Rute 1 FHB Father's Heart Bible™

1 ¹Pa ndzidzi ukhatonga anyakutonga, njala yakulu yagwa mu dziko, mamuna m'bodzi wa ku Bhetelehemu ya ku Djuda aenda na nkazi wace pabodzi na anace awiri toera kukhala kwa n'dzidzi ku minda ya Moabe. ²Dzina ya mamuna unoyu ikhali Elimeleki, nkazi wace Naomi, anace awiri Maloni na Kiliyoni—Aefrata a ku Bhetelehemu ya ku Djuda. Aenda ku dziko ya Moabe mbakhala kweneko. ³Penepo Elimeleki, mamuna wa Naomi, afa, iye mbasala na anace awiri. ⁴Iwo amanga banja na akazi a ku Moabe—Orpa na Rute—mbakhala kweneko ninga pyaka khumi. ⁵Maloni na Kiliyoni awiri afambo, Naomi mbasala wekha, nkhabe anace awiri na mamuna wace.

Kuphatana kwa Rute kwakukhonda kuswika

⁶Ku minda ya Moabe, Naomi abva kuti Baba wathu akhadaona mbumba yace, mbaapasa cakudya, natenepo iye alamuka toera kubwerera kubuluka kweneko pabodzi na apwiace awiri. ⁷Iye abuluka pa mbuto ikhakhala iye, pabodzi na apwiace awiri, mbaenda n'njira yakubwerera ku dziko ya Djuda. ⁸Naomi apanga apwiace awiri tenepa: “Bwererani, m'bodzi na m'bodzi ku nyumba ya mai wanu. Baba wathu akucitireni pyadidi, ninga mudacita imwe kuna anyakufa na kuna ine. ⁹Baba wathu akupaseni m'bodzi na m'bodzi kupuma mu nyumba ya mamuna unango.” Penepo iye aapsompsona, iwo mbalira na mazu makulu.

¹⁰Iwo antawira tenepa: “Nkhabe—ife tinabwerera na imwe ku mbumba yanu.”

¹¹Naomi alonga kuti: “Bwererani, anango wanga. Thangwi yanji munafuna kuenda na ine? Kodi ndiri na anango anango mu mimba mwanga toera akhale amuna anu? ¹²Bwererani, anango wanga, ndokoni, thangwi ndakalamba kakamwe toera kumanga banja. Ngakhala ndinalonga kuti cikhalipo cidikhiro, ngakhala ndingakhala na mamuna masiku ano mbandabala anace, ¹³kodi munadikhira iwo mpaka akule? Kodi munakhonda kumanga banja thangwi ya iwo? Nkhabe, anango wanga—pisandiwawa kuna ine kakamwe kupiringana imwe, thangwi djanja ya Baba wathu yandipandukira ine.”

¹⁴Pa penepi alira pontho na mazu makulu. Penepo Orpa apsompsona mpongozi wace mbalonga kwaheri, mbwenye Rute aphatirira kuna iye. ¹⁵Naomi alonga kuti: “Ona, mulamu wako abwerera ku mbumba yace na kuna milungu yace. Bwerera pabodzi na iye.”

¹⁶Rute alonga kuti: “Lekani kundikakamiza toera kukusiyani imwe peno kubwerera kusiya kukutowererani. Konsene kunaenda imwe, ine ndinaendako; konsene kunakhala imwe, ine ndinakhalako. Mbumba yanu inakhala mbumba yanga, na Mulungu wanu Mulungu wanga. ^a a v16 Cidumbiro ca Rute ndi ciri cimodzi mwa mbuto zikulu mu Bhibhlya zinalonga pya nkazi wakunja wakuti asaphatana yekha na Mulungu wa Izarayeli—na mu njira yace, Baba wathu asaikha nkazi wa ku Moabe mu nkhundu wa banja inaenda kuna Dhavidhi na kuna Yezu. ¹⁷Konsene kunafa imwe, inembo ndinafa, pontho kweneko ndinaikhwa. Baba wathu andilange mwakukhwima kakamwe, khala cinthu cinango kusiyapo kufa cinatigawanisa ine na imwe.”

¹⁸Naomi pidaona iye kuti Rute akhadakhwimika toera kuenda na iye, aleka kulonga pinango kuna iye.

¹⁹Natenepo awiri aenda mpaka afika ku Bhetelehemu. Pidapita iwo mu Bhetelehemu, nzinda wonsene wagwinjika thangwi ya iwo, akazi mbalonga kuti: “Kodi uyu ndi Naomi?”

²⁰“Lekani kundicemera Naomi,” iye alonga. “Ndicemereni Mara—Wamphambvu Zonsene andiwawisa ntima kakamwe. ^b b v20 Naomi pisabveka “wakukomeresa”; Mara pisabveka “wakuwawa.” Iye asacinja dzina yace toera kubverana na kutsukwala kunaenda nako kunyumba. ²¹Ine ndaenda ndakudzala, mbwenye Baba wathu andibweresa ndakukhonda cinthu. Thangwi yanji munandicemera Naomi, mu ndzidzi unandithabusa Baba wathu, na Wamphambvu Zonsene andibweresera nyatwa?” ²²Natenepo Naomi abwerera kubuluka ku minda ya Moabe pabodzi na Rute nkazi wa ku Moabe, mpwiace, adabwerera na iye. Afika ku Bhetelehemu mu ndzidzi ukhatoma kubvuna kwa bhalachi.