1 Wolume Naomi Elimelekele falelee. Te Boase, Elimeleke mare mwamole tabe oolaielufu, nanoo yesou pumwai lalaleelu tefoo, ramelu tefoo lufwafe lelee. 2 Te Moapefu Rute Naomile nafolee, “Mene balifile wafe pe? Barli ooloo wilume letewane, te balifi amee amee alananelu pane barlile krinapoofwalanei, te mene yekuru nafwanelule plee nafwaterife walaie. Tupane lufwa menane seinaoonei, tetoo mene nifetefe.”✡2:2 Wkp 19:9-10; 23:22; Lo 24:19. Te Naomi nafolee, “We, aite nemboue wa.” 3 Te Rute waleeke, tupane barli ooloole amee amee alananelu pane nambuleooneke walanei te fime walali plee nafwatelee. Rute glei rame lefolee, eetegeni bali Boaselule, Elimeleke mare mwamole tabe oolaielufu lufwa. 4 Te nembue Boase Betlehemefu nalilu balifile rieleeke, te amee amee alananelu panele natelee, “Paielu nemboue oonane mare ifelamoolabe.” Te fune nafoone, “Paielu nemboue oonane aikopi lewobe.” 5 Tetoo Boase nalilu balifi nambuletelaleealeelu lufwale nafolee, “Eetegeni inali ramulu boleboe akenifu?” 6 Te ekeni lufwa fune nafolee, “Eetegeni inali ramulu Moapefu, Naomitu Moape inengule grialeneke, rinelu. 7 Nali menane fiewolee, balifi amee amee alananelu panele nifeterife nawolee, tetoo fime barli kalu tomelule plee nafwaterife. Nanoo kwotue lietu amee amee lelaleeke, te itei yenepoleleeke, te boe furaleleeke amee amee wolelalee.” 8 Te Boase Rutele nafolee, “Aite, bie fie. Oone kose lufwa bofoolu balifu barli kalu tomelule plee natelaluale mani. Mwa. Oone eeteime lalalu, tetoo tupane inali ramulu mare menanoo balifi amee amee lelabu. 9 Akeni bali tupulule tupane boalelanelule fetatelu tetoo nifetewatelua. Mene lufwale wolu natie oonane glei ameefwa nalewobile. Mwa. Te oona boru fooroonalewoli, lufwa bulue bogumweetu meleele rifeneke fatinelu genile, waluke wofoe.” 10 Te Rute tumoinu krutupoleeke, rugunalelalee, keree inengoi fatieleeke te Boasele nafolee, “Mene rawie inali, glefe oone menane fetawoluke, keemakee lewolu?” 11 Te Boase fune nafolee, “Menanete wolu naoone, oonanoo suguli tafilaleeke tetoo mikelule nembouelu ameele fetou nafoomelu. Oone oonanoo miele, aiele, wokoole tukwe wogrialeteluke, te oone rawie inalilufwalufu rieluke lalalu, bebriefe oone rame leteri preme lelulu panelufi. 12 Tefe Paielu oonanoo nembouelu amee wolu rame lewolee, te nali nemboue oonane sasenee yesou fune wolilule mareteku nifwawobee. Oone wolu Paielufile rielu, nali Israelelu Gote, oone nalilu tukwia ambei lalalu tetoo nalimeme amwime oofulineoolabe.” 13 Te Rute Boasele fune nafolee, “Oone menane metie wolilu ameele lewolu, mene glei oonanoo amee amee inali, mwa. Oone menane kame na tafilutu nawolu. Eetegenife oone menane kame melee petilu atukwe sunanewolu.” 14 Te fori yesou fooporife yenalelanei, te Boase Rutele nafolee, “Oone eeteme rie, te tabe bofoo faleluke, wainei pieleluke, te foe.” Tefe Rute tupane inalilufwalu bwagei mare laprueleneke lalanei, te Boase telu barli ooloo i frulule nifwalee. Rute fopoleeke yelu lefoleefe te telu lualee. 15 Te Rute wolu furaleleeke barli kalu tome boe plee nafwaterife lelali, tetoo Boase balifi amee amee alananelu panele natelee, “Eke bulupoofwamoke luamolufi ekeise nemboue plee natelabee, tetoo kose ble nafobule mani, mwa. 16 Ekeni mei, bulupoolamolu kalu tome telule gliapomoke teime grialetebu tetoo plee naferietebe. Oone kose ble nafobule mani, mwa.”

17 Te Rute teime eetegeni balifime barli kalu tomelule plee naferieteleeke te lie wolu ambei yetemelee. Tetoo kalu tome katu tainepoofwaleeke, barli ooloole yekuru nenelu genile plee nateleeke, eetegeni barli ooloo ritilu 10 kg atukwe lelee. 18 Rute buluele arueleeke, wokeile tewalee. Te yefeekelu Rute terielaleefe fetalalee. Te telu liei fopoleeke yelu lefoleefe lualeelu eetele faleleeke yefeekelule fanelee. 19 Tefe Naomi Rutele nafolee, “Ooneboe nembue barli ooloo glefuleme plee natelu? Inelu balifule? Te Paielu eetegeni lufwa oonane aikopi lewoleelule nemboue aikopi lefoolabe.” Te Rute Naomile fune nafolee, “Menekoe Boase nafoonelu lufwalu balifi amieke rie.” 20 Te Naomi lualile nafolee, “Paielu Boasele nemboue aikopi lefoolabe, inepane oofulilu lalanelu, te inepane troonalenelu mei menengu ruforitu letelaleealee.” Te boe nafolee, “Ekeni lufwa nanookoe mwamole tabe oolaielufu, tefe ilekuli groo lerife lelaleelu lufwa.”✡2:20 Wkp 25:25. 21 Te Rute Naomile nafolee, “Boase menane na bofoo nawolee, ‘Oone menanoo balifi amee amee alananelu pane mare alabu, barlitu witetu tatukweme plee nafwatemoke te soonaletebu.’ ” 22 Te Naomi Rutele nafolee, “Aite, nemboue oone Boaselu balifi amee amee alananelu inali mare alabu. Kose oonane bofoo lufwalu balifi teiewobile.” 23 Tefe Rute nanoolu inali ramulule nifetewatelee, barli ooloole, wite ooloole Boaselu balifuleme afwatelaneime wolu soonaletene. Te Rute ame yefeekelutu lalane.