Naomi, nazala, amubwira: mwali wani, nakalonzize obe n'oluhuma lyoba munyiragi. ² Na buno Boazi, na abambalikazi mwali mweshi karhali mubusi wirhu? Lolaga, agwasirwe ayerule obudufu bwene iporoji Lori oku nyibo. ³ Okalabe anacishige, oyambale n'emishangi yawe, na ohonoke ebwa nguli. Orhacimanyisagya emundali, kuhika ayuse kulya n'okunywa. ⁴ Na hano ajigweshera, alobirize ahagweshire. Wanagenda omubwikule amagulu, onagwishire. Ayishikubwire yene ebiwajira. ⁵ Amushuza: najira ngasi ebi ombwizire. ⁶ Ahonokera ebwa nguli, anajira ebi nazala amubwiraga. ⁷ Boazi alya ananywa, n'omurhima gwage gwa shagaluka. Agenda ajigweshera oku burhambi lyecirhumbi c'emburho. Ruti agenda ashodoka amubwikula amagulu anagwishira. ⁸ Omugarhi k'obodufu oyomulume agwarhwa n'ecoba, acikanula, na lolaga, omukazi agweshire oku magulu gage. Aderha: Wendi? Ashuza: ndi Ruti, mujakazi wawe, olambule okuboko kwawe oku mwambalikazi wawe, bulya oshinganine oku ngombola. ¹⁰ Na anamubwira: ogishwe na Nnamubaho, mwali wani! Ecicijiro cizinda ciyalagazize olukogo lwawe kulusha ecambere, bulya orhalonzize emisole, bakenyi erhi bagale. ¹¹ Bwonobuno, mwali wani; orhayobohe; nakujirira ngasibyoshi waderha, bulya abantu boshi bomumuhango gw'olubaga lwani bamanyire oku oli mukazi mushinganya. ¹² Kwobinali nshinganine oku kugombola, ci Hali owindi oli hofi bwenene kundusha. ¹³ olalaehano. Na Irhondo, bakalonza okujira obuhashe bw'okugombola, oku nsa ekwanine, babijire, cikwone nka birha basimisizi oku bijira, nabijira, Nnamubaho azine! ogweshere kuhika sezi. ¹⁴ Agweshera aha magulu gage guhika sezi, na alamukira sezi erhi barhacimanyana bombi. Boazi aderha: birhamanyikane oku omukazi anajire omu nguli. ¹⁵ Na anayushula: ompereze ikoti likuliko, onaligwarhe. Aligwarha, anapima ba namaha nearby y'iporoji amuha, ashubira omu murhundu. ¹⁶ Ruti ashubira emunda nazala, na Naomi aderha: kawe mwali wani? Ruti amuganulira bwoshi oyomulume anamujirire. ¹⁷ Aderha: anampire ba namaha ndarhu b'iporoji, n'okuderha: orhagaluke emwa nakazala kwone. ¹⁸ Na Naomi aderha: obe mwirhonzi mwali wani, kuhika omanye okubyahwa, bulya oyomulume arhakarhamuka ene kuhika amalire eyo myanzi.