¹ Kyasagiibwe omubilo ebyo nti abalamuzi balamwiile nti walowo enzala omukituntu, erate walowo omusaiza owa Beserehemu owa Yuda yabiire naba eyo nka omugwiira Omuiyanga ya Moab nomukali wamwe erate nabatane babiri. ² Eibala lya musaiza lyali Elimelek, erate eibala lya mukaali wamwe lyali Naume. Amabala gabatane bamwe gaali Mahlon no Kilion, abali abe efulausi Beserehemu ekya yuda. Baikire omunsi eya Moabu nebazwiira eyo. ³ Ate Elimeleki, obamwe wa Naume, nafa, erate yalekeibwe yenkai nabatane bamwe bombi. ⁴ Bani abatane batwoile abakali Omubakali be Moabu; eibaara ryoomwe lyaari orpah, neibala lyawundi lyali Luusi. Babaire eyo nka emyaaka ikuumi. ⁵ Awo oMahion no oKilion nebafa,erate omukali yalekeibwe nkatalina batane bombi era nka talina ibamwe. ⁶ Niyamale naimuka na balamu bamwe naazwayo omunsi ya Moabu nka oCanca agabirile abantu ebyetaagisha nka abaweerya ekyokulya. ⁷ era nareka ekiifo kyeyabaile nka abamu nabalamu bamwe abaala babiri, nebatambula nebaira okwitakari ya Yuda. ⁸ Naume nakooba abalamu bamwe ababwaala ''Mwabe, mwiire, buliomwe nwei, omunyumba ya manywe. oCanca abarange okusasira kwamwe gyemuli, nka nimulangire okusasira kwanywe edi abafu amwe nanje. ⁹ Era oCanca abaweerye okuwumula, buli omwe omunyumba eya ibaawo owundi.'' Erate nabanwegera, nabaimukya amaraka gabwe ayigulu ni bakunga. ¹⁰ Nibamukoba nti, ''bbe! Tukwiiza okwiirayo nawe jibantu bamu." ¹¹ Baitu oNaume nakoba, ''Mwiire enyuma, bana bange! Rwaki mulyaba nanje? Nkyalindina abana babwojo omukida kyange abanywe, nti bayinza okufuka abaibanywe? ¹² baryana bange mwaabe, nywenkai gyemwataka, nje nkailikile muno tinkyasobola okufuna omusaiza,' ale leke nbyale abana babwoojjo, ¹³ Mwasobola okulinda mpaka nka bakuule? Mwasalawo obutafumbirwa musaiza? Tinico beryana bange! amazima dala tibyangu jendi nti omukono gwa canca gunzwiiremu njje" ¹⁴ Awo nibaimukya amalaka gabwe nibairamu nebakunga . Oprah nanywegera dani wamwe, no luusi namwegaitaku. ¹⁵ Naume nakooba," wuura, omulamu wamu aireyo gibantu bamwe no Ocanca. Ira no mulamu wamu." ¹⁶ Baitu oLuusi nakoba," Tonegayirya kukuleka, okwiiramu okukusengerya, eyo gyoyaba, nza kwaaba; eyo gyoba, abantu bamu baiza kubba bange njena, erate nOcanca wamu aiza kuba wange njena. ¹⁷ newafa, njeena nza kufa, era awo niwo nza okuzikibwa. Ocanca abonereze atyo, erate nokusingawo, oba nekigambo kyona kiritwawura wazira okufa nikwo kwatawula." ¹⁸ oNaume yabwoine nka oLuusi anyinkire okwaba naaye, narekera awo okuwakana naye. ¹⁹ Awo nebatambula mpaka nibaikire omukibuga Beserekemu. Ekibuuga kyona kyona kyasasamaire okulwabwe. Abakari nebakooba," Oni Naume?" ²⁰ Batu nabakooba ati," Mutanyeta Naume. Munyeete muruulu, oCanca akarubiriize muno ²¹ Nabiile nka nyizwiile, baitu oCanca anyiirye nka ndi kyeerere. Ati buni rwaki mukunyeeta o Naume, kubanga oCanca yategezere kunje? oyo omuyinza wabintu byonabyona ²² oNawumi no Luusi omumuwabu omukali wamutane eyaire okuzwa omunsi ya Moabu. Nebaaiza Ebeserekemu nka bakwaaba okumakungula .