1, 2. (a) Kodi Rute ankagwira ntchito yotani? (b) Kodi Rute anamva kuti m’Chilamulo munali lamulo liti lothandiza anthu osauka?

RUTE, yemwe ankakhala ku Betelehemu, anagwada pafupi ndi mtolo wa balere amene anali atakunkha tsiku limenelo. Kunja kunali kutada ndipo anthu ambiri anali atayamba kubwerera kunyumba zawo, zomwe zinali m’dera lokwera. Rute anali atatopa kwambiri chifukwa anali atagwira ntchito tsiku lonse. Komabe anatenga kamtengo kopunthira n’kuyamba kupuntha balere wakeyo. Ngakhale kuti anali atatopa kwambiri, Rute anali wosangalala chifukwa ankaona kuti wapeza balere wambiri kusiyana ndi mmene ankaganizira.

² Kodi zimenezi zinasonyeza kuti tsopano zinthu ziyamba kumuyendera bwino Rute, yemwe anali mkazi wamasiye? Monga taonera m’mutu wapita uja, iye anasankha kubwera ku Yerusalemu ndi apongozi ake a Naomi ndipo analonjeza kuti azikhala nawo n’kumalambira Yehova, Mulungu wa apongozi akewo. Naomi nayenso anali mayi wamasiye ndipo poyamba azimayi awiriwa ankakhala ku Mowabu. Rute, yemwe anali Mmowabu, anamva kuti m’Chilamulo cha Yehova munali lamulo lothandiza anthu osauka mu Isiraeli kuphatikizapo alendo. Ndipo pa nthawiyi anali ataona kuti anthu a Yehova omwe ankatsatira Chilamulochi, anali anthu amakhalidwe abwino komanso okoma mtima, ndipo zimenezi zinamulimbikitsa kwambiri.

3, 4. (a) Kodi Boazi analimbikitsa bwanji Rute? (b) Kodi chitsanzo cha Rute chingatithandize bwanji m’nthawi ya mavuto azachuma ino?

³ Mmodzi mwa anthu a makhalidwe abwino amenewa anali Boazi, yemwe anali wolemera komanso wachikulire ndipo Rute ankakunkha m’munda mwa munthu ameneyu. Boazi anachita chidwi ndi Rute chifukwa anali wamakhalidwe abwino. Rute ankasangalala mumtima mwake akakumbukira mawu olimbikitsa amene Boazi ananena. Boazi anamuyamikira chifukwa choti ankasamalira apongozi ake omwe anali achikulire komanso chifukwa choti anasankha kuti azilambira Yehova.—Werengani Rute 2:11-14.

⁴ Komabe n’kutheka kuti Rute ankada nkhawa akaganiza za tsogolo lake. Popeza iye anali mlendo wosauka komanso analibe mwamuna kapena mwana, mwina ankada nkhawa kuti ndani adzamusamalire komanso kusamalira apongozi ake m’tsogolo. Kodi azidzangodalirabe kukunkha? Nanga akadzakalamba, ndani azidzamusamalira? Zinali zomveka kukhala ndi maganizo amenewa. Masiku anonso, chifukwa cha mavuto azachuma, anthu ambiri amakhala ndi nkhawa zofanana ndi zimenezi. Tiyeni tikambirane mmene chikhulupiriro cha Rute chinamuthandizira pa nthawi yovutayi, ndipo tionanso mmene tingamutsanzirire.

5, 6. (a) Kodi zinthu zinamuyendera bwanji Rute tsiku loyamba limene anakakunkha m’munda wa Boazi? (b) Kodi Naomi anatani ataona Rute?

⁵ Rute atamaliza kupuntha balere wake uja n’kumuunjika pamodzi, anaona kuti akukwana efa yathunthu. N’kutheka kuti balere ameneyu anali wokwana makilogalamu 14. Atatero mwina anamanga balereyo pansalu n’kusenza ndipo anayamba ulendo wopita ku Betelehemu. Pa nthawiyi, kunja kunali kutada.—Rute 2:17.

⁶ Naomi anasangalala ataona mpongozi wakeyu, yemwe ankamukonda kwambiri, ndipo mwina anadabwa ataona kuchuluka kwa balere amene Rute anakunkha. Rute anali atabweretsanso chakudya chimene chinatsala, chomwe Boazi anam’patsa pamene ankadya ndi anyamata ake. Rute ndi Naomi anayamba kudya chakudyachi. Ndiyeno Naomi anamufunsa kuti: “Kodi unakakunkha kuti lero? Adalitsike amene wakuganizirayo.” (Rute 2:19) Naomi ataona balere amene Rute anabweretsa, anadziwa kuti pali munthu wina amene anamukomera mtima Ruteyo kuti apeze balere wochuluka choncho.

7, 8. (a) Kodi Naomi anaona kuti zimene Boazi anachita zinali zochokera kwa ndani ndipo n’chifukwa chiyani? (b) Kodi Rute anasonyeza apongozi ake chikondi chosatha m’njira ina iti?

⁷ Kenako Naomi ndi Rute anayamba kucheza ndipo Rute anafotokoza zabwino zimene Boazi anamuchitira. Atachita chidwi ndi zimene Boazi anachitazo, Naomi ananena kuti: “Yehova amene sanaleke kusonyeza kukoma mtima kosatha kwa amoyo ndi akufa, am’dalitse munthu ameneyu.” (Rute 2:20) Iye anaona kuti zimene Boazi anachita, zinali zochokera kwa Yehova yemwe amachititsa atumiki ake kukhala owolowa manja. Yehova amalonjeza kuti adzadalitsa atumiki ake amene amakomera mtima anthu ena. *—Werengani Miyambo 19:17.

⁸ Naomi analangiza Rute kuti amvere zimene Boazi anamuuza. Boazi anauza Rute kuti azikunkha m’minda yake komanso azikhala pafupi ndi atsikana ake antchito n’cholinga choti anyamata okolola asamamuvutitse. Rute anamvera malangizo amenewa ndipo “anapitiriza kukhala ndi apongozi ake.” (Rute 2:22, 23) Zimene Rute anachitazi zikutithandizanso kuona kuti Rute analidi ndi chikondi chosatha. Chitsanzo chake chiyenera kutipangitsa kuganizira ngati ifeyo timakonda kwambiri anthu a m’banja lathu posawataya ndiponso kuwathandiza akamavutika. Yehova amayamikira anthu amene amasonyeza chikondi choterechi.

9. Kodi tingaphunzire chiyani kwa Naomi ndi Rute pa nkhani ya banja?

⁹ Kodi Naomi ndi Rute tingati sanali m’banja chifukwa choti analibe amuna? Anthu ena amaganiza kuti, m’banja “lenileni” mumayenera kukhala mwamuna, mkazi, ana, agogo ndi ena otero. Koma chitsanzo cha Naomi ndi Rute chikutiphunzitsa kuti ngakhale anthu ochepa okha apachibale, akhoza kupanga banja lokondana n’kumakomerana mtima. Choncho ngakhale zitakhala kuti tili ndi achibale ochepa ngati mmene zinaliri ndi Naomi ndi Rute, tiyenera kuyamikirabe chifukwa amenewa ndi anthu a m’banja lathu. Yesu anakumbutsa otsatira ake kuti, ngakhale anthu amene alibe wachibale aliyense, akhoza kupeza anthu amene angakhale ngati achibale awo mumpingo wachikhristu.—Maliko 10:29, 30.

10. Kodi Naomi anaganiza zothandiza Rute m’njira iti?

¹⁰ Kungoyambira mu April, yomwe ndi nthawi imene ankakolola balere, kukafika mu June, nthawi imene ankakolola tirigu, Rute ankakunkha m’minda ya Boazi. Patadutsa milungu ingapo kuchokera pamene Rute anayamba kukunkha, Naomi anayamba kuganizira zimene angachite kuti athandize mpongozi wakeyo. Ali ku Mowabu, Naomi ankaona kuti sangathe kupezera Rute mwamuna wina woti amukwatire. (Rute 1:11-13) Koma tsopano Naomi anasintha maganizo. Iye anauza Rute kuti: “Mwana wanga, kodi sindiyenera kukupezera mpumulo?” (Rute 3:1) Pa nthawi imeneyi zinali zofala makolo kupezera ana awo anthu omanga nawo banja ndipo Naomi ankamuona Rute ngati mwana wake weniweni. Iye anafuna kupezera Rute “mpumulo,” kutanthauza kuti ankafuna kuti Ruteyo akhale ndi nyumba yakeyake komanso mwamuna woti azimusamalira. Koma kodi Naomi akanathandiza bwanji Rute kuti apeze mwamuna?

11, 12. (a) Pamene Naomi anatchula Boazi kuti anali ‘wowawombola,’ kodi ankanena za lamulo liti lomwe linali m’Chilamulo cha Mulungu? (b) Kodi Rute anatani apongozi ake atamuuza zoti achite?

¹¹ Pamene Rute anatchula za Boazi, Naomi ananena kuti: “Munthuyutu ndi wachibale wathu. Ndi mmodzi wa otiwombola.” (Rute 2:20) Kodi iye ankatanthauza chiyani? M’Chilamulo chimene Mulungu anapatsa Aisiraeli, munali lamulo lothandiza mabanja ovutika chifukwa cha umphawi kapena umasiye. Mayi amene mwamuna wake wamwalira asanam’berekere mwana, ankakhala wachisoni kwambiri chifukwa ankaona kuti dzina la mwamuna wakeyo lifa ndipo lithera pomwepo. Choncho Chilamulo cha Mulungu chinkati mchimwene wake wa munthuyo ayenera kukwatira mkaziyo kuti amuberekere mwana woti atenge dzina la bambo ake komanso kusamalira chuma cha banjalo. *—Deut. 25:5-7.

¹² Naomi anafotokozera Rute zoyenera kuchita kuti ukwati wotere utheke. Ziyenera kuti zinamudabwitsa kwambiri Rute chifukwa lamulo limeneli linali lachilendo kwa iye komanso ayenera kuti miyambo ina ya m’Chilamulo anali asanaimvetse bwino. Komabe iye ankalemekeza kwambiri Naomi moti anamvetsera zonse zimene ankamuuzazo. Ngakhale kuti zimene Rute anauzidwa kuti achite zinkaoneka ngati zochititsa manyazi, iye anatsatira malangizo a Naomiwo. Rute ananena kuti: “Zonse zimene mwanena ndikachita.”—Rute 3:5.

13. Kodi zimene Rute anachita pomvera malangizo a munthu wachikulire zikutiphunzitsa chiyani? (Onaninso Yobu 12:12.)

¹³ Nthawi zina zimakhala zovuta kuti achinyamata amvere malangizo a anthu achikulire. Iwo amaganiza kuti achikulire sangamvetse mavuto amene achinyamata amakumana nawo. Koma chitsanzo cha Rute cha kudzichepetsa chimatithandiza kudziwa kuti kumvera anthu achikulire amene amatikonda komanso kutifunira zabwino, n’kopindulitsa kwambiri. (Werengani Salimo 71:17, 18.) Koma kodi Naomi analangiza Rute zotani, ndipo kodi Rute anapinduladi atatsatira malangizowo?

14. Kodi malo opunthira ankakhala otani ndipo pamalowa pankachitika zotani?

¹⁴ Madzulo a tsiku limenelo, Rute anapita pamalo opunthira. Amenewa anali malo amene alimi ankapunthirako ndiponso kupeta mbewu zawo ndipo ankakhala afulati komanso ogangatika. Kawirikawiri malowa ankakhala paphiri pamene pankawomba mphepo kwambiri m’mamawa komanso madzulo. Alimi akamapeta mbewu, ankagwiritsa ntchito chifoloko chachikulu chimene ankachipisa pamulu wa mbewuzo n’kumachitukulira m’mwamba ndipo mankhusu ankauluzika, mbewuzo n’kumagwera pansi.

15, 16. (a) Fotokozani zimene zinachitika madzulo, Boazi atamaliza kugwira ntchito pamalo opunthira. (b) Kodi Boazi anadziwa bwanji kuti Rute wagona kumapazi ake?

¹⁵ Rute anangokhala chapatali n’kumadikira kuti kude. Boazi ankayang’anira anyamata amene ankapeta balere wake omwe pomaliza anaunjika balereyo pamulu waukulu. Ndiyeno Boazi atadya n’kukhuta, anakagona chakumapeto kwa mulu wa balerewo. Anthu ambiri ankakonda kuchita zimenezi n’cholinga chofuna kuteteza mbewu zawo kuti zisabedwe. Rute anaonetsetsa pamene Boazi anagona ndipo anadziwa kuti imeneyi inali nthawi yoti achite zimene Naomi anamulangiza.

¹⁶ Rute anayenda mwakachetechete n’kukafika pamene Boazi anagona. Iye anaona kuti Boazi anali m’tulo tofa nato. Choncho anachita zimene Naomi anamuuza, moti anavundukula mapazi a Boazi n’kugona. Atatero anadikirira ndipo pamene nthawi inkapita, mtima wake unali phaphapha posadziwa kuti zitha bwanji. Ndiyeno pakati pa usiku Boazi anamva kuzizira choncho anayamba kufulukuta. Iye anadziwongola kuti afunditse mapazi ake koma anadzidzimuka atazindikira kuti kumiyendo kwake kwagona munthu. Nkhaniyi imati iye “anadabwa kuona mkazi atagona kumapazi ake.”—Rute 3:8.

17. Kodi anthu amene amanena kuti Rute anachita zosayenera kumalo opunthira amaiwala mfundo ziwiri ziti?

¹⁷ Boazi anafunsa kuti: “Ndiwe yani?” Ndiyeno Rute anayankha mwamantha kuti: “Ndine Rute kapolo wanu. Mufunditse kapolo wanu chovala chanu, pakuti ndinu wotiwombola.” (Rute 3:9) Anthu ena potanthauzira vesili amanena kuti polankhula mawu amenewa, Rute, analankhula mokopa komanso ankachita zinthu zosonyeza kuti ankafuna kuti agone ndi Boazi. Koma anthu amenewa amaiwala mfundo ziwiri. Choyamba, zimene Rute anachitazi zinali zogwirizana ndi miyambo ya pa nthawiyo imene panopa imaoneka ngati yosayenera. Choncho kungakhale kulakwa kuganiza kuti zimene anachitazo sizinali zabwino poganizira mmene zinthu zilili masiku ano pamene anthu ambiri ali ndi khalidwe lachiwerewere. Chachiwiri, zimene Boazi anachita ataona Rute, zikusonyeza kuti sanaone kuti zimene Rute anachitazi zinali zosayenera.

18. Kodi ndi mawu ati olimbikitsa amene Boazi anauza Rute? Nanga Boazi ananena kuti Rute anasonyeza kukoma mtima m’njira ziwiri ziti?

¹⁸ N’zosakayikitsa kuti zimene Boazi analankhula zinachititsa kuti mtima wa Rute ukhale m’malo. Iye anamuuza kuti: “Yehova akudalitse, mwana wanga. Kukoma mtima kosatha kumene wasonyeza panopa kukuposa koyamba kuja, popeza sunafune anyamata, kaya osauka kapena olemera.” (Rute 3:10) Rute anasonyeza kukoma mtima koyamba pamene anachoka ku Mowabu ndi apongozi ake kupita ku Isiraeli n’kumakawasamalira. Kukoma mtima kwachiwiri kunaonekera pa zimene Rute anachita, kuti sanafune anyamata, kaya osauka kapena olemera. Boazi ankadziwa kuti popeza Rute anali akadali mtsikana, akanatha kukwatiwa ndi mnyamata wamsinkhu wake. Koma iye anasankha kuchitira zabwino Naomi komanso mwamuna wa Naomi amene anamwalira. Rute anachita zimenezi n’cholinga choti dzina la mwamuna wa Naomiyo, lisafe. N’chifukwa chake Boazi anachita naye chidwi kwambiri.

19, 20. (a) N’chifukwa chiyani Boazi sanakwatire Rute nthawi yomweyo? (b) Kodi Boazi anachita chiyani posonyeza kuti sankafuna kuti mbiri ya Rute iwonongeke?

¹⁹ Boazi anapitiriza kuuza Rute kuti: “Tsopano usachite mantha mwana wanga. Ndidzakuchitira zonse zimene wanena, chifukwa aliyense mumzinda wathu akudziwa kuti ndiwe mkazi wabwino kwambiri.” (Rute 3:11) Iye anasangalala ndi nkhani yoti angathe kukwatira Rute, ndipo mwina sanadabwe kwenikweni ndi zimene Rute anamuuza kuti iyeyo anali womuwombola. Komabe Boazi anali munthu wolungama ndipo sanafune kuchita zinthu zongomukomera iyeyo. Choncho anafotokozera Rute kuti panali wachibale wina wapafupi wa ku banja la malemu mwamuna wa Naomi amene akanatha kumuwombola. Boazi anamuuza kuti ayenera kuonana kaye ndi munthuyo n’kumufunsa ngati ali wokonzeka kukwatira Rute.

²⁰ Ndiyeno Boazi anauza Rute kuti agone kufikira kutatsala pang’ono kucha, kenako anyamuke m’bandakucha n’cholinga choti anthu asamuone. Iye anachita zimenezi pofuna kuteteza mbiri ya Ruteyo komanso yake. Boazi ankaopa kuti anthu akamuona Rute angayambe kuwaganizira zoipa. Rute anagonadi pafupi ndi mapazi a Boazi ndipo ziyenera kuti mtima wake unakhala m’malo tsopano chifukwa cha zimene Boazi anayankha. Ndiyeno kutatsala pang’ono kucha, Rute anadzuka. Kenako Boazi anathira balere wambiri ndithu pansalu ya Rute n’kumuuza kuti abwerere kwawo.—Werengani Rute 3:13-15.

21. Kodi n’chiyani chinachititsa kuti Rute azidziwika kuti anali “mkazi wabwino kwambiri,” nanga tingatsanzire bwanji chitsanzo chake?

²¹ Rute ayenera kuti ankasangalala kwambiri akaganizira zimene Boazi ananena zoti anthu onse ankamudziwa kuti ndi “mkazi wabwino kwambiri.” Zinali zoyeneradi kuti iye azidziwika ndi mbiri imeneyi chifukwa anali ndi cholinga chodziwa Yehova komanso kumutumikira. Iye anasonyezanso kuti ankadera nkhawa ndiponso kukomera mtima Naomi ndi anthu a mtundu wake ndipo anali wofunitsitsa kutsatira miyambo yawo, yomwe mosakayikira inali yosiyana kwambiri ndi yakwawo. Kutsanzira chikhulupiriro cha Rute kungatithandize kuti nafenso tizilemekeza kwambiri anthu ena komanso miyambo ndi chikhalidwe chawo. Tikamachita zimenezi, ifenso tidzakhala ndi mbiri yoti ndife anthu abwino kwambiri.

22, 23. (a) Kodi mwina Boazi anapatsa Rute balere wokwana miyezo 6 chifukwa chiyani? (Onaninso mawu a m’munsi.) (b) Kodi Naomi analangiza Rute kuchita chiyani?

²² Rute atafika kunyumba, Naomi anam’funsa kuti: “Ndiwe yani, mwana wanga?” Mwina Naomi anafunsa funsoli chifukwa choti kunja kunali kudakali mdima. Koma n’kuthekanso kuti iye ankafuna kudziwa ngati zayenda bwino moti Ruteyo akusangalala kuti apeza banja. Rute anafotokozera apongozi akewo zonse zimene zinachitika. Iye anawaonetsanso balere wochuluka amene Boazi anam’patsa kuti akawapatsire. *—Rute 3:16, 17.

²³ Naomi analangiza Rute kuti tsiku limeneli akhale pakhomo asapite kukakunkha. Iye anam’tsimikizira Rute kuti Boazi “sakhala pansi mpaka ataithetsa nkhaniyi.”—Rute 3:18.

24, 25. (a) Kodi Boazi anasonyeza bwanji kuti anali munthu wolungama komanso woganizira ena? (b) Kodi Rute anadalitsidwa bwanji?

²⁴ Naomi ananenadi zoona. Boazi anapita kuchipata cha mzinda kumene akulu a mzindawo ankakonda kukumana ndipo anadikira mpaka munthu amene anali wachibale wapafupi uja akudutsa. Ndiyeno pa maso pa mboni, Boazi anapatsa munthuyo mwayi wokwatira Rute ngati womuwombola. Koma munthuyo anakana ponena kuti kuchita zimenezo kuchititsa kuti awononge cholowa chake. Ndiyeno pa maso pa mbonizo, Boazi ananena kuti awombola Rute. Iye anati agula munda wa Elimeleki, mwamuna wa Naomi ndiponso akwatira Rute yemwe anali mkazi wa Maloni, mwana wa Elimeleki. Boazi analankhulanso mawu osonyeza kuti anali ndi chiyembekezo choti zimenezi zichititsa kuti “dzina la mwamuna [wa Naomi] amene anamwalira libwerere pacholowa chake.” (Rute 4:1-10) Izi zikusonyezeratu kuti Boazi analidi munthu wolungama komanso woganizira ena.

²⁵ Zitatero, Boazi anakwatira Rute. Baibulo limati: “Yehova anam’dalitsa [Rute] ndipo anatenga pakati n’kubereka mwana wamwamuna.” Akazi a ku Betelehemu anayamba kudalitsa Naomi komanso kutamanda Rute kuti anachita zazikulu kwa Naomi zoposa zimene ana aamuna oposa 7 akanachita. Baibulo limasonyeza kuti mwana wa Rute anadzakhala kholo la Mfumu Davide. (Rute 4:11-22) Ndiyeno Davideyo anadzakhala kholo la Yesu Khristu.—Mat. 1:1. *

26. Kodi nkhani ya Rute ndi Naomi imatikumbutsa chiyani?

²⁶ Monga taonera m’nkhaniyi, Rute ndi Naomi anadalitsidwa kwambiri. Naomi ankathandiza kulera mwanayo moti ankangomuona ngati wake. Nkhani ya azimayi awiriwa imatikumbutsa kuti Yehova Mulungu saiwala anthu amene modzichepetsa, amayesetsa kupeza zofunika pa moyo wawo komanso amamutumikira mokhulupirika. Yehova amadalitsa anthu amene amasonyeza kukhulupirika ngati mmene Boazi, Naomi ndi Rute anachitira.