¹ Bai Elimeleki nchangowe Naomi, abile na nnongowe akemelwa Baazi, abile tajili, na mundu maalufu. ² Ruth, mohobe, amakie Naomi, ''wende niyende nikakusanya ya maigala ga sakulyaa mununda. nalwa kumkengama wowoti ambaye napata usa pa minyo gake. ''nyo Naomi amakie. ''yenda, mwana wangho.'' ³ Ruth ayei una mmu nunda akengime nchongho aunii. Na kumbe eneo lya nunda lya bile lya Boazi, whabile kalibu na Elemeleki. ⁴ Wole, Boazi atucha Betheremu na kwabakia auni, ''Yahweh abe na mwenga, '' bate kunyangwa, ''Yahweh akubariki.'' ⁵ Ngapo Boazi amakie nutumwa wake whayhe meleka baba unage. ubele Ngwana ayho biti wa nyai?. ⁶ Mtumwa wha yemeleka ateyangwa no baya, ''ni biti wa mohabu whabuyangine na Naomi boka Nnema wa mohabu. ⁷ Anibakie. 'liliwe uniluhu niune na mkusanye mabaki nga auni? kwanyo aisile una na andayendeya una mpaka nabheya mbheno, isipokuwa atephomolya pa cheni mu nyumba. ⁸ Boka hapo Boazi amakie Ruth, ''undaninyuwa, mwana wangho, kana ukaune mu nunda wenghe, kana uboko mu nunda wangho ila, wigale pano na biti bangho ba kazi. ⁹ Ulolakeye bai minyo gako mununda wabauna analhome kwa baun na utukhegame nchogho ya alwa bhenge. buli, nabakielii analhome kanabakukunywe? napo mbona nnyota, uwesa yenda nywa mase mu kibhegha ambacho analhome bathetwlheya,'' ¹⁰ Nga pakilikite na ngya Baazi, no kukika mwa ntwe wake mpaka pae. Atekumakia, ''Mwanja kelegani mpatike kibali pa minyo gako, hata umjali nenga na ngeni?'' ¹¹ Boazi atiyangwa na kumakia, ''Nibailwe goti gogapangite mboka nchegogo yomoka, walekite bako, maboko, na Nnema whobelekwile kumkengama nkigo isa kwa bandu bangali kwa tanga. ¹² Yahweh akulhepe kwa yendo yako. Yahweh akulhepe kwa liwingi, Nnungo wa Israeli, ambae pae ya mapapayo gake bapatikye pobhutukya.'' ¹³ Ruth atebaya, ''Nipate ruhusa pa minyo gako, Ngwana wangho kwanyo utanifaliji uyonge kie wema kachangho, ingawa nenga anga mmoja wako nnwawa.'' ¹⁴ Wakati wa sakulya Boazi amakie Ruth, wise khono ulye badhi ya mikate, na uchuye kipande mu Divai'' Atami pamwega ya babauna, na Boazi ampeile kiasi sakulya, kukalangilwe. Ruth atelya mpaka pa tosike na nolhobha. ¹⁵ Pakakatweke yend una, Boazi amliye anchembe bake, baya, muneke aune paka mu masuke, na kanaumakie lyolyoti libaya. ¹⁶ Na kae muneki bazi ya yeyo mu kupulusi kwa ajili ''yake, na muneki ili aune. kana mumkani kie ¹⁷ Kwa nyo ateuna mpaka kitamwinyo. boka hapo atenganisha nafaka na makapi ambago gaumke, nayembe nafaka yabele kati ela jimo ya shairi ¹⁸ Atikwipotwa na yenda mu kilambo Ngahapo anyanibe bakimweni solo saumke. Ruth kae abaleti anyanibe nafaka yaikalangilwe yaigie mu sakulya chake. ¹⁹ Anyambe bamakie, ''unile kwakho kwa unile lheno? wayei panghia kwakho kasi? abalikiwe mundu wha kuyangatiye. ''hapo Ruth amakie mkiwe kuhusu mundu wha milike nnunda lyapangage kasi. Amakiye ''lina lya mundu ambaye wha miliki nunda wampangaga kasi ni Boazi.'' ²⁰ Naomi amakie Ruth, abalikiwe na Yahweh, ambaye auboitelii uaminifu wake kwa badile na mwoni na babawile, Naomi atekumakia, ''Hawho mundu ni nnongwe papina twenga, ni nnongo mkombosi'' ²¹ Ruth mmoabu amakie, ''Ni kweli, ambakie ''utame papi na anjembe bangho analhome mpaka powa yomwa una yakulya yangho yoti, '' ²² Naomi amakie Ruth ninyumbo mwana wake nnalhome, ''Ni no gelelya, mwana wangho, panga uyende na pamope na biti bake ba kasi, ili kwamba kona wapate mazala gogote mu nunda wowote.'' ²³ Kwa nyinyo atami na akibarua alwawa ili aune mpaka yomoka yakulya ya shayiri na ya kulya ya ngano. Na atamage pamope na anyambie.