1 Then Naomi her mother in law said unto her, My daughter, shall I not seek rest for thee, that it may be well with thee? 2 And now is not Boaz of our kindred, with whose maidens thou wast? Behold, he winnoweth barley to night in the threshingfloor. 3 Wash thyself therefore, and anoint thee, and put thy raiment upon thee, and get thee down to the floor: but make not thyself known unto the man, until he shall have done eating and drinking. 4 And it shall be, when he lieth down, that thou shalt mark the place where he shall lie, and thou shalt go in, and uncover his feet, and lay thee down; and he will tell thee what thou shalt do. 5 And she said unto her, All that thou sayest unto me I will do.
6 ¶ And she went down unto the floor, and did according to all that her mother in law bade her. 7 And when Boaz had eaten and drunk, and his heart was merry, he went to lie down at the end of the heap of corn: and she came softly, and uncovered his feet, and laid her down.
8 ¶ And it came to pass at midnight, that the man was afraid, and turned himself: and, behold, a woman lay at his feet. 9 And he said, Who art thou? And she answered, I am Ruth thine handmaid: spread therefore thy skirt over thine handmaid; for thou art a near kinsman. 10 And he said, Blessed be thou of the LORD, my daughter: for thou hast shewed more kindness in the latter end than at the beginning, inasmuch as thou followedst not young men, whether poor or rich. 11 And now, my daughter, fear not; I will do to thee all that thou requirest: for all the city of my people doth know that thou art a virtuous woman. 12 And now it is true that I am thy near kinsman: howbeit there is a kinsman nearer than I. 13 Tarry this night, and it shall be in the morning, that if he will perform unto thee the part of a kinsman, well; let him do the kinsman’s part: but if he will not do the part of a kinsman to thee, then will I do the part of a kinsman to thee, as the LORD liveth: lie down until the morning.
14 ¶ And she lay at his feet until the morning: and she rose up before one could know another. And he said, Let it not be known that a woman came into the floor. 15 Also he said, Bring the vail that thou hast upon thee, and hold it. And when she held it, he measured six measures of barley, and laid it on her: and she went into the city. 16 And when she came to her mother in law, she said, Who art thou, my daughter? And she told her all that the man had done to her. 17 And she said, These six measures of barley gave he me; for he said to me, Go not empty unto thy mother in law. 18 Then said she, Sit still, my daughter, until thou know how the matter will fall: for the man will not be in rest, until he have finished the thing this day.
Rut te endelwa
1 Esiku limwe Naemi okwa ti kuRut: “Ondi na oku ku monena ombushiki, opo u mone elugo lyoye mwene. 2 Dhimbulukwa kutya omulumentu nguka Boas ngu gwaakiintu mwa teya nayo, omukwetu. Pulakena nduno ngashingeyi. Ongulohi yonena ota ka yungulitha iishokelya. 3 Iyoga ano e to igwayeke nde to zala nawa. Inda kolupale, ihe kambadhala, waa monike kuye, sigo naanaa a mana okulya nokunwa. 4 Tala mpoka ta ka lala nongele a pwile moomposi, inda u yeluthe ekumbyatha e to lala poompadhi dhe. Nena ote ku lombwele shoka u na oku shi ninga.”
5 Rut okwa yamukula: “Ote ningi ashihe to lombwele ndje.”
6 Rut okwa yi kolupale e ta ningi naanaa, ngaashi yinamweno e mu lombwele. 7 Boas sho a mana okulya nokunwa, okwa li a shambukwa. Okwa ka lala pondumba yiilya. Rut okwa gogonyotokele kuye e ta yelutha ekumbyatha e ta lala poompadhi dhe. 8 Pokati kuusiku Boas okwa haluka e ta punguluka nokwa mono kutya omukiintu a lala poompadhi dhe. 9 Okwe mu pula: “Ongoye lye?”
Omukiintu okwa yamukula: “Ongame omuntu gwoye Rut, tatekulu. Shoka ngoye ogwomezimo lyetu, osho oshinakugwanithwa shoye okusila ndje oshimpwiyu.”
10 Boas okwa ti: “Omuwa ne ku yambeke, mumwandje. Mushoka wa ningi ngashingeyi, owa holola ohole yuunezimo shi vule shoka wa ningile nyokomweno, sho inoo lambalala aalumentu aagundjuka, aayamba nenge oohepele. 11 Ino tila, Rut, otii ku ningile ashihe shoka to pula. Kehe omuntu moshilando shika okwa tseya kutya ngoye omukiintu wo opala. 12 Eeno, oshoshili, ngame omunezimo nguka ndi na oku ku sila oshimpwiyu, ihe ope na gumwe gwomekoto e vule ndje. 13 Kala mpaka uusiku mbuka. Ongula otatu tala, ngele te ku kutha po. Ngele te shi ningi, onawa, nongele ite shi ningi, nena ote gana kuKalunga omunamwenyo kutya otii ku sile oshimpwiyu. Lala ashike, u tege ku she.”
14 Osho Rut a lala poompadhi dhaBoas, ihe okwa penduka, manga inaaku sha nawa, oshoka Boas ka li a hala, shi tseyike kutya Rut okwe ya kolupale. 15 Boas okwa ti kuye: “Hula mo eguyo lyoye u liyale mpee.” Rut okwe shi ningi. Nena Boas okwa tile po oolata mbali dhiishokelya e te mu tsike kepepe lye. Rut okwa shuna koshilando. 16 Sho e ya kegumbo yinamweno okwe mu pula: “Oshe ende ngiini?”
Rut okwe mu hokololele ashihe e shi ningilwa kuBoas. 17 Okwa gwedha ko ta ti: “Okwa lombwele ndje kutya itandi ya niikaha yowala kungoye, omolwasho a pe ndje iishokelya mbika ayihe.”
18 Naemi okwa ti kuye: “Ngashingeyi idhidhimika, Rut, sigo to mono, ayihe mbika nkene tayi ende. Boas ita fudha, manga inaa tsakanitha oshinima shika.”
