Ruthe utfola umendvo
1Emvakwesikhatsi Nawomi, uninatala wakhe, wakhuluma kuRuthe watsi: “Ndvodzakati! Utsi kungete kwaba ncono kutsi ngikwakhele umuti? 2LoBowazi, lebewusebenta nemantfombatana akakhe, usihlobo sengati. Lalela la: Lamuhla Bowazi utawubhula kolo lapha ebaleni. 3Ngako-ke geza, ugcoke kahle uphelele, ufake emakha, bese uyewuka uya lapho atawubhulela khona. Kodvwa ungacali umtjele kutsi ungubani asengakacedzi kudla nekunatsa. 4Ubocaphelisisa kutsi utawulala kuphi, uye khona, ufike ugwabule ingubo ngasetinyaweni takhe, bese uyangena ulala eceleni kwato, utakutjela kutsi kufanele wenteni.”
5Ruthe waphendvula watsi: “Konkhe loko lokushoko ngitakwenta.”
6Ngako-ke Ruthe wewuka waya ebaleni lekubhulela kolo, wenta njengobe uninatala abemtjelile. 7Ngesikhatsi Bowazi asadlile wanatsa, wativela ajabulile; ngako wahamba wayawulala eceleni kwencumbi yakolo. Ruthe wanyonyoba wasondzela kuBowazi, wafike wagwabula ingubo ngasetinyaweni takhe wangena, walala. 8Ekhatsi nebusuku Bowazi watsi uyaphaphama wetfuka sekulele umuntfu lomsikati etinyaweni takhe. 9Wambuta watsi: “Ungubani wena?”
Wamphendvula watsi: “NginguRuthe, incekukati yakho, njengobe usihlobo sami sengati sengitetfula kuwe kutsi ungifukamele. Ngicela kutsi ungingene.”
10Bowazi watsi: “Shangatsi Simakadze angakubusisa, ndvodzakati yami. Ukhombise inhlonipho lenkhulu kimi kunalena loyikhombisa unyokotala. Ngisho phela ngobe naku awukagijimeli kuyakwendza emadvodzeni lasemancane, lacebile nome laphuyile. 11Cha, ndvodzakati yami, ngitakwentela konkhe loko lokucelako, ngako ungesabi. Tonkhe takhamiti talesigodzi tiyati kutsi ungumfati sibili. 12Yebo, kuliciniso kutsi ngisihlobo sakho sengati, noko sikhona lesisedvute kakhulu kuwe kunami. 13Sale ulala kwalamuhla. Kusasa ekuseni ngitawuvukela kuye ngalendzaba. Nangabe uyavuma kukungena, kutabe kulungile. Kodvwa nangabe akafuni, ngetsembisa phambi kwaSimakadze kutsi ngitakungena mine. Ngako lala kuze kuse.”
14Ngako Ruthe walala ngasetinyaweni taBowazi kwaze kwasa, kodvwa washeshe wavuka kusemnyama. Phela Bowazi abengafuni kutsi kwatiwe kutsi kuke kwaba nalomsikati kulelo bala lekubhula. 15Bowazi watsi kuye: “Khumula lelibhayi lolembetse uliletse la utekulendlala.” Ngako walikhumula, walendlala. Bowazi watsela kulo kolo labenesisindvo lesasingemakhilogremu labengaba ngemashumi lamabili, wametfwesa. Ruthe wancandzeka, wakhuphukela ekhaya edolobheni. 16Watsi nakefika, uninatala wambuta watsi: “Uhambe njani, ndvodzakati yami?”
Ruthe wamphendvula amtjela konkhe lokwakwentiwe nalokwakukhulunywe nguBowazi kuye. 17Wachubeka Ruthe watsi: “Utsite: ‘Akukafaneli ubuyele kunyokotala ugoce tandla.’ Ngako ungiphe nangu kolo longemakhilogremu langaba ngema-20.”
18Nawomi wamphendvula watsi: “Beketela, ndvodzakati, utawubona kutsi tintfo tihamba njani. Bowazi angeke asibeke sibunu sakhe phansi lamuhla angakayilungisi lendzaba.”
