Yehla, uhlale othulini wena ntombi , ndodakazi yaseBabele , uhlale emhlabathini, kungekho sihlalo sobukhosi , wena ndodakazi yamaKaledi, ngokuba awusayikubizwa ngokuthi uthambile nokuthi uyatetema.

Hlala uzithulele , ungene ebumnyameni , wena ndodakazi yamaKaledi , ngokuba awusayikubizwa ngokuthi iNkosikazi Yemibuso.

Yileyo naleyo ndodakazi enefa esizweni esithile sabantwana bakwa -Israyeli iyakuba ngumfazi womndeni wesizwe sikayise , ukuze yilowo nalowo wabantwana bakwa-Israyeli abe nefa lawoyise.

URuthe wakwaMowabi wathi kuNawomi : Mangihambe, ngiye ensimini , ngikhothoze ezikhwetshini emva kwalowo engiyakufumana umusa emehlweni akhe. Wathi kuye: Hamba, ndodakazi yami.

UBowazi wayesethi kuRuthe : Angithi uyezwa, ndodakazi yami ? Ungayi ukukhothoza kwenye insimu , futhi ungasuki lapha , kepha namathela kuwo amantombazana ami lapha.

UNawomi wayesethi kuRuthe umalokazana wakhe: Kuhle, ndodakazi yami, ukuba uphume namantombazana akhe, ungafikelwa kwenye insimu.

UNawomi uninazala wathi kuye : Ndodakazi yami , angiyikukufunela ukuphumula ukuba kube kuhle kuwe na?

Yathi: Mawubusiswe nguJehova , ndodakazi yami ; ubonakalisile umusa ekugcineni kakhulu kunasekuqaleni, ngokuba awulandelanga izinsizwa , noma zimpofu noma zicebile.

Manje, ndodakazi yami , ungesabi; ngiyakukwenzela konke okushoyo , ngokuba wonke umuzi wabantu bakithi uyazi ukuthi ungowesifazane olungileyo.

Wafika kuninazala ; wathi yena : Ungubani, ndodakazi yami ? Wamtshela konke leyo ndoda ebimenzele khona.

Wathi: Hlala, ndodakazi yami, uze wazi ukuba le ndaba iyakuphethelaphi , ngokuba leyo ndoda ayiyikuphumula ingakaqedi indaba namuhla.

Zinhle kangakanani izinyawo zakh o ezicathulweni zazo , wena ndodakazi yesikhulu! Amathanga akho ayizindilinga anjengemihlobiso, umsebenzi wezandla zengcweti.

Mawuzwe-ke, ndodakazi, uqaphele, ubeke indlebe yakho, ukhohlwe isizwe sakini nendlu kayihlo,

Ndodakazi yaseBabele , wena oyakubhujiswa , ubusisiwe oyakuphindisela kuwe izenzo zakho owazenza kithina.

Zamuluka ngezwi lakho , ndodakazi yaseGalimi ; qaphela, Layishi, yiphendule, Anathoti.

Dabula izwe lakho njengeNayile , ndodakazi yaseTharishishi ; akusekho bhande.

Wathi: Awusayikujabula wena ntombi ehlazisiweyo, ndodakazi yaseSidoni; vuka, uwelele eKitimi; nalapho awuyikuthola ukuphumula.

Zithintithe uthuli , usukume, uhlale, Jerusalema elithunjiweyo ; zikhulule eziboshweni zentamo yakho wena ndodakazi yaseSiyoni ethunjiweyo.

Babamba umnsalo nomkhonto ; banonya, abanamusa, izwi labo liduma njengolwandle, bakhwele amahhashi , behleliwe njengabantu abayakulwa , behlelelwe ukulwa nawe ndodakazi yaseSiyoni.

Ndodakazi yabantu bami , bhinca indwangu yamasaka , uhuquzele emlotheni, wenze isililo njengesendodana eyodwa , ukukhala okumunyu , ngokuba umphangi uyakusehlela masinyane.

Koze k ube nini uhambahamb a wena ndodakazi ehlubukayo na ? Ngokuba uJehova udalile into entsha emhlabeni: owesifazane uyakuyihaqa indoda.

Khuphukela kwaGileyadi , uthathe ibhalisamu , wena ntombi , ndodakazi yaseGibithe; usebenzisela ize imithi eminingi, ukuphuluka akukho kuwe.

Zenzele izinto zokuthunjwa , ndodakazi, ohlala eGibithe , ngokuba iNofi liyakuba yincithakalo, lishiswe kungabe kusabakho ohlala kulo.

Yehla ebukhosini bakho , uhlale womile , ndodakazi, ohlala eDiboni , ngokuba umchithi kaMowabi ukhuphukela kuwe, achithe izinqaba zakho.

Uzidumiselani ngezigodi , isigodi s akho esichichimayo , wena ndodakazi ehlubukayo, othemba engcebeni yakho ngokuthi : Ngubani ongehlela mina , na?

Babamba umnsalo nomkhonto ; banonya, abanamusa; izwi labo liduma njengolwandle; bakhwele amahha shi, behleliwe njengabantu abayakulwa nawe ndodakazi yaseBabele.

Ngingafakaza ngokuthini ngawe , ngikufanise nani , ndodakazi yaseSiyoni , na? Ngingakulinganisa nani ukuba ngikududuze , ntombi eyindodakazi yaseSiyoni na ? Ngokuba ukuchitheka kwakho kukhulu njengolwandle . Ngubani ongakuphulukisa na?

Jabula, uthokoze, ndodakazi yakwa-Edomi, ohlala ezweni lase-Uzi. Indebe iyakudlulela nakuwena; uyakudakwa, uzenze nqunu.

Ububi bakho sebuphelile, ndodakazi yaseSiyoni, kasayikukuthumba. Ububi bakho, ndodakazi yakwa-Edomi, uyakubuhambela, azambule izono zakho.

Thokoza kakhulu , ndodakazi yaseSiyoni ; jabula nokujabula , ndodakazi yaseJerusalema; bheka, iNkosi yakho iza kuwe , ilungile, inensindiso, ithobekile, ikhwele imbongolo, ithole, inkonyane yembongolokazi.

Yiba nemihelo , uzale, ndodakazi yase Siyoni njengobelethayo , ngokuba manje uyakuphuma emzini , uhlale endle , ufike naseBabele , lapho uzakophulwa khona; lapho uJehova uyakukukhulula esandleni sezitha zakho.

Suka ubhule , ndodakazi yaseSiyoni , ngokuba ngiyakwenza uphondo lwakho lube yinsimbi , nezinselo zakho ngizenze insimbi ; uyakuchoboza abantu abaningi, kwahlukaniselwe uJehova inzuzo yabo, nemfuyo yabo kuyo iNkosi yomhlaba wonke.

Buthana ngamaviyo , ndodakazi yamaviyo ; usivimbezele, bayakumshaya umahluleli wakwa-Israyeli ngenduku esihlathini.

Hlabelela ngokujabula, ndodakazi yaseSiyoni, umemeze, Israyeli, uthokoze, wethabe ngenhliziyo yonke, ndodakazi yaseJerusalema.

Hlabelela ngokujabula, uthokoze, ndodakazi yaseSiyoni, ngokuba bhekani, ngiyeza, ngiyakuhlala phakathi kwakho, usho uJehova.

UJesu ephenduka wambona , wathi: Yima isibindi , ndodakazi; ukukholwa kwakho kukusindisile. Wasinda owesifazane, kusukela kuleso sikhathi.

Wayesethi kuye: Ndodakazi, ukukholwa kwakho kukusindisile; hamba ube nokuthula; usuphulukile enhluphekweni yakho.

Wayesethi kuye: Ndodakazi, ukukholwa kwakho kukusindisile; hamba, ube nokuthula.

Ungesabi, ndodakazi yaseSiyoni; bheka, iNkosi yakho iza, ikhwele etholeni lembongolo.