1Aho katali walamuzi vyonawali wolongoza Isilaeli, nakwali na lufemba kuli isi. Munhu yumwe wa Betelehemu ya Yuda nakaluta kikala kuli isi ya Moabu kota mjenzi, heye na mchewake na wanage weli walume.2Munhu ayo nayali yochemigwa Elimeleki na itagwa lya mchewake ndo Naomi na matagwa ga wanage weli walume ndo Maloni na Kilioni. Hewo nawali Waefulata kulawa Betelehemu kuli Yuda. Nawaluta isi ya Moabu, nawekala ako.3Hamba Elimeleki mlume wa Naomi nakabagama, Naomi nakapona na wanage weli walume.4Nawo nawahola wadala Wamoabu, itagwa lya yumwe nalyali Olipa na itagwa lya wa keli nalyali Luti. Lowekale ako kwa miyaka kota kumi hino,5weng'ha weli, Maloni na Kilioni nawabagama, lelo Naomi nayali yafililwe na wanage weli na mlume wa heye.
Naomi na Luti wanguhiluka Betelehemu
6Hamba Naomi nakahulika kota Mkulu Nguluwi nayali yawatambichize wanhu wa heye kwa kuwapa chilyo. Lelo, nakamula kuhiluka kaye kwa hewo kulawa Moabu, hamwe na wakweye.7Lelo nawaluka kulawa hala hoyawele yochikala na wakweye weli, nawakola nzila imwe leka wahiluche mbaka isi ya Yuda.8Hamba Naomi nakawalonjela wakweye weli, “Mlute lelo chila yumwe kaye kwa maiwake, Mkulu Nguluwi yawaditile ganojile hemwe, kota hemwe vyomtuditile ganojile heni hamwe na awo wabagame.9Mkulu Nguluwi yawape kwesela, chila yumwe wa hemwe yekale goya kwa mlume yunji.” Hamba Naomi nakawalaga kwa kuwanonela. Ila hewo nawaluka kulila kwa lizi,10nawamlonjela, “Hebu! Toluta hamwe na hegwe kwa wanhu wa hegwe.”11Naomi nakawalonjela, “Mhiluche wahinza wa heni. Lekachoni mwangumbinza? Mwangijesa kota ndoweza kuponda wana kahi wawele wowa walume wa hemwe?12Mhiluche wahinza wa heni, mlute kaye kwa vila heni nda sekulu, siwa na mlume kahi. Wone nandonje ndangitumbila ndowa na mlume nechilo ayi na kulela wana walume,13ndaze, mwahawabeteze mbaka wakule? Ndaze, namilemeze mleche kuholeka na walume wanji? Hebu wahinza wa heni, ndina usungu lukami kusinda hemwe, kwa vila Mkulu Nguluwi nakangaza.”14Nawo nawalila kahi kwa lizi. Aho ndo Olipa nakamnonela mkweye kwa kumlaga, ila Luti nakamibata.15Naomi nakamlonjela, “Ulole, mlamugo nakahiluka kwa wanhu wa heye na kwa milungu ja heye, lelo nagwe uhiluche umuwinze heye.”16Naye Luti nakalonga,“Uleche kundedeza ndikuleche hegwe,na uleche kundemeza kiwinza hamwe na hegwe.Koneche kouluta nani ndoluta kuko,na kouchikala nani ndochikala,wanhu wa hegwe wowa wanhu wa heni,na Nguluwi wa hegwe kowa Nguluwi wa heni.17Honhu houbagama hegwe ndo hondibagama heni,na hala ndotiligwa,Mkulu Nguluwi yangaze heni wone ndibagule na hegweila kwa kubagama hela.”18Naomi vyoyawene kota Luti nakamula ng'hatu kuluta hamwe na heye, nakaleka kumdedeza kahi.19Aho ndo weng'ha weli nawalutilila na majendo mbaka lowafichile Betelehemu. Lowafichile ako wanhu weng'ha nawabubuwala, wadala naweuza, “Ndaze, ayu ndo Naomi?”20Naomi nakalonga, “Mleche kunyhema kahi Naomi mnyheme Mala, kwa vila Nguluwi Yawele na Ludali, nakadita kikala kwa heni kuwe kwa usungu ng'hatu.21Vyombuchile hano, nandali na vinhu vinji, ila Mkulu Nguluwi kanyhilula moko yeka. Lekachoni mwangunyhema Naomi kuno Mkulu Nguluwi nakandeka, heye Nguluwi Yawele na Ludali nakangaza.”22Ahyo ndo Naomi hamwe na Luti mkweye vyowahiluche. Lowahiluche kulawa Moabu na kuya Betelehemu, mhela wa mbena ya shayili vyonawali ukwaluka.