Ruthu
SURAYA1
1Ikawakatikasikuzawaamuziwalipotawala,palikuwana njaakatikanchi.NamtummojawaBethlehemuyaYuda akaendakukaaugeninikatikanchiyaMoabu,yeyena mkewenawanawewawili.
2NajinalamtuhuyolilikuwaElimeleki,najinalamkewe Naomi,namajinayawanawewawiliMaloninaKilioni, WaefratiwaBethlehemuyaYuda.Wakafikakatikanchiya Moabu,wakakaahuko
3Elimeleki,mumeweNaomi,akafa;nayeakaachwa,na wanawewawili.
4WakajitwaliawakezawanawakewaMoabu;jinala mmojaaliitwaOrpa,najinalawapiliRuthu;wakakaa hukoyapatamiakakumi.
5MaloninaKilionipiawakafawotewawili;nahuyo mwanamkeakaachwanawanawewawilinamumewe
6Ndipoakaondoka,yeyenawakwezake,ilikurudikutoka nchiyaMoabu;
7Basiakatokapalealipokuwa,nawakwezakewawili pamojanaye;naowakaendeleanjianikurudikatikanchiya Yuda
8Naomiakawaambiawakwezakewawili,Enendeni, rudinikilamtunyumbanikwamamayake;
9BWANAnaawajalieninyimpateraha,kilamtu nyumbanikwamumeweKishaakawabusu;wakapaza sautizao,wakalia.
10Wakamwambia,Hakikasisitutarudipamojanawekwa watuwako
11Naomiakasema,Rudini,bintizangu;Je!badowana wenginetumbonimwanguiliwawewaumezenu?
12Rudini,bintizangu,enendenizenu;kwamaanamimini mzeesanakuwanamume.Kamaningesema,Nina matumainikwambaningekuwanamumeusikuhuupia,na kuzaawana;
13Je!mtawangojampakawawewatuwazima?Je!nyinyi mtabakikwaajiliyaokutokananakuwanawaume?la, bintizangu;kwamaanainanihuzunishasanakwaajiliyenu, kwambamkonowaBwanaumetokajuuyangu
14Wakapazasautizao,wakaliatenaOrpaakambusu mkwewe;lakiniRuthuakaambatananaye.
15Akasema,Tazama,shemejiyakoamerudikwawatu wake,nakwamiunguyake;
16Ruthuakasema,Usinisihinikuache,walanirudi nisikufuate;naweukaaponitalala;watuwakowatakuwa watuwangu,naMunguwakoatakuwaMunguwangu;
17Paleutakapofia,nitakufamimi,nahukonitazikwa;
18Alipoonakwambaameazimiakwendapamojanaye, basiakaachakusemanaye
19BasihaowawiliwakaendampakawakafikaBethlehemu. IkawawalipofikaBethlehemu,mjiwoteukafadhaikakwa ajiliyao,wakasema,Je!
20Akawaambia,MsiniiteNaomi,niiteniMara,kwamaana Mwenyeziamenitendeauchungumwingi
21Miminilitokanikiwanimejaa,naBwanaamenirudisha mikonomitupu;
22BasiNaomiakarudi,naRuthuMmoabu,mkwewe, pamojanaye,waliorudikutokanchiyaMoabu;wakafika Bethlehemumwanzowamavunoyashayiri.
SURAYA2
1NayeNaomialikuwanajamaawamumewe,mtushujaa, wajamaayaElimeleki;najinalakealiitwaBoazi
2RuthuMmoabuakamwambiaNaomi,Niperuhusaniende shambani,nikaokotemasazoyamasukeyanganonyuma yakeyeyeambayenitapatakibalimachonipake Akamwambia,Enenda,bintiyangu.
3Nayeakaenda,akajaakaokotamasazokondeninyumaya wavunaji;
4Natazama,BoaziakajakutokaBethlehemu,akawaambia wavunaji,BwananaawepamojananyiWakamjibu, Bwanaakubariki
5NdipoBoaziakamwambiamtumishiwakemkuuwa wavunaji,Huyunimsichanawanani?
6Yulemtumishialiyewekwajuuyawavunajiakajibu, akasema,NiyulemsichanaMmoabualiyerudipamojana NaomikutokanchiyaMoabu;
7Akasema,Tafadhali,niruhusukuokotamasazona kuokotakatikatiyamigandabaadayawavunaji;
8NdipoBoaziakamwambiaRuthu,Husikii,bintiyangu? Usiendekuokotamasazokatikashambalingine,wala usitokehuko,balikaenihapakaribunawajakaziwangu; 9Machoyakonayatazameshambawavunalo,nawe uwafuate;je!sikuwaagizavijanawasikuguse?naukiwana kiu,nendakwenyevyombo,ukanywewalivyotekavijana.
10Ndipoakaangukakifudifudi,akainamampakanchi, akamwambia,Mbonanimepatakibalimachonipako,hata unijue,miminimgeni?
11Boaziakajibu,akamwambia,Nimeambiwayote uliyomtendamkweotangukufakwamumeo,najinsi ulivyowaachababayakonamamayako,nanchi uliyozaliwa,naumewafikiawatuambaohukuwajuakabla 12Bwananaakujazikwakaziyako,naweupewethawabu kamilinaBwana,MunguwaIsraeli,ambayeulikuja kutumainichiniyambawazake
13Ndipoakasema,Nanipatekibalimachonipako,bwana wangu;kwakuwaumenifariji,nakwakuwaumesemakwa urafikinamjakaziwako,ingawamimisikamammojawa wajakaziwako.
14Boaziakamwambia,Wakatiwakula,njoohapa,ule mkate,naachovyetongelakokatikasikiAkaketikaribu nawavunaji,nayeakamnyweshabisi,akala,akashiba, akaondoka
15Nayealipoinukailikuokotamasazo,Boaziakawaamuru vijanawake,akisema,Mwacheniaokotehatakatiya miganda,walamsimlaumu;
16Mwachiepiabaadhiyakonzizamakusudikwaajili yake,nakuziacha,iliakusanye,walamsimkemee.
17Basiakaokotamasazoshambanihatajioni,akayapura yalealiyoyaokota,ikawakamaefamojayashayiri
18Basiakaichukua,akaingiamjini;
19Mamamkwewakeakamwambia,Umeokotawapileo? naweulifanyakaziwapi?naherialiyekujuaNaye akamwambiamamamkwewakeambayealitendakazi naye,akasema,Jinalamtuyuleniliyetendanayekazileo niBoazi
20Naomiakamwambiamkwewe,Naabarikiwehuyona Bwana,ambayehakuachawemawakekwawaliohaina kwawaliokufaNaomiakamwambia,Mtuhuyonijamaa yetuwakaribu,jamaayetuwakaribu.
21RuthuMmoabuakasema,Tenaaliniambia,Ukaekaribu navijanawangu,hatawamalizemavunoyanguyote.
22NaomiakamwambiaRuthumkwewe,Nivema,binti yangu,weweutokepamojanawajakaziwake,usije ukakutananawekatikashambalinginelolote.
23BasiakashikamananawasichanawaBoaziilikuokota hatamwishowamavunoyashayirinamavunoyangano; akakaanamamamkwewake.
SURAYA3
1NdipoNaomimkweweakamwambia,Bintiyangu,je!
2Nasasaje,Boazisijamaayetu,ambayeulikuwapamoja nawajakaziwake?Tazama,yeyeanapepetashayiriusiku huukatikauwanjawakupuria
3Jioshebasi,ujipakemafuta,ujivikemavaziyako,kisha ushukesakafuni;lakiniusijijulishekwamtuhuyo,hata atakapomalizakulanakunywa
4Naitakuwa,atakapolala,ndipoutakapowekaalama mahaliatakapolala,naweutaingiandani,nakuifunua miguuyake,nakujilaza;nayeatakuambiautakalofanya 5Nayeakamwambia,Hayoyoteuniambiayonitayafanya. 6Akashukampakasakafuni,akafanyakamavilemama mkwewakealivyomwamuru
7BasiBoazialipokuwaamekulanakunywa,namoyo wakeukashangilia,akaendakulalamwishonimwalundola nafaka;
8Ikawausikuwamanane,yulemtuakaogopa,akageuka, natazama,mwanamkeamelalamiguunipake
9Akasema,Weweninani?Akajibu,MiminiRuthu, mjakaziwako;kwamaanawewenijamaawakaribu.
10Akasema,UbarikiwewewenaBwana,bintiyangu; 11Nasasa,bintiyangu,usiogope;Nitakufanyiayote unayotaka;kwamaanamjiwotewawatuwanguwanajua yakuwaweweumwanamkemwema
12Nasasanikwelikwambamiminijamaayakowa karibu,lakiniyukojamaaaliyekaribukulikomimi.
13Lalausikuhuu,naitakuwaasubuhi,kwamba akikufanyiakaziyajamaa,vema;naasipokutendea ipasavyojamaa,ndiponitakutendeahakiyajamaa,kama aishivyoBWANA;lalahataasubuhi
14Akalalamiguunipakempakaasubuhi,nayeakaamka kablamtuhajajuana.Akasema,isijulikaneyakwamba mwanamkealikujasakafuni
15Tenaakasema,Leteutajiuliouwekajuuyako,ukaishike Nayealipoishika,akapimavipimositavyashayiri, akamtwika;nayeakaingiamjini
16Nayealipofikakwamkwewe,akasema,Unaniwewe, bintiyangu?Nayeakamwambiayotealiyomtendeayule mtu
17Akasema,Vipimohivisitavyashayiriamenipa;kwa maanaaliniambia,Usiendekwamkwewakobure. 18Ndipoakamwambia,Keti,bintiyangu,hataujuejinsi lilejambolitakavyokuwa;
SURAYA4
1NdipoBoaziakapandampakalangoni,akaketihuko; ambayealimwambia,Ho!kando,ketihapaNayeakageuka, akaketi.
2Akatwaawatukumimiongonimwawazeewamji, akawaambia,KetinininyihapaNaowakaketi
3Akamwambiayulejamaa,Naomi,aliyerudikutokanchi yaMoabu,anauzakipandechashamba,ambachokilikuwa chanduguyetuElimeleki;
4Naminalikusudiakukuhubiri,nikisema,Ununuembele yawenyeji,nambeleyawazeewawatuwangu.kama watakakuikomboa,ikomboe;lakinikamahutaki kuikomboa,niambie,ilinijue;namiminikonyumayako Akasema,Nitaikomboa.
5NdipoBoaziakasema,Sikuileutakapolinunuashamba mkononimwaNaomi,lazimaulinunuepiakwaRuthu Mmoabu,mkewealiyekufa,ilikumwinuahuyomfukatika urithiwake
6Yulejamaaakasema,Siwezikuikomboakwanafsiyangu, nisijenikaharibuurithiwangumwenyewe;kwamaana siwezikuikomboa
7BasihiindiyoiliyokuwadesturizamanizaIsraeli,katika habariyakukomboanakubadilisha,ilikuyathibitisha mamboyote;mtummojaalivuakiatuchakenakumpa jiraniyake;nahuoulikuwaushuhudakatikaIsraeli.
8BasiyulejamaaakamwambiaBoazi,Inunuliewewe Basiakavuakiatuchake
9Boaziakawaambiawazeenawatuwote,Ninyini mashahidileo,yakwambanimenunuayoteyaliyokuwaya Elimeleki,nayoteyaliyokuwayaKilioninaMaloni, mkononimwaNaomi.
10TenaRuthuMmoabu,mkeweMaloni,nimemnunua awemkewangu,nipatekuinuajinalahuyoaliyekufajuu yaurithiwake,jinalamarehemulisitiliwekatiyandugu zake,nalangonininyinimashahidileo
11Watuwotewaliokuwalangoni,nawalewazee, wakasema,Sisitumashahidi.BWANAnaamfanyehuyo mwanamkealiyeingianyumbanimwakokamaRahelina kamaLea,walewawiliwalioijenganyumbayaIsraeli; 12NanyumbayakoiwekamanyumbayaPeresi,ambaye TamarialimzaliaYuda,katikauzaoatakaokupaBwana katikamwanamkehuyukijana
13BasiBoaziakamtwaaRuthu,akawamkewe; 14NaowanawakewakamwambiaNaomi,Naahimidiwe Bwana,ambayehakukuachahunajamaaleo,ilijinalake lipatekuwamaarufukatikaIsraeli.
15Nayeatakuwakwakomrejeshajiwamaishayako,na mleziwauzeewako;
16BasiNaomiakamtwaamtoto,akamlazakifuanimwake, akawamleziwake
17Nawalewanawakejiranizakewakampajina,wakisema, Naomiamezaliwamwana;wakamwitajinalakeObedi; huyondiyebabayeYese,babayeDaudi
18HivindivyovizazivyaPeresi:PeresialimzaaHesroni, 19HesroniakamzaaRamu,naRamuakamzaaAminadabu; 20AminadabuakamzaaNashoni,Nashoniakamzaa Salmoni;
21SalmoniakamzaaBoazi,naBoaziakamzaaObedi; 22ObediakamzaaYese,YeseakamzaaDaudi