1-5 Ngolonga, Naomi, Ruth-ang mangat, waangki baal, “Nganyang koowart, ngany djarnyak djin-barranga karla-maya noonang ngarl keny moort kayar karrodjin noonany. Yeyi, nidja mammarap, Boaz, baal ngalang moorta. Noonook kwadja-yakiny boongal baalang yoka mordiya. Boaz boorda bama baalang kwolaka baalang baminyapal kwolakang nidja kedalak. Koorl, kakaloorni wer boyin-bandin noonaal, kidji wandang noonang bwoka kwabba-djil. Koorl baminyap-kwolakang, yalga yoowart baal djinang-oola noonany djiya baal nganop ngarniny wer djoriny. Nginda baal bidjar, miyalitj nginda baal ngwoorndiny, karro koorl kidji baldjar baalang djena kidji ngwoornda bookadja. Baal boorda warranga noonany natj noonook djarnyak don.” Ruth waangki baal, “Moodlooka noonook waangki, ngany boorda-don.”

6-9 Ngarl Ruth koorl baminyap-kwolakang kidji baal don moodlooka baalang mangat waangki. Ngolonga Baoz ngarn wer djor, kidji baal kwadja koorta-kwobb, baal ngwoorndiny boongal moorka kwolakang. Ruth ngardang baalak, baldjar baalang djena, kidji ngwoorndiny. Moordal kedelakang, Boaz ngoont-boorbang. Baal korang, kidji djinang yok ngwoorndiny bordak baalang djena. Baal waangki-djinang, “Ngiyan noonook?” Yok yalman-waangki, “Ngany Ruth, noonang yakina. Napang noonang yakina noonang bwokal narla noonook nganyang moorditj-moyiran.”

10 Boaz waangki, “Etjenna-bal Boolanga-Yira yanga-kwabba noonany, nganyang koowart. Noonang karriny karnayal nganyak, ngatti kwabba-djil naadjang noonook kwadjat-don. Noonook yoowart ngwaling mammarapa mordiya, bayinya baalap boola-boya kadak ka yoowart.

11-13 Yeyi, nganyang koowart, yoowart wayarn. Ngany boorda don moodlooka noonook ki, narla bandang nganyang moorta nidjapang, baalap kaditj noonook kwabba yok. Yalga yeyi, karnayal, ngany noonang moorditj-moyiran, yalga keny mammarap nyin boordak-ngatti naatjang nganyany. Bidjar nidjapal nidja kedelak, kidji benang, bayinya baal boorda yaaka etjenno noonang moorditj-moyiran, kaya, kwabba, yalga bayinya baal yoowart yaaka etjenno noonang moorditj-moyiran, ngany waangki noonany, kolal Boolanga-Yirang, ngany boorda don nidja noonang. Ngwoornda nitjap djiyak benang.”

14-15 Ngarl Ruth ngwoornda boongal djena Boaz-ang djiyak ngaank yira. Ruth yiraba kwadjat moortaman kayar-djinang baalany. Boaz waangki baal, “Moortaman djarnyak yoowart kaaditj noonook kwadja-koorl nidjap.” Kidji baal waangki, “Yanga noonang kwart.” Ruth yanga Boaz baalang kwart. Boaz djaranga maar-keny mirlkoona kwolakang kwartal, kidji yira-barrang kwolaka Ruth-ang bogalal. Karro Boaz korl-koorl karlamaya Bethlehem-ak.

16-18 Nginda Ruth yoowarl-koorl baalang mangat, Naomi djinang-waangki baal, “Yarnmen moodlooka etjenna, ngany koowart?” Karro Ruth warranga Naomi moodlooka Boaz kwadja-don baalang. Baal waangki, “Boaz yanga ngany maar-keny mirlkoona kwolakang, narla baal waangki, ‘Yoowart korl-koorl mangat kanginy kayan maaral’.” Naomi yalman-waangki, “Kwidi, ngany koowart, arda nginda noonook kaditj naatj etjenna, narla nidja mammarap boorda yoowart ngwoorndiny nidja kedela arda nginda nidja noolonga etjenna.

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