¹ Naomi yabaga ayine omuzere w'iiba we, yabaga omuseeza w'amani n'omugega mu chika cha Ebemeleki, ayabaga alikwiyeta Boazi. ² Ruta omuabitekazi yagambira Naomi nakusaba ondeke ngende kuhumba mu musiri gw'oliya wondaboinaho obuhirwe. Yamugarukamu: genda muhara wange. ³ Yaza kuhumba mumusiri, enyuma y'abasaruzi. Obutitegwire, yasanga akacweka kamwe alaka Boazi, ow'echika cha Abimeleki. ⁴ Leeba, Boazi yarugire Betelehemu, yagambira abasaruzi: Mukama abe namwe! Bamukarukamu: Mukama akuhe omugisa! ⁵ Boazi yagambira omukazi we, arebereraga abasaruzi: Oyu omwisikazi n'owande? ⁶ Omukozi w'obuleberezi bwa basaruzi yamugarukamu: N'omwisikazi omuabite kazi ayagarukire na Naomi w'ihanga lya Moabu. ⁷ Yagamba: Onyemerere mpumben'okutoratora enyuma y'abasaruzi b'emiganda. Obwe kutandika obusese bwo yayizire, yayemerere kuhika aga magingo, yaruhukire obwire buuke munzu. ⁸ Boazi yagambira Ruta! Hulira, muhara wange ataza kuhumba mugundi musiri , ataza hale na hano, osigale nabakozi nkabange. ⁹ leeba aho balikusarura mumusiri, ogende munyuma zabo, n'abangire nko batakukoraho. Kandi wagira iruhu, oraza mukikombe onywe hamezi g'abakozi bange balaba b'atahire. ¹⁰ Obwe yagwa mumeso ge nokufukama, yamugambiora,: Nikuteya kugira mbone obuhirrwe mu meso gawe, okanyita ho nyewe nd'omugenyi? ¹¹ Boazi yamugarukamu: Bangambire byoona byo bakolere nyokozara kutandika iba wawe yafa. nokuntu wasigire iso na nyoko n'ihanga lyenzarwa yawe; nokuza mubandi bantu botabaga oramenya na kamwe nkutandika kale. ¹² Owebirobyona akukolere ebyowakolire, obone ebihembo by'owebirobyoona, Ruhanga wa Israeli, mu mapapa go owahungireho. ¹³ Ruta yagamba! oh! Mboone obuhirwe mumeso gawe Mukama wange! nabwokuba akandiza kandi yagamba n'omutima gw'omukozinkanzi wawe kandi ntali omwe mu bakozi nkazi bawe. ¹⁴ Obwire bw'obyokulya, Boazi yagambira Ruta: Tahamu olye habwita, ote echiichweka mulivinyo, Ruta y'ayikara harubaru lwabasaruzi. Bamuha Sayiri eyakarangirwe, yalya n'okuhaga, y'ayisigira. ¹⁵ Kandi Yayimuka yagaruka kuhumba. Boazi yatanga etshiragiro habakozi: Mulke nawe ahumbe, mutamuzibira. ¹⁶ Kandi mumwiheho sayiiri, mumuleke aumbe mutamugambaho. ¹⁷ Yahumba mumusiri kuhika mumugoroba, yahura ebyo hahumbire, habona eefa ya Sayiri. ¹⁸ Yasingura, yagaruka mumugi na nyina zara we y'aleba ebyo yahumbire. Yayihamu nawe habisigere habyokulyabye, yabimuha. ¹⁹ Nyinazara yamugambira,: Wahumbiire nkahe elizooba? kandi wakolire nkahe?Ahabwe emigisa owe ayakwitereho! Na Ruta yamenyesa nyinazara owe yabaga alikukolera: Omuseza owonabaga ndikukolera, yagamba, al'etwa Boazi. ²⁰ Naominyagambira mukazana we: ohabwe omugisa n'ow'ebiro byona, alikwiyereka ow'embabazi habahulire nkoko yabikolerhe habafire! Owe museza niwe Mzeere wetu, yamugambira kandi Naomi, niwe mulibaliya batwineho obulokozi. ²¹ Ruta omumoabu kaziyayongera! yangambire, nawe sigara n'abakozi bange, kuhika obwire bwobalyamara omusaruro gwoona. ²² Naomi yagambira Ruta, mukazana we: tshibonere muhara wange, ogende n'abakozi be, batiza kukusanga mugundi musiri. ²³ Yasigara nabakozi nkazi ba Boazi, habwokuhumba, kuhika hamuheru gw'omusaruro, lya Sayiri n'engano, kandi yaguma na nyinazaara.