1 Boaz apmere akngerre arriwe-werne alheke, re yanhe ikwerele akarelheke artwe artweyikweke-arle apetyemeke, nhenge rarle arrekwele-arle angkekeke nhenge Elimelech-kenheke-artweyikwe-arle. Artwe rarle thewe nhenge reke-amparrele-arle Naomi uthene Ruth uthene arntarnte-aretyeke anemeke. Boaz ikwere arlkeke, “Atyewe atyinhe, nhenhe-werne apetyaye! Ngkwenge-arle thewe ayenge untherle-apeme. Nhenheke arrernelhaye!” Kele artwe apetyemele arrernelhemele aneke anteme.

2 Kele Boaz alheke artwe ampwe 10-pele inerle-alpetyeke apmereke-artweye arrpenhe areye-arlke. Re itneke angkeke, “Apetyewarraye nhenhele arrernelhetyeke!” Kele itne anerrirreke. 3 Boaz anteme ikwere artweyeke alakenhe angkeke, “Naomi kwenhe apmere Moab-engentyele apetyalpeke. Re kwenhe ahentye aneme ahelhe nhenhe apwerte maneke anthetyeke Elimelech ilerne-kenheke-artweye-arle anekeke. 4 Ayenge kwenhe ngkwenge itirremele angketyeke. Unte apeke mwerre aneme ahelhe nhenhe inetyeke, kele apwerte manele akwenpele inaye! Ahelhe renhe inaye tyerrtye nhenhe areyenge alkngetherre anthurre itne anteme renhe arrakwernetyenhenge, artwe ampwe nhenhe areyenge alkngetherre anthurre anwerne-kenhe akngerrepate areye-arle anemeke. Unte apeke mwerre kwenye, atyenge ilaye. The kwenhe apmere nhenhe inetyeke ahentye aneme. Unte apeke imperlenge, inetyakenhele, kele tharle inetyenhenge anteme.”

Kele ikwere-artweye ikwere angkeke, “Kele, the kwenhe apmere nhenhe ineme.”

5 Yanhe-ngentyele anteme Boaz ikwere angkeke, “Unte apeke ahelhe yanhe Naomi-ngentyele ineme, kele unte Ruth-arle anewe aketyekeke-amparre, re apele anherre-anherre ikwerenhe Naomi-nge-arle anemeke, nhenge re anewikwe aparlpe-ileke. Arelhe re kwenhe apmere Moab-arenye. Nhenge mpwele apeke ampe atnyenemele, kele itne artwe-kenhe-arle aparlpe-ilekeke. Kele ahelhe yanhe-inpe akenhe artwe ikwerenheke artweye areyeke.”

6 Kele ikwere-artweye ikwere angkirtnerlenge, “Iwenhe unte angkeme arratye-arle, kele the akenhe ahelhe yanhe inetyeke arrangkwe-arle. Nhenge the apeke inemele, kele the ahelhe yanhe alere atyinhe uyarne antheme. Arrangkwe, the ahelhe yanhe inetyeke arrangkwe-arle. Kele ngkwenge-arrpe inaye!”

7 Arrule anthurre apmere Israel-enge, nhenge itnarle ahelhe apwerte manele inetyarte, tyerrtye ingke-kenhe anyente irlwelhetyarte imerte tyerrtye arrpenhe anthemele. Alakenhe ikwerenge itne anthetyarte tyerrtye atningkeke alkngetherre anthurre itne anteme itelareme angwenhe-kenhe ahelhe anteme yanhe.

8 Akwerrke ikwere Boaz-eke angkeke, “Unte kwenhe ahelhe nhenhe inaye.”

Re angkirtnerlenge, “Kele, tharle ineme.” Kele ingke-kenhe ikwerenhe irlwelheke imerte Boaz anthemele.

9 Kele imerte Boaz artwe ampwe itneke angkeke, arrpenhe areyeke-arle tnerlte-anemeke, “Arrantherre ayenge arrakwerneme tharle ahelhe nhenhe Naomi-ngentyele apwerte manele ineme. The kwenhe ingkirreke anthurre Elimelech-kenhe ineme, Kilion uthene Mahlon uthene-kenhe-arlke. 10 Ruth kwenhe apmere Moab-arenye arrekwele aneke. Kele mwerre-arle. Kele the Ruth anteme ineme the arne areye arntarnte-aretyeke anewe arrekwelenge ikwerenhe-arle anekeke. Ilerne apeke ampe areye atnyenemele, itne akenhe akngeye-kenhe-arle ilwekeke. Kele the Ruth anewe anteme akeme. Re yanhe-arle thewe Moab-arenye Mahlon-enge-arle anekeke. Kele the renhe anewe akeme nhenge arne areye anewe Ruth-kenhe anetyenhenge ikwere akwerrke areyeke. Tyerrtye apmere nhenhe-arenye areyele renhe itelaretyenhenge, itne ikwere alkngwirretyakenhe anetyenhe. Alakenhe akwele re arritnye ikwerenhe aparlpe-iletyakenhe anetyenhe, itne apmere itnekenhele akwete-ante-arle anerlte-aneme. The nhenhe mpwareke arrekantherrenge alkngetherre anthurre. Kele arrantherre ayenge arrakwerneme.”

11 Kele, tyerrtye areye, artwe ampwe areye-arlke arriwele-arle anemeke, itne Boaz-eke angkeke, “Kele, anwerne ngenhe arrakwerneke. Arelhe nhenhe apmere ngkwinhe-werne apetyetyenhe.”

Nhenge itne Ruth-akerte angkemele itne Boaz-eke angkeke, “YAHWEH-ele ngenhe arntarnte-areme anewe ngkwinhe mwerre anetyeke Rachel uthene Leah uthene-arteke, ratherre apmere arrule-arle anekeke, ampe atningke atnyenemele anteye. Ratherre kwenhe ampe atningke-akerte aneke. Arratye, ikwere-atherre-ngentyele tyerrtye Israel-arenye atningke-ame-atningke anteme irreke. Unte lterrke anetyenhe apmere Ephrathah-ke. Unte ahawethe anthurre anetyenhe apmere Bethlehem-enge.”

Kele imerte itne Boaz-eke awethe angkeke, 12 “Tamar-ele Judah-eke alere atnyeneke Perez arritnye. Alakenhe-anteye YAHWEH-ele mpwelenhe ampe areye anthetyenhe, Ruth mpwelenhe. Kele ngkwenge-artweye areye mwerre anthurre anetyenhenge Perez-arteke, itne impene akngerre-irretyenhe Perez areye-arteke. Ngkwenge akwerrke areye atningke-irretyenhe, Perez-kenhe areye-arteke atningke-irrerlenge.”

13 Kele, Boaz-ele Ruth anewe akeke. YAHWEH mwerre anthurre Ruth-eke aneke, re anteme atnerte-atnerte anteme irrekenge. Urreke anteme re ampe urreye akweke atnyeneke. 14 Arelhe areyele Naomi ileke, “Ingkerrekele YAHWEH tnakewarreye! YAHWEH-eke akangkemele angkeye Rarle ngenhe ipmenhe anthekenge. Re kwenhe ahawethe anthurre anetyenhe apmere Israel-enge. 15 Re ngenhe lterrke-iletyenhe, ngenhe mwantyele arntarnte-aremele nhenge unte arelhe ampwe-irrerlenge. Kele nhenhele imerneme, anherre-anherre ngkwinhe kwenhe ngkwenge arnterre-arle ahentye aneme, re ngkwenge mwerre anthurre aneme, tyerrtye arrpenhe areye-arteke kwenye. Re kwenhe ngkwenge-arle impene anthurre aneme, ampe urreye seven-enge impene ulkere. Re kwenhe ngkwenge ipmenhe atnyeneke.”

16 Naomi-le urreye akweke ampe ikwerenhe-kenhe ineke, renhe anyanemele anartwele atnyenemele, re renhe arntarnte-areke re amangkerlenge. 17 Arelhe Bethlehem-arenye areyele, nhenge akweke rarle intekenge arritnye antheme, alakenhe anteme angkeke, “Naomi-le ampe urreye atnyeneme.” Tyerrtye areyele renhe Obed arritnye antheke. Urreke-arle, Obed Jesse-ke-artweye irreke, kele Jesse anteme David-eke-artweye irreke aneke.

18 Nhenhe areye Perez-eke-artweye aneme. Perez akenhe Hezron-eke artweye aneke.

19 Hezron akenhe Ram-eke artweye aneke. Ram akenhe Amminadab-eke artweye aneke.

20 Amminadab akenhe Nahshon-eke artweye aneke. Nahshon akenhe Salmon-eke artweye aneke.

21 Salmon akenhe Boaz-eke artweye-arle aneke. Boaz akenhe Obed-eke artweye aneke.

22 Obed akenhe Jesse-ke artweye-arle aneke, Jesse akenhe David-eke artweye-arle aneke.

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