1, 2. (a) URude bekenza umsebenzi onjani? (b) Ngiyiphi ingcenye yomThetho kaZimu nabantu bakhe uRude afunda ngayo?

URUDE waguqa hlanu kwewobhu leenhlanga zokusanthoro aziburukuje emini. Besele kurhwalala emasimini weBetlehema, begodu iinsebenzi ezinengi bezikhamba kabuthaka zikhuphukela esangweni ledorobho elincani emzini ophezu kombundu oseduze. URude gade adinwe afile ngebanga lomsebenzi obudisi welanga loke, ngombana bekajame ngeenyawo solo kusileko. Nanyana kunjalo, waragela phambili asebenza, ajuguja isigodo abhula ngaso okusanthoro. Nanyana umsebenzi bewubudisi, kwaba lilanga elihle kuye—ukudlula lokho ebekakulindele.

5, 6. (a) Lakhamba njani ilanga lakaRude lokuthoma lokuburukuja emasimini kaBhowazi? (b) UNawomi wazizwa njani nekabona uRude?

⁵ URude nekaqeda ukubhula okusanthoro bese ukubuthelela ndawonye, wafumana bona wenze amalitha ama-22 webhali. Umthwalwakhe kungenzeka bewunobudisi obumakhilogremu ali-14! Wawuphakamisa mhlamunye wawubopha ngetjhila wawuthwala ehloko, bese wakhamba waya eBetlehema njengombana selitjhinga.—Rude 2:17.