19, 20. (a) Bhowazi wabangelwa yini kutsi angavele ashade naRuthe ngaso leso sikhatsi? (b) Bhowazi wakukhombisa ngatiphi tindlela kuba nemusa nekukhatsalela lidvumela laRuthe?

¹⁹ Bhowazi wachubeka watsi: “Cha, ndvodzakati yami, ngitakwentela konkhe loko lokucelako, ngako ungesabi. Tonkhe takhamiti talesigodzi tiyati kutsi ungumfati sibili.” (Rut. 3:11) Walijabulela lilungelo lekushada naRuthe, kungenteka nekutsi akazange amangale nakacelwa kutsi abe ngumnakekeli wakhe. Nobe kunjalo, Bhowazi abeyindvodza lelungile, futsi abengeke ente lokutsandvwa nguye. Watjela Ruthe ngalomunye labengaba ngumnakekeli wakhe losihlobo sengati lesisedvute semndeni wendvodza yaNawomi lebeseyifile. Bhowazi abetawukhuluma nalendvodza kucala, ayinikete litfuba lekutsi ibe yindvodza yaRuthe.

21. Yini leyafaka sandla ekwenteni Ruthe atiwe ngekutsi ‘ngumfati sibili,’ futsi singasilingisa njani sibonelo sakhe?

²¹ Asewucabange nje kutsi kwamenetisa kangakanani Ruthe kuzindla ngaloko lokwashiwo nguBhowazi kuye, nakatsi bekatiwa ngibo bonkhe bantfu ‘njengemfati sibili’! Akungabateki kutsi kutimisela kwakhe kwati Jehova nekumkhonta ngiko lokwamenta waba nalelidvumela lelihle. Waphindze wakhombisa umusa lomkhulu neluvelo kuNawomi nakubantfu bakubo, wawemukela ngekutitsandzela emasiko nemihambo labengakayetayeli. Nangabe silingisa kukholwa kwaRuthe, sitabahlonipha ngalokujulile labanye, siphindze sihloniphe emasiko kanye nemihambo yabo. Nasenta njalo, natsi singatakhela lidvumela lelihle.