23 Ruf pɛ haala-la sɩ tɩmaa pɩ Bʋas lɛ a kuuni kɩaa ŋɩɩ deeŋ deeŋ ba mʋ kʋŋ mɛmpɛ-la arɩ mɩa-la dɛrɛ. Ka ba dɩ ʋ bala naaŋ ha jʋjʋʋ.
Bɔɔ doho kʋbala ba sɩ kaa ŋɩŋaa gɛrɩpɛɛŋ arɩ mɩaa kala chei, bɛɛ wɩaa bʋa-la lɛ dɩ mɩa-la lʋla, tɩa-la ma fɩɩlɛ.
Bii wʋjɩnna yie jegile nɩɩ wɩalɩŋ ʋ nyɩmma sɩɩ dagʋ nɛ, ama babii-balɩŋ-na bɩ sɛɩ dɩ ba kɛnʋ kɩɩ wombiiŋ lɛ.
Dɩ ŋ dɩ wʋjɩnna nɩɩ to dɔŋɔ, ŋ ma jaŋ jɩŋ wɩaa, ama dɩ ŋ dɩ nɩyaara nɩɩ to dɔŋɔ, ŋ jaŋ jʋʋ wɩaa.
Pɩɩta sɩ hɔŋ kaala-la lɛ, ŋɩɩ nɛ Wɩɩsʋllɩ sɩpaalaaraa kʋhɩaŋ dɩa tɩntɩnnɩ-tolo kʋbala kʋ lɩɩ
Ama ma sɩ́ ma tɩtɩa nyɩsʋ. Dɩ ŋ nɛ ŋaa nɩzɔŋ aŋ tuto nɩbɔŋŋɔɔ harɩŋ, ŋ ma jaŋ kʋ ŋaa nɩbɔŋ.
Má chɩŋ tapʋlɩɩ-la ma sɩ suomo a kʋkʋŋ ma mɩaa a dɩɩsɛ yɔɔsʋŋ balɩpɛ,
Nawomi arɩ ʋ bii-haala Ruf lɩɩ Mʋab tinteeŋ a kɔ Bɛtɩlɛhɛm dɩ ba mɩɩ-bumbumba kʋmʋŋ yie yi.
Ŋɩɩ nɛ Nawomi bʋl, “Mɩ tolo, ʋ jaŋ ŋaa wʋzɔŋ dɩ ŋ nɛ pɛ haala-la sɩ tɩmaa pʋ lɛ dɩ ma tɩtɩŋ, bɛɛ wɩaa dɩ ŋ nɛ mʋ nʋʋ dɔŋ baga, ba jaŋ wuo ŋaaŋ wʋbɔŋ.”
Tapʋlɩɩ kʋbala Nawomi pɩɛsɛ ʋ bii-haala Ruf, “Mɩ tolo, ʋ bɩ jaŋ ŋaa wʋzɔŋ dɩ mɩ nɛ chɛ dɩhɔnʋŋ pɩŋ dɩ ŋ hɔŋ arɩ yarɩfɩɛlaa?