¹Zvino namazuva okutonga kwavatongi nzara yakanga iripo panyika. Mumwe murume weBheterehemu-judha akandogara panyika yaMoabhu, iye nomukadzi wake navanakomana vake vaviri.

¹Saß eb li cutan nak cuanqueb laj rakol âtin chi taklânc saß xbêneb li tenamit Israel, quicuan jun li cueßej saß chixjunil li naßajej aßan. Ut cuan jun li cuînk aj Belén xcuênt Judá cô chi cuânc saß li tenamit Moab rochben li rixakil. Ut xcaßbichaleb li ralal quixcßam chirix.

²Zita romurume rakanga riri Erimereki, nezita romukadzi wake Naomi; mazita avanakomana vake vaviri aiva Maroni naKirioni, vaEfurata veBheterehemu-judha. Ivo vakasvika panyika yaMoabhu, vakagarako.

²Li cuînk aßan aj Elimelec xcßabaß ut li rixakil, aßan lix Noemí. Jun li ralal aj Mahlón xcßabaß ut li jun chic aj Quelión. Aßaneb laj efrateo li cuanqueb aran Belén xcuênt Judá. Queßcuulac saß li naßajej Moab ut aran queßcana.

³Zvino Erimereki murume waNaomi, akafa, iye akasiiwa navanakomana vake vaviri.

³Ac cuanqueb chic aran, nak quicam laj Elimelec xbêlom lix Noemí. Ut lix Noemí quicana xjunes rochbeneb li cocßal cuib.

⁴Ivo vakazviwanira vakadzi kuvaMoabhu; zita romumwe raiva Oripa, nezita romumwe Rute; vakagarako makore anenge gumi.

⁴Mokon chic queßsumla li cuib chi al. Ut li cuib chi ixk li queßsumla cuiß, aßaneb aj Moab. Li jun xOrfa xcßabaß ut li jun chic xRut xcßabaß. Lajêb chihab na queßcuan aran.

⁵Maroni naKirioni vakafawo, vose vari vaviri, mukadzi akasiiwa asina vanakomana vake vaviri nomurume wake.

⁵Ut queßcam ajcuiß laj Mahlón ut laj Quelión. Ut lix Noemí quicana xjunes chi mâcßaß chic xbêlom ut chi mâcßaß chic lix yum cuib.

⁶Ipapo akasimuka navakadzi vavana vake, achida kubva kunyika yaMoabhu; nekuti wakange anzwa achiri panyika yaMoabhu, kuti Jehovha wakarangarira vanhu vake, akavapa zvokudya.

⁶Saß jun li cutan lix Noemí quirabi resil aran Moab nak li Kâcuaß quirosobtesi cuißchic lix tenamit ut cuanqueb chic xcua aran Judá. Joßcan nak lix Noemí quixcauresi rib chi êlc saß li naßajej cuan cuiß re tâsukßîk saß lix tenamit.

⁷Akabva kwaakanga ari navakadzi vavana vake vaviri, vakafamba nenzira inodzokera kunyika yaJudha.

⁷Queßel Moab lix Noemí rochbeneb li ralib ut yôqueb chi xic saß li tenamit Judá.

⁸Zvino Naomi akati kuvakadzi vavana vake vaviri, Endai, dzokerai mumwe nomumwe kumba kwamai vake; Jehovha ngaakuitirei zvakanaka, sezvamakaitira vakafa neniwo.

⁸Ut lix Noemí quixye reheb li ralib: —Ayukex chêcabichalex. Sukßinkex saß rochoch lê naß. Ut aß taxak li Kâcuaß chi-ilok xtokßobâl êru lâex joß xebânu nak quexcuan riqßuineb lin yum ut joß ajcuiß xebânu cuiqßuin lâin.

⁹Jehovha ngaakuzorodzei, mumwe nomumwe mumba momurume wake. Akavatsvoda, ivo vakachema kwazvo.

⁹Ut aß taxak li Dios chiqßuehok êre nak texsumlâk cuißchic ut chexcuânk taxak chi sa saß êchßôl saß lê rochoch, chan lix Noemí reheb. Ut quixchakßrabiheb ut quirutzß ruheb. Ut eb li alibej queßoc chi yâbac.

¹⁰Vakati kwaari, Kwete, tichaenda nemwi kana modzokera kuvanhu venyu.

¹⁰Ut eb aßan queßxye: —Lâo incßaß tosukßîk. Toxic ban châcuix saß lâ tenamit, chanqueb.

¹¹Naomi akati, Dzokai, vana vangu, muchaendereiko neni? Ini ndichina vamwe vanakomana mumuviri wangu vangazova varume venyu here?

¹¹Abanan lix Noemí quixpuersi ruheb ut quixye reheb: —Ex incoß, sukßinkex. ¿Cßaßut nak têraj xic chicuix? ¿Ma toj teßcuânk ta biß chic incocßal lâin re texsumlâk cuißchic riqßuineb?

¹²Dzokai, vana vangu, endai henyu, nekuti ini ndachembera, handingawanikwi nomurumezve. Kunyangwe ndikati; ndichine tariro kuti ndingabereka vanakomana, kana ndaiva nomurume usiku hwuno,

¹²Sukßinkex, ex incoß. Lâin ac tîxin chic re tâcuânk inbêlom. Ut usta toj naru ninsumla chiru li cutan aßin, ut cui ta teßcuânk incocßal,

¹³mungavamirira kusvikira vakura here? Mungaramba kuwanikwa navamwe varume naizvozvo here? Kwete, vana vangu, nekuti zvinovava kwazvo kwandiri kupfuura imwi, nekuti ruoko rwaJehovha runorwa neni.

¹³¿ma târûk ta biß toj têroybeni nak teßcuînkilokß? ¿Ma toj texcanâk chi joßcan chi incßaß texsumlâk roybeninquil eb aßan? Incßaß, ex incoß. Mâ jokße târûk. Kßaxal nim li raylal xqßue saß inbên li Kâcuaß. Ut kßaxal cuißchic târahokß saß inchßôl chirilbal nak yôkex chixcßulbal li raylal lâex inban lâin, chan.

¹⁴Ipapo vakachemazve kwazvo, Oripa akatsvoda vamwene vake, asi Rute wakavanamatira.

¹⁴Ut eb li ralib queßoc cuißchic chi yâbac chi cau. Ut lix Orfa quirutzß ru lix Noemí ut quixchakßrabi ut quisukßi. Abanan lix Rut quicana rochben.

¹⁵Akati, Tarira, vakoma vako vadzokera kuvanhu vako, nokunamwari wake; dzoka newewo, utevere vakoma vako.

¹⁵Ut lix Noemí quixye re lix Rut: —Lâ cuech alibejil xsukßi saß lix tenamit. Xsukßi riqßuineb lix dios. Ayu chirix aßan, chan lix Noemí.

¹⁶Rute akati, Musandirwaririra kuti ndikusiyei, ndirege kukuteverai; nekuti pamunoenda neni ndichaendapowo; pamunovata, neni ndichavatapowo; navanhu venyu vachava vanhu vangu, naMwari wenyu achava Mwari wangu;

¹⁶Abanan lix Rut quichakßoc ut quixye re: —Mâye cue chi joßcan. Lâin incßaß tatincanab. Bar tatxic lâat, aran ajcuiß tinxic lâin. Bar tatcuânk lâat, aran ajcuiß tincuânk lâin. Lâ tenamit, aßanak ajcuiß lin tenamit lâin. Ut lâ Dios, aßanak ajcuiß lin Dios lâin.

¹⁷pamunondofira, ndipo pandichandofira neniwo, ndipo pandichavigwawo; Jehovha ngaandirove, arambe achidaro, kana imwi neni tikaparadzaniswa nechinhu, asi norufu chete.

¹⁷Bar tatcâmk lâat, aran ajcuiß tincâmk lâin ut aran ajcuiß tinmukekß. Joßcan taxak chixbânu cue li Kâcuaß ut joßcan taxak chixqßue cue nak caßaj cuiß li câmc tâjachok ke nak takacanab kib, chan lix Rut.

¹⁸Zvino wakati achiona kuti watsungirira kwazvo kuenda naye, akarega kuzotaura naye.

¹⁸Ut nak quixqßue retal lix Noemí nak kßaxal târaj xic chirix, mâcßaß chic quixye.

¹⁹Naizvozvo ivavo vaviri vakafamba kusvikira paBheterehemu. Zvino vakati vachisvika paBheterehemu, guta rose rikashamiswa pamusoro pavo; vakadzi vakati, Uyu ndiye Naomi here?

¹⁹Queßcôeb chixcabichaleb toj queßcuulac Belén. Nak queßoc saß li tenamit, chixjunileb queßsach xchßôl chi rilbal ut queßoc chi âtinac chi ribileb rib ut queßxye: —¿Ma aßan ta cuiß lix Noemí? chanqueb.

²⁰Akati kwavari, Regai kundiidza Naomi, asi mundiidze Mara, nekuti waMasimbaose wakandiitira zvinovava kwazvo.

²⁰Ut lix Noemí quixye reheb: —Mêye chic xNoemí cue; xMara chic têye cue xban nak li nimajcual Dios xqßue jun nimla raylal saß inbên.

²¹Ndakabuda ndizere, Jehovha akandidzoserazve kumusha ndisina chinhu; munondiidzireiko Naomi, Jehovha zvaakandipupurira mhosva, waMasimbaose zvaakandimanikidza?

²¹Nak xin-el arin, numtajenak xsaylal saß inchßôl. Aßut nak xinsukßi chak, mâcßaß chic cuan cue xban nak joßcan quiraj li Dios. ¿Cßaßut nak têye Noemí cue? Li Kâcuaß xqßue jun raylal saß inbên. Li nimajcual Dios xinixrahobtesi, chan.Quisukßi ut lix Noemí saß lix tenamit rochben li ralib li quixcßam chak aran Moab. Queßel saß li tenamit Moab ut queßcuulac aran Belén saß xkßehil xtiquibanquil xsicßbal li cebada.

²²Naizvozvo Naomi akadzoka naRute muMoabhu, mukadzi womwana wake, vachibva kunyika yaMoabhu; vakasvika paBheterehemu vanhu votanga kukohwa bhari.

²²Quisukßi ut lix Noemí saß lix tenamit rochben li ralib li quixcßam chak aran Moab. Queßel saß li tenamit Moab ut queßcuulac aran Belén saß xkßehil xtiquibanquil xsicßbal li cebada.