Pokwāikele kipupo kya nzala mu Isalela, mwine Isalela umo witwa bu Naomi wāvilukīle mu ntanda ya Moabu, na wandi mulume ne babo bana babidi bana-balume. Mwenda mafuku, mulumya Naomi wāfwa. Bandi bana bāsongele bana-bakaji bene Moabu, ba Luta ne Olepa. Kya bulanda, mwenda mafuku, bana ba Naomi nabo bāfwa.

Naomi pa kwivwana’mba kipupo kya nzala kibapu mu Isalela, wātongele kujokela kwabo. Ba Luta ne Olepa bāendele nandi, inoko pobādi mu dishinda, Naomi wēbasapwila’mba: ‘Mwadi bakaji bayampe ba bami bana kadi mwi bako bami bayampe.’ Nsaka banwe bonso bemusonge monka. Jokelai ku Moabu.’ Bano bana-bakaji bāmunena’mba: ‘Tukusenswe! Ketusakepo kukushiya.’ Naomi wēbaningila’nka kwibaningila bakajoke. Ku mfulo, Olepa wākajoka, inoko Luta wāshala. Naomi wāsapwila Luta amba: ‘Olepa yewa wakajokela ku bandi bantu ne ku bandi baleza. Enda nandi ne kujokela ku njibo ya inobe.’ Inoko Luta wānena’mba: ‘Ami nkikakushiyepo. Bobe bantu bakekalanga bami bantu, kadi Leza obe ukekalanga Leza wami.’ Le Naomi ye uno wēivwene namani pāmunenene Luta namino?

Ba Luta ne Naomi bāfikile mu Isalela ku ngalwilo kwa mwangulo wa mebele a buluba. Difuku dimo, Luta wāenda kukaboya miseke mu budimi bwa mwana-mulume umo witwa bu Boaza, mwanā Lehaba. Boaza wāivwana’mba Luta i mwana-mukaji mwine Moabu walamete Naomi. Boaza wāsapwila bengidi bandi bashiye’mo ne miseke mikwabo mwanda wa Luta aboye’yo.

 Kyolwa, Naomi wāipangula Luta amba: ‘I mu budimi bwa ani mowakengilanga dyalelo?’ Luta wālondolola’mba: ‘I mu budimi bwa mwana-mulume umo witwa bu Boaza.’ Naomi wamusapwila’mba: ‘Boaza ubutulwanga na wami mulume. Endelela kwingila’nka mu bwandi budimi na bansongwakaji bakwabo. Kwako usa kwikala mukingwe.’

Luta wāendelele kwingila mu budimi bwa Boaza enka ne byāpwile mwangulo. Boaza wājingulula’mba Luta wingilanga bininge kadi i mwana-mukaji mulumbuluke. Mu kine kitatyi’kya, shi mwana-mulume wafu pampikwa kubutula bana, muntu obabutulwa nandi wādi usonga mukaji waashiya. O mwanda Boaza wāsongele Luta. Bābutwile mwana mwana-mulume bamwinika bu Obeda, mwine wāikele mwenda mafuku bu nkambo wandya Mulopwe Davida. Balunda ba Naomi bāsangele. Bānena’mba: ‘Dibajinji, Yehova wakupele Luta, mwine ukusenswe bininge, pano kadi ubaikala na munkana. Yehova atendelwe.’