Ɔbarima bi a ne din de Boas
Rut kɔ kɔtase nnɔbae, na ɛnyɛ asiane so na ɔkɔtoo Boas, abusuani bi afuw mu. Ɔbɔ ne ho ban, ma no aduan, na ohyira no sɛ wahwehwɛ guankɔbea wɔ yɛn Agya ntaban ase. Naomi te din no, na ohu sɛ ɔgyefo bi wɔ abusua no mu.
2 1Naomi wɔ obusuani bi a ɔfa ne kunu so; ɔyɛ ɔbarima a odi mu a ɔyɛ ɔdefo wɔ Elimelek abusua mu, na ne din de Boas. 2Rut, Moabni no, ka kyerɛɛ Naomi se, “Ma menkɔtase aburow wɔ obiara a ne ani bɛsɔ me no akyi.” Naomi ka kyerɛɛ no se, “Kɔ, me babea.”
3Enti ɔkɔɔ kɔtasee wɔ atwafo no akyi, na ɛbɛyɛɛ sɛ ɔkɔduu afuw a ɛyɛ Boas a ofi Elimelek abusua mu no de no mu.
4Saa bere no ara na Boas fi Betlehem bae, na ɔka kyerɛɛ atwafo no se, “Yɛn Agya nka mo ho.” Wɔbuaa no se, “Yɛn Agya nhyira wo.”
5Afei Boas bisaa nʼadwuma so hwɛfo no se, “Ababaa yi yɛ hena dea?”
6Adwuma so hwɛfo no buaa no se, “Ɔyɛ Moabni ababaa a ɔne Naomi fi Moab asase so bae no. 7Ɔka kyerɛɛ me se, ‘Mesrɛ wo, ma mentase na mmoaboa aburow ano wɔ aburow a wɔakyekyere no ntam, atwafo no akyi.’ Enti ɔbaa ha, na ofi anɔpa abesi seesei na ɔwɔ ha, na ɔhomee kakra pɛ wɔ dan ketewa no mu.”
8Boas ka kyerɛɛ Rut se, “Tie, me babea. Nkɔtase wɔ afuw foforo mu, na mfi ha nkɔ; tena me mmabaawa no nkyɛn. 9Fa wʼani si afuw a wɔretwa mu no so, na di wɔn akyi. Mabɔ mmerante no ano sɛ wɔmmfa wɔn nsa nka wo. Sɛ osukɔm de wo a, nom nsu fi nsuhina a mmerante no ahyɛ no ma no mu.”
10Ɔde nʼanim butuw fam kotowee, na obisaa no se, “Adɛn nti na manya adom wɔ wʼani so sɛ wudwen me ho, me a meyɛ ɔhɔho?”
11Boas buaa no se, “Mate nea woayɛ ama wʼasebea nyinaa fi bere a wo kunu wui no—sɛnea wugyaw wʼagya ne wo na ne wo kurom, na wobɛkaa nnipa a na wunnim wɔn kan no ho. 12Yɛn Agya mfa nea woayɛ no so akatua mma wo; yɛn Agya, Israel Nyankopɔn, a woaba nʼataban ase sɛ worehwehwɛ guankɔbea no, mfa akatua a edi mu mma wo.”
13“Me wura, ma menya adom wɔ wʼani so,” Rut kae se, “efisɛ woakyekye me werɛ, na woaka asɛm pa akyerɛ wʼafenaa, ɛwɔ mu sɛ menyɛ wʼafenaa no mu baako de.”
14Bere a edidi bere duu no, Boas ka kyerɛɛ no se, “Bra ha, bɛdi paanoo bi, na fa wo nkyɛmu no bɔ nsa nwononwono no mu.” Rut tenaa atwafo no nkyɛn; Boas de aburow a wɔatoto bi maa no. Odii mee, na ebi mpo kae.
15Bere a ɔsɔre sɛ ɔrekɔtase no, Boas hyɛɛ ne mmerante se, “Momma ɔntase wɔ aburow a wɔakyekyere no ntam mpo; mommmu no animtiaa. 16Mmom, muntutu aburow nnwiw bi mfi nkyekyere no mu mma no, na munnyaw ngu hɔ mma ɔntase, na mommka ntia no.”
17Rut tasee wɔ afuw no mu kosii anwummere; afei ɔbɔɔ nea watase no, na ɛyɛɛ bali bɛyɛ kwat aduonu. 18Ɔsoaa kɔɔ kurow no mu, na nʼasebea huu dodow a watase. Rut nso yii nea ɔkoraa no bere a odii mee no, de maa nʼasebea.
19Nʼasebea bisaa no se, “Ɛhe na wotasee ɛnnɛ? Ɛhe na woyɛɛ adwuma? Nhyira nka ɔbarima a odwenee wo ho no!” Rut bɔɔ nea afuw no yɛ ne dea no din se, “Ɔbarima a me ne no yɛɛ adwuma ɛnnɛ no ne Boas.”
20Naomi ka kyerɛɛ nʼase se, “Yɛn Agya nhyira no, ɔno a nʼayamye mfii ateasefo ne awufo ho da no.” Ɔtoaa so se, “Ɔyɛ yɛn abusuani a ɔbɛn yɛn, yɛn agyefo no mu baako.” a a v20 Naomi bɔ Boas din sɛ wɔn abusua agyefo no mu baako — obusuani a ɔwɔ hokwan sɛ ɔtɔ nea ayera no bio na ɔsan de abusua no si hɔ bio. Boas dwumadi wɔ ha kyerɛ Yesu ho mfonini dedaw, yɛn Agyefo a ɔtua ka no de yɛn san ba fie, yɛn Agya nkyɛn.
21Afei Rut, Moabni no, kae se, “Ɔka kyerɛɛ me mpo se, ‘Wo ne me adwumayɛfo no ntena kosi sɛ wobetwa me nnɔbae no nyinaa awie.’”
22Naomi ka kyerɛɛ nʼase Rut se, “Ɛyɛ, me babea—wo ne ne mmabaawa no nkɔ, sɛnea obi renha wo wɔ afuw foforo mu.” 23Rut tenaa Boas mmabaawa no nkyɛn tasee kosii sɛ bali ne awi twabere no baa awiei; na ɔne nʼasebea tenae.
