¹ Naho Yaveh nagnenga firene reo mba hitsapa Israely, zane hoe ty ndaty iaby tagne Israely se nana fahaia tamity aly le nialy tagne Kanana. ² (Nanao zay re mba hampianara aly iereo foko Israelita vaovao ze mboe tsy nahay zay taloha). ³ Toa iaby reo firene: reo mpanjaka dime bakamireo Filistina, reo Kananita iaby, reo Sidoniana, naho reo Hivita ze nitoboke tagne amireo vohitse Libanona, zisikamity vohitse Bala-hermona ka zisikagne Lala Hamata. ⁴ Nenga reo firene reo, zay ty fomba nitsapa Yaveh Israely, mba hagnamafea na nieke reo lily ze nomeane reo razambeign'iereo tamity alala Mosesy iereo. ⁵ Laha zao reo vahoake Israely le nitoboke teo amireo Kananita, reo Hetita, reo Amorita, Perizita, naho reo Jebosita. ⁶ Reo anak'ampela iereo le nalaegn'iereo mba ho valign'iereo, naho reo anak'ampela iereo arere le nomea iereo ho ahy ty anadahign'iereo, naho nanompo reo zagnaharene iereo. ⁷ Nanao ty raty teo amaso Yaveh ty vahoake Israely naho nagnaligno Yaveh Zagnahare iereo. Nanompo reo Bala vaho reo Aseraha iereo. ⁸ Laha zao, le nirehetre tamy Israely ty helo Yaveh, naho naviline teo am-pelatagna i Kozana-risataima mpanjaka i Arama Naharaima iereo. Nanompo i Kozana-risataima zisike ty valo tao reo vahoake Israely. ⁹ Laha fa nikaike mafe Yaveh ty vahoake Israely, le nagnakatre ndaty mba ho avy hamonje ty vahoake Israely ty Yaveh, vaho hagnavotre iereo: Otniela, anadahign'i Kenaza( zaign'i Kaleba). ¹⁰ Nagnomey here aze ty fagnahy Yaveh, naho nitsara Israely re naho niakatre tagne amity aly. Nomea Yaveh fandresea teo agnoloa Kozana-risataima mpanjaka i Arama re. Naharese i Kozana-risataima ty tagna i Otniela. ¹¹ Nilamy ty tane zisike ty efapolo tao. Bakeo le mate ty Otniela anadahign'i Kenaza. ¹² Tafaragn'izay, le mboe nanao ze raty teo amaso Yaveh ndraike reo Israelita, ka nomeane here i Eglona mpanjaka i Moaba mba hampandrese reo Israelita Yaveh. ¹³ Nikamba tamireo Amona vaho reo Amaleka ty Eglona, le nindeha iereo ka nandrese Israely, naho nalae iereo ho fanagnane ty tanan-drofia. ¹⁴ Nanompo i Eglona mpanjaka i Moaba zisike ty valo ambiny folo tao ty vahoake Israely. ¹⁵ Laha fa nikaike mafe Yaveh ty vahoake Israely, le nagnakatre ndaty raike ty Yaveh hagnampe iereo, Ehoda anagn'i Gera, Benjamita, lahilahy Kavia. Nandefa aze niarake tamity fandoan-ketra gniereo, tagne amy Eglona mpanjaka i Moaba ty vahoake Israely. ¹⁶ Nagnamboatre meso raike roe lela ho aze ty Ehoda, metatre raike ty halavane; nafehene tao ambane ty akanjone teo amity fene ankavanane zay. ¹⁷ Nomeane i Eglona mpanjaka Moaba ty fomey. (Naho Eglona le lahilahy vondra-bey). ¹⁸ Tafara ty nanolora i Ehoda ty fandoavan-ketra, le lasa niarake tamiereo ze ninday zay re. ¹⁹ Laha ty amy Ehoda kea, laha fa niavy teo amity toera ze nisy reo saren-jaka voasokitre natao tao agnila i Gilgala re, le nitolike vaho nihere re, naho nirahake ty hoe:" Mana tsiko ho anao raho, ry mpanjakako." Naho Eglona nirehake ty hoe:" Mitsigna!" Ka niakatre ty efetre reo iaby ze nanompo aze. ²⁰ Niavy tamine eo ty Ehoda. Nitoboke arere ty mpanjaka, arere tao amity manitsinitsy tao amity efetragno ambone. Hoe ty Ehoda ty hoe:" Mana hafatre bakagne amin'Agnahare ho anao raho." Nitsanga bakeo amity fitobohane ty mpanjaka. ²¹ Navoto i Ehoda ty tagnane havia naho nalaene teo amity fene ankavana ty meso, ka natsovone teo amity vatagny mpanjaka zay. ²² Ty tara-meso teo amine le niarake amity lambosy. Niakatre tao andambosine ty loha meso naho nanaro zane ty sabora, fa tsy nagnafake ty meso tamity trone ty Ehoda. ²³ Bakeo le niakatre teo an-davaranga ty Ehoda naho nagnily reo varavara ty efetre ambone naho nagnily zay. ²⁴ Lafa fa lasa ty Ehoda, le niavy reo mpanompo ty mpanjaka; hisagn'iereo fa mihily reo varavara ty efetre ambone, ka nihevetre iereo ty hoe:" Mete rerake ao amity manitsinitsy ao amity efetre ambone re." ²⁵ Nimahimahy iereo zisike ty nahaia iereo fa nanao tsinotsino ty asane iereo laha mboe tsy namoha ty varavara tao amity efetre ambone ty mpanjaka. Naho nalae iereo ty lakile, le vinohane reo, naho nitsilailay teo ty tompone, lavo tamity tane, naho mate. ²⁶ Laha teo am-pandignasa reo mpanompo, le nagnotane vata ty amize tokone hatao iereo, nilay ty Ehoda ka nihalavitre ty toera misy reo saren-jaka voasok'ireo sampe, naho laha zao le nilay tagne Seirata re. ²⁷ Laha fa niavy re, le nitioke ty trompetre raike teo amity tane tazoa i Efraima. Ka nizotro niarake tamine iaby agne amity tazoa ty vahoake Israely, naho re ro nitarike iereo. ²⁸ Hoe re tamiereo ty hoe:" Magnoriha ahy, fa le fa handresy reo fahavalognareo ty Yaveh, le reo Moabita." Nagnorike aze iereo naho nanambotre reo fita Jordana fandriogna reo Moabita, naho tsy nagnenga na ia ia hitsake ty renerano iereo. ²⁹ Tamize andro zay le namono lahilahy Moabita teo amity ray ale teo iereo, naho lahilahy nimafe vaho mahavita aze iereo iaby. Tsy nisy afake nilay. ³⁰ Naho tamize andro zay Moaba le rese ty tanjagn'Israely, naho nilamy zisike ty valompolo tao ty tane. ³¹ Tafara i Ehoda le i Samgara anadahign'i Anata namono ndaty 600 tamireo Filistina tamity hetae fapikira biby hare ro mpitsara magnarake. Nanafike Israely tamity loza avao kea re.