1 Naomi ŵakwete mlongo mjakwe jwakusicila mnope lina lyakwe Bowasi, jwa mwiŵasa lya malemu Elimeleki ŵamkwakwe ŵala.
Menahimu ŵasipatile mbiyasyo kutyocela kwa ŵandu ŵakusicila ŵa ku Isalaeli, ŵaŵalamwile kupeleka masekeli 50 ga silifa mundu jwalijose, nipo piŵasisongenye syele mbiyasyo, ŵasipelece mbiya syosopesyo kwa Tigilati Pilesa. Jwalakwe piŵasipocele mbiyasyo ŵawujile ku cilambo ca kumangwawo.
Jwalakwejo ŵakwete ngondolo 7,000, ngamila* 3,000, ng'ombe 5,000, ni acibulu 5,000. Ŵakwete soni ŵandu ŵamasengo ŵajinji pakuti ŵaliji jwakusicila mnope kwapunda ŵandu wosope ŵa ku yilambo ya kungopoko lyuŵa.
Nganisangalala ligongo lyakuti yipanje yangu yaliji yejinji, kapena ligongo lyakuti nakwete mbiya syejinji.
Salimoni ŵaŵelece Bowasi mwa Lahabu, Bowasi ŵaŵelece Obedi mwa Lute, Obedi ŵaŵelece Yese,
Daudi juŵaliji mwanace jwa Yese, Yese juŵaliji mwanace jwa Obedi, Obedi juŵaliji mwanace jwa Bowasi, Bowasi juŵaliji mwanace jwa Sala, Sala juŵaliji mwanace jwa Nashoni,
Mundujo jwaliji Elimeleki, ŵamkwakwe ŵaliji Naomi. Ŵanace ŵaŵili ŵacalumewo ŵaliji Maloni ni Kiliyoni. Wosopeŵa ŵaliji ŵakutyocela ku lukosyo lwa Efulati ŵa ku Betelehemu mcilambo ca Yuda, nambo ŵapite ku Mowabu ni kuja kutama kweleko.
Lisiku line Lute ŵamsalile Naomi kuti, “Angunde njawule ku migunda kuti ngawulule balele* ku mgunda wa mundu jwalijose jutakasalalile mtima.” Myoyo Naomi ŵamsalile kuti, “Jawulani mwanangu.”
Yakuwona kuti une ndili jwa pa ulongo wenu jwakwenela kumsunga m'mwejo, nambo apali soni jwa pa ulongo wenu jusyesyene jwakumbunda uneji.
M'manyilile kuti Bowasi, ŵamasengo ŵakwe ŵa cakongwe ŵimwaliji nawo ku migunda, pa ndaŵi jimwawululaga balele* jila, ali mlongo mjetu. Sambano, mumbikanicisye yingusosa kumsalila. Ligulo lino jwalakweju taŵe ali mkuputa balele.
Salimoni ŵaŵelece Bowasi, Bowasi ŵaŵelece Obedi,