Ruti
2 Nowemi aakhalano mmusi mmoha a aiyawe, yoowo aari ooreelaxa. Owo iichaniwa Powasi nave aari a emusi ya Elimeleki.
2 Ruti, o Mowape, aahiloca wa Nowemi ariki: “Khwoo, mukeemererye oya mmacani ococa soohalela mmaculi sa yoole oni akimorele ikharari.” Mwawiihiiha, Nowemi aamwaakhula yoowo: “Hawe, mwanaka.” 3 Mwa yeeyo, owo aapwaha nave apacerya ococa soohalela sa mmacani, oculi wa alipa oohepha. Owo aalukamme mmacani mwa Powasi, yoowo aari a emusi ya Elimeleki. 4 Mu elukuluku yeele Powasi aaphiya akhumaka o Petelehemu nave aloca wa alipa oohepha ariki: “Yehova akhale ni nyuwo.” Nave awo yaahaakhula eriki: “Yehova ooreeliheeni.”
5 Voocharela, Powasi aahimukoha mutokweene a alipa oohepha ariki: “Mwali ola ta emusi taani?” 6 Mutokweene a alipa oohepha aahaakhula: “Owo mwali o Mowape oruule ni Nowemi akhumaka elapo yo Mowape. 7 Owo aaveka: ‘Khwoo, apwanne ti wooweryeya ococelaka soohalela ni othukumanya iwuphu ikwasiwe,* seiho inii ihiiweke ni alipa oohepha?’ Nave ovinyerya wooxiixelo ophin’yeiye aamulapa; pahiru okiranthi mmuxakalani mmwe wi iichuuwe vakhaani.”
8 Voocharela Powasi aahiloca wa Ruti ariki: “Owiriyane mwanaka. Ohicoceleke mu emaca ekina, nave ohiye mu nipuro nikina tho. Okhale vakhiviru va anamuteko aka aasithiyana. 9 Ovareryeke emaca enayaaya ohephawo, nave oyewo ni yaawo. Kohaalamulela anamuteko aka aasilopwana wi ehootannye. Wakhalano nthanana, oye oriwo mino nave owurye maahi yaawo anamuteko aasilopwana arinkaaya.
10 Mwa yeeyo owo aakokhora athipela eyuuci vathi nave amukoha ariki: “Onaweryeya hai wi kiphwanye mahala vamiithoni vanyu, nave ntakhara heeni moonihenryaanyu ikharari wa miyo kiniiso kiri namarwa?” 11 Powasi aamwaakhula ariki: “Kooleeliwa soothene oweerenlaawe asookoraa,* aiya emanle okhwa, nave wi wohaahiya apapaa, amamaa, elapo ya ahimaa nave orwa onakhala ni achu ohaasuwenlaawe. 12 Yehova oochuwele wa yeeyo wenraawe, nave nikhalevo nlivelo noophaameya* wa weyo noorweela wa Yehova Muluku a Isarayeli, vathi va moophelo wa yoowo waamvyaawevo nchawelo.” 13 Mwa yeeyo, Ruti aahiloca: “Kiphwanye mahala vamiithoni vanyu pwiya aka, woona wi mookihakararya nave mooloca mmukhalelo ommaalinhe kapuro anyu, naamwi kihiri mmoha a anamuteko anyu aasithiyana.”
14 Elukuluku ya olya, Powasi aaloca wa Ruti ariki: “Orwe nno, okhuure epaau nave oreryeke mviinyuuni oonyuunya.”* Mwawiihiiha, owo aakiraathi vamoha ni alipa oohepha, nave Powasi aamvaha sevata awaarikiwa. Owo aamukhuura avona, nave ahala. 15 Vaavaa Ruti aavinnyeiye wi acoceleke, Powasi aahaalamulela anamuteko awe aasilopwana ariki: “Mmuhiye wi owo acoceleke soohalela* seiyo ikwatiwe nave ahikhale ani amuhiihe. 16 Ohiya yeeyoru, mviihekemo makala mu iwuphu ikina nave muhiyeke muculi, wi acoceke nave muhiloce echu wi mmuhiihe.”
17 Mwawiihiiha owo aatitelela ococela ophiyerya oxekuwa. Vaavaa owo iipincheiye, yaahaakhwana efa* mmoha a sevata. 18 Voocharela, owo aamukusa sevata arowano, nave asookora* awe yaahoona yeeyo owo aacocenleiye. Nave tho Ruti aakuxa yoolya yeeyo yaahanle amanle olya, nave aavaha asookora awe.
19 Asookora* awe yaamukoha eriki: “Waacocela woowi olelo? Waalapa woowi? Areelihiwe muchu yoowo oothokoronrye.” Mwawiihiiha, owo aahaaleela asookora awe vooloca sa muchu yoowo aalapeiyewo, ariki: “Nsina na mulopwana yoowo kaalapakaawo olelo oniichaniwa Powasi.” 20 Mwawiihiiha Nowemi aahi wa mwaara a mwanawe: “Areelihiwe ni Yehova, yoowo oonihenrye osivela woororomeleya wa akumi ni alipa ookhwa.” Nave Nowemi aahaaceererya: “Mulopwana owo mmusi ahu. Owo mmoha a alipa oonoopola.” 21 Voocharela Ruti o Mowape, aahi: “Owo tho ookileela: ‘Okhaleke vakhiviru va anamuteko aka ophiyerya emalinhe ohepha yoolya aka.’” 22 Hiiha, Nowemi aaloca ni Ruti mwaara a mwanawe ariki: “Mwanaka, ti waphaama okhalaka vamoha ni anamuteko awe aasithiyana opwahana wi wanuukhuliwa emaca ekina.”
23 Owo aanakhala ni anamuteko aasithiyana a Powasi nave aacocela soohalela ophiyerya okwaaxiwa wa ohemphwa wa sevata ni tiriku. Nave owo aatitelela okhala ni asookora* awe.