Atemmufoɔ 12
1 Efraim abusuakuo no boaboaa akodɔm ano twa kɔɔ Safon. Wɔde nkra yi kɔmaa Yefta: “Adɛn enti na woansoma ammɛka ankyerɛ yɛn sɛ yɛmmɛboa mo nko ntia Amonfoɔ? Yɛrebɛhye wo ne wo fie nyinaa pasaa!”
Efraim ƒe viwo ƒo ƒu aʋakɔ aɖe nu ɖe Zafɔn eye woɖo du ɖe Yefta be, “Nu ka ta mèyɔ mí be míakpe ɖe ŋuwò esi nèwɔ aʋa kple Amonitɔwo o? Míele dzo tɔ ge wò aƒe ɖe dziwò!”
2 Yefta buaa sɛ, “Mansotwe no ahyɛaseɛ no, mefrɛɛ mo, nanso moamma. Moammɛboa yɛn wɔ yɛne Amonfoɔ apereapereɛ no mu.
Yefta ɖo eŋu be, “Meyɔ mi gake miegbe vava, esi míeɖo xaxa me la, miegbe miekpe ɖe mía ŋu o.
3 Mede me nkwa too me nsam kɔkoeɛ a monnka ho, nanso Awurade ma medii Amonfoɔ so nkonim. Na adɛn enti na afei woaba sɛ wo ne me rebɛko?”
Metsɔ nye agbe ke; míawo ɖeɖe míewɔ aʋa la eye Yehowa kpe ɖe mía ŋu míeɖu futɔ la dzi. Ɖe wòhiã be miawɔ aʋa kpli mí le nu sia ta?”
4 Efraimfoɔ ntuanofoɔ no buaa sɛ, “Gileadfoɔ nyɛ nnipa biara sɛ adwanefoɔ a wɔfiri Efraim ne Manase.” Enti Yefta frɛɛ nʼakodɔm, wɔto hyɛɛ Efraimfoɔ so, dii wɔn so nkonim.
Yefta yɔ Gilead ŋutsuwo ƒo ƒu eye woyi ɖawɔ aʋa kple Efraimtɔwo. Gileadtɔwo wu wo elabena Efraimtɔwo gblɔ be, “Mi Gileadtɔwo la, mienye ame dzeaglãwo le Efraim kple Manase me.”
5 Yefta ko faa Yordan aworɔso. Ɛberɛ biara a odwanefoɔ bi a ɔfiri Efraim pɛ sɛ ɔfa hɔ dwane kɔ nʼakyi no, Gileadfoɔ no bisa no sɛ, “Wofiri Efraim abusua mu anaa?” Sɛ ɔbarima no bua sɛ, “Dabi” a,
Gileadtɔwo xɔ Yɔdan tɔtsoƒe siwo ge ɖe Efraimnyigba dzi eye ne ame siwo tsi agbe le Efraimtɔwo dome gblɔ be, “Na matso tɔ la” la, ekema Gilead ŋutsuwo abiae be, “Efraimtɔe nènyea?” Ne eɖo eŋu be, “Ao” la,
6 wɔka kyerɛ no sɛ, ɔnka “Sibolet.” Sɛ ɔfiri Efraim a, ɔka, “Sibolet,” Ɛfiri sɛ, nnipa a wɔfiri Efraim no ntumi nka saa asɛm no yie. Sɛ ɛba saa a, na wɔakye no akɔkum no wɔ Asubɔnten Yordan aworɔso hɔ. Enti, Efraimfoɔ ɔpeduanan mmienu na wɔkunkumm wɔn saa ɛberɛ no.
wogblɔna nɛ be, “Enyo, gblɔ be, ‘Tsibolet.’” Ekema ne amea gblɔ be, “Siblet” elabena mate ŋu ayɔ nya Tsibolet nyuie o la, wolénɛ wunɛ le Yɔdan ƒe tɔtsoƒe la. Wowu Efraimtɔ akpe blaene-vɔ-eve le ɣe ma ɣi me.
7 Yefta yɛɛ Israel so ɔtemmufoɔ mfeɛ nsia. Ɔwuiɛ no, wɔsiee no wɔ Gilead nkuro no baako so.
Yefta nye Israelviwo ƒe ʋɔnudrɔ̃la ƒe ade. Esi Yefta, Gileadtɔ la ku la, woɖii ɖe Gilead duwo dometɔ ɖeka me.
8 Yefta akyi no, Ibsan na ɔbɛyɛɛ ɔtemmufoɔ wɔ Israel. Ɔtenaa Betlehem.
Ʋɔnudrɔ̃la si kplɔ Yefta ɖo lae nye Ibzan, ame si nɔ Betlehem hedrɔ̃ ʋɔnu na Israel.
9 Na ɔwɔ mmammarima aduasa ne mmammaa nso aduasa. Ɔmaa ne mmammaa no warewaree firii mmusua foforɔ mu. Ne mmammarima no deɛ, ɔfaa mmaabunu aduasa firii mmusua foforɔ mu ma wɔbɛwarewaree wɔn. Ibsan buu Israel atɛn mfeɛ nson.
Viŋutsu blaetɔ̃ kple vinyɔnu blaetɔ̃ nɔ esi. Etsɔ via nyɔnuwo na amedzroŋutsuwo woɖe eye wòkplɔ ɖetugbiwo tso dzronyigbawo dzi vɛ na via ŋutsuwo woɖe. Ibzan nye ʋɔnudrɔ̃la na Israel ƒe adre
10 Ɔwuiɛ no, wɔsiee no wɔ Betlehem.
eye esi Ibzan la, woɖii ɖe Betlehem.
11 Ibsan akyi no, Elon a ɔfiri Sebulon na ɔbɛyɛɛ ɔtemmufoɔ wɔ Israel. Ɔbuu Israel atɛn mfeɛ edu.
Le Ibzan yome la, Elon Zebulontɔ zu ʋɔnudrɔ̃la na Israelviwo ƒe ewo.
12 Ɛberɛ a ɔwuiɛ no, wɔsiee no wɔ Ayalon, Sebulon asase so.
Esi Elon ku la, woɖii ɖe Aiyalon le Zebulonyigba dzi.
13 Elon wuo akyi no, Hilel babarima Abdon a ɔfiri Piraton na ɔbɛyɛɛ ɔtemmufoɔ wɔ Israel.
Ʋunudrɔ̃la si kplɔ Elon ɖo lae nye Abdon, Hilel ƒe vi, tso Piratɔn.
14 Ɔnyaa mmammarima aduanan ne mmanananom aduasa a na wɔn mu biara tena mfunumu so. Ɔyɛɛ ɔtemmufoɔ wɔ Israel mfeɛ nwɔtwe.
Viŋutsu blaene kple tɔgbuiyɔvi blaetɔ̃ nɔ esi. Ame blaadre siawo doa tedzi blaadre. Abdon nye Israel ƒe ʋɔnudrɔ̃la ƒe enyi.
15 Ɔwuiɛ ma wɔsiee no wɔ Piraton wɔ Efraim asase a ɛwɔ Amalekfoɔ bepɔ asase no so.
Esi Abdon, Hilel vi ku la, woɖii ɖe Piratɔn le Efraimnyigba dzi, le Amalekitɔwo ƒe anyigba dzi.
