¹ Calicitikile munshiku ili abasololweshi baikalikile kwalibele ne nsala yakaumbo mucalo , kabili umbi umuntu uwaku befelumu. Juda alile mukwikala mucalo ca oabi umwine nebana bakwe abalalume babili. ² Ishina lyamuntu lyakumakashi wakwe ali ni naomu, amashina abana bakwe babili ni maloni na cilyoni abena Efilata abaku betelemi Juda balifikile mucalo ca moabi nekwikala mulya. ³ Eli Elimeleci umulume wakwa naomi alifwile, akbili alishele nebana bakwe babili. ⁴ Aba abana balyupile abanakashi baku moabi, ishina lya umo ali ni olipa umbi naye ali ni lufi. balikele kulya ukwamyaka ikumi. ⁵ Eli bonse babili maloni nacilyoni balifwile, nekusha naomi ukwakubula abalume kabili ukwakubula abana bakwe babili. ⁶ Eli Naomi asalile ukufuma ku moabi nebalokashi bakwe ukubwelela ku Juda pakuti alyumfwile sti mu moabi ukweba ati bayawe balyafwilishe abantu babo mucalo ca oabi abali nekubulisha nekubapela ifyakulya. ⁷ Penka alifumine kucifulo ukwali nebalokashi bakwe, nekwenda panshi mumusebo ukubwelela ku Juda. ⁸ Naomi alilabile kubalokashi bakwe babili ati,'' muye, mubwelele, cilamuntu kuŋanda ya banyina ba Yawe ngabalangushe uluse pali mwebo koti fintu mwilangishe uluse pabafwile nakuntanshi kuli nebo. ⁹ bashikulu ngabamusuminisheni ukweba ati mukasangane ukutusha , cilamuntu muma ŋanda abalume benu ,'' Eli abafyontele kabili balisuntwile amashiwi abo nekulila. ¹⁰ Balilabile kuliye ati ,'' Awe! tulebwela namwebo kubantu benu. ¹¹ Sombi Naomi kalabila ati,'' alulukeni mubwetele mwebana bandi! nindo mungela nanebo? ndikwete naluluno abana mukapafu kandi abenu, benu? ¹² Bweleleni mwebana bandi kamuyeni munshila yenu, pakuti nacekula makosa te kuti nkwatepo abalume kani nalabila ati, ndinelucetekelo ukuba nemulume lelo ubushiku nekufyala abana balalume balili. ¹³ Kani mungapembelela ukufika ukukukula kwabo? kani mangasala ukuli kanya ukupwa kumwalalume? awe , mwebana bandi! cakubombonika makosa kuli nebo pakufwaya kwenu ukweba ati ukuboko kwaba yawe kuli mbukile." ¹⁴ Eli abalokashi bakwe baimishe amashiwi abo nekulila na kabili olipa alibafyompele banyinafyala ukwakubalaya , Sombi lufi alikatilile kulibo. ¹⁵ Naomi kalabi. ati '' kutika, cufi mubyobe abwelela kubantu bakwe nakuli nakuliba Lesa wakwe. bwelela nacufi mubyobe.'' ¹⁶ Sombi lufi kalabila ati mwinde kapo ukweba ati ntalamuke ukufuma kuli mwebo, pakuti ukumuleya, nanebo ndeya ukumukekala, nanebo nkekala, abantu benu bakaba bantu bandi , naba Lesa wenu bakaba niba Lesa wandi. ¹⁷ Ukumukafwila, nanebo ekunkafwila, kwenkoko ekunkakashikwa. bayawe ngabampele umulandu, kabili ukwakuti , kani palicimbi sombi imfwa eikatue kanya,'' ¹⁸ Ili Naomi abwene ati lufi ali uwafwaisha ukuya nakwe alilekele ukutalika nakwe, alilekele ukutalikana nakwe. ¹⁹ Eli baendele babili nekwisa mukufika kumushi uwalukwitwa ati betelemi icacitikile ili bafikile mu betelemi umushi onse walisangalele palibo abanakashi kabalabila ati,'' kani ni Naomi uyu?'' ²⁰ Sombi ali labale kuli bo ati aikona ukunjita ati Naomi munjite ati mala pakuti uwamakosa alinkateshe ukwakuti. ²¹ Nalifumine pano we kuno kuŋanda icisokolola pano nindo mulukunjitila ati Naomi cilukuboneka ukweba ati ba Yawe banshinina , aba makosa onse bampensha? ²² Penka Naomi na lufi abanakashi abena moabi, umulokashi wakwe alibwelele ukufuma ku calo camoabi, balishile ku betelemi pakutatika ukutebamabali.