Zwitjaba zwinosala mu shango
1 Yezwi ndizo zwitjaba zwakasiyiwa ndi Yahwe kulika Baiziraela nazo bose bakabe basingazibe ngekwe ngwa mu Kanana, 2 kwakabe kulikuti zwizekugwana zwe Baiziraela zwizibe ngwa, kuti badiye basakatongo ziba ngwa mu kutanga. 3 Zwitjaba ndi yezwi, babusi bali bashanu be Bafilisitiya ne Bakanana bose ne Basidoni ne Bahivi bakabe begala mu Dombo le Lebhanoni, kudwa ku Dombo le Bhaalehemoni kunoti tjose ku nkoba we Hamati. 4 Zwakasiyiwa kuli kulika Baiziraela kubona kuti kene banowotobela milayo ya Yahwe yabakapa bo batategulu babo ndi Mushe. 5 Bathu be Iziraela bakagala pakati kwe Bakanana ne Bahiti ne Baamoni ne Baperizi ne Bahivi ne Bajebusi, 6 ngono bakatola bakololokadzi babo kube bakadzi babo, ngono bakapa bakololo babo bakololokadzi babo, bakashingila midzimu yabo.
Othiniyeli
7 Bathu be Iziraela bakathama mbipo mu mesho a Yahwe, bekangang'wa Yahwe Ndzimu wabo, beshingila bo Bhaale na bo Ashera. 8 Ndizo bushongola gwa Yahwe gukathutila Baiziraela, ngono bakabatengesa mu maboko a Khushanirishathaimu mambo we Misopotamiya, ngono bathu be Iziraela bakashingila Khushanirishathaimu kwe makole ali zhanakadzi. 9 Koga kwakati Baiziraela belilila kuna Yahwe, Yahwe baka bamusila nsununguli kuba sunungula, iye Othiniyeli nkololo wa Kenazi nnung'una wa Khalebu. 10 Meya ya Yahwe ikazha munli ngono kasumikilisa Iziraela, kayenda ku ngwa, ngono Yahwe bakalonga Khushanirishathaimu mambo we Misopotamiya mu luboko gugwe, ngono Othiniyele kankunda. 11 Ndizo shango ikabe nge kunyalala kwe makole ali makumi manna (40). Ipapo Othiniyele nkololo wa Kenazi kafa.
Ehudi
12 Ngono Baiziraela bakathama mbipo mu mesho a Yahwe kakale, Yahwe bakasimisa Egiloni mambo we Moabu kugwa ne Iziraela, ngoti bakathama mbipo mu mesho a Yahwe. 13 Kazwikubunganyila Baamoni ne Baamaleki kanonginilila Baiziraela bakatapa nzi nkulu we milala. 14 Ngono Baiziraela bakashingila Egiloni mambo we Moabu kwe makole ali gumi lina ali zhanakadzi (18).
15 Koga kwakati Baiziraela belilila kuna Yahwe, Yahwe bakabamusila nsununguli unoyi Ehudi nkololo wa Gera we Mbhenjamini, nlume we tjimeshwe. Baiziraela bakatumila lukhetho kuna Egiloni mambo we Moabu ndiye. 16 Ehudi kazwithamila bukanu guno pitsha midzibo mibili gwe bulefu gwe luboko ngono kagudedela mu tjidzwa tje luji kusi kwe zwiambalo zwizwe. 17 Ngono kayesa lukhetho kuna Egiloni mambo we Moabu, wakabe ali nlume wakakola kwazo. 18 Kwakati Ehudi asina kuyisa lukhetho, kapaladza bathu bakabe bakasenga lukhetho. 19 Shule iye kashanduka pa zwifano zwe midzimu zwipa Giligala kadwa mambo kati, “Ndina dama lenyu le ikohwa imwi mambo,” Mambo bakabe beti, “Zhoba.” Bose bakabe banaye bakabhudila kuzhe. 20 Ehudi kazha kubali kwabakabe baligele baliboga ku ng'umbana itjapezhugwi inotothola, ngono Ehudi kabadwa kati, “Ndina ndayidzo yenyu inodwa ku Ndzimu.” Mambo bakamilika mu tjigalo tjabo. 21 Ehudi kalonga luboko gugwe gwe lumeshwe kashomola bukanu mu tjidzwa tjitje tje luji ngono kagulobelela mu ntumbu wa mambo, 22 bukanu gukangina kose ne mpinyana wago, gukanoputja ku ikamba. Ehudi kasishomole bukanu ngono gukazwimbiwa nge lizwizwi, ngono shambgwa ikabhuda. 23 Ipapo Ehudi kabhudila ku ng'umbana itjambeli, kazhalila mikoba ye ng'umba ipezhugwi shule kukwe ngono kadzikhiya. 24 Kwakati atjiyenda, balanda babe bakazha bakawana mikoba ye ng'umba itjapezhugwi yakakhiyiwa ngono bakakumbula beti, “Pamwe batjasununguka mu ng'umbana itjamukati inotothola.” 25 Ngono bakalinda kuswikila bepelameya, kwakati mambo basingazhule mikoba ye ng'umba, bakatola khiyi bakakhiyinula mikoba, bakawana tetshi wabo alilele pasi aka fa. 26 Bakati batjakalinda, Ehudi katizha kasiya. Wakapinda pa zwifano zwe midzimu, etizhila ku Seira. 27 Wakati eswika kalidza lunyanga mu shango ye matuthu ya Ifureimi, bathu be Iziraela bakadelukila naye bedwa ku shango ye matuthu akabatungamila. 28 Kabadwa kati, “Mundisale shule, ngoti Yahwe balonga zwita zwenyu Bamoabu mu maboko enyu.” Ndizo bakadelukila bakansalashule, bakatolela Bamoabu maambuko e gwizi gwe Jorodani, kusina wabanodumila ku tjuluka. 29 Mu tjibaka itjetjo bakabulaya balume bali zwiwulu zwili gumi be Moabu (10 000), bose bakazwilizanila bakasima, akuna wakatizha. 30 Ndizo Moabu yakayisiwa pasi kwe Iziraela zhuba ilelo. Shango ikabe nge kunyalala kwe makole ali makumi ali zhanakadzi (80).
Shamaga
31 Shule kwa Ehudi kukazha Shamaga nkololo wa Anati iye wakabulaya balume bali mazana ali tathatu (600) be Bafilisitiya nge ikombo tje ng'ombe, naiye waka sunungula Baiziraela.
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