Israel ram rian tlung manin Judah ram ai umtu Elimelech le a innsang (a nupi Naomi, a fate pahnih; Mahlon, le Chilion) Moab ram ah thawn tlang i (Ruth 1:1). Israel ram rian a tlung hnak thu ruai tlang hmasa nga sing. Ruth laibu a thok hnak ah, Thukhantute in Israel ram uk lai ah” (v.1), tiin, um manin Ruth laibu heh Thukhantute laibu thawn pehzom dun i. Thukhantute laibu thupi heh, “Israel mite Pathian thupe hlun sem khimlo manin Pahian in cawh de hnak” thute i. Israel mite Pathian in cawh de fangin harsa tuar de ai Pathian hnen ah autlang leh de i. Pathian in amahte auhnak aw ngai sak in aosuak leh de i. Thukhantute laibu heh ciami thu in huap ngah sio i [1] (Thukhantute chapter 2 comment hnak ah siar bet leh tu). Elimelech heh Judah ram ah rian tlung teng ah Moab ram ah feh heh Thukhantute laibu umdan bang ilekhaw, Israel ram heh Pathian in cawh hnak a tuar teng i tuh i. Wood [2] in ngaan hnak songah le Davis le Whitcomb [3] te pahnih ngaan kom hnak laibute songah tu Ruth thuanthu heh Gideon san dungai Israel mite harsa a tuar teng i thai tuh i (Thukhantute 6:3-4) tiin, hliakhlaih tlang i.
Elimelech Moab ram ah a feh hnak thu heh Pathian thu feh dan in hlir ilesing khaw, hlir dan phunthum in hlir thil i.
(1) Thpe hlun semkhimlo manin: Israel ram rian a tlung heh Pathian thu hlun semkhimlo manin cawh tuai hnak i. Pathian thupe, “thutiam ram ai umtute heh hnawt sio tuhin” thu pe i. Ikhalselai, Israel mite in hnawt siolo (Thukhantute 1:27-33), manin Pathian ang nawnlo hnak i (Thukhantute 2:1-3). Israel miphunte in Canaan mite khai hoi tlang ai amahte biahnak khuavang khai bia tlang manin Pathian thinraw i (Thukhantute 3:6).
(2) Harsa caan ah miphun dangte ben manin: Elimelech heh rian tlung harsa a tawk fangin Pathian hnen sawn ah benlo in Pathian in kom sianglo hnak Moab miphun hnenah ben in um i. Pathian in Israel mite vumah harsa hnak a hleng ruai hnak heh amah Pathian ling lehsal in, amah hnenah ben lehsal tuh heh a daih hnak de i. Ikhalselai, Elimelech in Pathian daihdan in khuakhanglo i.
(3) Miphun dangte thawn hoidun manin: Ciahlai ah a fapate khai Moab nupangte thawn hoi dun i. Elimelech thu heh hliakhlaih deuh in sik fangin Pathian thupe elsan zawng ciang bawn i. Thukhantute laibu 17-21 songai Istael mite kilkhawltu nailo, konghoitu nailo amah nuam bangbang in khuasa in laileng tlang hnak bangin, Elimelech khai heh cebangin laileng ve bang in ngai sung thil i. Moab ram ah Kumhra (10) tluk a um hnuaah Elimelech le a fapate pahnih khai thi tlang sio ai Naomi amah ian taang i (Ruth 1:4-5).
[1] Thukhantute chapter 2 comment, Thukhantute laibu songin Pathian thu part 1, https://awakenwords.zanniat.info/2023/12/14/the-message-of-judges-part-2-israel-mite-rinsan-tlak-in-umlo-judges-2-12/.
[2] Wood, Leon., A Survey of Israel’s History, (Zondervan Publishing House, 1971), 221-22.
[3] Davis, John J., & Whitcomb, John C., A Commentary on Joshua – 2 Kings: Israel from Conquest to Exile, (Baker Book House, 1989), 157-58.
