Tola
1 Kwakati shule kwa Abimeleki kukamuka Tola nkololo wa Puwa, ali nkololo wa Dodo, nlume we Isakari, kusunungula Iziraela. Wakabe egala ku Shamiri mu shango ye matuthu ya Ifureimi. 2 Katungamila Iziraela kwe makole ali makumi mabili ana matatu (23). Kadwapo kafa, kabiganyigwa ku Shamiri.
Jairi
3 Shule kukwe kukamuka Jairi we Giliyadi, wakatungamila Iziraela kwe makole ali makumi mabili ana mabili (22). 4 Wakabe ana bakololo bali makumi matatu (30), bakabe betatha madonki ali makumi matatu (30), bakabe bana mizi ili makumi matatu (30) inodang'wa Havotijairi na nasi, imu shango ye Giliyadi. 5 Ngono Jairi kafa, kabiganyiwa mu Kamoni.
Jefuta
6 Ngono bathu be Iziraela bakathama mbipo kakale mu mesho a Yahwe, bakashingila bo Bhaale ne ndzimukadzi Ashera, iyo midzimu ye Siriya ne midzimu ye Sidoni ne midzimu ye Moabu ne midzimu ye Baamoni, ne midzimu ye Bafilisitiya ngono bakasiya Yahwe bakasibashingile. 7 Bushongola gwa Yahwe gukathutila Baiziraela, ngono bakabatengesa mu maboko e Bafilisitiya ne Baamoni, 8 ibo bakabadziyidza bakabatshambilidza gole ilelo. Bakatshambilidza bathu bose be Iziraela kwe makole ali gumi lina ali zhanakadzi (18) bakabe bali seli ye Jorodani mu shango ye Baamoni imu Giliyadi. 9 Baamoni bakatjulukabo Jorodani kunogwa ne Juda ne Bhenjamini ne nsha wa Ifureimi, ngono Iziraela ikabe mu buyendasi bukulu.
10 Bathu be Iziraela bakalilila kuna Yahwe beti, “Takamutjinyila, ngoti takamusiya Ndzimu wedu, ngono tikashingila bo Bhaale.” 11 Ngono Yahwe bakadwa bathu be Iziraela bakati, “Apa andizomusunungula mu Baegipiti ne mu Baamori ne mu Baamoni ne mu Bafilisitiya? 12 Basidoni bo ne Baamaleki ne Baamoni bakamutshambilidza ngono mukalilila kundili ndikamusunungula mu maboko abo. 13 Koga makandisiya mukashingila midzimu ipoga, ndizo anditjowomutjidza. 14 Yendani munolilila midzimu yamakashalula, ngaimusunungule mu misi ye buyendasi gwenyu.” 15 Ngono bathu be Iziraela bakadwa Yahwe bakati, “Takatjinya, thamani tjamunobona tjakatilulwamila, koga tokumbila muti sunungule ngwenu.” 16 Ndizo bakadusa midzimu ipoga pakati kwabo ngono bakashingila Yahwe, ngono Yahwe bakasitjamililane ne kudziyidziwa kwe Baiziraela.
17 Ipapo Baamoni bakadan'gwa bakakotokela mu Giliyadi, bathu be Iziraela bakakubungana ngono bakakotokela ku Mizipha. 18 Batungamili be bathu be Giliyadi bakabudzana beti, “Iye unowotangisa kunonginilila Baamoni, unowobe iye nsholo we bagali bose be Giliyadi.”
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