¹ Eshi Umweene ahagaleshele amataifa ega gaijele Israeli, yaani kila muntu wa Israeli yasanga ahawombile iwo lyolyonti uho hu Kanaani. ³ (Ahawombile esho ili huwamanyizye iwo ishizazi ishipya isha Israeli bhasagabha hamenye hale). ² Enga ndiyo ga mataifa: abhamwene bhasanu afume hwa Bhafilisti, Awakanaani wunti, Awasidoni, na Awahivi bhakheye mumagamba ga Lebanoni, afume mwigamba saali Hermoni hadi Huhamathi. ⁴ Amataifa ega gahalehwile nazi idala elyo Umweene angaijela Israeli, amanye aje bhanza huzieteshe iamri zhahawapiye abhabubu wao ashilile uMusa. ⁵ Basi Awana wa Israeli bhahakhala pahati ya Bhakanaani na Wahiti na Waamori, na Bhaperizi, na Bhahivi, na Bhawayebusi. ⁶ Bhahawejile awaledu wao awe washe wao, nope bhahawapela awana bhao abhalendu, nope bhahagawombela, amangolobhe gao. ⁷ Awana bha Israeli bhahawombile amawiwi pa maso ga Ngolobhe bhahamwewa Ungolobhe, Umrongo wao. Bhaputile uBaali nu Asherah. ⁸ Basi, ilyoyo lya Mweene lyahaha hwabha Israeli, nape ahawakazya mnyobhe zya Aram Naharaimu. Awantu wa Israeli bhahawawombela Abakushani Rishathaimu hu maha nane. ⁹ Awantu bha Israeli lwabhanabha Umweene, Umweene ahamwemelesya umuntu yanza huwavye awana bha Israeli, nu muntu yanahuwokole: Othnieli umwana wa Kenazi (oholo udodo wa Kalebu). ¹⁰ Ufinjile wa Mweene ahapela ingovu, nope ahailonga Israeli ahafuma abhale huliwo. Umweene ahapela huimene iKush-rishataimu umweene wa Aram. Ukhono gwa Othnieli ahaimenile iKushan Rrishathaimu. ¹¹ Insi ihali ni amani hu maha arubaini. Epo Otinieli umwana wa Kenazi ahafwa. ¹² Baada yepo, Awanabhaisraeli bhahawomba amawiwi pamaso ga Ngolobhe; Ungolobhe ahapela Egloni umweene wa Moabu ingovu, hubhamene Abhaisraeli. ¹³ Egloni ahawungana na bhana bha Amoni na Awaamaleki bhahabhala na hubhamene Abhaisraeli, na bhahehjile umuji gwa Mitende. ¹⁴ Awantu bha Israeli bhahamombele uEgloni umwene wa Moabu hu maaha kumi na nane. ¹⁵ Abhabhaisraeli lwabhanabha Umweene, Umwene ahamwemelesya umuntu ya bhavwizye, Ehudi umwana wa Gera, Mbenjamini umuntu wimongo. Abahatuma Egloni, umweene wa Moabu, hu malipo gao gi kodi. ¹⁶ Ehudi ahawombele ipagna wahali nu weji huwele, ulali wa idhraa yeka; ahaupinyile pansi yi mwenda gwakwe pamwanya yinama lyake ilyahunelo. ¹⁷ Ahapela uEgloni Umweene wa hu Moabu amalipo kigodi. (Egloni ahali muntu vilima sana.) ¹⁸ U Ehudi lwawalipa ikodi, nabhala bhahanyumuye. ¹⁹ Hata esho uEhudi umwene lwawafiha mahali pa sanamu izya pupnze zizigombwilwe karibu ni Gilgali, ahagaluha nawele, ahaga, 'Indi ninongwa zi siri nawe, mweene wane.' U Egloni ahaga, 'Pomaji mye!' Kwa hiyo wonti bhabhamombelaga bhahafuma hukasi. ²⁰ Ehudi ahenza hwa mwene. Umwene ahakheye. Mwene wene hu kakasi ishahumwanya ishi isasa. Ehudi ahaga, 'Indi nizwi atume afume hwa Ngolobhe kwa ajili yaho.' Umweene ahemelela afume pitengo lyakwe. ²¹ U Ehudi ahagolosya inyone yakwe ya hunogo ahenga ipanga afume mwinamo lyakwe lya munelo, ahalibhiha mbele gwa mweene. ²² Na ishakha shipanga shahinjila mhati yakwe ipanga lyahatumila hwisida lyakwe, na mafuta gahahatamana pamwanya yi panga, uEhudi sagaahaufumizye upanga honze yi bele gwakwe. ²³ Nantele ahafuma hukumbi ahagalile uniango gwi kasi ya humwanya hwisinda lyakwe na ahawagalilila. ²⁴ Baada ya Ehudi asogole, abhawomba mbombo bha umweene bhaheza; bhahalola amaniango gi gasi ishahumwanya shifungwile, kwa hiyo bhahasebha, 'Lyoli anzabhe aifumizye mwene hu hali yisasa hu kasi isha humwanya.' ²⁵ Bhahojeleye abhe nu woga hata lwabhamala akisile aje bhahazalauye imbombo yao wakati umweene ahasele ahungule amalyango gi kasi zya pamwanya. Kwa hiyo bhahenga ufunkulo bhahahuguye, enya umweene wao, ahagwiye pasi, afwiye. ²⁶ Uwakati abhawombambombo bhagola, bhaiwozelezyng henu habhahwaziwa awombe, uEhudi ahashembeye nashile amahali isanamu ya punze, epo ahashembela abhale Seira. ²⁷ Lwahafiha ahakhomile impeta hunsi hwi gamba lya Efraimu. Nantele awana wa Israeli bhaliha peka nao afume hu magamba, nope ahahabho longozya. ²⁸ Ahabhawozya mfuate kwa kuwa Umweene anzahubhamene abhabhibhi wenyu, Awamoabu. Bhahafuata bhahakhata ivyafuemelele vyahwikhombe ilya Yorodani, afume hwabha Moabu, wala sangabhaheteshe umuntu wowonti afwemele isoho. ²⁹ Wakati uwo bhahabhandile awantu elfu kumi Abhamoabu wonti bhahali wantu wingovu wiuwezo. Nomo yahashembeye. ³⁰ Kwa hiyo isiku elyo ihamenilwe ni ngovu zya Israeli. Eyo insi ihali nu seshelo amaha selasini. ³¹ Uwahwamle yahafuatile baada ya Ehudi, ahali yu Shamgari umwana wa Anathi yahabhabudile Awafilisti 600 ni fupa ling'ombe. Nantele ahawokoye Abhaisraeli afume hu hatari.