Boas ta hokana Rut
1 Boas okwa yi kehalandjandja lyoshigongi posheelo shoshilando e ta kuutumba. Omunezimo gwaElimelek gwomekoto, oye tuu ngoka a tomonenwe kuBoas e mu vule, okwa holoka po, naBoas okwa ti kuye: “Ila komeho, kuume kandje, u kuutumbe.” Okwa yi e ta kuutumba. 2 Nena Boas okwa kutha aakuluntu omulongo yomoshilando nokwe ya indile, ya kuutumbe wo. Manga nee ya kuutumba, 3 okwa ti kumukwawo: “Kuku Naemi sho a galuka kuMoab, okwa hala okulanditha po epya lyomukwetu Elimelek. 4 Ote dhiladhila kutya ou na oku shi tseya. Nena ngele owe li hala, li landa po montaneho yaalumentu mbaka ya kuutumba mpaka. Ihe ngele ino li hala, shi popya, oshoka uuthemba woku li landa owoye tango nopo ihe te landula ko.”
Omulumentu okwa ti: “Otandi li landa po.”
5 Ye Boas ta ti: “Onawa, ihe nge to landa epya kuNaemi, nena oto landa wo Rut, omuselekadhi Omumoabi, opo epya li kale mezimo lyomusi.”
6 Omulumentu okwa yamukula: “Nena otandi etha uuthemba wandje woku li landa, oshoka otashi ti kutya aamwandje itaye li thigulula. Li landa po, ngame itii shi vulu.”
7 Pethimbo ndiyaka muIsrael omwa li ohedhi kutya omulandithi oha gandja olukaku komulandi. Shika osha holola kutya oshinima tashi kulilwa nenge tashi landithwa, osha kolekwa.
8 Omulumentu okwa ti kuBoas: “Li landa,” nokwa hula ko olukaku lwe e te lu gandja kuBoas. 9 Nena Boas okwa ti kaakuluntu nokwaayehe yalwe: “One oonzapo dhandje nena kutya onda landa kuNaemi ashihe shoka sha li shaElimelek noyanamati Kilion naMaklon. 10 Shika otashi ti wo kutya Rut Omumoabi, omuselekadhi gwaMaklon, ota ningi mukadhandje. Shika otashi kalitha emona mezimo lyomusi noludhi lwondhikwa ndjika otalu ka kala mokati kaakwawo nomoshilando shika. One oonzapo nena ndjika.”
11 Aakuluntu nayalwe oya ti: “Eeno, otse oonzapo. Omuwa na fethithe mukadhoye ngaashi Rakel naLea, mboka ya valele Jakob oluvalo. Ninga omuyamba muEfrata nomusimanekwa muBetlehem. 12 Aanona mboka to ka pewa kOmuwa mumukadhoye, naa ninge ezimo lyoye ngaashi ezimo lyaPerez, omuna gwaJuda naTamar.”
Boas noluvalo lwe
13 Boas okwa hokana Rut. Omuwa okwe mu yambeke e ta ningi omusimba nokwa vala okamati. 14 Aakiintu oya lombwele Naemi: “Pandula Omuwa, sho e ku pe okatekulu ngashingeyi, ke ku sile oshimpwiyu. Okamati naka ninge omunenentu muIsrael! 15 Oshitenya shoye oshi ku hole noshe ku ningile oshindji shi vulithe paamati yaheyali. Nonena oshe ku etela ko okatekulu, nkoka take ku mwenyeke notake ku sile oshimpwiyu muukulupe woye.” 16 Naemi okwa kutha okanona e te ka hempe noku ka lela.
17 Aakulukadhi yopuushiinda oya luku okamati Obed. Oya lombwelathana: “Naemi a valelwa okamati.”
Obed oye he yaIsai, ngoka he yaDavid.
18-22 Ndika olyo elandulathano lyezimo okuza kuPerez sigo oDavid: Perez, Hezron, Ram, Aminadab, Nahashon, Salmon, Boas, Obed, Isai, David.
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