Ruti
3 Nyezelaye Nowemi, ohiloga: “Mwanaga, ddinofwanyelela outamelela murala* wila okale pama. 2 Bowaz ddi mmudhehu, weyo olabile na adhari aye a ayana. Mattiyabano, iyene onele odhowa mburo wottukuwa wi anvuvihe sevada.* 3 Ovano kaaba, ovisigihe makura onukela, wabale guwo dhawo dhattima vina odhowe mburo vanfuna ovuvihiwa sevada. Kuttiye iyene ouwona mpaka omala oja vina omwa. 4 Agadhowaga ogona, ofwaseyele wang’ana vandowiye oginanti, odhowe, okunule mukumi waye omyeddo, oginanti. Iyene onele ouwaddela enfwanyeliwe okosa.”
5 Ruti ohakula: “Ddinele ovirihamo dhotedhene dhilogilenyu.” 6 Venevo, iyene ohidhowa mburo wavuvihiwa sevada vina ohikosa dhotedhene dhamwaddelile nyezele. 7 Oku Bowaz wela oja vina wela omwa, murimaye wali wohagalalene. Vasogorhova, iyene ohidhowa ogona vakuvi na mburo vapingeliwe sevada. Venevo, Ruti omususela vang’ono-vang’ono ovenyiha mukumi omyeddoni vina ohiginanti. 8 Vari va mattiyu Bowaz oroma ogurumela, muvenyeliye omoona muyana waginantile omyeddo waye. 9 Bowaz ohinvuza: “Weyo oli ani?” Ruti ohakula: “Ddi miyo Ruti, mudhari wenyu. Kadditapuleleni mukumi, miyo mudhari wenyu vowi nyuwo muli moboleli.” 10 Venevo omwaddela: “Yehova aururihe, mwanaga. Weyo ohilagiha venjene okwela woweddeyana dila eji opitta vamaromo, vowi kuwafarile azombwe peno areli, peno ayelegi. 11 Ovano mwanaga, kuwove ddinele wukosela dhetene dhinalogiwe vowi attu otene a musidadi anoziwa wi muli muyana wapama vaddiddi. 12 Vano, masiki miyo ddikalaga moboleli, ohikalawo munammudhi mwinagu onfwanyela okala moboleli oddipitta miyo. 13 Kakala veneva mattiyu abano. Mangwana iyene agauwobolela, ehikala! Auwobolele. Mbwenyi ddinoddubela, dhahene ninga munkalelawo Yehova, iyene agahifune ouwobolela, miyo-ene ddinele ouwobolela. Kaginanti veneva mpaka vati-oya.”
14 Nowidhawo iyene oginanti omyeddo waye mpaka vati-voya, vina ohivenya vahinayetxa wi anadhe ozinddiyeliwa. Dhahene, Bowaz ohimwaddela: “Ahikalewo muttu onaziwe wi veneva vahidha muyana.” 15 Ohimwaddela vina: “Kadhana mukumi wabaliliwe vina kattanika.” Bowaz opimelavo mpimo mitanu na modha dha sevada, ohinvaha wi attukule, venevo iyene ovolowa musidadi.
16 Mwiyeleliye, nyezelaye ohinvuza: “Dhuweddeli dhavi mwanaga?” Ruti, omwaddelelamo dhetedhene dhamukoselile Bowaz. 17 Iyene ohenjedhedha: “Bowaz oddivaha mpimo esi mitanu na modha dha sevada vina ohiddaddela: ‘Kudhowe wa nyezelo madavi.’” 18 Nowidhawo, Nowemi ohimwaddela: “Ovano mwanaga, kajeedha mpaka oziwa vanagomele makaniya aba, vowi mulobwana oddo kanavume ahinatti opuliha makaniya ddabuno.”