< URuthe 3 >
1 Ngelinye ilanga uNawomi, uninazala wathi kuye, “Ndodakazi yami, akungcono ngikudingele umuzi lapho ozagcineka khona kuhle na?
Ɛda bi Naomi ka kyerɛɛ Rut sɛ, “Me babaa, ɛberɛ aduru sɛ mehwehwɛ fie a wobɛtena mu na wobɛnya deɛ ɛhia wo biara.
2 UBhowazi lo obusebenza lamantombazana akhe, yisihlobo sethu. Ngobusuku balamhlanje uzabe esela ibhali esizeni.
Boas yɛ yɛn busuani pɛɛ na wayɛ adɔeɛ mmorosoɔ sɛ wama wo ne nʼadwumayɛfoɔ aboaboa atokoɔ ano. Anadwo yi, ɔbɛhuhu atokoɔ so wɔ ayuporobea hɔ.
3 Geza, uziqhole ngamakha, ugqoke izigqoko zakho zokuceca. Ubususiya esizeni, kodwa ungaze waziveza kuye aze aqede ukudla lokunatha.
Enti, yɛ deɛ merekyerɛ wo yi. Dware na tutu aduhwam gu wo ho na fa wo ntadeɛ pa bi hyɛ. Afei, kɔ ayuporobea hɔ, nanso mma Boas nhunu wo kɔsi sɛ ɔbɛdidi awie.
4 Nxa eselala, uqaphelise indawo alala kuyo, ubusufika wambule ezinyaweni zakhe ulale lapho. Uzakutshela ukuthi wenzeni.”
Hwɛ na hunu baabi a ɔda hɔ yie, afei, kɔ na kɔyi ne nan ho akatasoɔ na da hɔ. Ɔbɛka deɛ ɔpɛ sɛ woyɛ akyerɛ wo.”
5 URuthe wathi, “Ngizakwenza lokho ongitshela khona.”
Rut kaa sɛ, “Biribiara a wobɛka akyerɛ me sɛ menyɛ no, mɛyɛ.”
6 Wasesuka waya esizeni, wenza konke ayekutshelwe nguninazala.
Enti, ɔkɔɔ ayuporobea hɔ anadwo no, na ɔdii akwankyerɛ a nʼase de maa no no so.
7 Kwathi uBhowazi esethabe kakhulu ngemva kokudla lokunatha, wasuka wayalala ekucineni kwenqumbi yamabele. URuthe wasondela ngokuthula, wembula inyawo zakhe, waselala lapho.
Boas didi wieeɛ no a ne honhom aba ne ho no, ɔkyeaa ne ho too atokoɔ mmoano no ho, na ɔfaa mu daeɛ. Rut yɛɛ nwaa kɔyii ne nan ho akatasoɔ na ɔdaa hɔ.
8 Kwathi phakathi kobusuku indoda yethuswa ngokuthile, yasiphenduka yathola owesifazane elele ezinyaweni zayo.
Anadwo dasuo mu no, Boas bɔɔ pitiri danee ne ho. Ɛyɛɛ no nwanwa sɛ ɔhunuu sɛ ɔbaa da ne nan ase.
9 Yabuza yathi, “Ungubani wena?” Yena waphendula wathi, “NginguRuthe, incekukazi yakho. Ngembathisa ngesembatho sakho, njengoba uyisihlobo sethu esingumhlengi.”
Ɔbisaa sɛ, “Na hwan nie?” Ɔbuaa sɛ, “Ɛyɛ me wo ɔsomfoɔ Rut. Trɛ wo nkatasoɔ no mu kakra gu me so na woyɛ mʼabusua gyefoɔ.”
10 Yena wathi, “UThixo akubusise, ndodakazi yami. Umusa wakho lo mkhulu ukwedlula lokho okwenze kuqala. Awuzange ukhethe ukulandelana lamajaha, ingabe nganothileyo loba angabayanga.
Na Boas kaa sɛ, “Awurade nhyira wo, me babaa! Worekyerɛ abusua dɔ a ebi mmaa da sɛ woankɔdi aberantewaa bi akyi, sɛ ɔwɔ sika anaa ɔyɛ ohiani.
11 Ngakho-ke, ungesabi ndodakazi yami. Ngizakwenzela konke okucelayo. Bonke abantu bakulo umuzi bayakwazi ukuthi wena ungowesifazane oqotho.
Afei, me babaa, mma hwee nha wo. Mɛyɛ deɛ ɛho hia, ɛfiri sɛ, obiara a ɔwɔ kuro yi mu nim sɛ woyɛ ɔbaa a wodi wo ho ni.
12 Lanxa kuliqiniso ukuthi mina ngiyisihlobo esihlengayo, kodwa ukhona oyisihlobo esiseduze okwedlula mina.
Nanso, akwansideɛ baako wɔ hɔ. Ɛyɛ nokorɛ turodoo sɛ meyɛ mo abusua agyefoɔ mu baako deɛ, nanso, ɔbarima foforɔ bi wɔ hɔ a ɔyɛ obusuani nimpɔn sene me.
13 Hlala lapha lobubusuku, kuthi ekuseni nxa efuna ukukuhlenga; uzakwenza njalo. Kodwa nxa engakavumi lokho, mina ngizakwenza lokho njengoba uThixo ephila. Lala lapha kuze kuse.”
Tena ha anadwo yi na sɛ adeɛ kye a, me ne no bɛkasa. Sɛ ɛyɛ ne pɛ sɛ ɔbɛgye wo a, ɛnneɛ ma ho kwan na ɔnware wo. Na sɛ ɛnyɛ ne pɛ nso a, ɛnneɛ, ɛkwan biara so, sɛ Awurade te ase yi, mɛware wo! Enti da ha ma adeɛ nkye.”
14 Ngakho walala kwaze kwasa, wasevuka engakananzelelwa muntu; uBhowazi wathi kuye, “Ungaze watshela muntu ukuthi ukhona owesifazane oke weza esizeni.”
Enti, Rut daa ne nan ho kɔsii adekyeeɛ nanso ɔsɔree ɛberɛ a na anim ayɛ hwanihwani no. Na Boas ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, “Ɛnsɛ sɛ obi hunu sɛ ɔbaa bi bɛdaa ayuporeeɛ ha.”
15 Wengeza wathi, “Letha kimi isembatho leso osembetheyo usivule.” Kwathi esenzenjalo, wathela kuso ibhali eyizilinganiso eziyisithupha wamethesa. Wasesuka wabuyela ngekhaya.
Boas toaa so kaa sɛ, “Fa wʼatadeɛ ngugusoɔ no bra na trɛ mu.” Ɔsesaa atokoɔ no susukora nsia guu mu na ɔboaa no maa ɔde hyɛɛ nʼakyi. Na Boas sane kɔɔ kuro no mu.
16 URuthe wathi efika kuninazala, uNawomi wabuza wathi, “Kuhambe njani ndodakazi yami?” Yena wamtshela konke ayekwenzelwe nguBhowazi,
Rut baa nʼase Naomi nkyɛn no, ɔbisaa no sɛ, “Me babaa, ɛkɔsii sɛn?” Rut kaa biribiara a Boas yɛ maa no kyerɛɛ Naomi,
17 wengeza esithi, “Ungiphe izilinganiso eziyisithupha zebhali wathi, ‘Ungaze wabuyela kunyokozala ungelalutho.’”
na ɔtoaa so sɛ, “Ɔmaa me atokoɔ susukora nsia kaa sɛ, ‘Mfa nsapan nkɔ wʼase nkyɛn.’”
18 UNawomi wasesithi, “Mana ndodakazi yami, uze ubone okuzakwenzakala. Umuntu lo kasoke aphumule indaba le ize ilungiswe lamhlanje.”
Afei, Naomi kaa sɛ, “Me ba, twɛn kɔsi sɛ wobɛhunu deɛ ɛbɛsi. Ɔbarima no renna so kɔsi sɛ ɔbɛwie dwumadie no. Ɔbɛma asi ɛnnɛ dua yi ara.”