¹ Yatokee olususku lwobhutawala bhabhajaji kubha gwabheyeo no mweko mchalo, nomnu umwi wa Bethelehemu ya Yuda agandele mchallo moabu amwi nimgasi waye na bhanu bhebhene abhechilume. ² Lisina lwo mnu huya lwagalibheye Elimelekino lisina lwamgasi wae lwagalibheye Naomi. Hamasina ga bhana bhae bhabhili abhejilume bhabhilikilwagwa mahiloni na kileoni, ambao bhabhee waefraimu wa Betherehemu ya Yuda bhagendele kuchima cha moabu nokikala hao. ³ Hayo Emileleki, omulume wa naomi, afua na Naomi asigilwe na bhae bhe chilume bhabhile. ⁴ Hubha na bhanu bhatwae abhagasi bha moabu lisina loumwi lwagalibheye Oripa nelwoundi lwagalibheye Ruth. abahekaye heyo omwanyagwa miaka ekumi. ⁵ Kubha bhone mahilone na kileoni bhafue, no kumsiga naomi bila omulume wae nabhana bhae bhabhili. ⁶ Kubha naomi alamuye okugenda moabu amawi na bhagasi bha bhana bhebhe no kusubha yuda kokubha aganoga-alikingile mwibhikasi bha moabu kobha yahwe abhasakie abhanu kutabhu yebhe, abhayae obhokulya. ⁷ Kutyo emikile anu agakae na bamkae na bhana bhae bhabhili, bhekile kunjila okukubha kuchalo cha Yuda. ⁸ Naomi abhilie abhagasi na bhana bhebhe, "Mgende, msubhe, kila umwi wemwe, munyumba ya nyakumwa. Nyamuwanga eleshe amajomu igulu yemwe, kuto mweleshishe amajomukubhanu bhafue kwanye. ⁹ Nyamuanga abhasakile mumunye, kila umwi welwe munyumba gomulume undi. ¹⁰ Namara nabhafumbata, na mwaya na kulila bhamubhila, "uli! echisubha amwinae kubha nu bhao. ¹¹ Kokubha naomi haikile, "musubhe, abhana bheni! kwaki omgenda nanye? kubha nichali na bhana munde yani, kwajili yemwe, kobha bhaja kubha abharume bhemwe? ¹² Musobhe, bhana bhani nigende kujila jemwe abhene, kokubha anye nilimkokolo sana kubha no mulume. Hata nikaika, Enitegemea okubhona omulume mungeta inu, nikamala okwibhula abhana bhe kirume, kwahiyo omulwa ikwinda okulinda paka bhakule. ¹³ Omulinda na msigekutwala oli? ntakenda, omwana wani! enibhiylwa mno, kokubha ehi bhabhilisha emwe! kokubha okubhoko kwa yahwe kwagenda kubhibhinaye" ¹⁴ Nibho abhagasi bha bhana bhebhe bha mwaya bhalika kweki. Oripa amula gile kokumufu,bata, kokubha Ruth asigaye nae. ¹⁵ Naomi haikile, itegelesha, wejanyu asubhakubhanu bhae, na mashetani gaye. Asubhile nage. ¹⁶ Kubha Ruth kaikile, usigekusiga nigende alera nawe, kokubha eyougenda, enigenda hayowekale, nanyenikala abhanu bhao ni bhanu bhani, nyamuwanga wao ninyamuuwanga wani. ¹⁷ Anualijila, nanye enifikile, niwayo nilisikwa. Yahweh asakile, mno, likabha lilio lyone lgone tofauti no rufu litalio linu elichitenganisha. ¹⁸ Naomi alolele Ruth agaendele agende nawe, asigile kubhambala nawe. ¹⁹ Kokubha bhone bhabhile bhagendele pakanu bhakingile mumusi gwa Bethelehemu. Bhejile bhakinga Bethelehemu, omusi gone gwabhajo melewe, Abhagasi bhaikile, "Hunu ni Naomi" ²⁰ Okubha abhabhilie,"msigekumbulikila Naomi mubhilike mululu. Kokubha nyamuwanga akolee amangana malulu muno sana. ²¹ Nagende nijue, kokubha nyamuwanga asubhishe ika nitari nabho bhone. Kurwaki omumbulikila Naomi, kenu mulola nyamuwanga nahukumu, kokubha omukama anyasha. ²² Kokubha Naomi na Ruth mmoabu, omugasi omwana wae, bhasubhile okusoka mchalo cha Moabu, bhasubhile Bethelehemu mubhambilo bho kugesa obhokula.