1 Noemi naye oligi nazâla, anacimubwîra, erhi; «Mwâli wâni, ka kurhakwânîni nâwe nkuluhûle*3, 1 Noemi alilonzize Ruti abone omulume lyo abà n’enshagali omu kalamo kâge. Ali manyire oku okubîka omwâlikazi nka cigorogo aha ka buzira mulume kurhali kwinjà oku mukazi ociri musole. Obwo buzigire bw’omwâlikazi kuli nazâla bwâcihembwa n’obuhya ayishibona kuli Bwozi (3, 2-18). lyo obon’iragi? 2 Kali Bwozi, oyo odwîrhe wakola emwâge haguma n’abambali-kazi, ali mwene wîrhu? Alà oku ene lyo agend’iyêrûla engano oku câno. 3 Oku wajira, ojage ahôla ocîshuke, onacishîge, onayambale ecishûli câwe, onayandagalire ebwa câno. Orhacîmanyîsagya emunda ali kuhika ayûse okulya n’okunywa. 4 Na hano agend’igwîshira, omanye bwinjà ngahi agwîshîre; kandi wanayisha, wanabwikûla amagulu gâge, wanagwîshira aha burhambi bwâge; yêne akubwîra kurhi wajira.» 5 Ruti anacishuza, erhi: «Oku wankambwîra kwoshi nakujira.» 6 Anacibungulukira ebwa câno, anacijira kulya nazâla anambwîraga kwoshi. 7 Bwozi, alya, ananywa, yêshi ashagaluka, agend’igwîshira omu kafendefende k’ecirundo c’engano; aho, nyamukazi anaciyisha bunyi-bunyi, abwîkûla amagulu gâge, anacigwîshira halya. 8 Aha karhî k’obudufu, erhi asinsimuka, nyamulume afuduka; ahindamuka anacibona omukazi agwîshîre aha magulu gâge. 9 Anaciderha erhi: «We ndi?» Anacishuza, erhi: «Nie Ruti, mwambali-kazi wâwe; olambulire kuli mwambali-kazi wâwe ecishumiro c’ecishûli câwe, bulya ogwêrhe obuhashe bw’okunyôkola.» 10 Anacishuza erhi: «Ogishwe na Nyakasane mwâli wâni! Eci cijiro câwe c’obwirhôhye ciri cikulu kulusha ecirhanzi, bulya orhalonza misole, ebè ya bakenyi erhi bagale. 11 “Buno mwâli wâni, orhacibâga na bwôba buci, oku wankaderha nanakujirirakwo; ebwa kubà endêko y’abalungu bâni boshi bamanyire oku oli mukazi ogwêrhe engeso nyinjà”. 12 “Nêci kwo binali ntyo oku nie ngwêrhe obuhashe bw’okukuyôkola, ci kwône haciri owundi oyegerîne nâwe kundusha”. 13 “Ogezagye obu budufu hano, n’irhondo, akâlonza okukuyôkola, kuli kwinjà, anakuyôkole. Ci akabà arhalonza okukuyôkola, niono nnanaba nie nkuyôkola. Alame Nyamubâho: Gwishira aho kuhika sêzi!”» 14 Nyamukazi anacigwîshira halya magulu gâge kuhika sêzi, ci azûkiriza lubungu-bungu, gala mango omuntu arhankashub’imanya owundi, erhi Bwozi amâderha erhi: «Barhamanyaga oku oyu mukazi anali ayishire hano câno.» 15 Anacimubwîra, erhi: «Lerha eco cishûli ocîhundikire, onacigwârhe bwinjà.» Nyamukazi anacicigwârha bwinjà, naye Bwozi abulagirakwo mirengo ndarhu ya ngano, anacimuhesayo; okubundi Bwozi acîshubirira omu lugo. 16 Erhi Ruti ashubira eka, nazâla amudôsa, erhi: «Kurhi wabîre mwâli wâni?» Ruti amuganîrira oku olya mulume anamujirire kwoshi, anaciderha, erhi: 17 «Anampîre eyi mirengo ndarhu y’engano aderha erhi: “Kurhakwânîni oshubire maboko mûmu emunda nakazâla ali.”» 18 Nazâla anacimubwîra, erhi: «Orhafukunyagya, mwâli wâni, kuhika omanye kurhi ebyo byagendeka; bulya oyo mulume arhàrhamûke arhanaciyûsa olwo lubanja ene.»