¹ Isiku ezyo, sagahali umweeni hu Israeli, hwahli umuntu, uMlawi yahakheye hadodo hu sehemu yapatali zaidi nensi ya Efraimu. Ahayejee ushe afume hu Bethelehemu uho hu Yuda. ² Lakini ushe wakwe sagahali golosu hwa mwene ahasogoye nawele hu nyumba ya baba wakwe uho hu Bethelehemu ya Yuda. Ahakheye uho amezi gane. ³ Alafu unume wakwe ahafuata ili abembelezye awele. Umuomba mbombo wakwe ahali peka anao, ni dogobhi bhabhele. Ahaneta hunyumba ya baba wakwe. Ubaba wa nendu lwahanola, ahasongwa. ⁴ Ubaba mkwe wakwe, ubaba wa nendu, habembelezya akhale isiku zitatu. Bhahaliye namwele, bhahakheye usiku uho. ⁵ Isiku ilyaune bhahadamu shapwi ahayanda asogole, lakini ubaba wa nendu ahamuozya umkwe, "Yipele ingovu ni kate idodo, alafu ungawezya asogole." ⁶ Basi ewo bhabhali bhahakhala alye na mwele peka. Alafu ubaba wa nendu ahayanga, "Ihulabha ubhe tayari akhale usiku owu abhe wakati mwinza.' ⁷ Umlawi lwawuha ili asogole, ubaba washe uyo ahanabha akhale, kwa hiyo ahagalusya asogole ahagona usiku tena. ⁸ Isiku ilya sanu ahadamula shapwi ahasogola, lakini ubaba wa nende ahayanga, 'Yipele ingovu wewewe, ugole mpaka ishasenya.' Kwa hiyo ewo bhabheli bhahalya ishalye. ⁹ Umlawi nusuria wakwe numuomba mbombo wakwe bhahawuha ili bhasogole, ubaba mkwe wakwe, ubaba wa nendu ahamuozya, "Enya, eshi shasenya ibhala lyewela. Ihulabha khala usiku owu ili ibhe nu wakati umwinza. Uhaiwuha indabhe nashapwi unzawele hukhaya." ¹⁰ Lakini Umlawi sagahali tayari akhale usiku. Ahawuha nasogole. Ahabhala hu Yebusi (hu Yerusalemu). Ahali ni dogobhi ziwele na masuria wakwe ahali peka nao. ¹¹ Lwabhapalamila afishe hu Yebusi, isiku elyo lyahabhalile sana, umuomba mbombo ahamwuonzya umwene wakwe, Haya, tibhalaje umuji gwa Waebusi, tikhala mhati yakwe usiku owu. ¹² Ugosi wakwe ahamuozya, "Sagatingabhala hu muji gwa bhajenu wagaga wabhahna Israeli." Tinza bhale hu Gibea. ¹³ Umlawi ahamuozya ola usahala, "Enza, libhale isehemu yeka tikhale usiku weka hu Gibea au hu Rama. ¹⁴ Basi, bhahabhala, ni senya lwaswanga lwabhali karibu hu Gibea, hu sehemu ya Benyamini. ¹⁵ Bhahagaluha uho ili bhakhale hu Gibea usiku weka. Nope ahinjila akhale hwidala igosi lijiji, maana numo umuntu yahawinjizizye panyumba yakwe nusiku. ¹⁶ Lakini umuntu ugogolo ahenzaga afume hu mbombo yakwe yahumagonda ilyebhela eyo. Ahafumile hwigamba lya Efraimu, nope ahakheye hu Gibea hadodo. Lakini abhantu bhabhakhala pala bhahali Bhabenyamini. ¹⁷ Ahawusya amaso ahanola yasholele hwi dala igosi li shijiji. Uyo ugogolo ahayanga, "Ubhala hwii? Ufumile hwi?" ¹⁸ Umlawi ahamuozya tibhaa afume hu Betelehemu ya Yuda mpaka isehemu yahutalizaidi insi yigamba lya Efraimu, hwifuma ane. Nahabhalile hu Bethelehemu ukho hu Yuda, nane imbala hunyumba ya Mweene; lakini numo umuntu yanzahuneje hu nyumba yakwe. ¹⁹ Tili ni sole lya lisye idogobhi zyetu na tili nikate ni divai kwa ajili yane nu muomba mbombo waho ushe epa nahwa sahala uno peka nabhawomba mbombo bhaho. Sagatigaile hahonti.' ²⁰ Uyo ugogolo ahabhalamkha, "Useshelo ubhe nawe! Imbala hupele vyuhwanza vyonti. Usahakhale usiku tu hwidala igosi." ²¹ Basi uyo umuntu ahaneta Umlawi hu nyumba yakwe, ahazilisya idogobhi. Bhahagozya amanama gao, nalye namwele. ²² Amoyo gao gahasungwezye, abhantu abhamwao wi shijiji, abhantu bhasagabhalini maana, bhahazugula inyumba bhahugukhoma uniango. Bhahamuozya ula ugogolo umwenesho nyumba, aje, "Fumye umuntu yayinjie mnyumba yaho ili tiwombe amapenzi anao." ²³ Ula umwenesho nyumba, ahawezela, ahabhawuzya, "Hag'aa, bhaholo wane, ihumbalabha msahawombe ijambo iwiw! Kwa kuwa umuntu uno jenu mnyumba yane msahawombe ijambo eli iwiwi!" ²⁴ Enya, unendu wane saga amenye unume na masuria wakwe ebha epa. Namba imbalete eshi. Msahabhasajile wombi nao shoshonti shamsongwezye. Lakini msahawombo ijambo eli iwiwi hw amuntu uno!" ²⁵ Lakini abhantu sangabhahamuvwezye kwa hiyo ula unume ahakhata ula ushe ahaneta hoze. Bhahkhata bhahagona nao, bhahamuombela imbiwi usiku wonti ishandawe bhahanekha abhalaje. ²⁶ Ishandabhe ushe ahenzele ahagwa pasi yiniango gwi nyumba ya muntu pahali ugosi, umwene ahagona pala mpaka lwahwasha. ²⁷ Ugosi wakw eahasogola ishandabhe ahugula amalyango gi nyumba, ahafuma abhale hwidala. Ahanola ushe wakwe agonile pala paniango, inyobhe zyakwe zyahali pamwanya yi sugamilo. ²⁸ Umlawi ahamuozya, "Emelela tibhaleje." Lakini sagaaheteshe. Ahamekha pamwanya yi dogobhi, nuyo umuntu ahasogola hu khaya. ²⁹ Umlawi lwabhafiha hu khaya yakwe ahenga umaje, nope ahakhata usuria wakwe, ahadumula inama ninama ahabheha ivipande kumi na mbili, ahatwala ivipande kila mahali hu Israeli. ³⁰ Wonti bhahalola eli bhahayanga, "Ishintu eshe sagashiwalile awombeshe au aloleshe ahwande isiku zya bhantu bha Israeli ahwenze afume insi ya Misri mpaka ilelo. Sebha juu yeli! Uti[ele usharui! Tiwozye shawombe!"