1 Mzli lcde, kzdq kc ncblo drtqde Boas mnc Betleem. Nide bcnyr x Naomi krlzle nide murde ngi kxngini ncblo ngrde. 2 Mz zbq kzble mz nourla, Rut rpibzle mz Naomi kx, “Rlr-ngrm bange nzvz-krnge mz lclr bali. Mwx kzdq ncblo kxmrlz sa na-abrtzlvzle nzrmikatine-krnge drpwr nra bali kxyrlwrtxo mrnyzde.” Rpibz Naomi bade kx, “Vz inyxnge, sa tqmrlz ye.” * Mz lou sc Mosis, kxrnginyz lclr da, narlr-ngrbzlr mz doa kx trnzrngiscung nzrmikatine-krdr nra da kx yrlwrtxo mz lclr da nyzdr. [Livae 19:9-10; 23:22]

3 Zbz Rut kc tqvzpe tqrmikatipe drpwr nra bali kx nzrlasztipe leplz kxnzawzng. Mz lclr bali lc, kzdung leplz nzrpakilzmqng bali, x kzdu-kzng leplz nzvz-nqblqlr nidr mz nztalvz-krdrleng. X mz nibr nzrtwz-krdr rtalvz kcng, nzkrlz leplz nzrmikatingr nra bali kxyrlwrtxo. Mz zbq lcdepwz, sc tqkrlztipele kx lclr bali kc nyz Boas.

4 Mz nourla lcdepwz, Boas rkalzm Betleem x kaputrpz mz lclr bali nyzde. X sc tqrpipebzle mz kxnzawz nedeng amrlx kx, “Nimu la.” X nzayzlu-ngrbzlr natqde kx, “Nim la.” X rpi-mopwzle kx, “Rlxtibo mz Yawe kx naokatrle nimu.” X nzrpi-kzpzlr kx, “X nim kz!” 5 Boas kc tqveapebz mz ncblo kc tqaclvele kxnzawzng, rpibzle kx, “?Doa olvz lcmonr ne neke?” 6 Rpibz ncblo kc kx, “Krla doa olvz lr Moab, kx nzvzmqng mz Naomi, mz nzyzlu-krmle kc Moab. 7 Rpimle bange kx, ‘?Nzmu rlr-ngrme bange nzrmikatine-krbo nra bali mz nibrdr kxnzawzng?’ X sa tqbrngzti-zpwxle nzrmikatingr nra bali abzo-pnzle kcma mz nourla, x sa tqvzbe. A' amapx-ngrmle matelq mzli kx mrbcne.”

8 Zbz sc tqrpibz Boas mz Rut kx, “Lalztqm bange, kx inyxnge. Rpix naokatrpo nim. Bzkq rmikatiq nra bali mz nrlc nyz ncblo kzble x bzkq rlaszq mrka. A' mncamu badr olvi kxnzawz nengeng. 9 Mcpwz mrkc tzrpakingr ncblo lcng bali, x nim kc tqrmikanebzme mz nibr olvi kcng tzrtalvzng. Pipebo badr ncblo lcng kx bzkq nzesotrpzng bam. X drtwrm kx tqbrlxkzle, vz, x rmnqtr mz belue kcng tzangqbatipe ncblo kcng.” 10 Zbz, Rut yrngzobz bade mz drtc' mz nzamrluengr. X sc tqrpipebzle kx, “?Memule tqmrlzti-zlwz-ngrn ninge x tqamrlue-ngrn ninge? Murde ninge olvz lr narnrlc.”

11 Ayzlu-ngrbz Boas natqde kx, “Da amrlx kcng tqalebzme mz lxem Naomi, mz nibr nzbzkr mrlxde kc tqngi ncblo ngrm, nzyapwxtipem bange bq mz nibr nzkaputr-krmamu. X kxmu nzrlasz-krme trtem x lxem x mrnyzm, x vzme mz nzmnc-krmu badr leplz kx nqmq krdr blepx. 12 Rlxtibo mz Yawe, Gct rgr, kx na-ayzlubzle bamu nike aletiqng, mz nzamrlz-zlwz-krde nim. Nide ka tqmnclzpebzme bade mz nzvz-krme lc, x nide me rlakitrq, mz nzapu-krm nei kio kx mnclzbz mz nabx lxede.” 13 Rpibz Rut kx, “Trtenge, yc zlwz mz drtwrm ninge. X awxopeme nabznge mz nzycmne-nivzlrpe-krme lc bange, kxmule-esz' trmatqnewxu myaszlzle olvi nem kcng tzwztrpzng bam.”

14 Mzli kc namupengr bea, rpibz Boas mz Rut kx, “Vzm namupeku. X leo kz bret nam mz waen lc pipz.” Mzli kc Rut tqwxbutr-ngrbzle mz olvi kcng, Boas kabzle bade kcng bali kx nztqngq, mz nzapusr-krde nide kxmnctrpz bade. Rut mu x nelzde krlc. X nade kcng ycpwz.

15 Mzli kc Rut tqvz-ngrde mz nzrmika-mou-krde nra bali, rpibz Boas badr ncblo nedeng kx, “Nzmu kx tqrmika-abeanetrpzle me yrlwr ngr rtalvz ngr bali, bzkq amyabzmu drtqde, murde rlr-ngrbo bade. 16 A' vecpxbzmu du bali mz rtalvz ngrde kx namikatile x bzkq lclvzbzmu.”

17 Rut rmika bali mz lclr bali lc vz-krlzbzle milzpq. Zbz sc tqtalqtipele drpwr bali kcng tqmikatile. Nulvzole mz bxli x yrbulzm. X bxli lc takitr kilo kx nzpnu-esz'-nrade-tq. 18 Zbz sc tqglqpele bali kc mz mztea, x Naomi mcle bxli r bali kc etu tqglqmle. X ka-kzpz Rut dakxnzng kcng tqmutr-ngrde mzli kc bea. 19 Naomi rveabz kx, “?Mzbq ka drlve kc tqrmika-ngrn bali? Krka'-ngrne kx Gct na-amrlzle ncblo kc tqokatrle nim.” Zbz sc tqpipebz Rut mz lxede kx, “Drtq ncblo kc tqngi nyzde lclr bali kc tqwz-ngrne kcma, Boas.”

20 Rpibz Naomi bade kx, “Eu, rlxtibo mz Yawe kx na-amrlzle nide. Murde tresakiu nzbatr-krbzle nzrmrlznr-krde leplz kxnzlubeng x kxnzbzpeng. Ncblo la tqngi Boas, ngi kzdq kxnginigu kx takitrde nzxpepx-krde drtc' nyzgu x nzaopx-krde nqvi lr ncblo ngrgu.” 21 Zbz rpi-mopwz Rut kx, “Boas rpi-kzple bange kx, ‘Mncamu badr kxnzawz nengeng nakrlz-zpwxbzle nzyrkrpxkr nzrkqngr bali x wit.’ ”

22 Naomi rpibzle kx, “Inyxnge, mrlzvxitx nzvzne-krmu badr olvi nedeng, murde ma tzatrkam mz nrlc nyz ncblo kzble, mz nzngini-krm lr narnrlc kx esz'trpz badr.” 23 Mz zbq kang kqlu, Rut sc tqmnctr-zvzbz badr olvi kxnzawz ne Boas, mz nzrmikati-krde, vz vz mzli kx yrkrpxngr nzrkqngr bali x wit. X nzmncpwzng mz lvxbqde Naomi.