Abahluleli 12

1 Abantu bakoEfrayimi basebebizelwa ndawonye, bachaphela enyakatho, bathi kuJefitha: Wachaphelani ukuyakulwa umelene labantwana bakoAmoni, lathi ungasibizanga ukuthi sihambe lawe? Sizatshisa ngomlilo indlu yakho phezu kwakho.

and to cry man Ephraim and to pass Zaphon [to] and to say to/for Jephthah why? to pass to/for to fight in/on/with son: descendant/people Ammon and to/for us not to call: call to to/for to go: went with you house: home your to burn upon you in/on/with fire

2 UJefitha wathi kibo: Mina labantu bami sasilengxabano enkulu labantwana bakoAmoni; sathi silibiza, kalingikhululanga esandleni sabo.

and to say Jephthah to(wards) them man strife to be I and people my and son: descendant/people Ammon much and to cry out [obj] you and not to save [obj] me from hand: power their

3 Kwathi lapho ngibona ukuthi kalisizanga, ngabeka impilo yami esandleni sami, ngachaphela ebantwaneni bakoAmoni, iNkosi yabanikela esandleni sami. Pho, lenyukeleleni kimi lamuhla ukulwa limelene lami?

and to see: see for nothing you (to save *L(abh)*) and to set: take [emph?] soul: life my in/on/with palm my and to pass [emph?] to(wards) son: descendant/people Ammon and to give: give them LORD in/on/with hand: power my and to/for what? to ascend: rise to(wards) me [the] day: today [the] this to/for to fight in/on/with me

4 UJefitha wasebutha wonke amadoda eGileyadi walwa loEfrayimi; amadoda eGileyadi asemtshaya uEfrayimi, ngoba athi: Lingababalekileyo bakoEfrayimi, lina beGileyadi, phakathi kukaEfrayimi loManase.

and to gather Jephthah [obj] all human Gilead and to fight with Ephraim and to smite human Gilead [obj] Ephraim for to say survivor Ephraim you(m. p.) Gilead in/on/with midst Ephraim in/on/with midst Manasseh

5 AbeGileyadi basebethumba amazibuko eJordani aya koEfrayimi. Kwakusithi lapho iziphepheli zakoEfrayimi zisithi: Ake ngichaphe; amadoda eGileyadi athi kuye: UngumEfrayimi yini? Lapho esithi: Hatshi;

and to capture Gilead [obj] ford [the] Jordan to/for Ephraim and to be for to say survivor Ephraim to pass and to say to/for him human Gilead Ephraimite you(m. s.) and to say not

6 basebesithi kuye: Ake uthi: Shibolethi. Athi: Sibolethi; ngoba engelakulikhuluma kuhle. Basebembamba, bemhlaba emazibukweni eJordani. Kwasekusiwa ngalesosikhathi kwabakoEfrayimi abazinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amane lambili.

and to say to/for him to say please Shibboleth and to say stream and not to establish: right to/for to speak: speak right and to grasp [obj] him and to slaughter him to(wards) ford [the] Jordan and to fall: kill in/on/with time [the] he/she/it from Ephraim forty and two thousand

7 UJefitha wasesahlulela uIsrayeli iminyaka eyisithupha. Wasesifa uJefitha umGileyadi, wangcwatshelwa komunye wemizi yeGileyadi.

and to judge Jephthah [obj] Israel six year and to die Jephthah [the] Gileadite and to bury in/on/with city Gilead

8 Emva kwakhe-ke uIbizani weBhethelehema wahlulela uIsrayeli.

and to judge after him [obj] Israel Ibzan from Bethlehem Bethlehem

9 Njalo wayelamadodana angamatshumi amathathu, wathumela ngaphandle amadodakazi angamatshumi amathathu, wangenisela amadodana akhe amadodakazi angamatshumi amathathu evela ngaphandle; wahlulela uIsrayeli iminyaka eyisikhombisa.

and to be to/for him thirty son: child and thirty daughter to send: marriage [the] outside [to] and thirty daughter to come (in): bring to/for son: child his from [the] outside and to judge [obj] Israel seven year

10 Wasesifa uIbizani, wangcwatshelwa eBhethelehema.

and to die Ibzan and to bury in/on/with Bethlehem Bethlehem

11 Njalo emva kwakhe uEloni umZebuloni wahlulela uIsrayeli; wahlulela uIsrayeli iminyaka elitshumi.

and to judge after him [obj] Israel Elon [the] Zebulunite and to judge [obj] Israel ten year

12 Wasesifa uEloni umZebuloni, wangcwatshelwa eAjaloni, elizweni lakoZebuluni.

and to die Elon [the] Zebulunite and to bury in/on/with Aijalon in/on/with land: country/planet Zebulun

13 Emva kwakhe-ke uAbidoni indodana kaHileli umPirathoni wahlulela uIsrayeli.

and to judge after him [obj] Israel Abdon son: child Hillel [the] Pirathon

14 Wayelamadodana angamatshumi amane, lamadodana amadodana angamatshumi amathathu, ayegada amathole abobabhemi angamatshumi ayisikhombisa; wahlulela uIsrayeli iminyaka eyisificaminwembili.

and to be to/for him forty son: child and thirty son: descendant/people son: descendant/people to ride upon seventy colt and to judge [obj] Israel eight year

15 Wasesifa uAbidoni indodana kaHileli umPirathoni, wangcwatshelwa ePirathoni elizweni lakoEfrayimi entabeni zamaAmaleki.

and to die Abdon son: child Hillel [the] Pirathon and to bury in/on/with Pirathon in/on/with land: country/planet Ephraim in/on/with mountain: hill country [the] Amalekite