Bowazi ku irembo
Ku irembo ry'umujyi Bowazi atuma umucunguzi wa hafi guhitamo, maze uwo mugabo arabyanga. Bowazi agura isambu, agashyingirwa Ruti, kandi Data wa twese amuha umuhungu. Abagore babwira Nawomi ko atasigaye adafite umucunguzi; urubyaro rw'uwo muhungu rugera kuri Dawidi.
4 1Bowazi aragenda ku irembo ry'umujyi aricara. Wa mugabo wari ufite uburenganzira bwo gucungura yari yavuze aza anyura, Bowazi aramubwira ati: “Ncuti, ngwino wicare hano.” Nuko araza aricara. 2Nuko afata abakuru icumi b'umujyi, arababwira ati: “Nimwicare hano.” Nuko baricara. 3Abwira wa mucunguzi wo mu muryango ati: “Nawomi wagarutse avuye mu gihugu cya Mowabu, agurisha isambu yari iya mwene wacu Elimeleki. 4Nuko niyemeje kukumenyesha nti: ugure imbere y'aba bicaye hano n'abakuru b'abantu banjye. Niba ushaka kuyicungura, uyicungure. Niba utabishaka, umbwire kugira ngo menye, kuko nta wundi ushobora kuyicungura uretse wowe, nanjye nza nkurikira.” Aravuga ati: “Nzayicungura.”
5Bowazi aravuga ati: “Umunsi uzagurira iyo sambu kwa Nawomi, uzaba ufashe Umumowabukazi Ruti, umupfakazi wa nyakwigendera, kugira ngo uhagurutse izina rye ku murage we.”
6Nuko wa mucunguzi aravuga ati: “Sinshobora kuyicungura njye ubwanjye, kuko byatuma mba narimbuye umurage wanjye bwite. Wowe fata uburenganzira bwanjye bwo gucungura, kuko sinshobora kuyicungura.”
7Kera muri Isiraheli, kugira ngo isezerano iryo ari ryo ryose ryo gucungura cyangwa kugurana umutungo rishimangirwe, umuntu yakuraga urukweto rwe akaruha undi. Uku ni ko amasezerano yemezwaga muri Isiraheli. a a v7 Gukuramo urukweto no kuruha undi mu ruhame byari bishimangira isezerano ryemewe n'amategeko muri Isiraheli ya kera — nk'uko gusinya amasezerano imbere y'abahamya. 8Nuko wa mucunguzi wo mu muryango abwira Bowazi ati: “Yigurire wowe,” akuramo urukweto rwe.
9Nuko Bowazi abwira abakuru n'abantu bose ati: “Uyu munsi muri abagabo bo guhamya ko naguze kwa Nawomi ibyari ibya Elimeleki byose, n'ibya Kiliyoni na Mahiloni. 10Nanjye nafashe Umumowabukazi Ruti, umupfakazi wa Mahiloni, kuba umugore wanjye, kugira ngo nkomeze izina rya nyakwigendera ku murage we, kugira ngo izina rye ritazimira mu muryango we cyangwa mu mateka y'iwabo. Uyu munsi muri abagabo bo guhamya.”
11Nuko abantu bose bari ku irembo n'abakuru baravuga bati: “Turi abagabo bo guhamya. Data wa twese agire uyu mugore winjira mu rugo rwawe ameze nka Rasheli na Leya, bombi bubatse inzu ya Isiraheli. Uhirwe muri Efurata, kandi umenyekane i Betelehemu. 12Inzu yawe ibe nk'iya Perēsi, uwo Tamari yabyariye Yuda, binyuze ku bana Data wa twese azaguha muri uyu mugore.”
Bowazi na Ruti barongorana
13Nuko Bowazi arongora Ruti aba umugore we. Aryamana na we, Data wa twese atuma asama inda, abyara umuhungu. 14Nuko abagore babwira Nawomi bati: “Data wa twese ashimwe, utakwimye umucunguzi uyu munsi—izina rye rimenyekane muri Isiraheli! 15Azasubiza ubuzima bwawe gishya kandi akurerere mu busaza bwawe, kuko umukazana wawe ugukunda, uruta abahungu barindwi, ari we wamubyaye.” 16Nuko Nawomi afata umwana, amuhetse mu gituza, aramurera. 17Abagore b'abaturanyi baravuga bati: “Nawomi abyariwe umuhungu!” Bamwita Obedi, se wa Yese, se wa Dawidi.
Ibisekuruza bigana kuri Dawidi
18Dore ibisekuruza bya Perēsi: Perēsi abyara Hesironi, 19Hesironi abyara Aramu, Aramu abyara Aminadabu, 20Aminadabu abyara Nahasoni, Nahasoni abyara Salumoni, 21Salumoni abyara Bowazi, Bowazi abyara Obedi, 22Obedi abyara Yese, Yese abyara Dawidi. b b v22 Igitabo cya Ruti cyagiye kigana kuri iri zina kuva mu ntangiriro. Mu nzu ya Dawidi ni ho hazaturuka Yezu — Umwana wa Dawidi, Umucunguzi nyawe w'umuvandimwe, uwo Bowazi yagaragazaga mu bucēcēke.
