Lute
1 Kyoso o afundixi kyexile mutumina, kwabhiti nzala mu ixi ya Izalayele. Sayi diyala, dya tundu mu Beleme ya Judá phala kuya mutunga kala musonyi mu ixi ya Mowabe, kumoxi ni muhat’wê ni an’ê ayadi. 2 O diyala dijina dyê Elimeleke,* o muhatu dijina dyê Nowemi, o majina a an’ê ayadi, Mahalone ni Kidiyone. Ene exile akwa Efalata ya Beleme, ya Judá. Abhixila mu ixi ya Mowabe, anga atunga mwenyomo.
3 Mukubhita thembu, Elimeleke munumi’â Nowemi, wafu. Nowemi anga uxala ngo ni an’ê ayadi a mala. 4 Ku pholo dya kwenda, o an’a yá akazala ni ahatu akwa Mowabe, umoxi dijina dyê Olofa, o mukwa dijina dyê Lute. Ene anga atunga mwenyomo, kwakambele ngo phala kutenesa dikwinyi dya mivu. 5 Mukubhita ithangana, o an’a ayadi, Mahalone ni Kidiyone, afu we. Nowemi anga uxala ubheka we, mukonda wafundu an’ê ayadi ni mwadi wê. 6 Kyenyiki, mwene ni akaji a an’ê* atundu ku Mowabe, mukonda wevu kwila, Jihova wabesowala dingi o mundu wê, mu ku abhana kudya.
7 Mwene waxisa o kididi bhwa tungile kumoxi ni akaji a an’ê.* Kyoso kyexile mu njila, mu kuvutuka ku ixi ya Judá, 8 Nowemi wambela akaji a an’ê:* “Vutukenu, kala muthu aye ku bhata dya man’yâ, Jihova a mikwatele henda kala ki mwakwatele henda kwa anumyenu afu, ni kokwami. 9 Jihova a mikwatekese kusanga kala muthu diyala dyengi ni dibhata dya kondama.” Kyenyiki, Nowemi wa abhana jinzobole, ene anga amateka kudila ni dízwi dyaswina. 10 Ene a mutambwijila: “Kana, twandaya kumoxi n’eye, phala tukale kumoxi ni mundu wé.” 11 Maji Nowemi wa ambela, wixi: “Vutukenu an’ami. Mukonda dyahi mwamesena kuya n’eme? Eme kinganda tena dingi kuvwala ana n’a kale anumyenu. 12 Vutukenu an’ami. Vutukenu, mukonda ngakuka kya kyavulu, kingitena kukazala dingi. Né mwene se ngikala ni kidyelelu kya kukazala ni diyala mu usuku wa lelu, anga ngivwala twana, 13 o kwila mweji kwa akingila kate kyeji kula? Mweji kamba kukazala phala kwa akingila? Kana an’ami. Ku mimona kubhita mu ima yiyi, ku ngiluwalesa kyavulu, mukonda Jihova wa ngilungulukila.”*
14 Ene adidi dingi ni dízwi dyaswina. Olofa anga ubhana nzobole kwa ukow’ê, yu wavutuka. Maji Lute wajijila kuya-nê. 15 Mukiki, Nowemi wambe: “O hwed’yé* wa muvutuka ku mundu wê ni ku jinzambi jê. Vutuka kumoxi ni hwed’yé.”
16 Maji Lute wa mwambela: “Kana ku ngijijidika ku kuxisa. Kana ku ngifidisa kuya n’eye, mukonda kwoso ku uya, eme we kwene ku ngandaya. Bhwoso bhu uzekela, eme we bhene bhu ngizekela. O mundu wé wanda kala mundu wami, o Nzambi yé yanda kala Nzambi yami. 17 Bhwoso bhu ufwila, eme we bhene bhu nganda fwila, bhene we bhwa ngifundila. Kikale kalunga ka ngisandula kokwé, kima kyengi kana. Se kikyene, Jihova a ngikaxtikale, a ngibhange-kyu kinene.”
18 Kyoso Nowemi kyamono kuma Lute wajiji mwene kuya-nê, ka mufidisa dingi. 19 Kiyadi kya ayi kumoxi kate kyabhixila mu mbanza ya Beleme. Kyoso kyabhixila mu Beleme, athu oso adiwana mukonda dya ene. O ahatu adibhwidisa: “O kwila yú mwéne mwene Nowemi?” 20 Mwene anga wambela o ahatu: “Kimungixane dingi Nowemi.* Mu ngixana kya Mala,* mukonda Muteni wa Yoso wa ngibhekela ibhidi yavulu ku mwenyu wami.* 21 Eme ngexile ni ima yavulu kyoso ki ngayi, maji Jihova wa ngivutukisa ni maku a hatu. Mukonda dyahi mu ngixana Nowemi, se Jihova wa ngibhange ngi nguma yê, o Muteni wa Yoso wa ngibhekela malamba?”
22 Kiki kyene kyabhiti ni Nowemi kyoso kyatundu ku ixi ya Mowabe, kumoxi ni Lute mukaji a mon’ê.* Ene abhixila ku Beleme mu izuwa ya kumateka kubhongolola o sevada.