Tshikondo tshivua tshiyole tshia nzala mu Isalele, muena Isalele kampanda diende Naomi wakaya mu buloba bua Moaba ne bayende ne bana bende ba balume babidi. Pashishe bayende wa Naomi wakafua. Muanende wa balume umue wakasela Luta, mukuabu kusela Ôpa, bakaji bena Moaba. Bia dibungama, mu kupita kua matuku, bana ba Naomi aba bakafua.

Pakumvua Naomi ne: tshiyole tshia nzala tshivua tshijike mu Isalele, wakapangadija bua kupingana kuabu. Luta ne Ôpa bakenza nende luendu, kadi patshivuabu mu njila, Naomi wakabambila ne: ‘Nuvua bakaji ba bikadilu bimpe kudi bana banyi ne nuvua kabidi ne bikadilu bimpe kundi meme mamuenenu. Ndi musue bua banusele kabidi. Nunku pinganayi ku Moaba.’ Kadi bobu bakamuambila ne: ‘Tuetu tudi bakunange! Katuena basue kukushiya to.’ Naomi wakatungunuka ne kubambila bua baye. Ndekelu wa bionso, Ôpa wakaya, kadi Luta wakashala. Naomi wakamuambila ne: ‘Ôpa nyeye eu upingana mu tshisamba tshiabu ne kudi nzambi yabu. Pingana nende, uye ku nzubu kua mamuebe.’ Kadi Luta wakamuambila ne: ‘Tshiakukushiya to. Tshisamba tshienu netshikale tshisamba tshietu, ne Nzambi webe neikale Nzambi wanyi.’ Udi wela meji ne: Naomi uvua mua kuikala mudiumvue bishi bua mêyi a Luta aa?

Luta ne Naomi bakafika mu Isalele ku ntuadijilu kua dinowa dia orje. Dimue dituku, Luta wakaya bua kuangulula bishadile bia ntete mu budimi bua muntu kampanda diende Boaza, muana wa Lahaba. Boaza wakumvua ne: Luta uvua muena Moaba uvua mushale mulamate Naomi. Wakambila bena mudimu bende bua kushiya ndambu mukuabu wa ntete mu budimi bua Luta alue kuangulula.

 Dilolo adi, Naomi wakebeja Luta ne: ‘Uvua muangulule ntete mu budimi bua nganyi lelu?’ Luta wakandamuna ne: ‘Mu budimi bua muntu kampanda diende Boaza.’ Naomi wakamuambila ne: ‘Boaza mmulela wa bayanyi. Tungunuka kuangulula ntete mu budimi buende abu pamue ne bakaji bakuabu. Newikale mu bukubi muntu amu.’

Luta wakatungunuka ne kuangulula ntete mu budimi bua Boaza too ne pakajika dinowa. Boaza wakamona muvua Luta muenze mudimu mukole, kabidi ne muvuaye mukaji wa bikadilu bilenga. Tshikondo atshi, mulume yeye mufue kayi muanji kulela, mulela wende uvua ne bua kusela mukajende. Nunku Boaza wakasela Luta. Bakalela muana wa balume, kumuinyikabu ne: Obeda, wakalua nkambua wa mukalenge Davidi. Balunda ba Naomi bakasanka bikole. Bakamba ne: ‘Kumpala Yehowa uvua mukupeshe Luta uvua mukuenzele malu mimpe, kadi mpindieu mmukupeshe muikulu. Yehowa atumbishibue.’