Ruti
1 Nsaka nalamulela anamattonga mu Izrayel, mwilabonimwa mwahikala dala vina mulobwana dhahi obudduwa o Belemi, elabo y’o Judá odhowa okala ninga mwanawedda elabo y’o Mowab. Odhowa na mwadhiye vamodha na anaye eli. 2 Mulobwanayá oddo wali Elimelek,* mwadhiye wali Nowemi,* anawa eli akuweliwa Malon* na Kilion.* Awene àli o Belemi w’o Judá a nihimo na Efraim. Mufiyedhani elabo y’o Mowab àkala mwenemo.
3 Na ovira wa mudhidhi, Elimelek mamuni wa Nowemi ohikwa, ohala iyene na anaye eli. 4 Vasogorhova anayeya ahatela ayana a akadda Mowab: Mmodha wakuliwa Orpa, mwina wakuweliwa Ruti. Awene ahikala mwenemo ottamagela vyaka kumi. 5 Vasogorhova ahikwa anaye oheli, Malon na Kilion, Nowemi ohala se anaye vina se mamune. 6 Venevo, iyene na awenyaye, ahibudduwa elabo y’o Mowab, vowi bali o Mowab wahiwa wi Yehova wahiyelela okamihedha nlogo naye àvahaga dhoja.
7 Iyene ohimwala elabo yakaliye na awenyaye oheli. Awene bali mudila eyelelaga elabo y’o Judá, 8 Nowemi ohiloga dhahi na awenyaye: “Keyelani, muttu-muttu adhowe vatakulu va mamayaye. Yehova aulagiheni okwela woweddeyana, dhahene ninga mwakoselinyu amamunenyu akwile vina miyo. 9 Yehova auwodhiheni wi muttu-muttu afwanye nibarelo* vatakulu vaye na mamune.” Nomala ohabejar, awene aroma wunla na lizu nowiweya. 10 Awene anloga: “Nne, iyo ninele odhowa na nyuwo nakale vamodha na nlogo nenyu.” 11 Mbwenyi, Nowemi ohiloga: “Keyelani, anaga. Munfunela eni odhowa na miyo? Enowodheya miyo wabala aima, agadhile okala amamunenyu? 12 Keyelani, anaga. Keyelani, miyo ddihuluvala vaddiddi wi dditeliwe. Masiki kokana njedhelo noteliwa mattiyabano vina ddaabala aima, 13 nyuwo mugahajedhela awene mpaka wunuwa? Mugahikala s’oteliwa mwajedhelaga? Nne, anaga. Ddinokubanya vaddiddi mwa ouwonani dhawene, sabwani Yehova oddisadduwela.”*
14 Awene ahunla wili na lizu nowiweya, nomala Orpa ohinbejar nyezele vina ohidhowa. Vano Ruti, ohididela ohala na nyezelaye. 15 Dhahene Nowemi ohiloga: “Koona! Mbalawo Orpa ohiyelela nlogo naye vina amulugu aye. Keyela vamodha na iyene.”
16 Venevo Ruti ohiloga: “Kamuddididele ounyanyalani vina ottiya ouvelelani vowi ondowa nyuwo, miyo ddinele odhowawo, vanagone nyuwo, panagonemi. Nlogo nenyu, ninele okala nlogo naga vina Mulugu wenyu, onele okala Mulugu waga. 17 Onakwe nyuwo, miyo ddinakwe wenewo vina ddinele winteriwawo. Yehova additabutxe vina addonihe goyi yottabwa ddigamwalana na nyuwo, ehili mwaha wa okwa.”
18 Nowemi voniliye wi Ruti kanatxelele onvelela, iyene ohittiya omudidela. 19 Oheli adhowanavi oleddo wawa, mpaka ofiya o Belemi. Mufiyedhani o Belemi, attu a musidadimwa antikina sabwa yawa, ayana a musidadimwa anvuza: “Oddu kahiyo Nowemi?” 20 Iyene ohiloga dhahi na ayanaya: “Kamuddikuwele Nowemi.* Muddikuwele Mara,* vowi Namawodha-wodha owawiha egumi yaga. 21 Miyo ddahikana dhotedhene ddidhowaga, ovano Yehova oddittiya wiyela madavi. Munddikuwelela eni Nowemi, oku Yehova baddisadduwelile vina Namawodha-wodha badditoteli masoso?”
22 Nowemi wiyelile dhahene elabo y’o Mowab na muwenyaye Ruti, mukadda Mowab. Awene afiyile o Belemi omaromo wa nsaka na osinagiwa sevada.*