Wayesethi uNawomi uninazala kuye: “Ndodakazi yami, angiyikukufunela ukuphumula ukuba kube kuhle kuwe na?
Manje uBhowazi akayena owesizukulwane sethu, okabani izintombi zakho? Bheka, uzuza ibhali kulobubusuku esibuyeni.
Geza, uzigcobe, wembathe izingubo zakho, wehlele phansi; kepha ungazazisi kulowo muntu, aze aqede ukudla nokuphuza.
Lapho elala, kumelwe uyiphawule indawo ezolala kuyo, ungene uyembule izinyawo zayo ulale; futhi uzokutshela okufanele ukwenze.
Wathi kuye: “Konke ongitshela khona ngiyakukwenza.”
Wehlela phansi, wenza njengalokho uninazala emyalile.
UBhowazi esedlile waphuza, inhliziyo yakhe yathokoza, walala ekupheleni kwenqwaba; weza ngobumnene, wavula izinyawo zakhe, walala phansi.
Kwathi phakathi kwamabili indoda yethuka, yaphenduka, bheka, kwakulele owesifazane ngasezinyaweni zayo.
Wathi: “Ungubani na?” Wathi: “Ngiyincekukazi yakho uRuthe; wendlala ingubo yakho phezu kwencekukazi yakho; ngoba uyisihlobo esiseduze.
Wathi: “Mawubusiswe nguJehova, ndodakazi yami, ngokuba wenze umusa omkhulu ekugcineni kunasekuqaleni, ngokuba awulandelanga izinsizwa, ezimpofu nezicebile.
Manje, ndodakazi yami, ungesabi; Ngizokwenza kuwe noma yini oyicelayo, ngoba wonke umuzi wabantu bakithi uyazi ukuthi ungowesifazane oqotho.
Manje kuyiqiniso ukuthi ngiyisihlobo sakho segazi esiseduze nawe; kodwa kukhona isihlobo esiseduze kunami.
Hlala ngalobu busuku; kuyakuthi ekuseni, uma ekwenzela isihlobo, kuhle; makenze ingxenye yesithukulu; kepha uma engenzi isabelo somhlengi kuwe, ngiyakwenza isabelo somhlengi kuwe, kuphila kukaJehova; lala kuze kuse.
Walala ngasezinyaweni zakhe kwaze kwaba sekuseni, wavuka ngaphambi kokuba omunye azi omunye. Wathi: “Makungaziwa ukuthi owesifazane ufikile phansi.”
Wathi futhi: Letha iveli olalo phezu kwakho, ulibambe. Lapho elubamba, walinganisa izilinganiso eziyisithupha zebhali, wambeka phezu kwakhe; wangena emzini.
Esefikile kuninazala, wathi: “Ungubani, ndodakazi yami na?” Wamtshela konke indoda eyayimenze yona.
Wathi: “Lezi zilinganiso eziyisithupha zebhali unginikile; ngoba wathi kimi: Ungayi kunyokozala ulambatha.
Wathi: “Hlala uthule, ndodakazi yami, uze wazi ukuthi indaba izohamba kanjani; ngoba indoda ngeke iphumule ingakayiqedi indaba namuhla.
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