STORY 33
Ruth An Naomi
Had one time in Israel wen neva have nuff food fo eat. Naomi, one Israel wahine, wen move Moab side wit her husband an dea two boys. Layta on, Naomi’s husband wen mahke. Her two boys wen marry two Moab girls, Ruth an Orpah. Wuz so sad, cuz bumbye, Naomi’s boys wen mahke too.
Wen Naomi had hea dat get food again in Israel, she wen go back. Ruth an Orpah had go wit her. But wen dey wuz on da road, Naomi had tell dem: ‘You wuz good wifes to my boys an good daughtahs to me too. I like you guys go find somebody fo marry again. Go back home Moab.’ Da wahines tell: ‘No ways we goin bag from you! We love you.’ Naomi keep telling dem fo go back home. Den Orpah wen go, but Ruth neva. Naomi tell her: ‘Eh, look! Orpah goin back to her peopo an her gods. Moa betta you do da same ting, an go back home.’ But Ruth tell: ‘I not goin leave you. Yoa peopo, dea goin be my peopo an yoa God, he goin be my God too.’ How you tink Naomi feel wen Ruth had tell her dat?
Ruth an Naomi had get back to Israel right wen wuz da time fo harves da barley. One day, Ruth wen go pick up extra barley in da field of one guy named Boaz, dass Rahab boy. He wen hea dat Ruth wuz from Moab an dat she had stick tight wit Naomi. He tell his worka guys fo leave some extra barley in da field fo Ruth pick up.
Dat night, Naomi ask Ruth: ‘Wat field you wen work in today?’ Ruth tell: ‘Wuz Boaz field.’ Den Naomi had say: ‘You know, Boaz, dass from my husband’s ohana. Good you stay working wit da odda wahines. Nobody goin bodda you ova dea.’
Ruth work in Boaz field until da harves pau. Boaz had see dat Ruth wuz one hahd worka an one awesome wahine. Back den, if one guy mahke an no moa boys, one of his ohana gotta marry da widow. So Boaz wen marry Ruth. Dey had one boy named Obed, an dat wuz goin be King David’s grandpa bumbye. Naomi’s frenz wuz supa happy. Dey tell: ‘Firs, Jehovah give you Ruth, who wen take good kea of you, an now you get one grandkid. We like erybody know, Jehovah you da bestes.’
“Get anodda kine fren dat love you an stay mo tight wit you den yoa braddah.”—Smart Guys 18:24