¹ Jaanong Jefotha wa Mogileate e ne e le senatla sa ntwa, mme e le morwa mogweba-ka-mmele. Gileate e ne e le rraagwe. ² Mosadi wa ga Gileate a mo tsholela barwa ba bangwe. Fa barwa ba mosadi wa gagwe ba se na go gola, ba patika Jefotha go tswa mo ntlong ba mo raya ba re, ''Ga o na go nna le boswa bope mo lelapeng la rona. O morwa wa mosadi yo mongwe.'' ³ Jalo Jefotha a tshaba barwarraagwe a ya go nna kwa lefatsheng la Tobe. Banna ba ba ganang molao ba itshwaraganya le Jefotha mme ba ya ditlhaselong ba bo ba boa le ene. ⁴ Matsatsi morago, batho ba Amone ba tla go lwa le Iseraele. ⁵ Fa batho ba Amone ba tla go lwa le Iseraele, bagolwane ba Gileate ba ya go tsaya Jefotha kwa lefatsheng la Tobe. ⁶ Ba raya Jefotha ba re, ''Tla o nne moeteledipele wa rona gore re tle re lwe le batho ba Amone.'' ⁷ Jefotha a raya baeteledipele ba Gileate a re, ''Le ne le ntlhoile la bo la dira gore ke tswe mo ntlong ya ga rre. Ke eng le tla kwa go nna jaanong fa le le mo mathateng?'' ⁸ Bagolwane ba Gileate ba raya Jefotha ba re, ''Ke lone lebaka la go bo re tla kwa go wena jaanong; tla le rona re lwe le batho ba Amone, mme o tla nna moeteledipele mo go botlhe ba ba nnang mo Gileate.'' ⁹ Jefotha a raya bagolwane ba Gileate a re, ''Fa le nkisa gae gape go lwa le batho ba Amone, mme fa Modimo Yahweh a re fa phenyo godimo ga bone, ke tla nna moeteledipele wa lona.'' ¹⁰ Bagolwane ba Gileate ba raya Jefotha ba re, ''A Modimo Yahweh a nne mosupi gareng ga rona fa re sa dire jaaka re bua!'' ¹¹ Jalo Jefotha a tsamaya le bagolwane ba Gileate, mme batho ba mo dira moeteledipele le molaola sesole godimo ga bone. Fa a le fa pele ga Modimo Yahweh kwa Misepha, Jafotha a boelela ditsholofetso tsotlhe tse a di dirileng. ¹² Foo Jefotha a romela barongwa kwa kgosing ya batho ba Amone, a re, ''Ke eng kgotlhang e e fa gare ga rona e? Ke eng o tsile ka dikgoka go tsaya lefatshe la rona?'' ¹³ Kgosi ya batho ba Amone a araba barongwa ba ga Jefotha, ''Gonne fa Iseraele a tswa kwa tlase kwa Egepeto, ba tsere lafatshe la me go tswa kwa Aranone go fitlha kwa Jaboko, moseja wa Jorotane. Jaanong busa mafatshe ao ka kagiso.'' ¹⁴ Gape Jefotha a romela barongwa kwa kgosing ya batho ba Amone, ¹⁵ mme a re, ''Se ke se Jefotha a se buang: Iseraele ga a ka a tsaya lefatshe la Moabe, le lefatshe la batho ba Amone, ¹⁶ mme ba ne ba tlhatloga ga tswa kwa Egepeto, mme Iseraele o ne a ralala sekaka go ya kwa lewatleng la Dirite ba tswelela go ya kwa Kateshe. ¹⁷ Fa Iseraele a romela barongwa kwa kgosing ya Etome a re, 'Tsweetswee re letle go ralala lefatshe la gago; kgosi ya Etome a se ka a reetsa. Ba ne gape ba romela barongwa kwa kgosing ya Moabe, mme a gana. Jalo Iseraele a nna kwa Kateshe. ¹⁸ Foo ba ralala sekaka ba hularela lafatshe la Etome le lefatshe la Moabe, mme ba tsamaya ka fa letlhakoreng la botlhabatsatsi la lefatshe la Moabe ba kampa ntlha e nngwe ya Aranone. Mme ga ba a ka ba tsena mo Moabe, gonne Aranone e ne e le molelwane wa Moabe. ¹⁹ Iseraele a romela barongwa kwa go Sihone, kgosi ya Baamori, yo o neng a busa mo Heshebone; Iseraele a mo raya a re, 'Tsweetswee, re letle go ralala lefatshe la gago go ya kwa lefelong le e leng la rona.' ²⁰ Mme Sihone a se ka a tshepa Iseraele go ralala lefatshe la gagwe. Jalo Sihone a kgobokanya sesole sotlhe sa gagwe a se isa kwa Jahase, koo a lwa le Iseraele. ²¹ Mme Modimo Yahweh, Modimo wa Iseraele a neela Sihone le batho botlhe ba gagwe mo seatleng sa Iseraele mme ba ba fenya. Jalo Iseraele a tsaya lefatshe lotlhe la Baamori ba ba neng ba nna mo lefatsheng leo. ²² Ba tsaya sengwe le sengwe se mo teng ga lefatshe la Baamori, go tswa Aranone go ya Jaboko, le go tswa sekakeng go ya Jorotane. ²³ Jalo Modimo Yahweh, Modimo wa Iseraele, o kobile Baamori fa pele ga batho ba gagwe Iseraele, a jaanong o tshwanetse go tsaya lefatshe la bone? ²⁴ A ga o ka ke wa tsaya lefatshe le Khemoshe, modimo wa gago, a le go neelang? Jalo lefatshe lepe le Modimo Yahweh, Modimo wa rona a le re neelang, re tla le tsaya. ²⁵ Jaanong a ruri o botoka go na le Balaka morwa Siporo, kgosi ya Moabe? A o kile a leka go nganga le Iseraele? A o kile a bolotsa ntwa kgatlhanong le bone? ²⁶ Ka nako ya Iseraele a ntse dingwaga tse 300 mo Heshebone le metse ya yone, le Aroa le metse ya yone, le mo ditoropokgolong tse di mo letshitshing la Aranone - ke eng ka nako eo o se kile wa a tsaya? ²⁷ Ga ke a go direla molato, mme o ntirela molato ka go ntlhasela. Modimo Yahweh, moatlhodi, letsatsi leno o tla atlhola gareng ga batho ba Iseraele le batho ba Amone.'' ²⁸ Mmme kgosi ya batho ba Amone a gana tlhagiso e Jefotha a e mo romeletseng. ²⁹ Foo Mowa wa Modimo Yahweh wa tla mo go Jefotha, mme a ralala Gileate le Manase, mme a ralala le Misepha wa Gileate, mme go tswa kwa Misepha wa Gileate a ralala a ya kwa bathong ba Amone. ³⁰ Jefotha a direla Modimo Yahweh maikano a re, ''Fa o ka mpha phenyo godimo ga batho ba Amone, ³¹ foo le fa e le eng se se tswang ka mabati a ntlo ya me go nkopantsha fa ke boa ka kagiso go tswa kwa bathong ba Amone e tla nna sa Modimo Yahweh, e bile ke tla se nstha e le moneelo o o fisiwang.'' ³² Jalo Jefotha a ralala a ya kwa bathong ba Amone a ya go lwa le bone, mme Modimo Yahweh a mo neela phenyo. ³³ A ba tlhasela a dira gore go nne le polao e kgolo go tswa kwa Aroa go ya bokgakaleng jwa Minithi - ditoropokgolo tse masome mabedi - le go ya kwa Abele Keramimi. Jalo batho ba Amone ba tsenngwa ka fa tlase ga taolo ya batho ba Iseraele. ³⁴ Jefotha a tla kwa legaeng la gagwe kwa Misepha, gone foo morwadie a tswa a tla go mo kopantsha ka dithamporini le go bina. E ne e le morwadie a le nosi fela, kwa ntle ga gagwe o ne a sena morwa le fa e le morwadi. ³⁵ E rile jaaka a mmona, a gagola diaparo tsa gagwe a re, ''Oh! Morwadiaka! O ntshwatlile ka khutsafalo, e bile o fetogile e ne yo o ntsisetsang setlhabi! Gonne ke ikanetse Modimo Yahweh, mme ga ke ka ke ka fetogela tsholofetso ya me.'' ³⁶ A mo raya a re, ''Rre, o diretse Modimo Yahweh maikano, ntire dilo tsotlhe tse o di solofeditseng, gonne Modimo Yahweh o go busoloseditse kgatlhanong le baba ba gago, Baamone.'' ³⁷ A raya rraagwe a re, ''A tsholofetso e e tshegelediwe nna. Ntlogele ke nne nosi dikgwedi tse pedi, gore ke tswe ke ye kwa dithabeng ke ye go hutsafalela bokgarebana jwa me, nna le bapati ba me.'' ³⁸ A re, ''Tsamaya.'' A mo romela go nna dikgwedi tsa pedi. A mo tlogela, ene le bapati ba gagwe, ba ya go hutsafalela bokgarebana jwa gagwe kwa dithabeng. ³⁹ Kwa bokhutlong jwa dikgwedi tse pedi a boela kwa go rraagwe, yo o neng a dira tsholofetso ya maikano a a a dirileng. Jaanong o ne a ise a ke a robalane le monna, mme se sa nna ngwao kwa Iseraele, ⁴⁰ ya gore barwadi ba Iseraele, ngwaga le ngwaga, ba nna ba bua poleleo ya morwadia Jefotha wa Mogileate matsatsi a le mane.