¹ Lyakafumilanga katika fukusya bhutawala bhwa majaji kukabhele ne nsala katika syalo, no mutu ghumwi ghwa Bethlehemu jeke Yuda ghakajanga katika nsi ja Moabu hamwi no mukasi o bhana bhaje bhabhili bhaghose. ² Insina lamutu ghogho likabhele Elikeleki, no insina lyamkasi ghwaje likabhele lijitilye Naomi. Masina ghabhana bhaje bhavili bhaghosi ventiwe Mahiloni no Kileoni, obhabho bhaka bhele Waefraimu bha Bethlehemu ja Yuda. Bhakajanga katika insi ja Moabu no kwikala haho. ³ Ohaho Elimeleki, ibhajeke Naomi, ghakasumalangaBhana ⁴ bhabho bhakatola bhana bhakema bhwa Moabu; isina lya umwilikabhele lijititwelwe Oripa, ne isina la muinaje likabhele lijitilwe Ruth. Bhakikala kobhe miaka ikumi. ⁵ Tukubha bhose Mahiloni ne Kileoni bhakasumalika, no kumuleka Naomi ghogwa musila ibhana bhana bhaje bhabhili. ⁶ Okubha Naomi kufuma Moabu na bhamkamwaje bhabhili no vabhakasi bhana bhaje nokuhelela ku Yudakusababu akabhele ghahulika katika mkowa wa Moabu kubha Yahweh ghabhafunanila bhatu bhaje katika bhuhitaji bhabhaha fyakulila. ⁷ Teteo ghakubhuka luhande akabhele namwi no bhakasi bhahana bhaje bhabhili, bhakasokanga nsila kuhelela kunsi ja Yuda. ⁸ Naomi ghakabhabhalilanga vakasabhabhana bhaje, ''Jende, muhelele, kilaghumwi ghwenyu, kunyumba jeke nyina ghwaje. No kabhumba valangisye bhwema juu ja kumwenyu, kobhebhomwakalangisya bhwema kumwabho bhakasumalika nokumwane. ⁹ Kabhumba abhajalie umwe kutamkwa, kila mghu mughwenyu katika nyumba jamughosi ghundi.'' Tukubha akabhabusu, no bhatasya sauti syabho nakulila. ¹⁰ Bhamulomba, ''Hatuhutula! Kuhelela hamwi noghwe kubhatubhobhe.'' ¹¹ Tukubha Naomi ghatenda, ''Helele, bhana bhanbhakulee?e! Kusiimla kujanane? Kwani syali nilinabhana katika munda jane kuajili jenu, ili kubha bhese bhabhe bhebhenywe? ¹² Helele, bhana bhane, jende katika nsila syenu mwebhene, kukubha une nimkekulu nkana kubhana mghosi. Kubhana tenda, 'Nahesa mpate mughosi, 'Bhufukubhobhu, 'nokubha kufyala bhana bhaghosi, kulelyo mnakobhola kuhembela mpaka bhakulee? ¹³ Mulohembela na musitolwinonwe? hatuhu, bhana, bhane! Ibwene bhulndankana, kusumba kuloko bhofili kubhaha bhulanda umwe, kusababu kuvoko kwa Yahwe waja kinyume none.'' ¹⁴ Okubha bhakasi bhabhana bhanaje bhatasya sauti syabho nakulila. Oripa ghamutahya kukumubusu, tukubha Ruth ghakasibhanganaje. ¹⁵ Naomi ghatenda, ''Hulikisya, mwinobhe ghahelela kubhatu bhaje no kubhumba ghwaje. Helela hamwinaje.'' ¹⁶ Tukubha Ruth ghatenda, ''Usindeke nhele, hale nonghwe, kukubha kojileko, no nendoja, holojikale; bhatubhobhe bhalobha bhalubha kumwane, no kubhumba bhobhe alobha kabhumba wakumwane. ¹⁷ Luhande ho lukufyila, ndokafyilahahoe, no hahondoka zikwa. Yahwe funanile no haho Kusumba, kubha kwabha syesyose tukubha kufu tuluko bhwele kutubika hale. ¹⁸ Naomi abhakalonga kubhulutu akubhele ghaswa kujanaje, ghakalekanga kupinganya nake. ¹⁹ Tetyo bhose bhabhili bhakajanga mpaka bhakafika mulugho Bethlehemu. kuhaho bhokafikanga m Bethlehemu, lugho ghose lwakabha sangabhalilanga, bhana bhakema bhatenda, ''Gho ghuni Naomi?'' ²⁰ Tukubha bhabhalila, ''Musijiti Naomi. Njitemuchungu, kukubha libhwelelo kubhumba ghakatenda maghambo Machungu nkana. ²¹ Nakajanga kokunamumbike, tukubha Yahweh ghahelesya kulugho na silinabhose. Kutekusi mkujita Naomi, koku mubhwene Yahweh ghakalila, kubhamwene Kabhumba Ghasafia?'' ²² Kutetyo Naomi no Ruth Mmoabu, mkasi wamwanaje wake, bhakahelelanga kufuma kusi ja Moabu. Bhakahelelanga Bethlehemu mukusapa mukusumbula mumabhu no mwa shairi.