¹ Naomi, nyinazara, yamugambira, Mukama wange, ndenda kuku hereza obuhurukiro, kugira obe omuhijrwa. ² Mulobwe bwire, Boaz ntabakozi abobo wabaga nabo, ntal'omuzere wetu? Leeba bara gosora etshitshiro esayiri zili mumuyaga. ³ Naaba, oyisige, kandi ozware ebizwalo, osume muchibuga chomuyaga, Otay'imenyesa haliwe, kuhika obwire bwo yamara kulya n'okunywa. ⁴ Obwire bwo araza kunagira, orebe kuruungi aho ara nagira, echikurataho, gendaosakise ebigigere bye, onagir'aho iwe wenka arakugambira echo orakora. ⁵ Yamugarukamu: ndakora byona ebyo wangambire. ⁶ Y'asuma muchibuga cho muyaga, yakora byoona byo nyina zara y'amusabire kukora. ⁷ Boazi y'alya n'okunywa, omutima gwe gwa y'isimire. yaza kunagira hamusike gwechirundo ch'ebinyasi. Ruta y'ayiza mporampora, y'aswekura ebigere bye, y'anagira. ⁸ Hagati y'echiro, owemuseza y'agira obutini, yayihindura, leeba omukazi yanagire habigere bye. ⁹ Yagamba, olinde? Yamugarukamu, ninye Ruta, omukozi wawe; onyichundire ndomukozikazi wawe habwokuba, weho, olimwenetata wa hihi. ¹⁰ Kandi yagamba, ohebwe emigisa n'Owebiro byoona muhara wange! ebi birungi bilikukumenyesa kandi mnonga, kukira ebyokubnza, habwokuba wasakire aba sigazi, abakene n'abagega. ¹¹ Mwenu, muhara wange, otatina, ndakukorera byoona ebyo oragamba, habwokua, omulyango goona gwabantu benge boona baramenya ko ndomukazi w'omutima murungi ¹² Nechamazima, mpenibwe kubarokora, aliko haliho ondizo muntu ankira kuba hihi. ¹³ rara hanoya echichiro. Mukasese, yaba alenda hal'iwe oburokozi, ha saha ndungi, abikole, aiko byaba bitamusemeze kubikukolera, nyewe ndakikora, Mukama aliho! osigale onagire kuhicha mubusese. ¹⁴ Yasigara anagire habigere bye uhika mubusese, yayimuka ntamuntu akamulebire ahaundi. BVoaz yagamba: batamenya k'omukozi y'ayingire murechi chibuga. ¹⁵ Kandi yasubaho! tanga ogwe munagiro g'oyine, ogukwate. yagukwata, yalenga enchuro mukaga, za Sayiri, y'azkolera Ruta. yagaruka mu mugi. ¹⁶ Ruta yagaruka owa nyina zara we, Naomi yagamba, mbesi n'iwe? Ruta yamugambira byoona ebyo owe museza yamukolere. ¹⁷ Yagamba: yampere eezo enchur mukaga za Sayiri, alikugamba: otagaruka owa nyokozara bus. ¹⁸ Naomi yagamba: Tulera, muhara wange, kuhika aho alamenyera nkoko echi chintu chirahwa, habwokuba owe museza taliha echihumuro atakamalire echintu elizooba.