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2 Sambano Naomi ŵakwete mlongo mjakwe jwakusichila mnope juŵaliji jwakutyochela ku liŵasa lya ŵamkwakwe. Munduju lina lyakwe ŵaliji Bowasi. Jwalakwe ŵaliji mlongo mjakwe jwa Elimeleki.
2 Lisiku line Lute jwamkongwe juŵatyochele ku Mowabu jula, ŵamsalile Naomi kuti, “Angunde kuti njawule ngawulule balele mumgunda wa mundu jwalijose juchakasalalile mtima.” Pelepo Naomi ŵamjanjile kuti, “Jawulani mwanangu.” 3 Myoyo jwalakwe ŵapite ni kutanda kuwulula mumgunda, munyuma mwa ŵandu ŵagowola. Mwaupile jwalakwe ŵayichile mumgunda wa Bowasi juŵaliji mlongo mjakwe jwa Elimeleki. 4 Mkanipapite ndaŵi, Bowasi ŵayiche kutyochela ku Betelehemu ni ŵasalile ŵandu ŵaŵagowolagawo kuti, “Yehofa aŵe ni jemanja.” Pelepo ŵanduwo ŵajanjile kuti, “Yehofa ŵape upile.”
5 Kaneko Bowasi ŵamwusisye mnyamata juŵalongolelaga masengo gagowolago kuti, “Ana msikanaju atyochele kwapi?” 6 Mnyamata juŵalongolelaga masengo gagowolago ŵajanjile kuti, “Msikanaju ali jwa ku Mowabu, jwalakwe ŵayiche akuno ni Naomi kutyochela ku chilambo cha Mowabu. 7 Jwalakwe ŵatuŵendile kuti, ‘Chonde angunde kuti wululeje soni ndokoteje balele jwakugwa munyuma mwa ŵagowolaŵa.’ Jwalakwe aŵele ali mkuwulula ngapumulila kutyochela kundaŵi mpaka apano pakutama m’chilindomu kuti apumulile panandi.”
8 Kaneko Bowasi ŵamsalile Lute kuti, “Mpikane mwanangu, mkajawula kukuwulula mumgunda wine soni mkasimjawula kwine kulikose, nambo mwululeje panyuma pa asikana ŵangu ŵamasengoŵa. 9 Mlolechesye kuti mkuwulula mumgunda wakugowola jemanjaji soni mwakuyeje. Nasalilesoni anyamataŵa kuti akamsokonasya. Pachijimkole njota, mkamweje mesi pa wulo syamesi gatechile anyamataŵa.”
10 Pelepo Lute ŵatindiŵele mpaka ngope jakwe pasi ni kumsalila kuti, “Yikomboleche uli kuti une jwakuŵaga mlendo mbate upile pameso pawo soni kuti wawojo ambone une ni kundendela yambone?” 11 Ni Bowasi ŵamjanjile kuti, “Mbikene yosope yamŵele mli mkwatendela akwegwe ŵenu panyuma pachiwa cha ŵamkwenu. Mbikenesoni kuti mwalesile mama ŵenu ni baba ŵenu soni kuti mwalesile chilambo cha achalongo achimjenu ni kwika akuno, kuchilambo cha ŵandu ŵele nganimwamanyililaga. 12 Yehofa ampe upile pa yosope yamtesileyi soni Yehofa Mlungu jwa Ayisalayeli amwupe mnope mmwejo ligongo lyakuti mtilile m’mapapiko gakwe.” 13 Pelepo Lute ŵaŵechete kuti, “Ambuje ŵangu, sikomo kwejinji ligongo lya umbone mtima wawo. Wawo andamiche mtima pasi, soni aŵechete mwakumlimbikasya kapolo jwawo atamose kuti nganimba jwamasengo jwawo.”
14 Pandaŵi jakulya, Bowasi ŵamsalile Lute kuti, “Myiche mlye mkatewu ni mpambeje mufinyo jwakujulujusyaju.” Myoyo Lute, ŵatemi yimpepe ni ŵandu ŵaŵagowolagawo. Kaneko Bowasi ŵampele jwalakwejo balele jwamkalanje ni ŵalile mpaka kwikuta mwamti jwine jwasigele. 15 Lute paŵatandilesoni kuwulula, Bowasi ŵasalile anyamata ŵakwe ŵala kuti, “Amkunde kuti awululeje atamose balele jwele jemanja mkatile kala soni mkamlagasya. 16 Mlolechesyesoni kuti mkuswekula balele m’matitamo ni kumponyaga pasi kuti jwalakwe alokoteje soni mkasimumlekasya.”
17 Myoyo jwalakwe, jwapitilisye kuwulula mumgundamo mpaka kwigulo. Jwalakwe paŵaputile balele juŵawulwilejo jwakwanile chiŵandika makilogalamu 13.* 18 Kaneko ŵanyakwile balelejo ni kwawulaga najo kunyumba, soni akwegwe ŵakwewo ŵam’weni balele juŵawulwilejo. Lute ŵajigelesoni yakulya yayasigele ali ajikwite kumigunda kula ni kwapa akwegwe ŵakwewo.
19 Kaneko akwegwe ŵakwewo ŵamwusisye kuti, “Ana mwapite kukuwulula kwapi? Mkamwileje kwapi masengo lelo? Akole upile mundu jwamganichisye mmwejo.” Jwalakwe ŵasalile akwegwe ŵakwewo ya msyenemgunda kuŵapite kukuwululako, ŵatite, “Lina lya msyenemgunda wambulwileje lelo ali Bowasi.” 20 Pelepo Naomi ŵamsalile mkwegwe jwakwejo kuti, “Yehofa jwele nganaleka kwalosya chinonyelo changamala ŵandu ŵaumi soni ŵawe, ampe upile jwele munduju.” Ni Naomi ŵapitilisye kuŵecheta kuti, “Mundu jweleju ali jwachibale jwetu soni ali jumo mwa ŵandu ŵakutuwombola.” 21 Kaneko Lute jwamkongwe juŵatyochele ku Mowabu jula, jwatite, “Jwalakwe asalilesoni kuti, ‘Mkajawulasoni kwine nambo mwakuyeje ŵamasengo ŵanguŵa mpaka ali amalisisye kugowola.’” 22 Pelepo Naomi ŵamsalile Lute mkwegwe jwakwe jula kuti, “Yisyene mwanangu, yili chenene kuti mkalonganeje ni asikana ŵakwe ŵamasengowo kulekangana nikuti akamlagasyeje kumgunda wine.”
23 Myoyo jwalakwe, ŵapitilisye kuŵa ni asikana ŵamasengo ŵa Bowasi mwamti ŵapitilisyesoni kuwulula mpaka ndaŵi jagowola balele soni jagowola tiligu jili jimasile. Nambosoni jwalakwe ŵapitilisyepe kutama ni akwegwe ŵakwewo.