9. Kuyini okwenza uNawomi wacabanga ukuthi uJehova nguye owayebangele ukuthi ahlupheke?

⁹ Ebhukwini likaRuthe, sibala ngoNawomi lomalukazana wakhe uRuthe langendoda okuthiwa nguBhowazi eyayithanda uNkulunkulu. Indoda leyo yayiyisihlobo somkaNawomi. Kwaba lendlala ko-Israyeli yikho uNawomi lomkakhe lamadodana abo amabili basuka bayahlala koMowabi. Bekhonale, umkaNawomi wafa. Amadodana abo athatha kodwa okudanisayo yikuthi lawo afa. (Ruthe. 1:3-5; 2:1) Usizi olungaka lwabangela ukuthi uNawomi adane kakhulu. Wezwa ubuhlungu okokuthi wacabanga ukuthi uJehova nguye owayebangele ukuthi ahlupheke kangako, waze wathi: “Ingalo kaJehova isingihlanekele.” “USomandla wenze impilo yami yaba munyu.” Waphinda wathi: “UJehova ungehlisele uhlupho; uSomandla ungehlisele okubi.”—Ruthe. 1:13, 20, 21.

10. UJehova wezwa njani ngamazwi kaNawomi abuhlungu futhi wamphatha njani?

¹⁰ UJehova wezwa njani ngamazwi kaNawomi abuhlungu futhi wamphatha njani? Kazange ayitshiye inceku yakhe le eyayiphakathi kosizi. Wayizwela, ngoba uyazwisisa ukuthi ‘ukucindezelwa kwenza ohlakaniphileyo abe luhlanya.’ (UmTshu. 7:7, TBS) Lanxa kunjalo, uNawomi wayedinga ukuncediswa ukuze abone ukuthi uJehova kamlahlanga. UNkulunkulu wamncedisa njani? (1 Sam. 2:8) Wasebenzisa uRuthe ukuthi amtshengise uthando oluqotho. URuthe wamtshengisa uthando uNawomi futhi wamncedisa ukuthi angadani kakhulu lokuthi abone ukuthi uJehova wayelokhu emthanda. Sifundani kulokho akwenzayo?

18. Kuyini okwazwisa uRuthe ubuhlungu?

¹⁸ Ungaphangisi ukucaphuka. UNawomi loRuthe bathi sebefikile eBhethilehema, bahlangana labantu ababengomakhelwane bakaNawomi. Wathi kubo: “Ngasuka lapha ngigcwele, kodwa uJehova usengibuyise ngingelalutho.” (Ruthe. 1:21) Akucabange ukuthi uRuthe wezwa njani esizwa uNawomi ekhuluma amazwi lawo! Wayengamtshiyanga ngesikhathi esebunzimeni. Wayekhale laye, wamduduza futhi wahamba laye okwamalanga amanengi. Kodwa uNawomi wathi: “UJehova usengibuyise ngingelalutho.” Lanxa uRuthe wayeseceleni kwakhe, amazwi akhe enza kwakhanya angani wayengakuqakathekisi ayemenzele khona. Kumele ukuthi lokhu kwamzwisa ubuhlungu obukhulu uRuthe. Lanxa kunjalo, kazange amtshiye uNawomi.

19. Kuyini okuzasinceda ukuthi singamtshiyi umfowethu loba udadewethu osebunzimeni?

¹⁹ Sifundani? Udadewethu angakhuluma amazwi asizwisa ubuhlungu lanxa senze konke esingakwenza ukuthi simncedise. Kodwa akumelanga siphangise ukucaphuka. Asimtshiyi udadewethu ophakathi kohlupho futhi sicela uJehova ukuthi asincedise sithole indlela yokumduduza.—Zaga. 17:17.