< Mpitsara 12 >

1 Nifanontoñe o nte-Efraimeo naho nimb’e Tsafone mb’eo, nanao ty hoe amy Ieftake, Ino ty nitsaha’ areo mb’eo hialia’o amo nte-Amoneo f’ie tsy nitoka anay hindreza’ay? Ho forototoe’ay añ’ afo ama’o ty anjomba’o.
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 Le hoe ty natoi’ Ieftake am’ iareo, Toe niampohek’ amo ana’ i Amoneo naho ondatiko iraho te nikanjy anahareo, f’ie tsy nañaro ahy am-pità’ iareo.
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 Aa kanao tsy narova’ areo le namoeako fiay nitsake mb’ amo ana’ i Amoneo mb’eo, vaho natolo’ Iehovà an-tañako. Aa le ino ty nitroara’ areo amako androany hialia’ areo?
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 Natonto’ Ieftake o lahilahi’ i Gilade iabio naho nialy amy Efraime; vaho linafa’ o nte-Giladeo t’i Efraime, ami’ty natao’ iareo ty hoe: Ondaty gike e Efraime nahareo nte Gilade añivo’ i Efraime naho i Menasè ao.
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 Rinambe’ o nte-Giladeo amy Efraime o fitsaha’ Iordaney boake Efraimeo, ie amy zao naho teo ty nipoliotse amo nte-Efraimeo nanao ty hoe: Ehe angao hi­tsake? Le nañontane aze o nte-Giladeo ty hoe: nte Efraime hao? Aa naho Tsie ty natao’e;
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 le nanoe’ iareo ama’e ty hoe: Ano ty hoe: Sibolete, te mone nanao ty hoe Tsibolete—ie toe tsy nahafanoñoñe’e—le nitsepaheñe vaho vinono’ iareo amo fitsaha’ Iordaneio; nte Efraime efats’ ale-tsi-ro’ arivo ty nikorovoke henane zay.
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 Enen-taoñe ty nizakà’ Ieftake Israele, le nivilasy t’Ieftake nte-Gilade, vaho nalentek’ an-drova’ o nte-Giladeo.
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 Nanonjohy aze, t’Ibtsane nte-Betlekheme nizaka ­Israele.
Pea naʻe hoko mo ia ʻa Ipisani mei Petelihema ʻi he fakamaauʻi ʻa ʻIsileli.
9 Nanañ’ anadahy telo-polo re naho anak’ ampela telopolo naho naondra’e añe vaho nampimoahe’e boak’ añe ka ty anak’ ampela ho a o ana-dahi’eo. Nizaka Israele fito taoñe
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 le nivilasy t’Ib­tsane, vaho nalenteke e Betlekheme ao.
Pea naʻe toki pekia ai ʻa Ipisani, pea naʻe tanu ia ʻi Petelihema.
11 Ie añe le nizaka Israele folo taoñe t’i Elone nte-Zebolone.
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 Ie nihomake t’i Elone nte-Zebolone, le nalenteke Aialone an-tane Zebolone ao.
Pea naʻe pekia ʻa ʻEloni ko e tangata Sepuloni, pea naʻe tanu ia ʻi ʻAsaloni ʻi he fonua ʻo Sepuloni.
13 Nanonjohy aze nizaka Israele t’i Abdone ana’ i Mpandrenge nte-Piratone.
Pea naʻe hoko mo ia, ʻae fakamaauʻi ʻa ʻIsileli ʻe ʻApitoni ko e foha ʻo Ileli ko e tangata ʻo Pilatoni.
14 Nanañ’ana-dahy efa-polo re naho afe telo-polo mpiningitse ana-borìke fitom-polo, nizaka valo taoñe.
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 Nivilasy t’i Abdone ana’ i Mpandrenge nte-Piratone vaho nalenteke e Piratone an-tane Efraime am-bohi’ i Amaleke ao.
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.

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