¹ A tango li bateni ba mosambo, eteyalaka a motolo a moki, mito emoyi i Bethlehem i Yuda akokiaka ye mwali e laye mpe e bana ba ye ba olome yele, po eboyali mayi mwasa a moki i Moab. ² Lina li moli mito étais Elimelec, li mwali e la Naomi, mpe Bana ba ye ba olome Machlan mpe Kilion; bétail baito ba Ephatien i Bethlehem li Yuda. Bakatsha a moki i Moab, baka yala ehelo. ³ Elimelec molome i Naomi okawa, mpe aka tikala a Bana baye ba olome yele. ⁴ Baka sila baali baito a Moab, imoli etomi Orpa mpe esiya Ruth, mpe beyalaki eyelo binanga laho. ⁵ Machlon mpe Kilyon bakawa bo bayele, Naomi akatikala ye mangine ta Bana, ta molome. ⁶ Naomi akokaka ine Mongalima aka salisa baito ba ye mpe aka mwesa bo bima bioleyi akayemola ye mpe bahali ba bana be laye yele po botshuyi a Moab. ⁷ Akatswa a ilongo eyalaki ye, a bahali ba bana e laye yele, mpe aka banda boyele po ine awule a moki i Yuda. ⁸ Naomi aka yekela bahali ba bana e laye yele, bowula, mito la mito ake ngu ima e laye, Mongalima a mwesa unu bowali, ndenge unu bokelaki ango mpe a bane bakawo. ⁹ Mongalima a kele unu bosile kwa lingima, mpe a mwesa unu bowali kati e mbele e ino mpe aka mwesa bo ipwepwe. Baka banda boleli, mpe baka lela a mohehe efulaku. ¹⁰ Mpe baka moyekela: totshikundji, tokokia a laho ngu lihota li laho. ¹¹ Naomi akaheka : bowule, bana owa bao wali! po embi bokundji bolwi la ngo? lebayi a bana baolome a solo po ine lekohota ba bane balome ba ino? ¹² Bowule, bana awa baowali, boke ngaka kwa moholo po e boyasile kwalingina ata mpe leyeki ine lesile olome, sanga a otsio li onombe le kosila molome, mpe le kohaka Bana baolome, ¹³ Unu bo kokonga po ine bahole, botshikundji bosili baolome esia po emoli? Tshikundji, bana owa baowali! lebayi a bowaowa po e ino; po ine Mongalima aka yokese ngo bowaowa. ¹⁴ Baka banda boleli a mohehe ofulaku, baka lela kwa lingina. Orpa, aka yesa ima obeli ipwepwe, mbuse omoli akawula ngi bo, kasi Ruth etshikundji bafakani a ima obili e laye. ¹⁵ Naomi aka yekela Ruth: lita, mbanda e layo akawula a lohia e ibo a moki e ibo mpe a Mongalima e ibo oyo pe wula ndenge ye ukawula. ¹⁶ Ruth akawulesela: so sese ngo yesika e laho, esikani okokia ngo mpe lekoyala, mpe Mongalima e laho ekoyala Mongalima ela; ¹⁷ Esikani ekowa oyo ngo mpe lekowa mpe bekotaha ngo. Nga tema seleka a lina li Mongalima a mwesa ngo yetumbu eyeteli efulaku sanga bowi nde eko faka ngo e laho. ¹⁸ Naomi aka ana ye boyisi molende po ine ake ndole imoyi laye, etshiyeki alingina yema emoyi. ¹⁹ Bakakia ndole imoyi tii a Bethlehem. Tango bakatsha ehelo, lohia kwitu eko ningana po e ibo: mpe bahali baka banda bohuholi! Ano ebayi Naomi? ²⁰ Akawulesela bo: botshimwetake ngo Naomi alingina, kasi bomwetake ngo Mara, po ine Mongalima li nguya akayenese ngo bowaowa. ²¹ Felo leke leyalaki mito libaliale, kasi Mongalima akawulese ngo bo yema a afindji po embi bomwetake ngo Naomi? botshiyeni ndenge Mongalima li nguya akayenese ngo bowaowa? ²² Ko oyo Naomi e mwali e mona e laye Ruth bakataka a moki i Moab, bakatswa a Bethlehem tango ine betaki betosesi umu i Orges.