Rut 4:1-22
4 Na Boas kɔtenaa kurow no pon ano.+ Boas bɛhwɛ a, abusua mu ogyefo a ɔkaa ne ho asɛm no+ na ɔretwam yi. Ɛnna ɔfrɛɛ no sɛ: “Asiamasi ee, man bra ha bɛtena ase.” Enti ɔman kɔtenaa ase.
2 Afei ɔfrɛɛ kurow no mu mpanyimfo+ du bae, na ɔkae sɛ: “Montena ase.” Na wɔtenatenaa ase.
3 Ɛnna ɔka kyerɛɛ ogyefo+ no sɛ: “Naomi a ofi Moab asase so+ bae no retɔn yɛn nua Elimelek+ asase no.
4 Mayɛ m’adwene sɛ mɛbɔ wo amanneɛ sɛ, ‘Tɔ+ wɔ kurom hafo ne me man mpanyimfo yi anim.+ Enti sɛ wubegye a, gye; na sɛ worennye nso a, ka kyerɛ me ma minhu, efisɛ obiara nni hɔ a obetumi agye sɛ wo,+ na sɛ wunni hɔ a, me na mewɔ hɔ.’” Na ɔkae sɛ: “Megye.”+
5 Ɛnna Boas kae sɛ: “Da a wobɛtɔ asase no afi Naomi nsam no, ɛkyerɛ sɛ woatɔ afi Moabni Rut a ne kunu awu no nso nsam, na ama owufo no din aba n’agyapade so.”+
6 Ɛnna ogyefo no kae sɛ: “Merentumi nnye na mansɛe m’ankasa m’agyapade. Kogye, mama wo kwan sɛ gye efisɛ merentumi nnye.”
7 Saa bere no sɛ wɔregye biribi anaa wɔredan biribi ama obi wɔ Israel a, nea na wɔyɛ de hyɛ mu den ni: Ná onipa no yi ne mpaboa+ de ma ne yɔnko no, na eyi na na wɔde yɛ adanse wɔ Israel.
8 Enti bere a ogyefo no ka kyerɛɛ Boas sɛ: “Tɔ” no, oyii ne mpaboa.+
9 Ɛnna Boas ka kyerɛɛ mpanyimfo no ne nkurɔfo no nyinaa sɛ: “Mone adansefo+ nnɛ sɛ matɔ biribiara a ɛyɛ Elimelek ne Kilion ne Malon de afi Naomi nsam.
10 Na Moabni Rut, Malon yere nso, meretua ne ho ka aware no na owufo no din+ aba n’agyapade so, na owufo no din anyera amfi ne nuanom mu ne ne kurow pon ano. Mone adansefo+ nnɛ.”
11 Ɛnna nkurɔfo a wɔwɔ kurow no pon ano ne mpanyimfo no nyinaa kae sɛ: “Yɛyɛ adansefo! Yehowa mma ɔbea a ɔreba wo fie no nyɛ sɛ Rahel+ ne Lea+ a wɔn baanu akyekye Israel fie+ no; yɛ onipa a odi mu wɔ Efrata+ na nya din pa wɔ Betlehem.+
12 Na asefo a Yehowa de bɛma wo afi ababaa+ yi mu no mma wo fie nyɛ sɛ Peres a Tamar woo no maa Yuda+ no fie.”
13 Ɛnna Boas waree Rut, na ɔkɔɔ ne ho. Na Yehowa ma onyinsɛnee+ na ɔwoo ɔbabarima.
14 Na mmea no ka kyerɛɛ+ Naomi sɛ: “Nhyira nka Yehowa+ a wamma ogyefo ammɔ wo nnɛ no; ma wɔmmɔ ne din wɔ Israel.
15 Ɔno na wama wo kra ho asan no, na ɔno na wawowaw wo wɔ wo mmerewabere mu,+ efisɛ wo sew a ɔdɔ wo,+ na ɔsen mmabarima baason+ no na wawo abofra yi.”
16 Ɛnna Naomi faa abofra no de no bɔɔ ne bo, na ɔno na na ɔhwɛ no.
17 Na mpɔtam hɔfo mmea+ no too no din kae sɛ: “Wɔawo ɔbabarima ama Naomi.” Na wɔfrɛɛ no Obed.+ Ɔno na ɔwoo Dawid papa Yese.+
18 Peres+ awo ntoatoaso ni: Peres woo Hesron;+
19 na Hesron woo Ram; na Ram+ woo Aminadab;
20 na Aminadab+ woo Naason;+ na Naason woo Salmon;
21 na Salmon+ woo Boas; na Boas+ woo Obed;
22 na Obed woo Yese;+ na Yese woo Dawid.+