Rute 1

8 Naomi okwu oben anyẹ mbo pẹ afa bẹ́, "Ọnọng-ọnọng zọhng bhana z’ọsọhm kw’akka. Tte Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi osi ọphyaam ọnang bọnga, k’ose kw’bọnga nkk’asa anang kaam ọttara adim pabọnga p’apope. 9 Tte Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi ọnang ọnọng-ọnọng ẹwọhngkwoka z’ọsọhm kw’odim ọbhakwẹ."

Minna kw’ozeng ọbaaka bẹ, oben bẹ bẹ́, mayima. Bẹ panọng mbo mabhom amọng k’ẹrọng, 10 maben-ẹ bẹ́, "Mma e, mina mm’otor-ọ mọbhana z’anọng pọ."

11 Okenaka, Naomi oben bẹ bẹ́, "Iva paam, màkpa nnam bhana z’abọnga k’obhon. Bọng-ọttọhk f’mm’azeng ábẹ̀ mator-m? Ma, bọnga machibhẹ bẹ́, yina kw’kaam m’mbir mmaan ajinọngva p’mm’akwu ade adim pabọnga yirẹ? 12 Iva paam, màkpa nnam. Kaam kk’ntama nyọhnga edimba. Zaabẹ́ kaam ntim nsok ichen k’edimba za, nkwu mba odim m’erungọ mmaan ajinọngva, 13 bọnga mm’aninga atik bẹ mabar pira maba ayok o? Bọnga mmin’akpọka ọbada okurọ bẹ o? Mma e, iva paam, kaam kw’opyibh ọnang ọtam ọyọhnga bọnga, okurọ bẹ́, Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi kk’nnam ọkpa ọbọr-m."

14 Minna kw’mabir abhom amọng. Ọpa ọbaaka ọkka kw’odim, oben-ẹ bẹ́, yima e. Okenaka, Rut ọgbana bẹ́, kẹ m’otor ọkka kw’odim.