhleyonkeintooyenzileyokunyokozala,emveni kokufakwendodayakho,nokushiyakwakhouyihlo nonyoko,nelizwelokuzalwakwakho.,ufikileebantwini obungabazingaphambili
12UYehovamakakubuyekezeukwenzakwakho,uzaliseke umvuzowakhoovelakuYehovauThixokaSirayeli,oze wazimelaphantsikwamaphikoakhewena
13Wathiyena,Mandibabalwenguwe,nkosiyam;ngokuba undithuthuzele,uthethekakuhlenomkhonzazanawakho, ndingenjengomnyewabakhonzazanabakhonje
14WathiuBhohazikuye,Ngexeshalokudlasondelaapha, udleisonka,uncindeivinigangeqhekezalakho.Wahlala phantsingasecalenilabavuniWamnikaikhweba,wadla, wahlutha,washiya
15Wesukakewayakubhikica;uBhohaziwawawisela umthethoamadodanaakhe,wathi,Makabhikicenaphakathi kwezithungu,ningamdanisi;
16Kwayekengokonimphatheleinxalenyeyezandlazakhe phezukwakhe,niyiyeke,ukuzeayibhikice, ningamkhalimeli
17Wabhikicaentsiminileyokwadakwahlwa,wayibhula intoabeyibhikicile,yangayiefayerhasi
18Wayithabathake,wayaekhayaWayibonauninazala intoabeyibhikicile;
19Wathiuninazalakuye,Ubhikicephinanamhla? Ubusebenzaphina?Makabongweowakwaziyo. Wamxelelauninazalalowoubesebenzakuye,wathi,Igama lendodaendisebenzekuyonamhlanguBhohazi
20WathiuNahomikumolokazanawakhe,Makasikelelwe yenanguYehova,ongayekelelangaukwenzaincebayakhe kwabaphilileyonakwabafileyoWathiuNahomikuye, Indodaleyoiyazalananathi,ingumzalwanawethu
21WathiuRuteumMowabhikazi,Kananjaloitheyona kum,Uzeunamathelekulutshaolulolwam,ludelulugqibe lonkeuvunolwam;
22WathiuNahomikuRuteumolokazanawakhe,Kulungile, ntombiyam,ukubauphumenomthinjanawakhe,ukuze ungafikelwamntuukwenyeintsimi.
23WanamathelakumthinjanakaBhohazi,wabhikica, kwadakwagqitywaukuvunwakwerhasinokuvunwa kwengqolowa;wahlalanoninazala.
ISAHLUKO3
1WathiuNahomiuninazalakuye,Ntombiyam, ndingakufunelinaukuphumlaokokulungela?
2KalokuakasihlobosethunauBhohazi,lowoumthinjana ubunawo?Nankoelelairhasingobubusukuesandeni
3Zihlambe,uthambise,unxibeiingubozakho,uhleuye esandeni,kodwauzeungazazisiendodenileyo,ideigqibe ukudlanokusela
4Wothi,ukulalakwayophantsi,uqondeindawoeyekulala kuyo,uyeuyityhileingubongasezinyawenizayo,ulale phantsi;yokuxelelakeyonaintoowoyenza
5Wathikuye,Yonkeintooyithethayondoyenza
6Wehlakewayaesandeni,wenzangakokonke abemwiseleumthethongakouninazala
7WadlauBhohazi,wasela,yachwayithaintliziyoyakhe; wayawalalaphantsiekuphelenikwentlaba.Wayake ecotha,wamtyhilaingubongasezinyawenizakhe,walala phantsi
8Kwathiphakathikobusuku,yoyikaindodaleyo, yaguquka,yabonakuleleinkazanangasezinyawenizayo
9Wathi,Ungubanina?Wathi,NdinguRute,umkhonzazana wakho;ngokubaungumkhululiwena.
10Yathi,UsikelelwenguYehova,ntombiyamInceba yakhoyamvanjeingaphezukweyokuqala,ungalandelanga madodananje,nokubangasweleyonokubanganobutyebi.
11Kalokuke,ntombiyam,musaukoyika;Ndiya kukwenzakonkeokuthethayo;ngokubawonkeumzi wabantubakowethuuyaziukubaungumfazionesidima
12Kuyinene,ndingumkhululiinyaniso;kekukho umkhululiosondeleyokuwekunam
13Lalangobubusuku;kothikusasa,ukubauthe wakukhululangentlawulelo,kulunge;makasikhulule ngentlawulelo;keukubaakathangaakwenzele ngentlawulelo,ndokukhululangentlawulelomna,ehlelinje uYehova;lalakudekuse
14Walalangasezinyawenizakhekwadakwasa;Wathi, Makwazekeukubakufikeinkazanaesandeni
15Wathi,Sisondezeisigqubutheloosigubungeleyo, usibambe.Wayibamba,yalinganisaiisehaezintandathu zerhasi,yamthwalisa,wayakeesixekweni
16Wayakuninazala,wathiyena,Ungubanina,ntombi yam?Wamxelelakonkeekwenzileyokuyeindodaleyo.
17Wathi,Indinikeezizilinganisozerhasi;ngokubawathi kum,Musaukuyakunyokozalaulambatha.
18Wathi,Hlala,ntombiyam,udewaziokuyakuhla;
ISAHLUKO4
1WenyukauBhohazi,wayaesangwenilomzi,wahlala khona;nankoegqithaumkhululilowoabethethayena uBhohazi;watshoyokuye,wathi,Yoo!tyeka,uhlale phantsiaphaWaphambuka,wahlalaphantsi
2Wathabathaamadodaalishumikumadodaamakhulu omzi,wathi,HlalaniphantsiaphaBahlalaphantsi 3Wathikumkhululilowo,Isahlulosomhlaba obungowomzalwanawethuuElimeleki,uthengisengaso uNahomi,obuyeelizwenilakwaMowabhi;
4ndathikemna,mandivuleindlebeyakho,ndithi, Wuthengephambikwababahleliyoapha,phambi kwamadodaamakhuluabantubakowethuUkubauthe wawukhululangentlawulelo,wukhululengentlawulelo; ukubaakuwukhululangentlawulelo,ndixelelendazi; ngokubaakukhobaniunokuwukhululangentlawulelo, ingenguwe;ndisemvakwakhomnaWathi,Ndowukhulula ngentlawulelomna.
5WathiuBhohazi,Mhlenikweniuwuzuzayoumhlaba esandlenisikaNahomi,uwuthengenakuRute, umMowabhikazi,umkamfi,ukubauvuseigamalomfi elifenilakhe
6Wathiumkhululilowo,Andinakuzikhululela ngentlawulelongokwam,hlezendilonakaliseelamilifa. kubaandinakoukuyikhululangentlawulelo
7KekalokukwakusithiwakudalakwaSirayeli,ukukhulula ngentlawulelonokwananakuqiniselwe;Yazikhulula indodaimbadadayayo,yayinikaummelwanewayo;oko kwababubungqinakekwaSirayeli
8WathiumkhululilowokuBhohazi,Zithengele. Wakhululakeisihlangusakhe
9WathiuBhohazikumadodaamakhulunakubantubonke, Ningamangqinanamhla,ukubandikuthengilekonke okukaElimeleki,nakokonkeokukaKiliyonnoMalon, esandlenisikaNahomi
10noRuteumMowabhikazi,umkaMalon,ndimzuzile ukubaabengumkam,ukuzekuvusweigamalomfielifeni lakhe,linganqanyulwaigamalomfiphakathi kwabazalwanabakhe,nasesangweni.ningamangqina namhla
11Bathikebonkeabantuababesesangweninamadoda amakhulu,SingamangqinaUYehovamakamenzelomfazi ungenayoendlwiniyakho,abenjengoRakeli, nanjengoLeya,abayakhayoindlukaSirayelibobabini, akwenzeleokulungileyoe-Efrata,wenzeigama eBhetelehem
12indluyakhoibenjengendlukaPeretse,awamzalayo uTamarekuYuda,ngembewuleyoayakukunikauYehova ngalentombi
13UBhohaziwamzekakeuRutewabangumkakhe; wamngenake;uYehovawamnikaukubaakhawule,wazala unyana
14BathiabafazikuNahomi,MakabongweuYehova ongakuyekelangausweleumkhululinamhla,ukuzelibe negamakwaSirayeli
15abengumbuyisiwomphefumlokuwe,nomnqakiwakho ebuxhegwenibakho;ngokubaumolokazanawakho okuthandayo,lowoulungileyokuwengaphezukoonyana abasixhenxe,umzele.
16UNahomiwamthabathaumntwanalowo,wambeka esifubenisakhe,wabangumondliwakhe 17Bamthiyaigamaelingummelwanekazi,besithi, UNahomiuzalelweunyana;bamthiyaigamaelinguObhedi; yenanguyisekaYese,uyisekaDavide 18YiyolekeinzalakaPeretse:uPeretsewazalauHetseron; 19uHetseronwazalauRam,uRamwazalauAminadabhi; 20uAminadabhiwazalauNashon,uNashonwazala uSalmon; 21uSalmonwazalauBhohazi,uBhohaziwazalauObhedi; 22uObhediwazalauYese;uYesewazalauDavide