Lute 1
Elimeleki amukwasyi wakwe mbubakalonga
1 Lino mumazuba aalya Baisilayeli nibakali kweendelezegwa ababetesi, kwakaba nzala munyika ya Isilayeli. Nkabela umwi mwaalumi waku Betelehemu, mucisi ca Juda wakatija nzala eeyo wainka kuyookkala munyika ya Mowabu. Wakatolelezya mukaintu wakwe abana balombe bobilo. 2 Mwaalumi ooyo wakali Elimeleki, mukaintu wakwe wakali Naomi, bana bakwe bakali Maloni, a Kiliyoni. Bakali Baefulati bazwa ku Betelehemu mucisi ca Juda. Nibakaakusika kunyika ya Mowabu bakaakukkala. 3 Eelyo Elimeleki mulumi wa Naomi wakafwa, aboobo mukaintu wakasyaala alikke abana bakwe bobilo baya. 4 Lino bana aabo bakakwata bakaintu bakucisi ca Mowabu. Izina lyamukaintu umwi ngu Olipa, umwi ngu Lute. Bakakkala ooko myaka yakatisike kukkumi. 5 Nkabela Maloni amwanookwabo Kiliyoni bakafwa, eelyo Naomi wakajana penzi lyakufwidwa mulumi abana bakwe bobilo.
Naomi a Lute mbubakapiluka ku Betelehemu
6 Naomi wakanyamuka abamukabana bakwe kuti apiluke kwabo kuzwa mucisi ca Mowabu, nkaambo wakamvwa kuti Mwami Leza wakaleleka bantu bakwe mukubapa zilyo. 7 Aboobo wakati azwe oomo mucisi mwaakabede, wakanyamuka abamukabana bakwe bobilo, bakali kuyabweenda munzila kuti bapiluke kucisi ca Juda. 8 Naomi wakaambila bamukabana bakwe kuti, “Amubweede kwanu. Leza amufwide luzyalo, mbubonya mbumwakacitila bafu ambumwandicitila mebo. 9 Leza amugwasye kuti mukakwatwe, alimwi mukakkale muluumuno.”
Aawo Naomi wakabalaya kwiinda mukubamyonta, nkabela bakatalika kulila. 10 Bakamwaambila kuti, “Peepe! Katuya buyo toonse kulindinywe.”
11 Lino Naomi wakati, “Peepe, bana bangu, amubweede. Ani inga mwainka buti andime, neentacizyali, ino inga ndabajana kuli bana bakumukwata? 12 Amubweede kulindinywe bana bangu nkaambo mebo ndacembaala, nsikonzyi kukwatwa alimwi. Nikuba kuti kacikonzeka kuti nkwatwe sunu akuba aabana balombe, 13 sena nimwakonzya kulindila mane bakakomene? Sena nimwakonzya kulikasya kukwatwa kumbi akaambo kambabo? Peepe, nobana bangu! Moyo wangu uluuside kapati akaambo kanu, Mwami Leza wandiletela mapenzi.”
14 Bamvwe boobo bakalilisya. Lino Olipa wakamyonta banyinazyala walaya, wapiluka, pele Lute wakabakakatila. 15 Lino Naomi wakati, “Bona! Mukwatwanyoko wapilukila kulimbabo akuli baleza bokwabo, piluka ayebo.”
16 Lute wakaingula kuti, “Mutandisungilizyi kumusiya nikuba kutamutobela, nkaambo kufumbwa nkomuya ndaya ambebo, nkomuyookkala ambebo njookkala. Bantu banu bayooba bantu bangu, Leza wanu uyooba Leza wangu. 17 Kufumbwa nkomuyoofwida ambebo nkweyoofwida akuyoozikkilwa. Mwami Leza andisubule akwiindilila kuti naa cintu cimwi cikandaandaanye andinywe kuleka buyo lufu.”
18 Naomi naakabona kuti Lute ulisinizizye kuunka aawe, wakaleka kumusungilizya.
19 Aboobo bakeenda boonse bobilo mane limwi baakusika ku Betelehemu. Basike buyo bantu boonse bamumunzi bakagambwa akaambo kabo, bamakaintu bakati, “Ma! Sena tali Naomi ooyu?”
20 Naomi wakabaingula kuti, “Mutandiiti limbi kuti Naomi kwaamba kuti, uusangalede pe, amundiite kuti Mala nkokuti uuuside, nkaambo Singuzuzyoonse wandiletela mapenzi aataambiki! 21 Nindakainka ndakalizulizizye, pele Leza wandiboozya acinkwamaanza. Ani inga mwandiita buti kuti Naomi? Mwami Leza wakandipenzya kapati wakandoombya!”
22 Mbombuboobu mbwaakapiluka Naomi. Wakaza a Lute Mumowabu mukamwanaakwe. Bakasika ku Betelehemu ciindi cakutebula maila.