¹ U Yefthe Umgileadi ahali dandamazu, wingovu, lakini ahali mwana wa malaya. U Gileadi ahali baba wakwe. ² Ushe wa Gileadi ahapepe abhana abhamwao. Abhana washe wakwe lwabhakula bhahanazimisya uYeftha asogole bhahanazimisya uYeftha asogole pakhaya, na humuozye, "Sagaungalithi shoshonti afume, hu familia yetu. Awe uli mwana washe uamwao." ³ Basi uYeftha ahasogola afume hwabha holo wakwe, ahakhala hunsi ya Tobu. Abhantu bhasaga bhali ni sheria bhawungana nu Yeftha bhahenza na bhale peka nao. ⁴ Isiku lwazyashila pamande, abhana bha Amoni bhahakhomana ni Israeli. ⁵ Abhana bha Amoni lwabhakhomana ni Israeli, abhagogolo bha Gileadi bhahabhala hunente uYeftha afume hunsi ya Tobu. ⁶ Bhahamuozya uYeftha, "Enza ubhe nongozi wetu ili likhomane na bhana bha Amoni." ⁷ U Yeftha ahabhawuozya abhalongozi bha Gileadi, "mwahavitililwe na hundasimisye ahwepe munyumba ya baba wane. Shonu mhwenza huline eshi lwamli na mlabha?" ⁸ Abhagogolo bhahu Gileadi bhahamuozya uYeftha, "Ndiyo sababu tigalushe huliwe eshe; enza peka nate tikhoma na bhantu bhahu Bhamoni, awe ubhe nongozi wetu bhabhakhala hu Gileadi. ⁹ U Yeftha ahabhawuozya abhagogolo bha Gileadi, Nkamuhubwezya hu khaya tena ili akhomane na bhana bha Amoni, nu Mweene nkatipele hubhamene abhene inzabhe nongozi wenyu." ¹⁰ abhagogolo bha Gileadi bhahamuozya uYeftha, "Umweene abhe shahidi pahaniti yetu nkasanga tinza wombe shuyenje!" ¹¹ U Yeftha ahabhala peka na bhagogolo bha Gileadi, nope abhantu bhahameha abhe mwemelezi wao nabhe gosi wao. Hwilongolela lya Mweene uho hu Mizpa, uYeftha ahawelela iyahadi zyonti zya wombile. ¹² Ndipo uYeftha ahatuma abhajumbe hwa mweene wabhana bha Amoni, ahaga, "Huli matatizoshi pahanti yenyu? Shonu mwenzele hu ngovu ahweje insi yetu?" ¹³ Umweene wabhana bha Amoni ahabhajibu abhajumbe bha Yeftha, "Kwa sababu abha Israeli lwabhazubha afume hu Misri, bhahejile insi yane afume hu Arnoni hata hu Yaboki, mpaka hu Yordani. Eshi wezya insi iyo nu seshelo." ¹⁴ U Yeftha ahatuma tena abhajumbe hwa mwene wa Amoni, ¹⁵ ahayanga, "U Yeftha ayinga eshi, Israeli sagabhahejile insi ya hu Moabu ninsi ya bhana wa Amoni; ¹⁶ lakini bhahepile hu Misri, na Israeli bhahabhala ashilile hwikhombe hadi hwidimi igosi lya Shamu na hu Kadeshi. ¹⁷ Israeli lwayatuma abhajumbe hwa mweene wa Adomu, sagaahabha tenjelezezye, 'Bhahatiumwa abhajumbe hwa mweene wa Moabu, lakini ahakhanile. Basi Abhaisraeli bhahakhala hu Kadeshi. ¹⁸ Kisha bhahashilila hwikhombe, bhahasogola hunsi ya Edomu, ninsi ya Moabu; bhahafwe hupande wa mashariki wensi ya hu Moabu; bhahapanga husyela lya Amoni. Lakini sagabhahijiye, mpakho ya Moabu, mana uAmoni ahali mpaho ya Moabu. ¹⁹ Israeli bhahatuma abhajumbe hwa Siholi, umwene wa Amori, yahatabheye hu Heshboni; Israeli ihamuozya ihulabha tishele hunsi yaho, hata pamahali petu.' ²⁰ Lakini uSihoni saga ahabheteshe Israeli ashile hu eneo lyakwe. Basi uSihoni ahabhatwala hwa Yahasa, nuho ahakhomana nabha Israeli ²¹ Umweene, Ungolobhe wa Israeli, ahameha uSihoni mwa bhantu wakwe wonti mumakhono ga Israeli, nope bhahabhamena. Basi Israeli bhahega insi yonti ya Waamoli insi eyo. ²² Bhahenga kila hatu muhati yi wilanya ya Waamori, afume Amoni hadi hu Yaboki, nafume hwikhombe hadi hu Yordani. ²³ Basi, Umweene, Ungolobhe wa Israeli abhadajile Abhamori pamaso ga bhantu wakwe Israeli neshi muhwanza akhate insi yao? ²⁴ Je, ungenga insi ambayo Kemoshi, ungolobhe waho, ahupela? Kwa hiyo insi yoyonti Umweene, Ungolobhe wetu, atipiye tinzahwenje. ²⁵ Eshi awe bora zaidi ashile uBalaki, umwana wa Sipori, umweene wa Moabu? Je, ahadaile abhe ninongwa ni Israeli? Je, umwene awahile akhomane iwo nape? ²⁶ Wakati Israeli lwagafiha amaha mia tatu uho hu Heshboni ni vijiji vyakwe na Areoeri hu miji gonti yili karibu ni Amoni, shunu sagamuhawejile tena na uwakati uo? ²⁷ Sagaimbawombeye shiwiwi, lakini mumbeye shiwiwi hunkhome. Umweene, umwamuzi anzahwamle ilelo pahanti ya wana wa Israeli na bhana bha Amoni. ²⁸ Lakini umweene wa Amoni ahakhana asundwe lyahatumile uYeftha. ²⁹ Basi, Upepo Ufinjile wa Ngolobhe ahenza hwa Yeftha, ahashila Gileadi, na h Manase, ahashilila hu Mizpa yahu Gileadi nafume hu Mispa yahu Gileadi ahashila hwa bhana bha Amoni. ³⁰ U Yeftha ahasobhelezye Ungolobhe, ahayanga, "Nkunza hupele umeni hwa bhana bha Amoni, ³¹ shoshonti shashinzafume munyumba yane hunenzele ane lwanaiwela nuseshelo hwabhana bha Amoni shinzabhe sha Ngolobhe; Nane imbalafumye eyo isadaka ya longolezye." ³² Basi uYeftha ahashila hu bhana bha Amoni ili alwe nao, nope Umweene ahapela amene. ³³ Ahabhamena ahasababisya hubhabudu uhugosi afume hu Aroeri hadi amiji ishirini nagabhele-na Abeli Keramimu. Basi abhana bha Amoni bhahabheshelwa pasi ya uenyezi wa bhantu bha Israeli. ³⁴ U Yeftha ahafiha hu nyumba yakwe uhoh hu Mispa, na unendu wakwe ahafuma hunamshe ni goma, nahwanje. Ahali mwanawakwe uganwe, sagahali nu mwana wishilume wala unendu. ³⁵ Mara tu lwawanola, ahazebuye amenda gakwe nayanje, 'Loo! Unendu wane! Umbuduye nazugumile, uli muntu uhusababisha avwalale ane! Kwa maana indapile hwa Nglobhe wala sagaingagalusya usobhezyo lwane. ³⁶ Ahambozya, "Ubaba wane abheshele usowezyo hwa Mweene, umbombele kila hantu husobhezyezye; kwa kuwa Umweene asombezezye ishisasi hwa bhawiwi bhao, abhana bha Amoni." ³⁷ Ahamuozya ubaba wakwe, "Ebu sobhezya eli ulibheshe kwa ajili yane. Ndeshe hu miezi gabhele, isogole abhala hwigamba nazondolezye ubikila wane, ane na bhamwetu." ³⁸ Ahayanga, "Bhala." Ahatumile hu muda gwi mezi gabhele. Ahamwefwe, umwene nabhamwao nope bhahazondelezya ubikila wakwe hu magamba. ³⁹ Hu mwisho yi mazi gabhele ahawela hwa baba wakwe, yahawombile alengane nulusobhelo lwahaweshele. Eshe saga ahagonile nume, ihabha desturi hu Israeli ⁴⁰ aje unendu wa Israeli kila mwaha, hu siku zine, bhawelele ishili sha nendu wa Yeftha Umgileadi.