Ruti unowana nlume
1 Limwe zhuba Naomi, mmezwale babe, bakandwa bakati, “Mwanangu, apa andingakushakile nsha kene kuti ugadzikane? 2 Bhoazi iwoyu wawabe ushinga ne baanadi babe n'galithaka upejo naswi. Unowobe ewulusa bhali busiku igogu mu libuwa. 3 Angula, uzhole, umbale zwiambalo zwizo zwakanaka tjose uyende ku libuwa, koga usitongo thama kuti akuzibe kuswikila apedza kuja ne kung'wa. 4 Ati enolala uyele njele kuti walala ngayi, uyendeko, ube ufukula makumbo awe ulale paali, ngono unowokubudza kuti ushingeni.”
5 Ruti kashandula eti, “Kose kwamunondibudza ndowokuthama.”
6 Ndizo kayenda ku libuwa, ngono kashinga sekwa alayiwa ndi mmezwale babe. 7 Bhoazi kati apedza kuja ne kung'wa, moyo uwe ukashatha, ndizo kanolala pa ndzibo we mmbumba we bhali. Ruti kanyanga kafukula makumbo awe kalala. 8 Pakati kwe busiku nlume iwoyu kalobgwa nge hana, ngono kashanduka, kabona nkadzi ali lele pa makumbo awe. 9 Kabhuzwa kati, “Ndiwe ani?” Ngono iye kadabila eti, “Ndimi Ruti nlandakadzi wenyu, fukidzani nlandakadzi wenyu, ngoti mu n'galithaka upejo.”
But Ruth replied, 'Don’t urge me to leave you or to turn back from you. Where you go, I will go, and where you stay, I will stay. Your people will be my people and your God my God.
10 Bhoazi kabe eti, “Yahwe ngabakukombolele mwanangu, ngoti buthu gugo ku bupelo gopinda gwe kutanga, auzotobela bazhuzha be bafumi kene be bashayi. 11 Mwanangu, ngwenu usitjatje, ndowokuthamila kose ikoku kwaunokumbila. Bakanyi kwedu bose banoziba kuti u nkadzi wakalulwama. 12 Koga nenguba kuli malebeswa kuti ndi n'galithaka, kuna mmwe n'galithaka upejo kundipinda. 13 Lala ipapa busiku guno, mangwana ha eduma kukugalathaka, kowobe kwakalulwama. Ha asingashake, ndotuna na Yahwe tjose, imi ndowokugalathaka. Lala kuswikila mangwana.” 14 Ndizo kalala ku makumbo awe kuswikila tjimuka, koga wakamuka kutji busikwana kuti asibong'we, ngoti Bhoazi wakabe ati, “Kusitongo zibgwa kuti nkadzi wakatongo zha ku libuwa.” 15 Ipapo kandwa kati, “Zhisa ngubgwana yawakafuka uiwale.” Kaiwala, ngono Bhoazi kayela seme dzili tathatu dze bhali kabe enkhiga iyo ebe eyenda ku nzi. 16 Kaswika kuna mmezwale babe. Bakambhuzwa beti, “Wayenda tjini, mwanangu?” Ruti kababudza kose kwaathamigwa ndi Bhoazi. 17 Kabe eti, “Wandipa zwiyelo izwezwi zwe bhali zwili tathatu eti, ‘Usibgwilile kuna mmezwale babo usina tjawakabhata.’ ” 18 Naomi kashandula eti, “Tjigalazo mwanangu kuswikila ubona tjinowoshingikala, ngoti aangagale kuswikila epedza ndebo iyeyi nasi.”
Ruti unowana nlume
1 Limwe zhuba Naomi, mmezwale babe, bakandwa bakati, “Mwanangu, apa andingakushakile nsha kene kuti ugadzikane? 2 Bhoazi iwoyu wawabe ushinga ne baanadi babe n'galithaka upejo naswi. Unowobe ewulusa bhali busiku igogu mu libuwa. 3 Angula, uzhole, umbale zwiambalo zwizo zwakanaka tjose uyende ku libuwa, koga usitongo thama kuti akuzibe kuswikila apedza kuja ne kung'wa. 4 Ati enolala uyele njele kuti walala ngayi, uyendeko, ube ufukula makumbo awe ulale paali, ngono unowokubudza kuti ushingeni.”
5 Ruti kashandula eti, “Kose kwamunondibudza ndowokuthama.”
6 Ndizo kayenda ku libuwa, ngono kashinga sekwa alayiwa ndi mmezwale babe. 7 Bhoazi kati apedza kuja ne kung'wa, moyo uwe ukashatha, ndizo kanolala pa ndzibo we mmbumba we bhali. Ruti kanyanga kafukula makumbo awe kalala. 8 Pakati kwe busiku nlume iwoyu kalobgwa nge hana, ngono kashanduka, kabona nkadzi ali lele pa makumbo awe. 9 Kabhuzwa kati, “Ndiwe ani?” Ngono iye kadabila eti, “Ndimi Ruti nlandakadzi wenyu, fukidzani nlandakadzi wenyu, ngoti mu n'galithaka upejo.”
10 Bhoazi kabe eti, “Yahwe ngabakukombolele mwanangu, ngoti buthu gugo ku bupelo gopinda gwe kutanga, auzotobela bazhuzha be bafumi kene be bashayi. 11 Mwanangu, ngwenu usitjatje, ndowokuthamila kose ikoku kwaunokumbila. Bakanyi kwedu bose banoziba kuti u nkadzi wakalulwama. 12 Koga nenguba kuli malebeswa kuti ndi n'galithaka, kuna mmwe n'galithaka upejo kundipinda. 13 Lala ipapa busiku guno, mangwana ha eduma kukugalathaka, kowobe kwakalulwama. Ha asingashake, ndotuna na Yahwe tjose, imi ndowokugalathaka. Lala kuswikila mangwana.” 14 Ndizo kalala ku makumbo awe kuswikila tjimuka, koga wakamuka kutji busikwana kuti asibong'we, ngoti Bhoazi wakabe ati, “Kusitongo zibgwa kuti nkadzi wakatongo zha ku libuwa.” 15 Ipapo kandwa kati, “Zhisa ngubgwana yawakafuka uiwale.” Kaiwala, ngono Bhoazi kayela seme dzili tathatu dze bhali kabe enkhiga iyo ebe eyenda ku nzi. 16 Kaswika kuna mmezwale babe. Bakambhuzwa beti, “Wayenda tjini, mwanangu?” Ruti kababudza kose kwaathamigwa ndi Bhoazi. 17 Kabe eti, “Wandipa zwiyelo izwezwi zwe bhali zwili tathatu eti, ‘Usibgwilile kuna mmezwale babo usina tjawakabhata.’ ” 18 Naomi kashandula eti, “Tjigalazo mwanangu kuswikila ubona tjinowoshingikala, ngoti aangagale kuswikila epedza ndebo iyeyi nasi.”