1 Artwe anyente apmere yanhe Bethlehem-ele anetyame anewe Naomi-kenheke-artweye-arle anemeke, anewe yanhe-arle ilwekeke. Artwe yanhe apmere Bethlehem-ele arne atningke anthurre atnyeneke, re kwenhe atyeperre anemele, Boaz arritnye anemele.

2 Arlte anyentele Ruth, arelhe Moab-arenye re, Naomi-ke angkeke, “Ayenge yernaye tyerrtye areye-werne merne barley annge-arle akemele uthnerlte-apeme-werne. Arrpenhe apeke atyenge alhwarrpe-irretyenhenge the annge areye ingkernenge kutyerle-apetyenhenge.”

Naomi ikwere angkeke, “Alhaye, anherreye atyinhe.”

3 Kele, Ruth re alheke apmere tyerrtye areyele-arle merne annge akemele uthnerlte-anemeke-werne. Re warrkene yanhe areye apenteke annge ntange-arle akerlte-apekeke. Re ingkernenge apetyeke ampenye areye kutyerle-apemele. Kenhe Boaz re akenhe apmere yanheke-artweye aneke.

4 Nhenge Boaz Bethlehem-engentyele apetyemele, re warrkene ikwerenhe areyeke angkeke, “YAHWEH arrekantherrenge aneme!”

Kele warrkene ikwerenhe areye ikwere angkirtnerlenge, “YAHWEH-ele ngenhe arntarnte-areme!”

5 Yanhe-ngentyele, Boaz-ele warrkene apayuthneke, warrkene arrpenhe areyeke-arle akngerrepate anemeke, “Angwenhe-kenhe-ame arelhe yanhe?”

6 Warrkenele renhe tyerneke, “Arelhe yanhe Moab-arenye-arle, re Naomi-nge apetyeke apmere Moab-engentyele. 7 Rarle ayenge apayuthnekenge, ‘Aye! Ayenge warrkene areyenge intertele alheye, annge ntange areye ahelhe-ngentyele kutyerle-apemele nhenge itnarle imperlte-apemenge.’ Ingweleme-ngentyele arltele-akake re anwerneke intertele warrke-irreke, re kwenhe nhenhele akweke ware ltyerremele aneke.”

8 Yanhe-ngentyele, Boaz Ruth-eke angkeke, “Arelhe-aye, ayenge awaye. Tyerrtye arrpenhe areye-kenhe apmere-werne alhetyale, annge ntange itnekenhe-arle lyapeme-werne. Apmere nhenhe-ngentyele-ante annge ntange ngkwenge-arrpe inemele. Arelhe warrkene atyinhe areye apentaye. 9 Mwantyele araye nthenhe-werne-arle warrkene artwe areye alheme annge ntange akemele kutyetyeke. Yanhe-ngentyele itnenhene ingkernenge apenterle-apaye. Tharle artwe areye ileke ngenhe ipmentyele impetyeke. Unte apeke angkethakwe irremele, kele akwenpele kwatye antywemele anaye, kwatye tyampite-nge inemele nhenge warrkene areyele ikwere-arleke thelerlenge.”

10 Ruth anteme akaperte kwene-irremele ahelheke-arleke amperele-arlenge tnemele, re Boaz-eke angkeke, “Ayenge kwenhe ipenye, apmere arrpenhe-arenye. Iwenhenge-arle-ame unte ayenge areke iperrele atyenge anteme arnterre akangkemele aneke? Iwenhenge-ame unte atyenge mwerre anthurre aneme?”

11 Boaz ikwere angkirtnerlenge, “The kwenhe itelareme unte-arle anherrangkwe Naomi-ke mwerre anthurre anekenge. Unte kwenhe ikwere mwerre anthurre aneke nhenge re anewe ikwerenhe aparlpe-ilekenge. Unte kwenhe ngkwenge-artweye atherre mangkwe uthene anyangkwe uthene apmere ingkerneke iwerle-alheke. Unte kwenhe apmere nhenhe-werne apetyeke, unte kwenhe tyerrtye apmere nhenhe-arenye areyeke akutne. 12 YAHWEH ngkwenge akangkemele anthurre anetyenhe ngenhe tnakemele. Re kwenhe ngenhe mwantyele arntarnte-aremele anetyenhe, YAHWEH kwenhe Ngkarte aneme Israel-arenye areyele-arle tnakemeke. Unte kwenhe Ikwere-werne thipe akweke-arteke apetyeke mikwe ikwerenhe irlpelhe kwenele-arle anekeke, Re ngenhe arntarnte-aretyeke anetyenhenge.”

13 Ruth imerte ikwere alakenhe angkemele, “Unte kwenhe mwerre anthurre. Unte kwenhe atyenge mwerrantye angkeke. Ayenge kwenhe irrare-arle arrekwele aneke. Ayenge kwenhe warrkene ngkwinhe kwenye, kenhe unte akenhe ayenge akangkentye-anthurre-ilerne, ayenge akwele warrkene ngkwinhe-arteke aneme. Ayenge kwenhe mwerre anetyakenhe warrkene ngkwinhe anetyeke.”

14 Nhenge itne merne arlkwemenge, Boaz Ruth-eke angkeke, “Nhenhe-werne apetyaye! Merne anwerne-kenhe arlkwaye. Me! Merne nhenhe kere kwatye nhenheke-arleke akwernemele.”

Kele, Ruth re artwe areyenge arrernelheke. Boaz-ele Ruth annge ntange itemeke-arle ure-ngentyele antheke. Ruth-ele arlkweke anhelke-irretyeke-atwetye, ntange akenhe akngerre akwete-arle. 15 Nhenge Ruth akeme-irremele warrke-irretyeke alpeke, Boaz warrkene ikwerenhe areyeke angkerlenge, “Renhe impaye re ntange annge aharle arrpenhe areyenge inetyeke. Renhe alharlkwetyale. 16 Ntange annge areye ahelheke ampenye-ilaye re-arrpe anteme renhe kutyetyenhenge, renhe ayaketyale mpwareme-ketye.”

17 Kele, Ruth-ele ntange annge itnenhe angwerreke-atwetye kutyeke. Re imerte ntange arne arlparreke-arleke arrerneke imernte anthelke uthene renhe uthene akngakemele. Re yakwethe akngerre-apenheke-arleke akwerneke. 18 Kele imernte, Ruth-ele yakwethe ikwerenhe ineke apmere-werne akngirtneke. Kele anherrikwele renhe areke annge ntange arunthe-akerte. Ruth renhe merne ampenye yanhe antheke.

19 Naomi-le renhe apayuthneke, “Nthenhe-ngentyele-ame unte ntange annge nhenhe areye kutyeke lyete? Nthenhele-ame unte warrke-irreke lyete? Ayenge Ngkarteke angketyeke re tyerrtye yanheke mwerre anthurre anetyeke ngenhe-arle arntarnte-arekeke!”

Ruth-ele ikwere artwe ikwere-akerte ileke merne arunthe-akerte-arle atnyenemeke. Re ikwere angkeke, “Artwe yanhe, ayenge-arle lyete warrke-irretyameke, Boaz arritnye.”

20 Naomi-le anherre-anherre ikwerenhe ileke, “Kele Boaz akangkentye aneye YAHWEH-nge ularre! YAHWEH-ele kwenhe ilernenhe mwantye-mwantye-ileme ilweke-arle yanhe areyeke-arlke!” Kele imernte, Naomi-le Ruth ileke, “Boaz kwenhe anwerneke-artweye aneme. Re kwenhe anwernenhe arntarnte-areme.”

21 Yanhe-ngentyele, Ruth ikwere angkeke, “Boaz-ele ayenge ileke ayenge ikwere akwete warrke-irretyeke, re ayenge ileke arelhe warrkene areyenge itwele anetyeke itne annge ntange ingkirreke uthnerlte-apemele inetyeke-atwetye.”

22 Naomi anteme anherre-anherre ikwerenhe Ruth-eke angkeke, “Kele mwerre kwenhe unte-arle tyerrtye nhenhe areyenge warrke-irretyeke. Unte apeke apmere arrpenhele warrke-irreme, artwe arrpenhele apeke ngenhe akurne-ileme-ketye. Unte Boaz-enge mwerre anetyenhe.”

23 Kele, Ruth arelhe warrkene Boaz-kenhe areyenge iterele warrke-irretyarte. Re annge ntange areye uthnetyarte itne uyerretyeke-atwetye. Ruth anherre-anherre ikwerenhe Naomi-nge akwete anetyarte.