Naomi noshitenya shaye
1 Mefimbo linya ovatokolipangeli va pangela, ondjala ye uya moshilongo. Onghee hano omulumenhu umwe womuBetlehem shomuJuda a dja po a ka kale ngaashi omunailongo medu laMoab; ye nomwalikadi waye novana vaye ovamati vavali. 2 Edina lomulumenhu oElimelek, nedina lomwalikadi waye Naomi, nomadina ovana vaye ovamati vavali: Mahlon naKiljon. Vo Ovaefrat vomuBetlehem shomuJuda, ndele ve uya medu laMoab ndele oko va kala.
3 Ndele Elimelek, omulumenhu waNaomi okwa fya, ndelenee Naomi novana vaye ovamati vavali va xupa po, 4 ndele va hombolela ko ovalikadi Ovamoab. Edina laumwe oOrpa, nedina lamukwao oRut. Ndele vo va kala ko omido ngeno omulongo. 5 Ndele Mahlon naKiljon, aveshe vavali, eshi va fya nomwalikadi a fiwa po kovana vaye ovamati vavali nokomulumenhu waye. 6 Ye okwa fikama pamwe noitenya yaye nokwa dja mo medu laMoab, osheshi okwa li a uda medu laMoab nokutya, Omwene okwa dimbulukwa oshiwana shaye noku shi pa omungome. 7 Osho ngaha hano ye okwa fiya po eumbo laye nokwa dja po pamwe noitenya yaye ivali. Ndelenee ye eshi a li mondjila okushuna koshilongo shaJuda, 8 Naomi ta lombwele oitenya yaye ivali ta ti: Indeni, shuneni komaumbo oonyoko. Omwene ne mu file onghenda ngaashi nye mwa fila ovafi naame onghenda. 9 Omwene ne shi mu wanifile mu mone onhele yetulumuko keshe umwe womeumbo lomulumenhu waye. Nokwe va xupita. Ndelenee vo ova yelula ondaka yavo ndele tava lili, 10 ndele tava ti kuye: “Ahowe, fye otwa hala okuya pamwe naave koshiwana sheni.” 11 Ndelenee Naomi ta ti: Ovamwange, shuneni! Omolwashike mwa hala okuya naame? Ame ndi na ngeno ovana ovamati medimo lange, vo va shiive okuninga ngeno ovalumenhu veni? 12 Ovamwange, shuneni, indeni! Osheshi ame onda kulupa, itandi hombolwa vali. Ndele nande ondi tye: ndi neteelelo natango, ndele nande ondi kale oufiku wonena nomulumenhu ndele ndi dale ounona oulume, 13 nye otamu dulu tuu ngeno oku va teelela fiyo tava kulu? Nye mu kale ngeno mwa anya mu hombolwe vali? Ahowe, vamwange, ame ondi noluhodi linene omolweni, osheshi eke lOmwene la hanga nge. 14 Opo nee va yelula ondaka yavo ndele tava lili vali. Ndele Orpa okwa xupita inamweno ndele ta i, ndelenee Rut okwa kanyatela kuye.
15 Opo nee ye ta ti: “Tala, hautenyamukweni okwa piluka nokwa shuna koshiwana shavo nokoikalunga yavo. Shikula hano hautenyamukweni.” 16 Ndelenee Rut ta ti: “Ino lombwela nge, ndi ku fiye po ndi shune ko ndiha ye naave. Osheshi keshe apa to i, naame yo ohandi ka ya ko, ndele keshe apa ho kala, naame yo ohandi ka kala ko. Oshiwana shoye osho oshiwana shange, naKalunga koye Oye Kalunga kange. 17 Apa to file, naame ohandi ka fila po nokupakwa. Omwene na yukife nge ngaashi a hala. Efyo olo alike nali tu tukaule kumwe!” 18 Hano ye eshi a mona, kutya a hala shili okuya naye, ine mu fininika vali neendjovo. 19 Ndele vo vavali ova enda nondjila fiyo tava fiki kuBetlehem. Ndele vo eshi ve uya kuBetlehem, oshilando ashishe she va ongalela novalikadi tava ti: “Oye tuu Naomi?” 20 Opo nee ye okwe va nyamukula ta ti: “Inamu ifana nge Naomi, ndelenee ifaneni nge Mara, osheshi Omunaenghono adishe a ningila nge oululu uhapu. 21 Ame onda ile oshipuna, ndelenee Omwene okwa alula nge hamakasha. Omolwashike mu kale hamu ifana nge Naomi, Omwene eshi a ninipika nge nOmunaenghono adishe okwa ningila nge owii?” 22 Osho ngaha hano Naomi okwa aluka noshitenya shaye Rut, Omumoabi, pamwe naye va dja kepumbu laMoab. Ndele ve uya kuBetlehem pehovelo leteyo loilya.
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