Murume Ainzi Bhoazi
Rute anobuda kunonhonga uye anosvika, kwete netsaona, mumunda waBhoazi, hama yavo. Anomudzivirira, anomupa zvokudya, uye anomuropafadza nokuda kwokutizira pasi pamapapiro aBaba vedu. Naomi anonzwa zita iri ozivira mudzikinuri mumhuri.
2 1Naomi aiva nehama yomurume wake, murume ane mukurumbira uye akapfuma, worudzi rwaErimereki, ainzi Bhoazi. 2Rute muMoabhu akati kuna Naomi, “Regai ndiende kundonhonga zviyo shure kweani zvake anondinzwira nyasha.” Vakati, “Enda, mwanasikana wangu.”
3Saka akabuda akandonhonga shure kwavakohwi, zvikaitika kuti asvike mumunda waBhoazi, weimba yaErimereki.
4Ipapo Bhoazi vakasvika vachibva kuBheterehema, vakati kuvakohwi, “Baba vedu ngavave nemi.” Ivo vakapindura vakati, “Baba vedu vakuropafadzei.”
5Ipapo Bhoazi vakati kumutariri wavo, “Musikana uyu ndowaani?”
6Mutariri akapindura akati, “Ndiye musikana muMoabhu akadzoka naNaomi achibva kunyika yeMoabhu. 7Akati, ‘Ndapota regai ndinhonge uye ndiunganidze pakati pezvisote shure kwavakohwi.’ Akauya akagara kubvira mangwanani kusvika zvino, achizorora zvishoma chete mudumba.”
8Bhoazi vakati kuna Rute, “Teerera, mwanasikana wangu. Usanhonga mumumwe munda uye usabva pano; gara pedyo navasikana vangu. 9Tarira munda wavanokohwa, utevere shure kwavo. Ndarayira majaya kuti asakubata. Kana wava nenyota, unwe muzvirongo zvakazadzwa namajaya.”
10Akakotama akawira pasi nechiso chake, akamubvunza achiti, “Seiko ndawana nyasha pamberi penyu zvokuti munondicherechedza, ini mutorwa?”
11Bhoazi vakapindura vakati, “Ndakanzwa zvose zvawakaitira vamwene vako kubvira murume wako afa—kuti wakasiya baba vako, mai vako, nenyika yokwako kuti uuye kuvanhu vawakanga usingazivi kare. 12Baba vedu ngavakupe mubayiro wezvawakaita; Baba vedu, Mwari waIsraeri, vawakauya kuti uvande pasi pamapapiro avo, ngavakupe mubayiro wakazara.”
13Akati, “Ndiwane nyasha pamberi penyu, ishe wangu,” akadaro, “nokuti mandinyaradza uye mataura zvakanaka kumurandakadzi wenyu, kunyange ndisiri mumwe wavarandakadzi venyu.”
14Panguva yokudya Bhoazi vakati, “Uya pano, udye chingwa, useve chimedu chako muvhiniga yewaini.” Akagara parutivi pavakohwi; vakamupa zviyo zvakakangwa. Akadya akaguta, akasara nezvimwe.
15Paakasimuka kuti anhonge, Bhoazi vakarayira majaya avo, vachiti, “Regai anhonge kunyange pakati pezvisote; musamunyadzisa. 16Asi, mumuvhomorere zviyo mumisungo, muzvisiye kuti aunganidze, uye musamutsiura.”
17Akanhonga mumunda kusvika manheru, akazopura zvaakanga aunganidza—zviyo zvebhari zvinenge efa rimwe. 18Akazvitakura akaenda mudhorobha; vamwene vake vakaona kuwanda kwezvaakanga anhonga. Akaburitsawo akamupa zvaakanga asaririra shure kokunge aguta.
19Vamwene vake vakabvunza vakati, “Wanhonga kupi nhasi? Washanda kupi? Ngaaropafadzwe murume akufunga uyu!” Rute akavaudza zita romunhu waakashanda naye: “Murume wandashanda naye nhasi ndiBhoazi.”
20Naomi vakati kumuroora wake, “Baba vedu ngavamuropafadze, ivo vasina kurega tsitsi dzavo kuvapenyu nokuvakafa.” Vakawedzera vachiti, “Murume uyu ihama yedu yepedyo, mumwe wavadzikinuri vedu.” a a v20 Naomi vanodana Bhoazi somumwe wehama dzinodzikinura mhuri yavo—hama ine kodzero yokudzikinura zvakarasika nokudzorera mhuri. Basa raBhoazi pano rinofananidzira Jesu, Mudzikinuri wedu anobhadhara mutengo kuti atidzosere kumusha kuna Baba vedu.
21Ipapo Rute muMoabhu akati, “Kunyange vakatondiudza, ‘Gara navashandi vangu kusvikira vapedza kukohwa kwangu kwose.’ ”
22Naomi vakati kumuroora wavo Rute, “Zvakanaka, mwanasikana wangu—buda navasikana vavo, kuti urege kukuvadzwa mumumwe munda.” 23Akaramba ari pedyo navasikana vaBhoazi, achinhonga kusvikira kukohwa kwebhari nekwegorosi kwapera, akagara navamwene vake.