Rut 2:1-23
2 Ke Naomi srɔ̃ ƒe ƒometɔ aɖe li, si nye kesinɔtɔ gã aɖe; eŋkɔe nye Boaz,+ eye wòtso Elimelek ƒe ƒomea me.
2 Rut, Moab-nyɔnu la, gblɔ na Naomi be: “Meɖe kuku, na mayi agble me aɖafɔ nuku+ siwo tsi anyigba, le ame sia ame si ave nunye la yome.” Eye Naomi gblɔ nɛ be: “Heyi, vinye.”
3 Ale wòdzo yi agble aɖe me ɖale nuku siwo tsi anyi la fɔm le nuŋelawo yome. Eva eme be agble si me wòyi nye Elimelek+ ƒe ƒometɔ Boaz+ tɔ.
4 Ɣemaɣi tututue Boaz tso Betlehem va, eye wògblɔ na nuŋelaawo be: “Yehowa nenɔ kpli mi.” Eye woɖo eŋu nɛ be: “Yehowa neyra wò.”
5 Eye Boaz bia ɖekakpui si wòɖo nuŋelawo nu la be: “Ame ka ƒe ɖetugbuie nye ema?”
6 Ðekakpui si wòɖo nuŋelawo nu la ɖo eŋu nɛ be: “Ðetugbui la nye Moab-nyɔnu+ si gbɔ kple Naomi tso Moab-nyigba+ dzi.
7 Eva biam be: ‘Meɖe kuku, mate ŋu afɔ nuku*+ siwo dzɔ ɖe anyigba le nuŋelaawo yomea?’ Tso ŋdi esi wòva la, eƒe afɔwo dzi ko wòle va se ɖe fifia, eye ɖeko wòyi ɖanɔ anyi ɖe agbadɔa te be yeagbɔ ɖe eme vie koe nye ema.”
8 Eye Boaz gblɔ na Rut be: “Vinyenyɔnu, ɖo tom. Mègayi ɖafɔ nuku le agble bubu me o, eye mègadzo le teƒe sia o, nɔ nye ɖetugbuiawo ŋu.+
9 Wò ŋku nenɔ agble si me woaŋe nu le la ŋu, eye nàyi kpli wo. Elabena mede se na ɖekakpuiawo be woagaka asi ŋuwò o.* Ne tsikɔ le wuwòm la, yi tsizeawo gbɔ nàno tsi si ɖekakpuiawo du la ƒe ɖe.”
10 Eye wòdze klo tsyɔ mo anyi gblɔ nɛ be: “Aleke wɔ nève nunye, eye nèbu ŋunye ale, evɔ wònye amedzroe menye hafi?”+
11 Boaz ɖo eŋu nɛ be: “Wogblɔ nu siwo katã nèwɔ na lɔ̃xowò le srɔ̃wò ƒe ku megbe la kple ale si nègblẽ fofowò kple dawò kpakple wò ƒometɔwo ƒe anyigba ɖi heva dukɔ aɖe si mènya tsã o me la nam tsitotsito.+
12 Yehowa neɖo nu si nèwɔ teƒe na wò,+ eye fetu blibo* natso Yehowa, Israel ƒe Mawu, ame si ƒe aʋala te nèva be ɖo la, gbɔ na wò.”+
13 Eye wògblɔ be: “Nye aƒetɔ neve nunye ɖaa, elabena èfa akɔ nam, eye nèƒo nu wòde dzi ƒo* na wò dɔlanyɔnu, evɔ nyemenye wò kosiviwo dometɔ aɖeke o hafi.”
14 Eye Boaz gblɔ nɛ le nuɖuɣi be: “Te va afii nàɖu aboloa ƒe ɖe, eye nàtsɔe atɔ wain tsitsi la me.” Ale wòbɔbɔ nɔ nuŋelaawo xa. Eye wòtsɔ nuku tɔtɔe la ƒe ɖe nɛ wòɖu, ale be wòɖi ƒo, eye ɖe gasusɔ.
15 Esi wòtso be yeayi nukua+ fɔfɔ dzi la, Boaz de se na eƒe ɖekakpuiawo be: “Mina wòafɔ nuku* siwo tsi anyi, eye migaɖe fu nɛ o.+
16 Milũ ɖewo le bablawo hã me da ɖi wòafɔ, eye migabia nya aɖekee o.”
17 Eyi nukuawo fɔfɔ dzi le agblea me va se ɖe fiẽ.+ Esi wòƒo nuku siwo wòfɔ la, anɔ ƒo efa ɖeka.*
18 Etsɔe va dua me, eye lɔ̃xoa kpɔ nu si wòfɔ la. Emegbe Rut ɖe nu si wòɖu susɔ la ɖe go hetsɔe nɛ.+
19 Eye lɔ̃xoa biae be: “Afi kae nèfɔ nuku le egbea, eye afi kae nèwɔ dɔ le? Woayra ame si bu ŋuwò alea la.”+ Ale wògblɔ ame si ƒe agble me wòwɔ dɔ le la na lɔ̃xoa; eye wògagblɔ be: “Ŋutsu si ƒe agble me mewɔ dɔ le egbea ŋkɔe nye Boaz.”
20 Naomi gblɔ na lɔ̃xoyɔvia be: “Yehowa, ame si medzudzɔ agbagbeawo kple kukuawo nuveve o la, nayrae.”+ Eye Naomi gagblɔ nɛ be: “Míaƒe ƒometɔe ŋutsu la nye.+ Enye ame siwo agbugbɔ mí aƒle la dometɔ ɖeka.”*+
21 Eye Rut, Moab-nyɔnu la, gblɔ be: “Egblɔ nam hã be: ‘Nɔ nye ɖekakpuiawo ŋu, va se ɖe esime wowu nye nuŋeŋe blibo la katã nu.’”+
22 Naomi gblɔ na lɔ̃xoyɔvia Rut be: “Vinye, enyo be nàyi kple eƒe ɖetugbuiawo, wu be nàyi ame bubu ƒe agble me ne woaɖe fu na wò.”
23 Ale wònɔ Boaz ƒe ɖetugbuiawo ŋu, eye wòfɔ nuku va se ɖe esime ƒoŋeɣi+ kple luŋeɣi siaa wu enu. Eye wònɔ lɔ̃xoa gbɔ.+
Etenuŋɔŋlɔ
^ Agate ŋu afia, “nuku bablawo.”
^ Alo, “be woagaɖe fu na wò o.”
^ Alo, “fetu dedie.”
^ Egɔmeɖeɖe tẽe, “wòde dzi gbɔ.”
^ Agate ŋu afia, “nuku bablawo.”
^ Efa ɖeka le lita 22. Kpɔ Megbenyawo B14.
^ Alo, “Enye míaƒe ƒometɔ siwo dze agbugbɔ mí aƒle (axɔ) la dometɔ ɖeka.”
