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Sady la Naomy, rafozam-baviny, nisara tagnaminy he: ''O keny anak'apelako, tsy mbo tokony hiremby tanà mba hiegnenanao andra iaho, mba hahasoa anao?
2
Ka la re-Boaza, gny lelahy nindresanao gny mpiasa apela mpanompony igny, tsy longosika andra i? Igny, fa hikororoky vary hordea am-pamoloa ao i laha hariva.
3
Nony zay, diovy gn'ainao,hosory menaky gn'ainao, apetaho gny sikinao farany soa, sady la mijosoa am-pamofoha agny. Fa ko atao hain'olo hanao zisiky hivitany gny sakafo voho mino.
4
Fa nofa i gny madry, heteo soa gny tanà ze atoeiany mba ahezao magna aminy agnaminy agny bakeon'igny, alao sikyn amy gny tombony, ka la eo hanao gny madry. ka la ho ambarany anao gny ze ho hatao.''
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Hoy gn'asany Rota tam'i naomy: ''Hanao gny raha iaby ze nisarainao iaho.''
6
Ka igny i nijoso nagna am-pamofoha agny, sady la nagnarany gny toro-mariky nomeny gny rafozam-baviny azy.
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Nofa nisakafo voho nino re-Boaza ka la faly gny fony, la nandeha i nandry tamy gny farany gn'atotam-bary nigny eo. Bakeo n'igny la avy tsimoramora i, nangala gny lamba tamy gny tombony, ka la natory.
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Hoy gn'asany he: ''Ia hanao?'' Ka la namaly i he: ''Iaho gny Rota, mpanompovavinao. Aelezo amy gny mpanompovavinao gny sikinao, fa lomgo marikisy hanao.''
10
Hoy gn'asany Boaza: ''Anak'apelako, ho tahin'i Yaveh lahy hanao. Lafa namoaky hasoam-pagnahy foloay hanao tamy gn'afara ato nony gny tamy gny velohany, satria tsy gny zatovolahy gny narahinao, ndre mizaly ndre mpagnarivo.
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Henan'izao, keny anak'apelako, Ko matahosy! Hataoko anao gny raha iaby ze nisarainao, satria gny tanàny gn'asaveregnako iaby mahafantasy fa apela hendry hanao.
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To fa longo iaho, nefa misy longo marikisy koa hafan'iaho.
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Mijanogna eo laha avy gny hariva ,voho gn'amy gny maraindray, laha i gny hagnatanteraky gn'adidiny maha longo marikisy ho gn'anao, la zay gny soa. Fa i gny tsy manao gn'adidiny maha longo marikisy ho gn'anao, la ho ataoko zay, noho ny gny fahaveloman'i Yaveh. Matoria zisiky maraindray.''
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Ka la natory tamy gny tombony eo zisiky maraindray i. fa mbo maiky avao i la nifoha tsy ahezan'olo gn'andro igny. Fa re-Boaza nisara he: ''La ao tsy hisy ahay he avy am-pamofoha eo gn'apela egny.''
15
Ka la hoy Boaza he: ''Indeso gny siky fisiky nao sady la tano agny.'' Nofa i nanao tahaky an'izay, la nagnara vary hordea ign'eniny gny famara egny t'agnain'izay ao i ka la nagnotraky gn'enta tagnaminy eo. Ka la nagna a tanà agny i.
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Nofa i Rota gny niavy tamy gny rafozam-baviny tagny, la hoy gn'asany: ''Nanao akory gny nataonao, keny anak'apelako?'' Ka la nisara tagnaminy gny raha iaby ze nataony gny lelahy igny tagnaminy i Rota.
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Hoy gn'asany: Retoa gny vary hordea ign'eniny gny famara egny retoa nomeny anakahy, fa hoy gn'asany: 'ko minday tagnam-polo magna amy gny rafozam-bavinao agny.'
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La hoy gn'asany Naomy: ''Mijanogna eto, keny anak'apelako, zisiky ahezanao gny ze fivalin-draha, fa tsy hiegny gny lelahy igny zisiky hivitany gny raha zay henan'izao