23 Abe̩le̩ i hi me̩rʼabigbe̩le̩ Boaz kʼi ja kpai ama, gbogbo taku ma kʼo̩ka barli kpai wit wʼunyi kpa; i la gugu ugbo iye o̩ko̩-wñ.
E̩ne̩ ki abʼanibe kpe̩re̩ anʼibe, ama e̩ne̩ ki chʼe̩numana amake̩-donʼo̩la-ma akpabie̩.
O̩ma ki nʼibe agba o̩la kʼata-wñ akʼowñ, e̩ne̩ ki ake̩ muda agbʼeju ku ma darʼu n.
E̩ nafʼo̩jo̩ mebie ugbo mebie kaluka jo̩; e̩ ki chane̩ o̩jo̩ mebie ugbo mebie le̩ ekaluka iko kʼe̩ chane̩ ekpa o̩ka-we̩ ababa.
Me̩ ki je̩ ñw ma ko me̩ la n: eke̩fa kpʼame̩ne̩bie̩ne̩ aje̩ ñw ali e̩nyo̩ ki che̩.
Oñ abu ku Pita dʼo̩gane̩ ef anuku, e̩ne̩ʼka ef abimo̩to̩ igbe̩le̩ agboji amatama lewa;
(Flaks kpai o̩ka barli mukpabie̩, todu o̩ka barli le̩ mutoji, flaks la adikoko.
Taku Neomi ka ñwu Rutu, o̩ya o̩ma-wñ kakini, I nyo̩, o̩ma-mi, kʼe̩ dufu lebʼabigbe̩le̩-wñ, kʼone̩ ki we eke̩re̩bʼe̩ ef uche̩ omune̩.
Taku Neomi, iye o̩ko̩-wñ, ka ñw u kakini, O̩ma-mi, i chʼe-kʼu natene uña uñmi ñw e̩, todu ki ra ñw e̩ n? Boaz, kʼe̩ dʼugbo abigbe̩le̩-wñ le̩, chʼefu-wa de̩ n?
Abe̩le̩ Neomi mudabiwa. Rutu e̩ne̩ Moab kʼi chʼo̩ya o̩ma-wñ laño̩ dabi kwo ojane̩ Moab le̩ wa ge̩. Oñ ma lewa Be̩tle̩he̩m iko ku ma chane̩ eja o̩ka barli.