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Mika n’ekika kya Dani
1Mu biseera ebyo tighaaligho kyabazinga mu Isiraeli. Era ab’omu kika kya Dani baali nga bakaayagala ekiketezo ekyaibwe eky’okubaamu, kuba baali nga bakaali kufuna mugabo gwaibwe mu bika bya Isiraeli. 2Agho ab’omu kika kya Dani boonaboona, beerondamu abasaadha abaziramu ntete bataanu. Baabatuma, nga bava mu Zora ni mu Eshitaolo, okuja okukeeta n’okwetegereza ensi eyo. Bwe baatuuka mu maka ga Mika, mu kiketezo eky’e Efuraimu eky’oku nsozi, baaba agho. 3Bwe baali nga bali eyo, baategeera endhogera y’omwisuka Omulevi. Agho baaja y’ali, baamubuuza bati: “Okola ki ghano? Era naani eyakuleeta ghano?”
4Yaabairamu ati: “Tuti bwe twaisania ni Mika: yampangisa nga wa kunsasulanga, nze mbe kabona we.”
5Baamukoba bati: “Tukweghembye buuza Katonda atumanhise oba nga olugendo lwe tuli kujaamu lunaaba lukalamu.”
6Kabona oyo yaabairamu ati: “Muje miraala, Musengwa Katonda ali kubalabirira mu lugendo lwaimwe.”
7Agho abasaadha abo abataanu baaja, baatuuka e Laishi. Baabona ng’abantu baayo bali miraala ng’oti n’ab’e Sidoni bwe baali. Abantu abo baali baikaikamu, nga tibasuubira muntu yeenayeena kubalumba naire, nga bali na kiisi kye beetaaga era nga bakombe. Baali ghala inho n’Abasidoni, era nga bazira bantu bandi be bakolagana nabo.
8Abasaadha abataanu bwe bairayo e Zora n’e Eshitaolo, baganda baibwe baababuuza kye bazwire. 9Baabairamu bati: “Musituke tuje tubalumbe. Kuba bona, tumaze okuzuula ng’ensi yaibwe ngimu inho. Mulobe kuba bwagho. Mwangughe, muje mugitwale ebe yaife. 10Bwe munaatuukayo, mwidha kwagaana abantu abatasuubira muntu yeenayeena kubalumba naire. Ensi eyo ngazi, era erimu buli kintu omuntu kye yeetaaga. Bwenebwene, Katonda agibaghaire mugighangule.”
11Agho abasaadha lukaaga (600) ab’omu kika kya Dani, baasitula nga bagemye eby’okulwanisa okuva e Zora n’e Eshitaolo. 12Baaniinaniina, baaja baasimba weema dhaibwe e Kiriathi Yearimu mu Buyudaaya. Kyova, okutuusa ni mpegaano, ekifo ekyo kikaayetebwa, Ekifo Dani ghe yasimba weema dhe. 13Bwe baava agho baatuuka mu ndhu ya Mika mu kiketezo eky’e Efuraimu eky’oku nsozi.
14Abasaadha bale abataanu abaaja okukeeta ensi y’e Laishi, baakoba banaibwe bati: “Mubaire mwidhi nga mu ndhu dhino mulimu ekifaananie ekibaadhe, ekisiigiibwaku feeza omusaanuuse? Era mubaire mwidhi nga mu ndhu dhino mulimu n’ekivaalo eky’obwakabona, era mwabaamu n’ebintu ebyetebwa terafimu? Kale ni mulowooze ku kye mugwaniire okukola.”
15Kale baakyukira agho, baaja mu maka ga Mika, baatuuka ku ndhu omwisuka Omulevi mwe yabanga, baamubuuza ebimufaaku. 16Olwo abasaadha bale olukaaga (600) ab’omu kika kya Dani abagemye eby’okulwanisa, baali beemereire ku mulyango. 17Agho abasaadha abataanu abaakeeta ku lule, baingira mu ndhu, baatoolamu ekifaananie ekibaadhe, n’ekivaalo eky’obwakabona, n’ebintu ebyetebwa terafimu, n’ekifaananie ekikoleibwa mu kyuma ekisaanuusiibwa. Baakolanga ebyo, nga kabona ayemereire ku mulyango ghalala n’abasaadha olukaaga (600) abagemye eby’okulwanisa.
18Abasaadha bale bwe baingira mu ndhu ya Mika, ni batoolamu ekifaananie ekibaadhe, n’ekivaalo eky’obwakabona, n’ebintu ebyetebwa terafimu, n’ekifaananie ekikoleibwa mu kyuma ekisaanuusiibwa, kabona oyo yaababuuza ati: “Muli kukola ki ekyo?”
19Baamwiramu bati: “Sirika, otageza kwogera! Idha oje n’ife, obe omuwi w’amagezi era kabona waife. Tikisingaku okuba kabona ow’ekika ky’Abaisiraeli ekiramba, mu kifo eky’okuba kabona ow’endhu ey’omuntu omulala obulala ati?” 20Kabona yaasangaala inho, yaatoola ekivaalo eky’obwakabona, n’ebintu ebyetebwa terafimu, n’ekifaananie ekibaadhe, yaaja nabo.
21Agho baakyusa, baatoolera olugendo nga bakulembeizaamu abaana abato, n’ensolo, n’ebintu. 22Bwe baali nga batambwireku olugendo olughera okuva ku ndhu ya Mika, Mika yaayeta baliraanwa be, baababingirira era baatuuka ku bantu b’omu kika kya Dani abo, 23baabakaabukira. Ab’omu kika kya Dani baakyuka, baabuuza Mika bati: “Kiki ekikutuuseeku, okwidha n’ekikunsu ekinene kityo?”
24Mika yairamu ati: “Muntoireku emisambwa gyange gye nakola, mwantoolaku ni kabona wange, mwatwala. Kiki kye nsigaizaagho? Olwo nga mumbuuza muti, ‘Kiki ekikutuuseeku?’ ”
25Ab’omu kika kya Dani baakoba bati: “Ekisinga, otayongera kwogera, okutoolaku ng’oyenda abasaadha bano abakambwe bakulumbe, bakwite iwe n’ab’omu ndhu yo.” 26Agho ab’omu kika kya Dani beetambulira. Mika bwe yabona nga bamusinga inho amaani, yaakyuka yairayo ewuwe.
27Ab’omu kika kya Dani bwe baamala okutwala ebintu bya Mika bye yali akoze, ni kabona we, baalumba Laishi, ekibuga eky’abantu abaikaikamu era abatasuubira muntu yeenayeena kubalumba naire. Baabaita n’ekibuga baakikumaku omuliro kyaya. 28Tighaaligho yaidha kubawonia, kuba Laishi kyali mu kiiko ekiriiraine Bethirehobu, nga kyeswire inho ni Sidoni ate nga abaayo ghazira bantu bandi be bakolagana nabo. Agho ab’omu kika kya Dani baazimba buyaaka ekibuga ekyo, baaba omwo. 29Eriina ery’ekibuga ekyo eryali Laishi baalikyusa, baakituuma Dani erya dhaadha waibwe eyali mutabane wa Yakobo. 30Ab’omu kika kya Dani abo, baataagho ekifaananie ekibaadhe kire, okukisinzanga. Agho Yonathani mutabane wa Gereshomu, era mwidhukulu wa Musa, yaaba kabona waibwe. Yonathani oyo ni baidhukulu be abaamwiririra, n’abaali bakabona b’Abadani abo okutuusa abantu lwe baatwalibwa mu bunhage. 31Kale baataagho ekifaananie ekibaadhe Mika kye yakola, kyasigalayo ekiseera kyonakyona endhu ya Katonda kye yabeeragho e Shilo.