1, 2. (a) Ruthe abenta luhlobo lolunjani lwemsebenti? (b) Ngutiphi tintfo letinhle teMtsetfo waNkulunkulu netebantfu bakhe, Ruthe lacala kutibona?

RUTHE waguca eceleni kwetinhlanga tebhali labetibutsise ngalelo langa. Beselicala kuhwalala kulendzawo yaseBhetlehema futsi tisebenti letinyenti beseticala kwenyukela ngasesangweni lalelidolobhana lelisendzaweni lephakeme. Kufanele kutsi Ruthe abesadzinwe kakhulu ngobe abecale kusebenta kusukela kuphuma lilanga. Nobe kunjalo, abesolo asebenta kamatima abhula letitfungo kute kuphume tinhlamvu. Nanobe lomsebenti bewumatima, kepha kuye lolu kwaba lusuku loluhle kakhulu kunangendlela labecabanga ngayo.

5, 6. (a) Lusuku lwekucala lwaRuthe lwekukhwimita ensimini yaBhowazi lwaphumelela kangakanani? (b) Nawomi wativa njani nakabona Ruthe?

⁵ Kwatsi ngalesikhatsi Ruthe acedza kubhula sivuno salokutinhlamvu kanye nekukubutsetela ndzawonye, watikhandza asakhwimite ibhali lengaba yi-efa nome emalitha langaba ngu-22. Lomtfwalo wakhe kungenteka kutsi bewunesisindvo lesingemakhilogremu langu-14. Latsi naseliyoshona wagoca lebhali ngendvwangu, wayitfwala enhloko wase ubuyela eBhetlehema.​—Rut. 2:17.