URutheIsampula

Izwe likaNawomi, ifa, kanye nokuziphilisa konke kuncike kuBhowazi. Ungumhlengi wakhe, futhi uRuthe usanda kumcela umshado. Umhlengi ngumuntu onesibopho sezomthetho, umndeni, kanye nezibopho zezezimali zezihlobo zakhe ezimpofu, ikakhulukazi abafelokazi.

UBhowazi uvuma ukushada noRuthe, kodwa kunenkinga. UBhowazi akakwazi ukuba umhlengi kaNawomi ngoba umhlengi osondelene kakhulu kufanele aqale anikezwe ithuba.

UBhowazi akachithi sikhathi. Ekuseni ngemva kwesicelo ulinda esangweni ledolobha aze abone lowo ongase abe umhlengi. Ngaphandle kokukhuluma ngoRuthe, uBhowazi uchazela umhlengi ongashiwongo ngegama ukuthi uNawomi ubeke indawo yomyeni wakhe ukuba ithengiswe futhi unelungelo lokuqala lokwenqaba.

Ecabanga ukuthi lokhu kuyi-kuzomenza acebeabe nomvuzo omkhulu wokutshalwa kwezimali, ngokushesha uthi "yebo". Kodwa umuntu ongase abe umhlengi uthola ukuthi ukuthenga indawo kuhlanganisa nomthwalo wemfanelo wokunakekela abafelokazi uNawomi noRuthe. Ngakho uyenqaba. Ukuthenga indawo kungenye into, kodwa ukushada noRuthe futhi mhlawumbe ahlukanise ifa lakhe futhi alahlekelwe ilelozwe kunoma iyiphi yezingane zikaRuthe ezizayo kuyingozi enkulu kakhulu.

Ngakho uBhowazi wenza lokho le ndoda engakufuni. Uyazamukela izingozi efeni lakhe futhi uthwala umthwalo wokuqhubeka nefa nomhlaba kaNawomi.

Wonke umuntu obukeleyo uyaqaphela ukuthi uRuthe ongumfelokazi, ongenabantwana, nowokuzalwa kwelinye izwe, kanye noNawomi ongumfelokazi, baye banakekelwa ngendlela engavamile. Bathandazela ukuba uNkulunkulu enze uRuthe wakwaMowabi afane nomama abasungula u-Israyeli—uRaheli, uLeya noTamari. Khona-ke uNkulunkulu uphendula imithandazo yabo ngokunikeza uRuthe indodana egama layo lingu-Obede, ngemva kweminyaka eyishumi yobunyumba.

Idolobha lenza umgubho. Manje uNawomi akanawo umhlengi kuBhowazi kuphela, kodwa futhi kuno mntwana omusha. Lapho u-Obede ekhula, uzomnakekela futhi aqinisekise ukuthi ifa likaNawomi alisoze lafa.

Incwadi iqala ngokusikhumbuza ukuthi uRuthe wayephila “ezinsukwini lapho abahluleli babebusa” futhi kwakungekho nkosi kwa-Israyeli. Kodwa incwadi iphetha ngohlu lozalo lwasebukhosini. U-Obede ungumkhulu weNkosi uDavide ( Ruthe 4:22 ).

Lokho kusho ukuthi uRuthe wayengeyena nje umusa. UBhowazi wayengeyena nje umhlatshelo. Ubuze bukaNawomi abuzange bugcwaliswe nje. Laba bobabili basibonisa indlela uNkulunkulu ahlela ngayo ukuhlenga abantu bakhe. Ngomusa womhlatshelo kaBhowazi noRuthe, uNkulunkulu wanikeza uNawomi no-Israyeli umhlengi.

Ngolunye usuku u-Obede wayeyoba uyise kwiNkosi uDavide, owayeyothatha isihlalo sobukhosi ngelinye ilanga. UDavide wayezobhekana nefa nomhlaba ka-Israyeli, njengoba ukhokho wakhe uBhowazi ethatha umthwalo wemfanelo ngefa nomhlaba kaNawomi. Futhi njengoba nje ukuzalwa kuka-Obede okuyisimangaliso kwaqinisekisa ukuqhubeka kwenzalo kaNawomi, uNkulunkulu utshela uDavide ngokuyisimangaliso ukuthi inzalo yakhe iyoqhubeka phakade. UNkulunkulu uthembisa umzukulu kaRuthe ukuthi indodana kaDavide iyobusa phakade.

Umbhali weVangeli likaMathewu usitshela ukuthi uRuthe noBhowazi akubona nje okhokho bakaDavide, kodwa futhi bangabakaJesu. UJesu uyinzalo kaBhowazi noDavide. Njengokhokho bakhe, umusa kaJesu womhlatshelo uyohlenga umndeni wakhe ekusweleni kwawo. Esiphambanweni, uJesu uba umhlengi wethu wokugcina. Unesibopho sakho kokubili ukuswela kwethu okungokwenyama nokungokomoya ukuze singalokothi siswele umhlaba, ifa, noma indlela yokuziphilisa.

Njengoba nje uNkulunkulu athembisa uDavide, uJesu uphila futhi uyabusa evusiwe phakade. NjengoRuthe noNawomi, singaza kuye singelutho. Singamcela ukuba asihlenge. Singacela uJesu ukuba athathe umthwalo wesono sethu nokungabi nathemba kwethu futhi enze okuthile ukusilungisa. Futhi izindaba ezinhle eziseNcwadini kaRuthe ukuthi uJesu uzosikhulula njengesihlobo esiseduze neNkosi enamandla!

Umoya ongcwele makawuvule amehlo akho ubone uNkulunkulu ongabashiyi abantu bakhe bengenaMhlengi. Futhi sengathi ungabona uJesu njengoMsindisi wethu onomusa womhlatshelo ofa ukuze asihlenge sonke.