Mahukunta 12

1 Mutanen Efraim suka tattaro mayaƙansu, suka haye zuwa Zafon suka cewa Yefta, “Don me ka tafi ka yaƙi Ammonawa ba ka gayyace mu ba? Za mu ƙone gidanka a kanka.”

Pea naʻe fakakātoa fakataha ʻakinautolu ʻe he kau tangata ʻo ʻIfalemi, ʻonau ʻalu atu ki he potu tokelau, ʻonau pehē kia Sefita, “Ko e hā naʻa ke ʻalu ai ki he fānau ʻa ʻAmoni ke tau, ka naʻe ʻikai te ke ui kimautolu ke tau ō mo koe? Te mau tutu ho fale ʻi ʻolunga ʻiate koe.”

2 Yefta ya ce, “Ni da mutanena mun yi ta jayayya sosai da Ammonawa, ko da yake na kira ku, amma ba ku cece ni daga hannuwansu ba.

Pea naʻe pehē ʻe Sefita kiate kinautolu, “Ko au mo hoku kakai naʻa mau fekeʻikeʻi lahi mo e fānau ʻa ʻAmoni; pea ʻi heʻeku ui ʻakimoutolu naʻe ʻikai te mou fakamoʻui au mei honau nima.

3 Da na ga ba za ku taimake ni ba, sai na yi kasai da raina na kuwa haye don in yaƙi Ammonawa, Ubangiji kuwa ya ba ni nasara a kansu. To, don me kuka zo yau don ku yaƙe ni?”

Pea ʻi heʻeku mamata naʻe ʻikai te mou fakamoʻui au, naʻaku ʻai ʻeku moʻui ki hoku nima, pea u ʻalu atu ʻo tuʻu hake ki he fānau ʻa ʻAmoni, pea naʻe tuku mai ʻakinautolu ʻe Sihova ki hoku nima: ko ia ko e hā kuo mou haʻu ai he ʻaho ni, ke tau kiate au?”

4 Sa’an nan Yefta ya tara mutanen Gileyad wuri guda ya kuma yaƙi Efraim. Mutanen Gileyad suka fatattake su domin mutanen Efraim sun ce, “Ku Mutanen Gileyad masu neman mafaka ne cikin Efraim da Manasse.”

Pea naʻe tānaki fakataha ʻe Sefita ʻae kau tangata kotoa pē ʻo Kiliati, pea naʻa ne tauʻi ʻa ʻIfalemi: pea naʻe teʻia ʻe he kau tangata ʻo Kiliati ʻa ʻIfalemi, ko e meʻa ʻi heʻenau pehē, “Ko e kau hola mei ʻIfalemi ʻakimoutolu ʻae kau Kiliati, pea mei he kakai Manase.”

5 Mutanen Gileyad suka ƙwace mashigan Urdun masu zuwa Efraim, duk sa’ad da wani daga Efraim da ya tsira ya ce, “Bari in haye,” sai mutane Gileyad su ce “Kai mutumin Efraim ne?” In ya ce, “A’a,”

Pea tomuʻa maʻu ʻae ngaahi aʻaʻanga ʻo Sioatani ʻe he kakai Kiliati ʻi he kakai ʻIfalemi: pea naʻe pehē, ʻi he lau ʻe he kau ʻIfalemi ko ia kuo hao, ʻo pehē, Tuku au ke u ʻalu ki he kauvai; naʻe pehē ʻe he kau tangata ʻo Kiliati ki ai, “Ko e tangata ʻIfalemi koe?” Kapau naʻa ne pehē, “ʻIkai:”

6 sai su ce, “To, ka ce, ‘Shibbolet.’” In ya ce, “Sibbolet,” saboda ba sa iya faɗin kalmar daidai, sai su kama shi su kashe a mashigan Urdun. Aka kashe mutanen Efraim dubu arba’in da biyu a ta haka.

Naʻa nau pehē kiate ia, “Ke ke pehē mai Sihipoleti:’ Ka naʻa ne pehē, Sipoleti: he naʻe ʻikai te ne faʻa lea ʻaki ia ke totonu: Pea naʻa nau ʻave ia, ʻo tāmateʻi ia ʻi he aʻaʻanga ʻo Sioatani: pea naʻe tō ai ʻi he kuonga ko ia ʻae kau tangata ʻIfalemi ʻe toko ua mano mo e toko ua afe.

7 Yefta ya shugabanci Isra’ila shekara shida. Sa’an nan Yefta mutumin Gileyad ya mutu, aka kuwa binne shi wani gari a Gileyad.

Pea naʻe fakamaau ʻa ʻIsileli ʻe Sefita ʻi he taʻu ʻe ono. Pea naʻe toki pekia ʻa Sefita ko e tangata Kiliati, pea naʻe tanu ia ʻi he kolo ʻe taha ʻi Kiliati.

8 Bayansa, Ibzan mutumin Betlehem, ya shugabanci Isra’ila.

Pea naʻe hoko mo ia ʻa Ipisani mei Petelihema ʻi he fakamaauʻi ʻa ʻIsileli.

9 Yana’ya’ya maza talatin da’ya’ya mata talatin. Ya ba da auren’ya’yansa mata ga waɗanda ba daga dangi ba, ga’ya’yansa maza kuwa ya kawo’yan mata talatin su zama matansu waje da danginsa. Ibzan ya shugabanci Isra’ila shekara bakwai.

Pea naʻe toko tolungofulu hono ngaahi foha mo toko tolungofulu hono ʻofefine ʻaia naʻa ne fekau atu ki he mamaʻo, ʻo ne ʻomi ʻae ngaahi ʻofefine ʻe toko tolungofulu mei he mamaʻo ki hono ngaahi foha. Pea naʻa ne fakamaauʻi ʻa ʻIsileli ʻi he taʻu ʻe fitu.

10 Sa’an nan Ibzan ya mutu, aka kuwa binne shi Betlehem.

Pea naʻe toki pekia ai ʻa Ipisani, pea naʻe tanu ia ʻi Petelihema.

11 Bayansa, Elon mutumin Zebulun, ya shugabanci Isra’ila shekara goma.

Pea naʻe hoko mo ia ʻa ʻEloni, ko e tangata Sepuloni, ʻo ne fakamaauʻi ʻa ʻIsileli; pea ne fakamaau ʻe ia ʻa ʻIsileli ʻi he taʻu ʻe hongofulu.

12 Sa’an nan Elon ya mutu, aka kuwa binne shi a Aiyalon a ƙasar Zebulun.

Pea naʻe pekia ʻa ʻEloni ko e tangata Sepuloni, pea naʻe tanu ia ʻi ʻAsaloni ʻi he fonua ʻo Sepuloni.

13 Bayansa, Abdon ɗan Hillel, daga Firaton, ya shugabanci Isra’ila.

Pea naʻe hoko mo ia, ʻae fakamaauʻi ʻa ʻIsileli ʻe ʻApitoni ko e foha ʻo Ileli ko e tangata ʻo Pilatoni.

14 Yana da’ya’ya maza arba’in da’yan taɓa kunne talatin, waɗanda suka hau jakuna saba’in. Ya shugabanci Isra’ila shekara takwas.

Pea naʻe toko fāngofulu hono foha, pea toko tolungofulu hono ʻilamutu, naʻe faʻa heka ʻi he ʻasi mui ʻe fitungofulu: pea naʻe fakamaau ʻe ia ʻa ʻIsileli ʻi he taʻu ʻe valu.

15 Sa’an nan Abdon ɗan Hillel ya mutu, aka kuwa binne shi a Firaton a Efraim, a ƙasar tudu ta Amalekawa.

Pea naʻe pekia ʻa ʻApitoni ko e foha ʻo Ileli, ko e tangata Pilatoni, pea naʻe fai ia ʻi Pilatoni ʻi he fonua ʻo ʻIfalemi, ʻi he moʻunga ʻoe kau ʻAmaleki.