2Angithi uBowazi owawunamantombazana akhe uyisihlobo sethu na? Bheka, uyela ibhali* kusihlwa esibuyeni. 3Ngakho-ke geza, ugcobe, ugqoke isambatho sakho, wehlele esibuyeni, kepha ungazazisi kulowo muntu, aze aqede ukudla nokuphuza. 4Kuyakuthi nxa eselala, uqaphele indawo ayakulala kuyo, ungene, wambule izinyawo zakhe, ulale; uyakukutshela lokhu oyakukwenza.”
5Wathi kuye: “Konke okushoyo ngiyakukwenza.”
The book of Ruth: a story of suffering and loss giving way to hope and new beginnings