Ruthe 1
1
Elimeleki nemuti wakhe utfutsela kaMowabi
1Kadzeni, live lisabuswa tikhulu kwase kwaba nendlala lenkhulu eveni. Lenye indvodza yakaJuda, leyayihlala eBhetlehema, yahamba nemkayo nemadvodzana ayo lamabili yaya kuyawuhlalahlala eveni lakaMowabi. 2 Libito lalendvodza kwakungu-Elimeleki, umkayo kunguNawomi, emadvodzana ayo kunguMahaloni naKhiliyoni. Babebesive sema-Efratha eBhetlehema yakaJuda. Bafike bacaba bahlala kulo lelive lakaMowabi.
3Elimeleki, indvodza yaNawomi, wafa; Nawomi wasala nalamadvodzana akhe lamabili. 4Lamadvodzana ateka bafati bakaMowabi; libito lalomunye umfati kwakungu-Opha, lomunye kunguRuthe. Bahlala lapho iminyaka lengaba lishumi. 5BoMahaloni naKhiliyoni, bobabili, bafa; Nawomi wasala angenandvodza ate nendvodzana.
Nawomi naRuthe babuyela eBhetlehema
6Emvakwaloko Nawomi weva kutsi Simakadze ubabusisile bantfu bakubo ngekubapha inala. Ngako-ke wavele watilungiselela kuhamba nalaba bomalukatane bakhe. 7Besuka lapho, base balibangisa eveni lakaJuda. 8Nawomi wase ukhuluma kubomalukatane bakhe, watsi: “Ncandzekani, nibuyele emakhaya akini. Shangatsi Simakadze anganiphatsa ngemusa, njengobe benibaphetse ngemusa nani bafi, lababengemadvodzana ami, kantsi nami futsi beningiphetse kahle. 9Shangatsi Simakadze anganibusisa aniphe emadvodza, nakhe imiti!”
Ngako Nawomi wabavalelisa ngekubanga, bakhala. 10Bakhuluma kuye batsi: “Cha, sitawuhamba nawe siye esiveni sakini.”
11 Kodvwa Nawomi wakhuluma kubo, watsi: “Ncandzekani, madvodzakati ami, nitawuhambelani nami? Nitsi mine ngisenayo nje inhlanyelo kutsi ngingatala emadvodzana langaba ngemadvodza enu? 12Ncandzekani, madvodzakati ami, sengimdzala kakhulu kutsi ngingaphindze ngendze manje. Nome bekungenteka ngibe nelitsemba, ngilale nendvodza kulobusuku, ngitale emadvodzana, 13 benitawemela yini adzimate akhule? Beningahlala ningendzi yini? Cha, madvodzakati ami, mine ngibuhlungu kabi ngani kutsi sandla saSimakadze simelene nami.”
14Baphindze basicala phansi futsi sililo. Opha wanga uninatala wakhe wahamba, kodvwa Ruthe wanamatsela kuye. 15Ngako-ke Nawomi wakhuluma kuRuthe, watsi: “Angitsi uyabona kutsi dzadzewenu sewuhambile wabuyela kubo, nawe-ke ncandzeka kanye naye.”
16Ruthe waphendvula watsi: “Ngicela kutsi ungangincengi kutsi ngikushiye. Ngiyekele, ngihambe nawe. Lapho uya khona, nami ngitakuya khona; lapho uyawuhlala khona, nami ngiyawuhlala khona. Sive sakini, kuyawuba sive sami; naNkulunkulu wakho kube nguNkulunkulu wami. 17Lapho uyawufela khona, nami ngiyawungcwatjwa khona. Shangatsi Simakadze angangijezisa kakhulu, nangabe mine ngivumela nome ngabe yini, ngaphandle kwekufa, kutsi kusehlukanise.”
18Watsi kube Nawomi abone kutsi Ruthe utimisele kuhamba naye, wangabe asachubeka nekumncenga kutsi ancandzeke.
19Bahamba bobabili badzimate bafika eBhetlehema. Batsi kube befike eBhetlehema, bonkhe bantfu kulelo dolobha babajabulela. Labasikati babutana bodvwana batsi: “Utsi ngabe nguNawomi lo?”
20Wabaphendvula watsi: “Hhayi, ningasangibiti ngekutsi nginguNawomi, sale senitsi nginguMara, ngobe Nkulunkulu Somandla ungihlanekele, wangiletsela kuhlupheka. 21Ngahamba ngiphelele, kodvwa Simakadze ungibuyise mahhala. Pho, nisangibitelani kutsi nginguNawomi, kantsi Simakadze ungihlanekele, wangiletsela kuhlupheka?”
22Wancandzeka kanjalo-ke Nawomi namalukatane wakhe labengumMowabi, baphuma eveni lemaMowabi. Lapha eBhetlehema befika nakucala kuvunwa ibhali.
Currently Selected:
Ruthe 1: SWT
Highlight
Share
Copy
Want to have your highlights saved across all your devices? Sign up or sign in
© Bible Society of South Africa 1996. Used with permission. All rights reserved.