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“Lapho oya khona ngizakuya khona”Lingisela Ukholo Lwabo
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16-18. (a) URuthe watshengisa njani ukuthi wayelothando oluqotho? (b) Kuyini esikufunda kuRuthe endabeni yokuba lothando oluqotho? (Khangela lemifanekiso yabesifazana laba ababili.)
16 Khathesi uRuthe wayesesele loNawomi kuphela. Wayeyazi into ayifunayo njalo wayemthanda ngenhliziyo yonke uNawomi kanye loNkulunkulu weqiniso ayemkhonza. Ngakho-ke wathi: “Ungangifundekeli ukuba ngikutshiye loba ukuba ngikufulathele. Lapho oya khona ngizakuya khona, lalapho ozahlala khona ngizahlala khona. Abantu bakini bazakuba ngabakithi, loNkulunkulu wakho uzakuba nguNkulunkulu wami. Lapho ozafela khona ngizafela khona, njalo ngizangcwatshelwa khona. Sengathi uJehova angangihlanekela nxa ngingehlukana lawe ngenxa yolunye ulutho olungesikufa.”—Ruthe. 1:16, 17.
17 Amazwi kaRuthe ayahlabusa okokuthi abantu balokhu bewazi lanxa sekuleminyaka engaba ngu-3 000 wafa. Akuveza mgceke ukuthi ukuba lothando oluqotho kuqakathekile. URuthe wayemthanda okumangalisayo uNawomi futhi wayeqotho kuye, ezimisele ukunamathela kuye loba engaya ngaphi. Akula okwakungabehlukanisa ngaphandle kokufa. Abakibo kaNawomi babezakuba ngabakibo ngoba wayezimisele ukutshiya konke ayelakho eMowabi kanye labonkulunkulu bakhona. URuthe wayengafanani lo-Opha. Wakutsho ngenhliziyo yonke ukuthi wayefuna ukuthi uJehova uNkulunkulu kaNawomi abe nguNkulunkulu wakhe.a
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“Lapho oya khona ngizakuya khona”Lingisela Ukholo Lwabo
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a Kuyamangalisa ukuthi uRuthe kazange asebenzise kuphela ibizo lokuhlonipha elithi “Nkulunkulu” lanxa wayengowezizweni, kodwa wasebenzisa lebizo elithi Jehova. Ibhuku elithiwa yi-The Interpreter’s Bible lithi: “Umlobi lapha ugcizelela ukuthi umuntu lo wezizweni wayengumlandeli kaNkulunkulu weqiniso.”
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