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Yefutha n’Abaefuraimu
1Agho Abaefuraimu beetegeka okulwana olutalo, baasomoka omwiga Yorudani, baaja e Zafoni, baabuuza Yefutha bati: “Lwaki waja okulwanisa Abammoni, n’otatweta kuja n’iwe? Twidha kukwokera mu ndhu yo!”
2Yefutha yaabairamu ati: “Nze n’abantu bange twali n’enkaayana nnene n’Abammoni. Imwe nabeeta, aye mwaloba kwidha kubamponia. 3Bwenabona nga timwidhie kubamponia, naaghaayo obulamu bwange, naaja okulwanisa Abammoni abo era Musengwa Katonda yampa okubaghangula. Kale, lwaki mwidhie olwaleero okuunwanisa?” 4Agho Yefutha yaasoloza abasaadha boonaboona ab’e Gileadi, yaalwanisa Abaefuraimu yaabaghangula kuba Abaefuraimu baali nga bakobye bati: “Imwe Abagileadi abali mu Efuraimu ni mu Manasse, mwalumuka ku Efuraimu.”
5Agho Abagileadi baagema ebifo byonabyona omwiga Yorudani ghe gusomokerwa, nga benda okulobera Abaefuraimu okulumuka. Era kiisi Muefuraimu eyagezangaku okulumuka, bwe yaidhanga n’asaba bamuganhe okusomoka, nga bamubuuza bati: “Oli Muefuraimu?” Bwe yairangamu ati: “Busa”, 6olwo nga bale bamukoba akobe ati: “Shibbolethi.” Aye ole yaakoba ati: “Sibbolethi”, kuba nga tasobola kukyatula bukalamu. Olwo nga bale bamugema, nga bamwitira mu kifo omwiga Yorudani ghe gusomokerwa. Mu biseera ebyo, Abaefuraimu emitwalo ena n’enkumi ibiri (42,000) n’abaitibwa.
7Yefutha yaakulembera Isiraeli okumala emyaka mukaaga. Agho yaafa, baamuziika mu kibuga kye mu Gileadi.
Ibuzani akulembera Isiraeli
8Yefutha bwe yavaagho, Ibuzani ow’e Bethelehemu yaakulembera Isiraeli. 9Yali ni batabane amakumi asatu, ni baghala be amakumi asatu. Yafumbiza baghala be abo mu bika ebindi, era yaatoola abaghala amakumi asatu mu bika ebindi, yaabaleeta okufumbirwa batabane. Ibuzani oyo yaakulembera Isiraeli okumala emyaka musanvu. 10Agho yaafa, baamuziika e Bethelehemu.
Eloni akulembera Isiraeli
11Ibuzani bwe yavaagho, Eloni Omuzebuluni yaakulembera Isiraeli okumala emyaka ikumi. 12Agho yaafa, baamuziika mu Aiyaloni mu kiketezo ky’e Zebuluni.
Abudoni Akulembera Isiraeli
13Eloni bwe yavaagho, Abudoni mutabane wa Hilleli Omupirathoni yaakulembera Isiraeli. 14Yali ni batabane amakumi ana (40), ni baidhukulu be amakumi asatu (30), abaajiiranga ku ndogoyi nsanvu. Abudoni oyo yaakulembera Isiraeli okumala emyaka munaana. 15Agho yaafa, baamuziika mu Pirathoni, mu nsi ya Efuraimu, mu kiketezo eky’Abamaleki eky’oku nsozi.