< Jasi Vahere 12 >
1 Hagi Efraemi vahe'mo'za sondia vahe'zmia nezmavre'za Jodani tina takahe'za Safoni nevu'za amanage hu'za Jeptantega kea atrageno vu'ne. Jodani tima takahenka Amoni vahe'ma hahuzmante'naku'ma nevunka, nahigenka kea hanketa kagra'enena vuta hara ome osu'none? Hagi e'inama hu'naku menina nonka'ane kagri'enena teve taginteta huvazisunkenka tasagegahane.
Abantu bakoEfrayimi basebebizelwa ndawonye, bachaphela enyakatho, bathi kuJefitha: Wachaphelani ukuyakulwa umelene labantwana bakoAmoni, lathi ungasibizanga ukuthi sihambe lawe? Sizatshisa ngomlilo indlu yakho phezu kwakho.
2 Anagema hazageno'a Jepta'a amanage huno kenona hu'ne, Amoni vahe'mo'zama tazeri havizama nehazageta hazenkefima mani'neta eme taza hihoma hunketa, tamagra eta Amoni vahe'mokizmi zamazampintira eme tagura ovazi'naze.
UJefitha wathi kibo: Mina labantu bami sasilengxabano enkulu labantwana bakoAmoni; sathi silibiza, kalingikhululanga esandleni sabo.
3 Anagema nehu'nama koama tamagrama etama eme tazama osnazazama hazageta, tagra tavufa eri amanezaseta Amoni vahe'enena hara nehunkeno, Ra Anumzamo'a taza higeta zamahe vagare'none. Hagi nagafare marerita hara eme hurantekea nehaze?
Kwathi lapho ngibona ukuthi kalisizanga, ngabeka impilo yami esandleni sami, ngachaphela ebantwaneni bakoAmoni, iNkosi yabanikela esandleni sami. Pho, lenyukeleleni kimi lamuhla ukulwa limelene lami?
4 Anagema hige'za Efraemi naga'mo'za amanage hu'naze, Tamagra Giliati vahera Efraemi nagapinti'ene Manase nagapinti tagrira tatretma fre'naza vahe mani'naze. Anagema hazageno'a, Jepta'a maka vahe'a zamavareno Efraemi nagara hara eme huzamanteno zamahe vagare'ne.
UJefitha wasebutha wonke amadoda eGileyadi walwa loEfrayimi; amadoda eGileyadi asemtshaya uEfrayimi, ngoba athi: Lingababalekileyo bakoEfrayimi, lina beGileyadi, phakathi kukaEfrayimi loManase.
5 Hagi Giliati vahe'mo'za Jodani tima takamahe'zama nevazare kva hu'za mani'ne'za, ana tima takahe'zama vaza vahera zamantahige'za, tamagra Efraemi vahero, hazageno'ma i'oma hia vahera,
AbeGileyadi basebethumba amazibuko eJordani aya koEfrayimi. Kwakusithi lapho iziphepheli zakoEfrayimi zisithi: Ake ngichaphe; amadoda eGileyadi athi kuye: UngumEfrayimi yini? Lapho esithi: Hatshi;
6 sihibolet hunka huo higeno'ma, sibolet huno'ma huhavizama hia vahera azeri'za akafri'naze. Na'ankure Efraemi vahe zamanankemo'a ruzahu hu'ne. E'ina hu'za 42 tauseni'a Efraemi vahera zamahe'naze.
basebesithi kuye: Ake uthi: Shibolethi. Athi: Sibolethi; ngoba engelakulikhuluma kuhle. Basebembamba, bemhlaba emazibukweni eJordani. Kwasekusiwa ngalesosikhathi kwabakoEfrayimi abazinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amane lambili.
7 Hagi Jepta'a 6si'a kafufi Israeli vahera kegava huzmanteno mani'neno, keaga refko hu'ne. Hagi Jepta'ma frige'za Giliati mopafi asente'naze.
UJefitha wasesahlulela uIsrayeli iminyaka eyisithupha. Wasesifa uJefitha umGileyadi, wangcwatshelwa komunye wemizi yeGileyadi.
8 Hagi Jepta'ma frigeno'a Betlehemuti ne' Ipsan Israeli vahera kegava huzmanteno mani'neno keaga refko huzmante'ne.
Emva kwakhe-ke uIbizani weBhethelehema wahlulela uIsrayeli.
9 Hagi agra 30'a ne' mofavre zamanteno, 30'a mofane zamante'ne. Hagi ana maka mofane'a ru naga nofipi masinezmanteno, ne' mofavrearamintera ru naga nofipintike ara hagezamine. Hagi Ipsani'a 7ni'a kafufi Israeli vahera kegava huzmanteno mani'neno, keagazmia refko hu'ne.
Njalo wayelamadodana angamatshumi amathathu, wathumela ngaphandle amadodakazi angamatshumi amathathu, wangenisela amadodana akhe amadodakazi angamatshumi amathathu evela ngaphandle; wahlulela uIsrayeli iminyaka eyisikhombisa.
10 Hagi Ipsanima frige'za Betlehemu kumate asente'naze.
Wasesifa uIbizani, wangcwatshelwa eBhethelehema.
11 Hagi Ipsani'ma frigeno'a, Zebuluni nagapinti ne' Eloni 10ni'a kafufi Israeli vahera kegava huzmanteno mani'neno keaga refko hu'ne.
Njalo emva kwakhe uEloni umZebuloni wahlulela uIsrayeli; wahlulela uIsrayeli iminyaka elitshumi.
12 Hagi Zebuluni ne' Eloni'ma frigeno'a, Aijaloni kumate Zebuluni mopafi asente'naze.
Wasesifa uEloni umZebuloni, wangcwatshelwa eAjaloni, elizweni lakoZebuluni.
13 Hagi Eloni'ma frigeno'a, Piratoni kumateti ne' Hileli nemofo Abdoni Israeli vahera kegava huzmanteno mani'neno keagazimia refko huzmante'ne.
Emva kwakhe-ke uAbidoni indodana kaHileli umPirathoni wahlulela uIsrayeli.
14 Hagi Abdoni'a 40'a ne'mofavrerami antegeno agehe'za 30'a ne' mofavrerami fore hu'nazankino, 70'a donki afu agumpi vano hu'naze. Hagi Abdoni'a 8'a kafufi Israeli vahera kegava huzmante'neno keagazimia refko hu'ne.
Wayelamadodana angamatshumi amane, lamadodana amadodana angamatshumi amathathu, ayegada amathole abobabhemi angamatshumi ayisikhombisa; wahlulela uIsrayeli iminyaka eyisificaminwembili.
15 Hagi Piratoni kumate ne' Hileli ne'mofo Abdoni'ma frige'za, Efraemi mopafi Piratoni kumate Ameleki vahe agona kokampi asente'naze.
Wasesifa uAbidoni indodana kaHileli umPirathoni, wangcwatshelwa ePirathoni elizweni lakoEfrayimi entabeni zamaAmaleki.