RUTSI 1 - EBAIBO INZIENUKHU

Elimeleki nende abeinzuye batikhila Moabu

¹ Khale muno, mumatukhu kabakhalachi barukanga, inzala ingali yali musibala. Kho omundu undi owali niyamenya Betselehemu mu Yuda, yatsia nomukhasiwe nende abaana babwe babili okhumenyakhwo musibala sia Moabu.

² Eliira liomundu uyo liali Elimeleki, neliira liomukhasiwe Naomi. Amera kabaanabe babili kali Mahaloni nende Kilioni.

³ Bali abolwibulo lwa Eufurata. Batsia musibala sia Moabu ma nibamenya yo. Nebutswa Elimeleki, omusaatsa wa Naomi nafwa ma Naomi nalekhwa yenyene nende abasianibe babili.

⁴ Abasiani yabo bamala nibalera abakhasi khubakhaana ba Moabu. Mulala yalangwanga Oripa ne oundi Rutsi olwa bali nibamenyele yo emihika likhumi,

⁵ Mahaloni nende Kilioni nibafwa, ma Naomi nalekhwa yenyene, nabula omusaatsa nende abasiani.

Naomi nende Rutsi bakalukha Betselehemu

⁶ Inyuma woluhono nalebe Naomi yahul'la mbu OMWAMI walaamila abandu babe tsikhabi khulwa okhubahelesia amachese amenji.

⁷ Ma narula halala nende abakhasi babasianibe babili yabo, nibachaaka oluchendo lwokhukalukha Yuda.

⁸ Nebutswa olwa bali khunjila Naomi yabool'la abakhasi babili babasianibe “Kalukhe owenywe mumenye nende abamama benywe. OMWAMI amukholele obulahi singa inywe mwakhol'la ise nende abafwa obulahi.

⁹ OMWAMI amunyal'le okhunyoola abasaatsa mulerwe khandi mube netsinzu tsienywe abene.” Ma Naomi nabatsunzuna khulwokhubasebula. Nebutswa bachiaka okhukhupa etsikhwisi,

¹⁰ nibaboola, “Tawe, khukalukha n'nawe khubandu benywe.”

¹¹ Nebutswa Naomi yababool'la, “Okhwola mukalukhe owenywe, abakhaana banje. Busina mwenyanga okhutsia n'nase? Mupaalanga nyala okhwibula abasiani bandi abakhamutesia?

¹² Kalukhe ingo wenywe, ise ndakhunguha sindi onyala okhutesibwa khandi tawe. Kata nindakhaba sili nobunaayi ma nimba nende omusaatsa obutukhu bwan'nondi ma nzibule abasiani,

¹³ mwakhalinda okhwola Olwa bakhaba nibakhul'le? Ikhabi yanje neimbi okhusila okhuyomba eyenywe, sichila OMWAMI undereye eminyakhano eminji.”

¹⁴ Makhandi nibachaaka okhukhupa etsikhwisi, nibalakaya. Ma Oripa natsunzuna nyakhusala nyene ma namusebula nakalukha ingo, nebutswa Rutsi yamuhandakhwo.

¹⁵ Naomi namubool'la, “Lola mwalikhwawo ukalukhile owabwe khandi khu nyasayewe. Nawe londa mwalikhwawo.”

¹⁶ Nebutswa Rutsi yakalusia, “Orambool'la khurulekhwo tawe, lekha khutsie n'nawe. Hosi ahanotsie nase nanzieho, hosi hanomenye nase namenyeho. Abandubo nababe abandu banje, ne Nyasayewo nabe Nyasaye wanje.

¹⁷ Hawakhafwile nase ndakhafwileho ma niho handakhayabilwe. Ndesuhanga khu Nyasaye mulala mbu sibulaho esiakhanzabukhania n'nawe, nikhurali okhufwa.”

¹⁸ Olwa Naomi yalola mbu Rutsi ureeyekhwo omwoyo okhutsia n'naye, siyaralakhwo ling'ana lindi tawe.

¹⁹ Batsilil'la noluchendo okhwola olwa boola Betselehemu. Olwa boolayo abelitaala bosi bachenya ma abakhasi nibareeba, “Tooto uyu ni Naomi?”

²⁰ Naomi nakalusia, “Murananje Naomi tawe. Munanje Mara, okhuba Nyasaye Owokhunyala Biosi yakhol'le obulamu bwanje okhuba obululu.

²¹ Olwa ndarula hano ndali nindi omwitsulu, nebutswa OMWAMI ungalusisie nimbulakhwo esindu siosi. Munanganga mbwena Naomi olwo MWAMI Owokhunyala Biosi yaifukuye ma niyara khusibi?”

²² Nimbwo Naomi yakalukha okhurula Moabu nali nende Rutsi omukoko Omumoabu owali omukhasi womwanawe. Boola Betselehemu okhuchesa khwobule nikhuchiakanga.