¹ Yasokere munsiku ga bhatangasha bha bhalamusi atiyaliga gulio omweko muchelo no munu umwi owe Betelehemu ya Yuda agandele Munsi ya moabu amwi no mugasi wae na bhana bhae bhabhili abhechilume. ² Lisina lyo munu oyo atagwaga Elimeleki,. na lisina lyo mugasi wae atogwaga Naomi. Amasina gabhana bhae bhabhuli abhechilume bhabhilikilwaga mahiloni na kileoni, bhanu bhaliga bhali Waefraimu bha Bethelehemu ya Yuda. Bhakingile munsi ya Moabu no kwikala omwo. ³ Niwo Elimeleki, Omulume wa Naomi nafwa na Naomi nasigwa na bhana bhae bhabhili abhe chilume. ⁴ Abhana bhana nibhatwala abhagasi bhe chimoabu, lisina lyo Omwi atogwaga Oripa, na lisina lyo oundi lyaliga natogwa RTuth. bhekae eyo kwija miaka ekimu. ⁵ Nibha bhona Mahiloni na Kileoni nibheya nibhafwa, nibhamusiga Naomi bhutabha na mulume wale na bhana bhae bhabhili. ⁶ Nio Naomi nalamu okusoka Moabu amwi na bhagasi bha bhana bhae nasubha Yuda kulwokubha aliga ongulywe mulubhala lwa Moabu ati Yahweh abhasakie abhanu bhae mubhukene bwebwe na abhayanile ebhilyo. ⁷ Kulwejo emukile mul;ubhala lunu aliga alinabhagasi bha bhana bhae bhabhili, nibholomoka kunjila yo kusiubha muchalo cha Yuda. ⁸ Naomi nabwila abhagasi bha bhana bhae,"Mugende, musuibhe, bhuliumwi wemwe, munyumba ja bhanyokomwa na Nyamuwanga oleshe obhukonde ingulu Yemwe, lwakutyo mwolesha obwekisi kubhanu bhafuye na kwanye ona. ⁹ Nyamuwanga abhabhone emwe mubhone okufungana, bhuli umwi wemwe kumulume oundi." Namala nabhanyunya na nibhasekana kwo bhulaka no kulila. ¹⁰ Nibhamubwila ati, payi! echisubhayo nawe kubhanu bhao." ¹¹ Nawe Naomi naikati, " Musubheyo, bhana bhani!kulwaki omjugenda nanye? Woli nichali ni bhana munda yani ingulu yemwe, koleleki bheje bhabhe bhalume bhemwe. ¹² Masubheyo bhana bhani, mugende munjila jemwe emwe abhone, kulwokubha anye nilimukwekulu muno nichachabha na mulume. Nolo nikaikati, " Emikanya nibhone omulume mungeta inu; na ninibhalinda okukinga okukula? ¹³ Omulinda na mutakutwalwa woli? Payi bhana bhani! einsulumbasha muno, okukila ktyo emwekutyo omusukumbala, kulwokubha okubhoko kwa Yahweh kugendele bhuta sikene nanye." ¹⁴ Niwo abhegasibha bhana bhae nibhasekana nibhelila lindi. Oripa namulaga kwo kununyunya, nawe Ruth agendelee okusigala nage. ¹⁵ Naomi Ruth naikati," tegelesha, Owejanyu asubhayo kubhanu bhae na kumisambwa jae, subhayo amwi nage" ¹⁶ Nawe Ruth naiketi, " tansiga kula nawe, kulwokubha eyo onja, enikulubha ama owikala anyo na enikalao, abhanu bhao abhabha bhana bhanu, na Nyamuanga wao kabha Nyamuwanga wani. ¹⁷ Anu ulifwila, anyona nilifwila ao, nao niwo nilisikwa Yahweh ansakile, nakukilao nolo chikabha chilio chona chona atalila olufu nilwo olutule okuchaula. ¹⁸ Naomi ejile alola ati Ruth aliga emaliliye okugenda nage, nasiga okubhambala nage. ¹⁹ Kulwejo bhone bhabhili bhabhee nolugendo okukingila anu bhakingile Bethelehemu. Kulwejo bhejile bhakinga Bethelehemu, umusi gwona nigubha kondelelwa, abhagasi nibhaikati, Unu ni Naomi? ²⁰ Newe nabhabhwila ati," Muntambilikila Naomi mumbilikile Museliji kulwokubha Nyamuwanga amankolela magambo masaliji muno. ²¹ Nigendele nijuye, nawe Yahwel amansubya ika natanabho bhona. ²² Kulwejo Naomi na Ruth Omumoabu, omugasi wo omwana wae bhasubhile okusoka muchalo cha Moabu. Bhasubile Beterehemu mubhwambilo bhwo kugesa jingano.