¹ Baada ya Abimeleki, Tola, umwana wa Pua, umwana wa Dodo, umuntu wa Isakari, yahakheye hu Shamiri, hwigamba lya Efraimu, ahabhal aili huwokolo Abhaisraeli. ² Ahabha nonzi wa Israeli amaha ishirini na tatu. Ahafwa nasilwe hu Shamiri. ³ Ahafuata uYairi Umgieladi. Ahabha nozi wa Israeli hu maha ishirini na gabhele. ⁴ Ahali na bhana selasini bhabhahangalilaga idogobhi selasini na bhahali ni khay selasini yi hwetwa Hawoth Yairi hata ilelo, yili hu nsi iya Gileadi. ⁵ U Yairi ahafwa nasilwe hu Kamoni. ⁶ Abhabhaisraeli bhahabha shabhawomba imbibhi pamaso ga Ngolobhe, bhahaputaga Amabaali, Amaashtoreti, amangolobhe ga Abhalamu, amangolobhe ga Sidoni, amangolobhe ga bhana bha Moabu, na mangolobhe ga bhana bha Amoni, na mangolobhe ga bha Filisti. Bhahamwewa Umweene wala sagabhahaputile tena. ⁷ Ilyoyo lya Mweene lyahaha hwabha Israeli nope ahabhakazya nnyobhe zya Wafilisti na mnyobhe zya bhana bha Amoni. ⁸ Bhahabhangamizya na hubhazulumu awantu bha Israeli umwaha ugo, hu munda kwi maha kumi na nne bhahabhadaji abhantu wonti bha Israeli bhabhahali hwisyela yi Yordani hunsi ya Waamori, yileho hu Gileadi. ⁹ Nope abhana Amoni bhahafwemela iYordani, bhahakhomana ni Yuda, nu Benjamini ni nyumba ya Efreimu; uIsraeli; ahakhomwa sana. ¹⁰ Ndipo abhana bha Israeli bhahakwinza Umweene, bhahaga, "Tinanjili kwa sababu tineshile Ungolobhe wetu, lihuputa uBaali." ¹¹ Ungolobhe ahabhawuozya abhana bha Israeli, "Je, sanganahabhefwizye amwe afume hu Misri, hwa Bhamori, na hwabha Filisti, ¹² na hwabha Sidoni? Waameleki na Bhamaoni bhahabhamwinyilizizye; afume hugovu zyao. ¹³ Lakini amwe mwahandeha napute amangolobhe agamwao. Kwa hiyo sangainza huwokole tena. ¹⁴ Bhalaji mgakwizye amagolobhe gamputa. Ili gawokole uwakati wa malabha. ¹⁵ Abha bha Israeli bhahamuozya Umweene, Tiwombile imbibhi. Tiwombele sheshonti shishiwoneha shiza huliwe. Tihulabha, utokole ilelo. ¹⁶ Bhahagaleha amagolobhe gishijenu gahali nago, nope bhahaputa Umweene. Nope ahabhagulele hu malabha ga bha Israeli. ¹⁷ Ndipo Abhaamoni bhahawongagna, bhahabhiha ikambi hu Gileadi. Abhaisraeli bhahatangana na weshe ikambi lyao hu Mispa. ¹⁸ Abhalongozi bhabhantu bha Gilaedi bhahayangana, 'Yunanu anzahwande akhomane na Bhaamoni? Umwene anzabhe nongozi hwa wonti bhabhakhala hu Gileadi.