Mpitsara 12
1 Ary nivory ny lehilahy amin’ ny Efraima, dia nandeha nianavaratra ka nanao tamin’ i Jefta hoe: Nahoana no nandeha niady tamin’ ny taranak’ i Amona ianao ka tsy mba niantso anay hiaraka aminao? Hodoranay amin’ ny afo ny tranonao sy ianao.
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 Fa hoy Jefta taminy: Izaho sy ny oloko efa nanana ady mafy tamin’ ny taranak’ i Amona; ary niantso anareo aho, fa tsy namonjy ahy tamin’ ny tànany ianareo.
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 Ary rehefa hitako fa tsy namonjy ahy ianareo, dia nanao ny aiko tsy ho zavatra aho ka nandeha niady tamin’ ny taranak’ i Amona, ary natolotr’ i Jehovah teo an-tanako izy, koa nahoana ianareo no miakatra atỳ amiko anio hila ady amiko?
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 Ary Jefta dia namory ny lehilahy rehetra amin’ ny Gileada ka niady tamin’ ny Efraima; ary dia namely ny Efraima ny lehilahy amin’ ny Gileada, satria hoy ireo: Hianareo Gileadita dia mpandositra avy amin’ ny Efraima ao amin’ ny taranak’ i Efraima sy Manase.
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 Dia novonjen’ ny Gileada ny fitàna any Jordana mankany amin’ ny Efraima; ary nony niteny ny mpandositra avy amin’ ny Efraima nanao hoe: Aoka mba hita aho; dia hoy ny lehilahy amin’ ny Gileada taminy: Efraimita va ianao? ary raha hoy izy: Tsia,
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 dia hoy izy ireo taminy: Tonony ary ny hoe Shiboleta; fa hoy kosa izy: Siboleta, satria tsy nahay nanonona izany marina izy. Dia nisambotra azy ireo ka namono azy teo amin’ ny fitàna ao Jordana; ary nahafatesana roa arivo sy efatra alina ny Efraimita tamin’ izany andro izany.
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 Dia nitsara ny Isiraely enin-taona Jefta. Ary maty Jefta Gileadita ka nalevina tao amin’ ny tanana anankiray any Gileada.
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 Ary Ibzana, avy any Betlehema, no nitsara ny Isiraely nandimby an’ i Jefta.
Pea naʻe hoko mo ia ʻa Ipisani mei Petelihema ʻi he fakamaauʻi ʻa ʻIsileli.
9 Ary izy nanana zanakalahy telo-polo sy zanakavavy telo-polo, izay nampanambadiny tany ivelany, ary zazavavy telo-polo kosa no nampidiriny ho an’ ny zananilahy. Ary nitsara ny Isiraely fito taona izy.
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 Dia maty Ibzana ka nalevina tany Betlehema.
Pea naʻe toki pekia ai ʻa Ipisani, pea naʻe tanu ia ʻi Petelihema.
11 Ary Elona Zebolonita no nitsara ny Isiraely nandimby azy; ary nitsara ny Isiraely folo taona izy.
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 Dia maty Elona Zebolonita ka nalevina tany Aialona ao amin’ ny tanin’ ny Zebolona.
Pea naʻe pekia ʻa ʻEloni ko e tangata Sepuloni, pea naʻe tanu ia ʻi ʻAsaloni ʻi he fonua ʻo Sepuloni.
13 Ary Abdona, zanak’ i Elela, avy any Piratona, no nitsara ny Isiraely nandimby azy.
Pea naʻe hoko mo ia, ʻae fakamaauʻi ʻa ʻIsileli ʻe ʻApitoni ko e foha ʻo Ileli ko e tangata ʻo Pilatoni.
14 Ary nanana zanakalahy efa-polo sy zafy telo-polo izay nitaingina zana-boriky fito-polo izy, ary nitsara ny Isiraely valo taona.
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 Dia maty Abdona, zanak’ i Elela, avy any Piratona, ka nalevina tany Piratona, any amin’ ny tanin’ ny Efraima any amin’ ny tany havoan’ ny Amalekita.
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.
