Dongosolo la Naomi
Naomi akutuma Rute kopunthira tirigu usiku kuti akapemphe Boazi kuti afunde chovala chake pa iye. Iye akudzidzimuka, kenako akusangalala: akumutcha mkazi wa khalidwe labwino, akumudalitsa m'dzina la Atate wathu, ndi kulumbira kuti adzamuwombola ngati wachibale wapafupi kwambiri sadzatero.
3 1Ndipo Naomi, apongozi ake, anati kwa iye, “Mwana wanga, kodi sindiyenera kukufunira malo okhala, kuti zinthu zikuyendere bwino? 2Kodi Boazi, amene unali pamodzi ndi atsikana ake, si mbale wathu? Usiku uno akupeta balere pa malo opunthira. 3Samba, udzole mafuta onunkhira, uvale mkanjo wako, ndipo utsikire ku malo opunthira. Usadziwulule kwa munthuyo mpaka atamaliza kudya ndi kumwa. 4Pamene akagona, uzindikire malo amene adzagonamo; pita ukavumbule mapazi ake ndipo ugone—iye adzakuuza chimene uyenera kuchita.”
5Ndipo Rute anati kwa iye, “Zonse zimene mukunena ndidzazichita.” 6Choncho anatsikira ku malo opunthira, nachita zonse zimene apongozi ake anamuuza. 7Boazi anadya, namwa, nakhala wokondwa mtima, ndipo anagona kumapeto kwa mulu wa mbewu. Rute anabwera mwakachetechete, navumbula mapazi ake, nagona. 8Pakati pa usiku munthuyo anadzidzimuka, natembenuka, ndipo taonani panali mkazi atagona pa mapazi ake! 9Iye anafunsa nati, “Ndiwe yani?” Iye anati, “Ndine Rute, mdzakazi wanu. Tambasulirani mphonje ya mkanjo wanu pa mdzakazi wanu, pakuti ndinu wowombola.” a a v9 Kutambasula mphonje ya chovala pa munthu kunali kupempha ukwati ndi chitetezo.
10Iye anati, “Udalitsike ndi Atate wathu, mwana wanga. Chifundo chako chomaliza ichi nchoposa choyamba, popeza sunathamangire anyamata, osauka kapena olemera. 11Tsopano, mwana wanga, usaope. Ndidzachita zonse zimene ukupempha, pakuti mzinda wanga wonse ukudziwa kuti ndiwe mkazi wolemekezeka. 12Tsopano ndi zoona kuti ine ndine wowombola, komatu alipo wowombola wa pafupi kuposa ine. 13Khala usiku uno. M'mawa, ngati adzakuwombola—bwino, awombole. Koma ngati sadzatero, pali Atate wathu wamoyo, ine ndidzakuwombola. Gona mpaka m'mawa.”
14Anagona pa mapazi ake mpaka m'mawa, nadzuka munthu asanathe kuzindikira mnzake, pakuti iye anati, “Munthu asadziwe kuti mkazi anabwera ku malo opunthira.” 15Iye anati, “Bweretsa nsalu imene wavala; uitambasule.” Iye anaitambasula. Iye anayeza miyeso isanu ndi umodzi ya balere, naisenzetsa iye, ndipo analowa mu mzinda.
16Pamene Rute anafika kwa apongozi ake, Naomi anafunsa nati, “Zayenda bwanji, mwana wanga?” Iye anamuuza zonse zimene munthuyo anamuchitira. 17Iye anati, “Anandipatsa miyeso isanu ndi umodzi iyi ya balere, nati, ‘Usabwerere kwa apongozi ako manja opanda kanthu.’”
18Naomi anati, “Dikira, mwana wanga, mpaka udziwe mmene zinthu zidzathere, pakuti munthuyo sadzapumula mpaka atathetsa nkhaniyi lero.”
