¹ Naumi, naba nyina fyala, kabalabila kuli ye, ''We umwana wangi umwanakashi, kanshi nengabula kukufwila ipusha kwebati winga tusha, pakuti fintu fingingaya bwino kuli webo? ² Pano Boaza, umuntu uyu aba mbofi abanakashi abakiba na webo, kanshi tali ulwaluse kufwebo? Mona, akaba wakupela bale ubushiku lyonse panshi. ³ Penka, samba wemwine, mokulisuba wemwine, nokufwala ifyaku fwala, ifi weme nokuya panshi kwenka atushisha. Lomba we kalishibisha ku mwalalume kani kapwa ukulya nokunwa. ⁴ Lomba ili alala weshibe ipusha, uko alala pakwebati panuma wingaya nakwe, ufibule kumakasa, nokulala panshi palya. Penka akalabile ifi alukufwa ifya kukita.'' ⁵ Lute kalabila kuli Naumi,''Nemo kokita fyonse mwalabila.'' ⁶ Penka alile kupusha yakutusha, nokukokela ifya mwebele nyina fyala. ⁷ Ili Boaza apwishishe ukulya nokunwa umutima wakwe alipendelwe, nokuya mukulala panshi yakupelo ya butala. Penka alishile kalukubesa, nokufimbula kumolu, nokulala palya. ⁸ Kyali ni pakati kabushiku ali muntu. Ali bwino nokwaluka palya, penka kwali umwanakashi walele kumolu! ⁹ Ali labile, ''Niwebo nani?'' Naye alyasukile ati, ''Ni nemo Lute, umumbofi obe umwanakashi. Lifimbe imbulanechi wemumbofi, umwanakashi pakuti ulikubwipi nefumu yobe.'' ¹⁰ Boaza kalabila, ''Wemwana umwanakashi', usukishiwe naba Yawe. Wamwenesha ikyakupelako ulusa ukukila ulutashi, pamulandu tawiilepo nabalalume bambi abakilitwala nangu abanoshi, neli bayaji. ¹¹ Pano, we mwana wangi umwanakashi, webano mweso! Nemo kokita fyonse ulukulabila, pamulandu umushi onse u-wabantu waishibai ulimwanakashi wakishika. ¹² Kishika takuli iswani, lomba kuli na bambi pabwipi nanemo ukukita. ¹³ Ikala pano lelo bushiku, kumakya, kakita fyonse ifya buswani, bwino, lekeni kite ifyabuswani pano. Ngashakite ubuswani kuli webo, pano kokita, pano nemo ndukukita, pa bumi bwaba Yawe. Ndukulala ukufika nakumakya.'' ¹⁴ Alilele ukufika nakumakya. Nokubuka ili onse tangeshiba umbi muntu. Pakuti Boaza alilabile, ''Kyenga balwa ukwishibanikwa ku banakashi bambi aba mulubasa.'' ¹⁵ Penka Boaza alilabile ati, ''Leta umwando kufumye,'' Ili akitile ifi, alipimine imbekechi shisanu nakamo bale. Nokubikamo nokupana ikipe kuli ye. Penka alile mumushi. ¹⁶ Ili Lute aishile kuli banyina fyala, alilabile ifyo, ''Wakitile, wemwana umwanakashi?'' ¹⁷ Penka Lute alilabile ifyo umwalalume akitile kuli ye. Kalabila ati, ''Ifipimo fisanu na kamo bale bakipela kuli nemo, pakuti akilabila, 'Wekaya ukwalukosa kuli ba nyina obe fyala.''' ¹⁸ Penka Naumi kalabila, ''Ikala pano, umwana wangi, kani takeshibe ifyo mulandu ukakokapo, pakuti uyu mwalalume tatushepo kani abwele nokupwisha ifi fintu lelo.''