Mũbango wa Naomi
Naomi nĩatũmaga Ruthu kĩhuhĩro ũtukũ akaũrie Boazu amũtambũrũkĩrie nguo yake. Nake akamaka, agacooka agakena: akamwĩta mũtumia wagĩrĩire, akamũrathima na rĩĩtwa rĩa Ithe witũ, na akehĩta kũmũkũũra angĩkorwo mũndũ wa mbarĩ ũrĩa ũkuhĩrĩire ti amũkũũre.
3 1Naake Naomi, nyaciarawe, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Mwarĩ wakwa, githĩ ndiagĩrĩirwo nĩgũgũcaarĩria gĩikaro, nĩgeetha ũgaacĩre? 2Githĩ Boazu, ũrĩa warĩ hamwe na airĩĩtu aake, ti wa mbarĩ iitũ? Ũtukũ ũyũ nĩakũhuha cairi kĩhuhĩroinĩ. 3Wĩthambe, wĩhake maguta manungi wega, wĩhumbe nguo yaku, ũikũrũke ũthiĩ kĩhuhĩroinĩ. No ndũkeyonanie kũrĩ mũndũ ũcio nginya aarĩkia kũrĩa na kũnyua. 4Rĩrĩa aakoma, ũmenye handũ harĩa aakoma; ũthiĩ ũmũvingũrie magũrũ, ũkome—naake nĩagakwĩra ũrĩa ũgwĩka.”
5Nake Ruthu akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Maũndũ marĩa mothe ũkuuga nĩngũmeeka.” 6Nĩ ũndũ ũcio agĩikũrũka agĩthiĩ kĩhuhĩroinĩ, agĩĩka maũndũ mothe marĩa nyaciarawe aamwĩrĩte. 7Naake Boazu akĩrĩa na akĩnyua, naguo ngoro yake ĩgĩkena, agĩcooka agĩkoma mũthia-inĩ wa kĩhumbĩ kĩa ngano. Nake Ruthu agĩũka na hitho, akĩmũvingũria magũrũ, agĩkoma. 8Na rĩrĩ, ũtukũ gatagatĩ mũndũ ũcio akĩmakio, akĩĩgarũra, na rĩĩrĩ, hakĩoneka mũndũ-wa-nja aakomete magũrũinĩ make! 9Akĩmũũria atĩrĩ, “Wee nĩwe ũ?” Nake akĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, “Nĩ niĩ Ruthu, ndungata yaku. Taamba gũthera gĩcũrĩ kĩa nguo yaku igũrũ rĩa ndungata yaku, nĩ ũndũ wee ũrĩ mũkũũri.” a a v9 Gũtambũrũkia gĩcũrĩ kĩa nguo igũrũ rĩa mũndũ kwarĩ ihooya rĩa kũhikania na kũgitĩra.
10Nake akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Kũraathimwo nĩwe nĩ Ithe witũ, mwarĩ wakwa. Ũtugi ũyũ wa mũthia nĩ mwega gũkĩra ũrĩa wa mbere, tondũ ndũrarũmĩrĩire aanake, arĩa athĩĩni kana arĩa itonga. 11Na rĩu, mwarĩ wakwa, ndũgetigĩre. Nĩngũgwĩkĩra maũndũ mothe marĩa ũkũũria, nĩgũkorwo itũũra rĩakwa rĩothe nĩrĩũĩ atĩ wee ũrĩ mũndũ-wa-nja mwagĩrĩru. 12Na rĩu nĩ ũhoro wa ma atĩ niĩ ndĩ mũkũũri, no nĩ kũrĩ mũkũũri ũngĩ ũrĩ hakuhĩ gũkĩra niĩ. 13Raara ũtukũ ũyũ. Naguo rũũciinĩ, angĩkorwo nĩegũkũkũũra—nĩ wega, nĩakũkũũre. No angĩkorwo ndegũkũkũũra, ta ũrĩa Ithe witũ atũũraga muoyo, niĩ nĩngũgũkũũra. Koma nginya rũũciinĩ.”
14Nake agĩkoma magũrũinĩ make nginya rũũciinĩ, agĩũkĩra mbere ya mũndũ kũhota kũmenyana na ũngĩ, nĩgũkorwo Boazu oigĩte atĩrĩ, “Gũtikagĩe mũndũ ũkũmenya atĩ nĩ kũrĩ mũndũ-wa-nja wokire kĩhuhĩroinĩ.” 15Akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Rehe nguo ĩyo ũhumbĩte; mĩtambũrũkie.” Nake akĩmĩtambũrũkia. Boazu agĩthima ithimo ithathatũ cia cairi, akĩmũigĩrĩra, agĩcooka agĩtoonya itũũra inene.
16Rĩrĩa Ruthu aakinyire kũrĩ nyaciarawe, Naomi akĩmũũria atĩrĩ, “Maũndũ magũthiĩire atĩa, mwarĩ wakwa?” Nake akĩmwĩra maũndũ mothe marĩa mũndũ ũcio aamwĩkĩte. 17Agĩcooka akiuga atĩrĩ, “Aaheire ithimo ici ithathatũ cia cairi, akĩnjĩĩra atĩrĩ, ‘Ndũgacooke kũrĩ nyaciaraguo moko matheri.’”
18Naake Naomi akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Eterera, mwarĩ wakwa, nginya ũmenye ũrĩa ũhoro ũgaathiĩ, nĩgũkorwo mũndũ ũcio ndakũhurũka nginya arĩkie ũhoro ũyũ ũmũthĩ.”