Inzara i Betelehemu
Mu minsi y'umwijima y'abacamanza, inkuru imwe ituje y'ubudahemuka n'icungurwa: umupfakazi w'umunyamahanga yinjizwa mu muryango wa Data wacu biciye ku mucunguzi w'incuti, maze aba nyogokuruza w'Umwami Dawidi.
1 1Mu gihe abacamanza bategeka, inzara yarateye mu gihugu, maze umugabo wo i Betelehemu mu Buyuda aragenda n’umugore wiwe hamwe n’abahungu babiri, bagiye kuba mu bihugu vya Mowabu igihe gito. 2Uwo mugabo yitwa Elimeleki, umugore wiwe akitwa Naomi, abahungu biwe babiri bakitwa Maloni na Kiliyoni—bari Abanyaefurata bo i Betelehemu mu Buyuda. Baragiye mu karere ka Mowabu, baba yo. 3Nuko Elimeleki, umugabo wa Naomi, arapfa, maze asigarana n’abahungu biwe babiri. 4Baracitse abagore b’Abanyamowabu—Oripa na Rusi—maze baba yo nk’imyaka cumi. 5Na bo Maloni na Kiliyoni barapfa, maze Naomi asigara ata bana biwe babiri n’umugabo wiwe.
Ukwiyegeranya kwa Rusi kudashobora gucika
6Mu bihugu vya Mowabu, Naomi yumvise ko Data wa twese yagendeye abantu biwe, akabaha ibifungurwa, nuko aja mu nzira hamwe n’abakwe biwe babiri kugira ava yo. 7Yavuye aho yari ari, hamwe n’abakwe biwe babiri, maze baja mu nzira basubira mu gihugu c’Ubuyuda. 8Naomi abwira abakwe biwe babiri ati: “Nimugaruke, umwe wese iwabo kwa nyina. Data wa twese aboroherere, nk’uko mworohereye abapfuye hamwe nanje. 9Data wa twese ahe umwe wese muri mwebwe uruhuko mu nzu y’uwundi mugabo.” Nuko arabasoma, bararira baduza ijwi.
10Maze baramubwira bati: “Oya—tuzosubira nawe iwanyu ku bantu bawe.”
11Naomi aravuga ati: “Nimusubire inyuma, bakobwa banje. Ni kuki mwogenda nanje? Noba ndacafise abandi bahungu mu nda yanje bobaye abagabo banyu? 12Nimusubire, bakobwa banje, nimugende, kuko nashaje cane sinshobora kwubakana n’umugabo. Mbere naho novuga ko hakiri icizigiro, mbere naho noronka umugabo muri iri joro nkibaruka abahungu, 13mwoborindira gushika bakuze? Mwokwigumiza mutubatse ku bwabo? Oya, bakobwa banje—ni ikibabaje cane kuri jewe kuruta mwebwe, kuko ukuboko kwa Data wa twese kwandwanije.”
14Kuri ivyo bararira baduza ijwi bwa kabiri. Nuko Oripa arasoma inabukwe aramusezera, mugabo Rusi aramwumira. 15Naomi aravuga ati: “Ehe, mwene nyoko wawe yasubiye ku bantu babo no ku mana zabo. Nusubire nawe.”
16Rusi aravuga ati: “Ntunsunikire ngo nkuvemwo canke ngo ngaruke sinkugendana. Aho uja, nzoja; aho uba, nzoba. Abantu bawe bazoba abantu banje, Imana yawe izoba Imana yanje. a a v16 Indahiro ya Rusi ni kimwe mu bibanza vy’intango biboneka mu vyanditswe, aho umunyamahanga yiyegeranya n’Imana ya Isiraheli—kandi biciye kuri we, Data wa twese atera umugore w’Umunyamowabu mu muryango uheza kwa Dawidi no kuri Yesu. 17Aho uzopfira nzopfa, kandi ni ho nzohagwa. Data wa twese anyihanize bikomeye cane nimba hari ikindi kitari urupfu cotandukanya jewe nawe.”
18Naomi abonye ko Rusi afashe umwanzuro wo kugenda na we, ntiyongera kumubwira ikindi.
19Nuko bompi baragenda gushika bashitse i Betelehemu. Bashitse i Betelehemu, igisagara cose kirahagarika umutima kubera bo, maze abagore baravuga bati: “Uyu si Naomi?”
20Aravuga ati: “Ntimunyite Naomi. Nimunyite Mara—kuko Ishoborabyose yankoreye ibintu biruhije cane. b b v20 Naomi bisobanura ngo “uwuryoshe”; Mara bisobanura ngo “uwubabaje.” Yarahinduye izina ryiwe kugira rihuze n’umubabaro afise asubira iwabo. 21Nagiye nduzuye, mugabo Data wa twese yanshubije ndi ubusa. Ni kuki munyita Naomi, kandi Data wa twese yanshikije amagorwa, Ishoborabyose ikanzanira ivyago?” 22Nuko Naomi ava mu bihugu vya Mowabu hamwe na Rusi w’Umunyamowabu, umukwe wiwe, uwaje kumwe na we. Bashitse i Betelehemu igihe iyimbura ry’ingano ritanguye.