Rute 3 - MUKANDA WA MYIDI MUKULU

Rute udi upeta mulume

¹ Dituku dikuabu, Nowemi kuambila Rute ne: — Mukaji wa muananyi, mbimpe nkukebele mulume udi mua kukupiana, bua upete pebe muaba muimpe wa kusomba.

² Udi mumanye ne: Bowaze, muena budimi buuvua upumbulula biakudia pamue ne bena mudimu bende, udi wa mu tshiota tshia ba bayebe. Butuku ebu udi ushipula ntete ya kuenza bukula pa tshishipelu.

³ Nanku, owa mayi, laba mafuta ne manananshi, uvuale bilambabiebe bimpe, uye muaba udibu bashipuila ntete. Kadi dimuka bua Bowaze kakumonyi, kayi muanji kujikija kudia ne kunua.

⁴ Padiye uya kulala, utentekele muaba udiye ulala, pashishe usemene pabuipi, ubulule tshilamba tshiende, ulale ku mikolu yende. Pashishe yeye neakuambile tshiudi ne bua kuenza.

⁵ Rute kuitaba ne: — Eyowa, nengenze bionsu biudi mungambile ebi.

⁶ Kuyaye muaba awu bua kukumbaja bionsu bivua mamuenende mumuambile.

⁷ Bowaze mujikije kudia ne kunua, uvua ne disanka. Pashishe kuyaye kulala pabuipi ne ntete. Rute kuya muaba awu wenda utobela. Kumushaye tshilamba tshitua Bowaze mulale natshi, kulalaye ku mikolu yende.

⁸ Pashishe munkatshi mua butuku, Bowaze utabuluka ku tulu, kumonaye mukaji mulale ku makasa ende.

⁹ Bowaze kukonka ne: — Udi apa nnganyi? Rute kuandamuna ne: — Mmeme, Rute. Ndi nkusengelela bua umpiane, bualu udi bayanyi tshina.

¹⁰ Bowaze umvua nanku, kuambilaye Rute ne: — Maweja-Nangila akuele lupemba, bualu waleji dilamata diebe dipite ne pa diuvua muenze kumpala kua mamuenebe. Bualu kuena muye kudi bansongalume babanji, nansha bapele, bua bakupiane.

¹¹ Bua mpindiewu, kutshinyi to. Nenkuenzele bionsu biwangambila abi, bualu bantu bonsu badi bamanye ne: wewe udi mukaji wa kanemu.

¹² Bulelela, meme ndi mua kukupiana. Kadi kudi bayebe tshina menemene udi nenu pabuipi, mumpite meme.

¹³ Nanku, anji lala tulu. Patshiabu ne dinda, pikalaye muitabe bua kukupiana, mbimpe. Kadi padiye ubenga, meme ndi nkujadikila kumpala kua Maweja-Nangila udi ne muoyi ne: nenkukumbajile malu onsu awu.

¹⁴ Rute kulala muaba awu. Kadi kujukaye patshiatshia, butuku kabuyi buanji kutshia. Bualu Bowaze kavua musue bua muntu nansha umue amanye ne: Rute uvua mulue muaba awu.

¹⁵ Bowaze kuambila Rute ne: — Adija tshilamba tshiebe panshi, nkuelele ntete. Kumuelelaye ntete mipite pa kilo dikumi ne itanu. Kumuambikaye bujitu. Pashishe Rute kupingana mu tshimenga.

¹⁶ Kuyaye kua mamuenende, Nowemi kumuebeja ne: — Mukaji wa muananyi, kuuvua muye kudi malu kaayi? Rute kumulondela bionsu bivua Bowaze mumuenzele,

¹⁷ kabidi ne muvua Bowaze mumuambile ne: — Kupinganyi kua mamuenebe bianza bitupu; angata kilo dikumi ne itanu ya ntete, umutuadile.

¹⁸ Pashishe, Nowemi kumuambila ne: — Mukaji wa muananyi, somba talala, tumone muapitabi, bualu Bowaze kakupeta dikisha, padiye kayi mujikije bualu ebu lelu mene!