Ruti
2 Nowemi wahikana mmudhaye worela vaddiddi, wali munammudhi wa mamune. Nzina naye nali Bowaz vina wali munammudhi wa ntakulu na Elimelek.
2 Ruti mukadda Mowab ohiloga dhahi na Nowemi: “Ddinoukumbirhani, kaddittiyeni ddidhowe mmunddani mwa muttu-muttuvi onddeddela ttagaraga wi ddaddoddele dhoja dhinttiya anamasinanga.” Nowemi omwakula dhahi: “Kadhowa, mwanaga.” 3 Venevo, iyene ovenya odhowa mmunddani vina ohiroma oddoddela esile dhamottiha anamasinanga. Moliganyedha-mwene, mundda wadhowiliye wali wa Bowaz, odduwene wali munammudhi wa Elimelek. 4 Mudhidhene obule, Bowaz ofiya adhagana o Belemi vina ohiloga dhahi na anamasinanga: “Yehova akale na nyuwo.” Awene amwakula: “Yehova aururiheni.”
5 Venevo Bowaz, ohinvuza musogorheli wa anamasinanga: “Anamudhi a namwali oddu bani?” 6 Musogorheliya omwakula: “Namwali oddu, mukadda Mowab odhile na Nowemi mwilaboni y’o Mowab. 7 Iyene ohiloga: ‘Ddinouttiddani myeddo, enowodheya oddirumeliha wurula na oddoddela esile dhigwaddiwe vina dhittiyile anamasinanga?’ Ottiya ejo, oromana membesi mfiyeliye wali wowimelene, ogilatile ovanene vamuruntini wila avume vang’onovi.”
8 Nomala, Bowaz omwaddela Ruti: “Kavuruwana, mwanaga. Kudhowe oddoddela mmunddani mwa muttu mwina vina kudhowe mburo mwina, okale vakuvi na adhari aga a ayana. 9 Ofwaseyele wona mundda ondhowani osinanga vina odhowe na awene. Ddihawaddela adhari aga wila anaunyonye.* Ogapiwa nttona odhowe apale vali mikatte vina omwe manje anaruge adhari aga.”
10 Venevo, iyene ohikokora vamentoni vaye, ohinvuza: “Ddiwodhile dhavi oukoddelelani murima vina munddizuzumelela nni oku miyo baddili mwanawedda?” 11 Bowaz omwakula: “Ddihaddeliwa dhotedhene dhimukoseliwe nyezelo mukweli mamuno; omuttiya papayawo, mamayawo vina elabo ya amudhawo ohidha okala na nlogo nahaziwa weyo. 12 Yehova auttuve sabwa ya dhaderetu dhotedhene dhinkosiwe vina wakele nlivo nowakwana nindela wa Yehova, Mulugu wa Izrayel, odduwene odhile weyo otamela nibarelo mutxiddo mwa makapwa aye.” 13 Venevo, iyene omwakula: “Ddifwanye gari vamentoni venyu, nabuyaga vowi muddipangarhaza vina muhiloga na ekalelo eddifwasihile* miyo mudhari wenyu, masiki miyo ddihikalaga mudhari wenyu.”
14 Mudhidhi woja, Bowaz omukuwela: “Kadhawuno oje pawu vina onyettiye pawuya nvinagirini.” Venevo iyene ogilati vamodha na anamasinanga vina ohinvaha sevada owariga. Iyene oja, dhimwakwanela vina dhihalavo. 15 Nvenyeliye wi addoddele, Bowaz ohawaddela dhahi adhari aye: “Mmuttiye addoddelege mpule munttiyiwa vittarha, munamunyonye. 16 Ottiya ejo, esile dhinsinanginyu dhina mmottihege wila iyene addoddelege vina kammukoddihe.”
17 Dhahene, iyene odhowavi addoddelaga mmuddani mpule ofiyedha vati oriba. Mbubuddeliye esile dhaddoddeliye dhihakwana muttengo wa efa* modha ya sevada. 18 Mmaleliye, omuttukula sevada wamuddoddeliye odhowa musidadi vina nyezele ohona esile dhaddoddeliye. Mmaleliye oja vina akwanana, Ruti ottukula esile dhahalilevo odhowa onvaha nyezele.
19 Nyezelaye ohinvuza: “Ddabuno oddoddelile wuvi? Olabile wuvi? Arurihiwe muttu oddo outanalile.” Mwaha wa muttu omwakelile mmunddani mwaye, iyene ohimwaddela dhahi nyezele: “Muttu oddakelile mmunddani mwaye ddi Bowaz.” 20 Nowemi omwaddela muwenyaye: “Yehova, amururihe mulobwana oddo vowi kattiyile walagiha okwela woweddeyana abale aliwo vina akwile.” Nowemi ohenjedhedha: “Mulobwana oddo ddi mmudhehu. Iyene ddi mmodhayá wa moboleli wehu.” 21 Ruti mukadda Mowab omwaddelavi: “Iyene oddaddela vina: ‘Okale vakuvi na adhari aga mpaka awene opuliha mabasa otene a osinanga.’” 22 N’eji, Nowemi omwaddela muwenyaye Ruti: “Mwanaga, jaderetu wafwaragavi adhari aye a ayana, ottiya onyonyiwaga mminddani mwa attu ena.”
23 Dhawene, iyene odhowa alabagavi na adhari a ayana a Bowaz vina odhowa addoddagavi mpaka omala wa mabasa otene omusinaga sevada na tirigu. Iyene wankalavi na nyezele.