Ruusi 1 - EKITABO EKIRIKWERA BAIBULI N'EBITABO EBY'OMUBONANO APOKURUFA/DYUTROKANONIKO

Elimeleki okushuuhuukira Moabu

¹ Omu busingye bw'abaramuzi, enjara ekateera ensi, omushaija wa Beetelehemu eya Yuda, n'omukazi we, n'abatabani bombi, baashuuhuukira omu nsi ya Moabu.

² Omushaija ogwo akaba naayetwa Elimeleki, omukazi we naayetwa Naomi; n'abatabani babiri, omwe naayetwa Mahalooni, n'ondi naayetwa Kilioni. Bakaba bari Abaefuraati, barugire Beetelehemu eya Yuda, baaza omu nsi ya Moabu, baatuurayo;

³ kwonka Elimeleki iba Naomi yaafa; Naomi yaatsigara n'abatabani bombi.

⁴ Abatabani baashwera Abamoabukazi, omwe naayetwa Orupa, n'ondi naayetwa Ruuti; baamarayo emyaka nka ikumi.

⁵ Bwanyima Mahalooni na Kilioni baafa; ogwo mukazi yaafeerwa abatabani bombi na iba.

Naomi okweta abakaamwana kuragana nabo

⁶ Naomi akaimuka n'abakaamwana kuruga omu nsi ya Moabu, ahabw'okuba ku yaabaire akiriyo, yaahurira ku Nyakubaho ataayaayiire abantu be, akabaha ebyokurya.

⁷ Mpaho yaaruga ahi yaabaire ari n'abakaamwana, baakwata omuhanda kugaruka omu nsi ya Yuda.

⁸ Bwanyima Naomi yaagira abakaamwana ati: Nimwirooko, buri omwe agarukye owa nyina. Nyakubaho abagirire embabazi nk'oku mwazigiriire baanyakufa, naanye.

⁹ Abahe obuhuumure, buri omwe omu ka ya iba orimushwera! Atyo abanywegyera; kwonka bo baborooga, barira.

¹⁰ Bamugira bati: Ngaaha! Nitwija kugyenda naiwe, waaba noogaruka omu baanyu.

¹¹ Naomi abagarukamu ati: Baana bangye, nimugarukyeyo! Mbwenu nimwendera ki kugyenda naanye? Nimugira ngu nkiine abaana omunda ngu nyentsya babashwere?

¹² Baana bangye, nimugarukyeyo, mwegyendere. Manya nyowe nkuzire, tinkiri w'okushwerwa. Nangwa nobu naakugira amatsiko, naashwerwa omushaija eki kiro, naazaara abaana,

¹³ ebyo mukaabategyereza okuhitsya obu barikura, mureka kushwerwa? Ngaaha, baana bangye, ekyo nikinsaasa ahabwanyu, ahabw'okuba Mukama niinye arikufa naanye.

Ruuti okwanga kutaana na nyinazaara

¹⁴ Batyo bagaruka beeha eboroogo, barira; Orupa anywegyera nyinazaara, naamuraga, kwonka Ruuti amubaho akaramata.

¹⁵ Naomi amugira ati: Reeba, muka mukuru wa baro yaagaruka omuri beene waabo, n'omu mandwa z'owaabo, naiwe garukayo, okurate muka mukuru wa baro.

¹⁶ Ruuti amugarukamu ati: Reka kuunyeshengyereza, ngu nkutsigyeho, ndekye kugyenda naiwe. Manya ah'oriza, naanye niho ndiza; n'ahu orituura, naanye niho ndituura; abaanyu baryaba abaitu, na Ruhanga waawe aryaba Ruhanga wangye.

¹⁷ Ei origwa, naanye niyo ndigwa, kandi niyo ndiziikwa. Nindahirira kimwe omu maisho ga Mukama Ruhanga waawe, ku hatarigira kiritutaanisa, kureka rufu.

¹⁸ Naomi ku areeba onu amaririire kugyenda nawe, arekyera aho kugira ekindi eki yaamugambira.

¹⁹ Batyo bombi bagumizamu, okuhitsya obu baahikire Beetelehemu. Ku baahikireyo, ab'omu kirorero boona baabatangaarira, abakazi baabuuzana bati: Beitu ogu ni Naomi?

²⁰ Nawe abagira ati: Mutaanyeta Naomi, kureka muunyete Maara, ahabw'okuba Ow'obushoboorozi bwona akandeetera obusaasi bwingi munonga.

²¹ Nkagyenda mpundiriire, mbwenu Nyakubaho yangarura ntaine kantu. Nimuunyetera ki Naomi, Nyakubaho yaambonaboneise, Ow'obushoboorozi bwona akandeetera okuhikiirirwa?

²² Okwo nikwo Naomi yaagarukire hamwe n'omukaamwana Ruuti, Omumoabukazi, naaruga omu nsi ya Moabu, bakahika Beetelehemu omu itogyera rya sayiri.