• “Lapho oya khona ngizakuya khona”
    Lingisela Ukholo Lwabo

    • 23. Kuyini uRuthe aqala ukunakana ngakho, njalo uMthetho kaMosi wawulaluphi uhlelo olwalusiza abayanga? (Khangela lamabala angaphansi.)

      23 Bathi sebeyijayele impilo yaseBhethilehema, uRuthe waqalisa ukucabanga ngalokho ayengakwenza ukuze yena loNawomi bathole okokuziphilisa. Wezwa ukuthi uMthetho uJehova ayewuphe abako-Israyeli wawulohlelo oluhle olwalusiza abayanga. Babevunyelwa ukuthi ngesikhathi sokuvuna baye emasimini, badobhe okwakuyabe kutshiywe ngabavunayo kanye lalokho okwakuyabe kusemaphethelweni ensimu.b—Levi. 19:9, 10; Dute. 24:19-21.

      24, 25. URuthe wafika wenzani ensimini kaBhowazi, futhi wawunjani umsebenzi awenzayo?

      24 Kwakuyisikhathi sokuvunwa kwebhali, mhlawumbe esasiqondana lenyanga kaMabasa kukhalenda yalamuhla. URuthe waya emasimini ukuthi ake ayebona langabe ukhona owayengamvumela ukuthi adobhadobhe okwakutshiywe ngabavunayo. Kwaya ngasifudlana, wavunyelwa ukuthi adobhe okwakusensimini yendoda okwakuthiwa nguBhowazi. Yayiyisinothi futhi iyisihlobo sikamuyi u-Elimeleki, owayengumkaNawomi. Lanxa kwakuseMthethweni ukuthi uRuthe adobhe okwakutshiywe ngabavunayo, kazange abone angathi kwakulilungelo lakhe. Wacela kulowo owayekhangele abavunayo. Wathi esemvumele, wahle wawusukela umsebenzi.—Ruthe. 1:22–2:3, 7.

  • “Lapho oya khona ngizakuya khona”
    Lingisela Ukholo Lwabo

    • b Lo kwakungumthetho owawumangalisa sibili okufanele ukuthi wawungekho kibo kaRuthe. Ngalezo zinsuku zakudala, lapho ayehlala khona, abafelokazi babehlukuluzwa. Elinye ibhuku lithi: “Kwakujayelekile ukuthi owesifazana angafelwa ngumkakhe, anakekelwe ngamadodana akhe; kodwa nxa wayengela, wayengacina esezithengisa abe yisigqili, aphile ngokuthengisa umzimba kumbe afe.”