16-18. (a) Moota xeeni Ruthi oonihenrye awe niphento na ekeekhai? (b) Exeeni enniixuttiha awe Ruthi, voohimya sa niphento na ekeekhai? (Nwehe elatarato ya athiyana awo anli.)

¹⁶ Ruthi aanisuwela ni aanoona nthowa naya aamutthara awe Nowemi ephiro ele yoothowa atthu. Yaamwiirinhe waari omphenta Nowemi ni Muluku aamukokhorela awe. Tivonto Ruthi aahimmye awe so: “Muhikikhanyererihé wohiyani, nkintthuna omwalana ni nyuwo. Onrowanyu omaka ohiyu, ni miyo kinomaka weiwo, onrowanyu okhalaka nyuwo, ni miyo kinokhalaka weiwo. Atthu anyu anrowa okhalaka atthu aka, Muluku anyu onrowa okhalaka Muluku aka. Nipuro ninrowanyu okhwa, kikhweleke weiwo, kivithiwe weiwo vakhiviru ni nyuwo. Apwiya etepe okitakhaliha, kamwalana ni nyuwo, ohiya okhwa”.​—Ruth. 1:16, 17.

¹⁷ Masu ala a Ruthi khaniliyaleya, hata sivinre ene iseekulu 30. Masu ala annooniherya makhalelo ooloka, eyo piiyo, niphento. Niphento na Ruthi, naari nuulupale ni ororomeleya wawe waahimwiiriha omutthara Nowemi khula opuro aarowa awe. Okhwa paahi ti waarowa ommwalaniha. Nave aahihimya wira amusi a Nowemi yaarowa okhala amusi awe; Ruthi aaheemererya ohiya itthu sotheene saarina awe oMowabi, waahela muhina amuluku a oMowabi. Moovirikana ni Orpa, Ruthi aahihimya ni murima awe wotheene wira aaphavela wira Muluku a Nowemi, Yehova, okhale Muluku awe-tho.a