¹ Nomi nawngpaw Elimale i miphueng kangpui thung ye katawng kanang lawng ty a-awng, tu aming ly Bozah ni. ² Moba anglaw Ruth my palung kahawi kangpui ce lengthung i caw kangma paluengh si ny khy Nomi teng ye adueng. Nomi my pue lay e, kai canu ye any py. ³ Ruth ly alay khy caw ah ta ce lengthung i caw katama ah ta hoi Elimale i miphueng Bozah pyng ta lee thung ye dawng y my atyng ta ni. ⁴ Tu ny ye Bozah ly Behlehem vangpui bang anglay khy Dungzang Sithaw ly nangce hoi vangty awng ny sy, ny khy caw kaah ta ce teng ye athui py. Ani ce my pue Dungzang Sithaw my Angreng nang hang pue tahanghawi ng pyk ny sy ny khy athui py u ta ni. ⁵ Bozah my ly tu nawngpadi caw ly ami hoi a naih kyk mei ny khy lee ka-uk teng ye adueng py. ⁶ Lee ka-uk kung my ly Moba vangpui bang hoi Nomi hoi vangty anglay ta Moba miphueng anglaw ni. ⁷ Ani my pue kai ly caw ah ta ce lengthung i cawqui kacuh hai thung ye katama ta cawqui pake si e ny khy, pakai ta hoi kungh khy, ngdang bang hoi vaihi anghawhang katue khyk ty kasaw ta byk ny khy athui py ny ye, ⁸ Bozah my ly Ruth bung akau khy ta-ngai e kacu ye, kalangce i lee ye lay khy caw kangma ah hang ba, hi mingtyng bang hoi thok y my kai i mawsawng nawngpadi thung ye awng tyng lawi. ⁹ Ani ce ah ta leekok kheng khy ani ce lengthung huih pu ba. Mice my nang hang raihai pyk y hang ta kai kathui py kingh byk. Tui angheh pue ly tuikhai hai ye lay khy tawngpacaw dok ta tui neih ny khy athui py ny ye, ¹⁰ Ruth ly nghlawng ye khokkhu dihdue ta hoi kai ly miphueng kalang ye ka-awng ta Angreng nang ly kai hang ng mah hang i ti kawng ye palung my a tinghai ta ly hi ny khy adueng py. ¹¹ Bozah my pue nang i nawnpaw duek pyng ta hoi nang ly kangni hang ng dawng ta boi kawng ye pue neng sy, nang ly na-awi pa-ai hoi angpenghai pre lay tau khy kungluek i panyk vai y ta pre ye ng lay ta ce pue kai hang tangtang angthui u kingh byk. ¹² Nang ng saw hai vang ly Dungzang Sithaw my ng pyk ny sy, nang ly pahlik takui ye a bueh hang ka naih ta Isarel miphueng i Dungzang kahing Sithaw my kacung kyk ta lasawng ce ng pyk ny sy ny khy athui pyng ye, ¹³ Ruth my ly, kai hi Angreng nang maw ye mimai ngdang hai e, kai ly Angreng nang i mawsawng na-awi ce hoi ka mawng y toh pue ly, Angreng nang ly nghlawng hinghai lok ngthui ta hoi kai hang ng pahlenghai byk ny khy athui py. ¹⁴ Bozah my ly cawh neihai katue tyng byk, ng lay khy takawh cawh lawi, hla-awng thung i cawh neih pue lawh lawi ny khy hyng py ta hoi Ruth ly caw ah ta ce hoi vangh ty a tay u ta hoi, Bozah ly takaw tu apahlang khy ani ly kabyk ye my acawh pyng ye akhai mai qaw ni. ¹⁵ Caw kangma pake hang ta angthauh khy alay u ny ye, Bozah my nawngpacaw ce teng ye tu nawngpadi ly cawvui kacuh ta thung i katama ta pake ny sy, raihai pyk u hang. ¹⁶ Ah pyng ta caw thung i pue ani tahangh khai py u. Pake ny sy, kaze pakunghang ny khy ataquk py. ¹⁷ Ruth ly tu lee ye kani dueng khyk ty caw kangma apake khy adang ta caw tu adeng pyng ye, tu caw kalaw tawng thung ty cang y adang ta ni. ¹⁸ Tu cawnii lawh khy vangpui thung ye akhungh khy, pake khy dang ta cawnii pue ka ni hang apatuek py. Kabyk ye cawh hoi pyng i khai mai ta boi ce pue pathawngh kingh khy apyk py be ta qaw ni. ¹⁹ Ka ni my ly vaini mah ye caw kangma ng pake y, mah ye ng saw ly? Nang panyk ta khumi ly tahanghawihai awng ny sy, ny khy athui pyng ny ye, Ruth my vaining kai kasaw kung i aming ly Bozah ni, ny khy ka ni teng ye athui py ny ye, ²⁰ ka ni my ly kahing ta khumi hoi kaduek ta boi hang tamenghai angcau zaw ta Dungzang Sithaw ly ani teng ye tahang hawi hai pyk ny zaw sy ny khy ani ly ma-ai ce hoi angkawng hang hawi ta anaih ta miphueng thung i ni, ny khy lingngaw teng ye athui py ta ni. ²¹ Ani my kai i caw ah katue khueng y ry ty kai i khumi thung ye awng ny sy ny py ta Moba miphueng anglaw Ruth my athai ta athui py ny ye, ²² Nomi my ly kacanu nang ly ani i mawsawng na-awi ce hang angkawng hang tueng phi ta ni. Kalang ce i lee ye ani ce my nang bung a tingh hang pue tueng y ny khy lingngaw Ruth teng ye thui py ta katyng, ²³ Ani ly caw kalaw hoi caw kanung katue khueng khyk ty Bozah i mawsawng na-awi ce thung ye awng khy caw kangma pake ta hoi ka ni teng ye a-awng ta ni.