¹ Naho Jefta Gileadita le mpialy mahere, feie anaka-pivaro-bata re. Gileada ro raene. ² Niterake reo anadahine hafa kea ty valy Gileada. Laha fa bey ty ana ty valine, le sinere iereo hienga ty tragno ty Jefta vaho nanao tamine hoe:" Tsy handova na ino ino bakamity fokonay riha. Ana ty ampela hafa riha." ³ Laha zao le hiala reo rahalahine Jefta naho nitoboke tagne amity tane Toba. Nisy lahilahy tsy mpagnori-dalana namonje aze ka lasa iereo naho nindeha niarake tamine. ⁴ Andro kele tafara atoy, le nialy tamy Israely ty vahoake i Amona. ⁵ Laha fa nialy tamy Israely ty vahoake i Amona, le niavy ninday i Jefta bakagne amity tana Toba hihere reo olobey i Gileada. ⁶ Hoe iereo tamy Jefta hoe:" Avia naho metea ho mpitarike anay mba hahafahanay mialy amity vahoake Amona. ⁷ Hoe Jefta tamireo mpitarike i Gileada hoe:" Nalay ahy nareo naho nisere ahy hiala ty tragnon-draeko. ⁸ Nagnino nareo amizao ro mbamiko mbetoa laha fa misy hasahira?" Hoe reo olobey Gileada tamy Jefta hoe:" Zay ty antone hitolihanay aminao amizao; andao hiarake aminay naho hialy amity vahoake Amona, ka ho lasa mpitarike amy iabe ze mitoboke ao Gileada riha." ⁹ Hoe Jefta tamireo olobey Gileada hoe:" Laha entenao moly mba hialy amity vahoake Amona ndraike raho, naho laha amea Yaveh faharesea tika, le ho mpitarike anareo raho." ¹⁰ Le heo reo olobey Gileada tamy Jefta hoe:" Yaveh anie ho vavolombelo eo amintika vaho riha laha tsy manao arake ze rehafentika tika!" ¹¹ Laha zao le lasa niarake tamireo olobey Gileada ty Jefta, naho natao ty vahoake ho mpitarike vaho mpibaiko iereo re. Laha fa teo agnoloa Yaveh tagne Mizpa re, le nagnere reo fampagnategna iaby nataone ty Jefta. ¹² Bakeo Jefta nagnirake mpinday hafatre ho ahy ty mpanjaka ty vahoake Amona, manao hoe:" Ino ty aly etoa amintika toy? Nagnino riha ro niavy tamin-kere hangalake ty tanenay?" ¹³ Le namale ty mpinday hafatre Jefta ty mpanjaka ty vahoake ty Amona hoe:" Satria tamity vahoake Israely niakatre bakagne Egypta, le nalae iereo ty taneko zisikagne Arnona naho hatragne Jaboka, naho zisikagne Jordana. Amizao aheregno ampilamina reo tane reo." ¹⁴ Le nandefa mpinday hafatre ho agne amity mpanjaka ty vahoake Arnona ndraike ty Jefta, ¹⁵ naho ty hoe re:" Zao ro ambara Jefta: Tsy nalae Israely ty tane Moaba vaho ty tane ty vahoake Amona, ¹⁶ fa niakatre bakagne Egypta iereo, naho Israely nindeha namakivaky ty efetre nimbaeo amity riake Mena vaho tagne Kadesa. ¹⁷ Laha fa nandefa mpinday talily hoagne amity mpanjaka Edoma ty Israely, nanao hoe:' Mangatake rie mba engao zahay handrio eo amity tanenareo,' le tsy nidranjy ty mpanjaka i Edoma. Nandefa mpniday talily tagne amity mpanjaka i Moaba avao kea iereo, fa nilietse re. Laha zao le nijano tao Kadesa ty Israely. ¹⁸ Le nindeha tagne angnefetre iereo naho nivily ty tane i Edoma vaho ty tane Moaba, ka nindeha nagnorike ty sisine antignana ty tane Moaba naho nitobe tao amity ilane andafe Arnona. Fa tsy nindeha nimbaeo amity faritane Moaba iereo, satria sisin-tane Moaba ty Arnona. ¹⁹ Naho Irsaely nandefa mpinday talily tagne amy Sihona, mpanjaka reo Amorita, ty nanjaka tagne Hesbona; hoe Israely tamine hoe:' Mangatake, engao zahay mba hitsake ty tanenao mbaeo amity toera ze anay.' ²⁰ Feie tsy natoky Israely hitsake ty faritanene ty Sihona. Laha zao le navory Sihona ty tafine iaby naho nafindrane tagne Jahaza, naho tagne re ro nialy tamy Israely. ²¹ Naho Yaveh, ty Zagnahare Israely, nanolotre i Sihona vaho ty vahoakene iaby teo antagna Israely ka resene iereo. Laha zao le nalae Israely ty tane reo Amorita iaby ze nitoboke tao amize firene zay. ²² Nalae iereo iaby ty zaka iaby tao amity faritane reo Amorita, zisikagne Arnona ka hatragne Jaboka, naho zisikagne agnefetre ka hatragne Jordana. ²³ Naho tafara zay ty Yaveh, ty Zagnahare Israely, le nandroake reo Amorita teo agnoloa Israely vahoakene, ka tokone hangalake ho fanagna ty tane iereo vao riha amizao? ²⁴ Feie tsy hangalake ty tane ze nomea Kemosy, zagnaharenao ho anao vao riha? Laha zao na ino ino tane amea Yaveh Zagnaharentika antika, le halaentika. ²⁵ Ka soa tane i Balaka anadahy Zipora, mpanjaka i Moaba vao riha? Nahasahy hialy-hevetre tamy Israely vao re? Nahasahy namorogn'aly tamiereo vao re? ²⁶ Laha fa nitoboke zisike ty telonjato tao tagne Hesbona vaho reo ana-bohine ty Israely, naho tagne Aroera vaho reo ana-bohine, vaho tagne amireo tana iaby6 ze egne amoro Arnona__Ka nagnino nareo ro tsy ninday iereo nihere tamize andro zay? ²⁷ Tsy nanao raty anareo raho, fa nareo kea manao raty amity fanafiha ahike. Yaveh, ty mpitsara, ro hanam-pakevetre androany ty amity vahoake Israely vaho ty vahoake Amona." ²⁸ Nefa tsy niraharaha ty famera ze nalefa i Jefta tagne amine ty mpanjaka ty vahoake Amona. ²⁹ Bakeo niavy tao amy Jefta ty fagnahy Yaveh, ka nandrio i Gileada vaho Manase re, le nandrio i Mizpa agne Gileada, naho bakao Mizpa agne Gileada re le nandrio ty vahoake i Amona. ³⁰ Nanao vava tamy Yaveh ty Jefta naho nanao hoe:" Laha ameanao faharesea eo amity vahoake i Amona raho, ³¹ le na ino ino miakatre ty varavara ty tragnoko mba hanalaka ahy laha fa mihere ampilamina bakagne amity vahoake Amona raho, le ho ahy Yaveh, naho hatoloko ho fagnatetre oroa zay." ³² Naho le nandrio teo amity vahoake Amona ty Jefta mba hialy handietse iereo, naho namea Yaveh aze ty faharesea. ³³ Nanafike iereo re naho nahavy vonoam-bey tao Aerora ka zisikagne Minita__tana roapolo __ka zisikagne Abela-keramina. Ka na le tao ambane fifehea ty vahoake Israely ty vahoake i Amona. ³⁴ Niavy tao antragnone tagne Mizpa ty Jefta, naho niakatre bakao ty anak'ampelane mba hanalaka aze amity langoro vaho dihy. Re raike ro mba anane, naho tsy mba mana anadahy na ampela hafa sase. ³⁵ Vatane vaho hisane re, le nirovitene ty akanjone naho hoe re hoe:" Feie! Ry anak'ampelako! Tinorotoronao tamity heloke raho, naho riha ty lasa mpampijale ahy! Satria nanao fifanta tamy Yaveh raho, le tsy afake mihere amity fampagnantegnako." ³⁶ Hoe re tamine hoe:" Ry raeko, nanao vava tamy Yaveh riha, anovo amiko ty zaka iabey nampagnategna nao, satria le fa namale fate reo fahavalonao, le reo Amorita ty Yaveh." ³⁷ Hoe re tamin-draene hoe:" Ao hotana hoahy ze fampagnategna zay. Engao ho arere zisike ty roe vola raho, mba hahafahako miala ka mindeha mizotro mbaeo amireo tazoa naho hitagny ty maha-verijine ahy, zaho vaho ty fiferegnaiko." ³⁸ Hoe re hoe: " Mindehana." Nalefane zisike ty roe vola re. Le nienga aze rajampela, re vaho ty fiferenaine, ka nitagny ty maha-verijine aze tagne amity tazoa. ³⁹ Laha fa vita ty roe vola le nihere tagne amity raene re, ty nanao tamine arake ty vava fampagnategna ze nataone. Naho tsy mboe niarake-niroro tamin-dahilahy re, ka lasa fomba fanao isan-tao tao Israely ⁴⁰ fa hagnere hitalily ze tantara ty anak'ampela i Jefta Gileadita zay, zisike ty efatre andro, reo anak'ampela i Israely.