1 Arlte anyentele, Naomi Ruth-eke angkeke, “Anherreye atyinhe, ayenge ngkwenge artwe anewe arrpenheke unthetyeke, unte ikwerenge alhetyeke apmere ikwerenhenge anetyeke. 2 Kele awe anteme! Boaz kwenhe anwerne-kenheke-artweye anteye aneme. Unte kwenhe arelhe warrkene ikwerenhe areyenge warrke-irreme anteye. Lyete ingwele re yanhe ikwerele warrke-irretyenhe itne annge ntange areye arnpernetyenhenge. 3 Alhewelhetyeke alhaye. Arne unpe akngerre nhengele apernelhaye mwerre akngerre ntyeme-arle. Mantere mwerre akngerreke irrpaye, apmere akethe ikwere-werne anteme alhaye nthenhele-arle itne annge ntange areye arnpernerlenge. Alengke-iwelhaye urrekeke-atwetye re merne arlkweke-iperre ngkwarle-arlke antywemele-iperre. 4 Yanhe-ngentyele, re apetyemele iwelhemele. Mwantyele araye nthenhele-arle re intemeke. Nhakwe-werne alhaye, antyame ikwerenhe ingke-ngentyele akertne-ilaye imerte ikwere-arleke ankweke iwelhemele. Yanhe-ngentyele ankwe-irremele intaye. Nhenge re ngenhe aremele, re ngenhe ileme nthakenhe-irretyeke.”

5 Ruth ikwere angkirtneke, “Nthakenhe apeke unte atyenge angkeme, ayenge akangkwe-irremele renhe mpwareme anteme.” 6 Kele, Ruth apmere akethe ikwere-werne alheke itne annge ntange areye arnpernerlenge. Kele re mpwareke anthurre nthakenhe-arle anherrikwele renhe ileke.

7 Kele nhenge merne-arlke arlkweke-arle iperre ngkwarle-arlke antywemele, Boaz re akangkemele anthurre awelheke. Re apetyeke annge ntange areye itweke iwelhemele. Ruth anteme ikwere-werne mwantye anthurre alheke. Re antyame ingke ikwerenhe-ngentyele mwantye anthurrele akertne-ileke, imerte iwelhemele. 8 Ingwe mpwepele anteme, Boaz iparrpe akeme-irreke akertneke alkngarelhemele areke. Re apatemele anthurre aneke arelhe-arle ingke ikwerenhe itwele interlenge.

9 Boaz-ele renhe apayuthneke, “Angwenhe-ame unte?”

Re angkeke, “Ayenge-arle Ruth, ngkwinhe warrkene. Unte kwenhe atyenge-artweyeke aneme. Unte kwenhe ayenge arntarnte-aretyeke. Ayenge antyame ngkwinhele artaye. Unte apeke ayenge artemele, kele the anteme itelareme unte ayenge anewe aketyenhe.”

10 Kele Boaz ikwere alakenhe angkeke, “YAHWEH-ele ngenhe mwerre atnyeneme. Unte kwenhe mwerre anthurre aneme unte Naomi-ke anekeke-amparre-arteke. Unte kwenhe artwe apmerrkeke anewe aketyeke uyarne untheme, nhenge apwerte mane arunthe-akerte apeke nhenge apwerte mane kwenye apeke, arrangkwe-arle. 11 Kele atere-irretyalaye. The ngkwenge iwenhe apeke renhe mpwareme unte-arle ayenge apayuthnerlenge. Tyerrtye apmere nhenhe-arenye areye-arle ngkwenge akaltye-arle aneme unte-arle mwerre anthurre aneme. 12 Arratye anthurre-arle. Ayenge akwele ngkwenge-artweyeke arratye aneme the ngenhe arntarnte-aretyenhe. Kenhe artwe arrpenhe akenhe aneme ngkwenge akwerrke anteye. Rarle kwenhe ngkwenge-artweye anthurre-arle. Nhenge re apeke ngenhe arntarnte-aretyekeke-amparre. 13 Nhenhele lyete ingwele anaye. The renhe apayuthnetyeke alheme re apeke ngenhe arntarnte-aretyeke ahentye aneme. Re apeke ngenhe inemele arntarnte-aretyeke, kele mwerre-arle. Kenhe arrangkwenge, tharle anteme ngenhe arntarnte-aretyenhe. Yanhe ikwerenge-ntyele the ngkwenge ahelhe Elimelech-kenhe apwerte manele inirtneme. YAHWEH kwenhe arratye itethe anthurre aneme, Re ingkirreke awemele ayenge angkerlenge. The ngenhe arratye anthurre ileme, tharle ngkwenge ahelhe renhe inirtnetyenhe. Kele nhenhele intaye ingwelemeke ante.”

14 Kele Ruth yanhe ikwerele ingke ikwerenhe itweke inteke ingwelemeke-ante. Re akarre-irreke, ingwele-atnhele ware alherle-iwerlenge arrpenhe areyele apeke renhe areketye. Kenhe Boaz akenhe ikwere angkeke, “Apmere-werne nterte alpaye, arrpenhe areyele areketye unte-arle nhenhe-werne apetyeke, apmere nhenhe-werne itne-arle annge ntange arnpernemeke.”

15 Kele imerte Boaz Ruth-eke angkeke, “Urreke unte alpetyenhenge, antyame ngkwinhe akngetyaye ahelheke antekelhe-ilaye.”

Kele Ruth re antyame ahelheke-arleke arrerneke renhe antekelhe-ilemele, kele imerte Boaz-ele annge areye thelemele renhe akngerre anthurre antheke. Boaz-ele anteme antyame annge ntange-akerte ikwere artepeke arrerneke, kele re apmere ikwerenhe-werne alperlenge.

16 Ruth anherreye ikwerenhe-werne alpeke. Re apmerele aneke-iperre Naomi-le renhe apayuthnerlenge, “Iwenhe renhe-ame unte mpwareke, anherre atyinhe? Nthakenhe-arle-irreke?”

Kele imerte Ruth-ele ikwere ileke nthakenhe-arle irrekenge. 17 Re ileke, “Boaz-ele ayenge annge ntange arunthe antheke. Re atyenge angkeke, ‘Unte anherre-anherre ngkwinhe-werne iltye-ante merne kwenye alpetyeke arrangkwe.’ ”

18 Naomi ikwere angkirtnerlenge, “Ruth, anherreye atyinhe, Boaz-eke akarelhaye nthakenhe-arle re angketyenheke ngkwenge. Ngenhe-arle re impetyakenhe anetyenhe. Rarle artwe ampwe areyeke ngkwenge-akerte ingweleme apeke angketyeke alheme, lyete angwerrele apeke.”

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