¹ Nomba Yahweh aishile kusha iyi mitundu ku kwesha Israeli ukwishiba bonse mu Israeli aba shatalile abalwako inkondo mu Kenani. ² (Aishile kucita ifi mukufunda munkulo ipya iya bena Israeli aba takwete ukwishiba ifyakulwa inkondo.) ³ Iyi emitundu: Bakateka basano ukufuma kuba Filishiti, bonse abena Kenani, abena Sidoni, elo na bena Hifi abalikwikala mu mpili sha ku Lebanoni, ukufuma kulupili lwa Baali Hemoni ukufika ku Hamati Passi. ⁴ Ishi enko ishashele ngo musango wakuti Yahweh eseshemo Israeli, ku kushininkisha nga cakutila kuti ba konakila amafunde yakwe apele ifikolwe fyabo ukupitila muli Mose. ⁵ Eico abantu bakwa Israeli bali kwikele mukati ka bena Kenani, abena Hiti, abena Amore, abena Perisi, abena Hifi, elo na bena Yebusi. ⁶ Abana babo abanakashi baishile kubapiita ku kuba abakashi babo, elo abana babo abanakashi baishile kubapela ku bana baume babo, elo bali kubomba na tulesa twabo. ⁷ Abantu bakwa Israeli bali kucita fya bubi ku cinso cakwa Yahweh elo no kulaba Yahweh Lesa wabo. Bali kushinshimunaBaali elo na Ashera. ⁸ Eico, ubukali bakwa Yahweh bwaishile kwisa pa bena Israeli, elo aishile kubapela mu minwe yakwa Kushani-Rishataimu imfumu yamu Aramu Naraimu. Abantu bakwa Israeli babombele Kushani-Rishataimu pa myka cine konse konse. ⁹ Uluntu abantu bakwa Israeli bakutile kuli Yahweh, Yahweh aishile kwimyapo umo uwakwisa ku kwafwa abantu bakwa Israeli, uwinga bapususha; Otinieli umwana mwaume wakwa Kenazi (umwaice wakwa Kalebu). ¹⁰ Umupashi wakwa Yahweh walimwafwile, elo apingwile Israeli aishile kuya na kunkondo. Yahweh aishile kumupela ukucimfya pali Kushani-Rishataimu imfumu yamu Aramu. Ukuboko kwakwa Otinieli kwali cimfishe Kushani-Rishataimu. ¹¹ Icalo calikwete umutende pa myaka amakumi yane. Eluntu Otinieli umwana mwaume wakwa Kenazi aishile kufwa. ¹² Panuma yaifyo, abena Israeli nakabili baishile kucita ububi ku cinso cakwa Yahweh, elo Yahweh apele ukukosa kuli Egiloni imfumu yaku Moabu ukucila amaka ya bena Israeli. ¹³ Egiloni aishile kusankana na bena Amore elo na bena Amaleki elo baishile kuya ku kucimfya Israeli, elo basendele ifipe fya mu musumba wa tuncindu. ¹⁴ Abantu bakwa Israeli babombele Egiloni imfumu yamu Moabu pa myaka amakumi yane. ¹⁵ Uluntu abantu bakwa Israeli bakutile kuli Yahweh, Yahweh aishile kwimya umo uwa kubafwa, Ehudi umwana mwaume wakwa Gera, umwina Benjamini, umwaume uwali kubomfya ukuboko ka kukosa. Abantu bakwa Israeli baishile kumutuma, ne misonko yabo, kuli Egiloni imfumu yamu Moabu. ¹⁶ Ehudi waipangile umwine, ulupanga ulwatile konse konse, ulwakulepa citika wa mita umo; alukakile mucakufwala cakwe kwi tanta lya ku kulyo kakwe. ¹⁷ Ena apele umusonko ku mfumu Egiloni iya mu Moabu. (Nomba Egiloni wali uwakwina sana). ¹⁸ Panuma Ehudi watwele umusonko, aishile kuusha kuli abo abausendele. ¹⁹ Kuli Ehudi umwine, nangu cingaba ifi, uluntu aishile kufika ku ncende uko ifya kubaswa fyali kupangwa mupepi na Gilgali, apilibukile nokubwelelamo, elo walandile ati, ''Nebo ndikwete ilyashi lyankama kuli webo we mfumu yandi.'' Egiloni walandile ati, ''Talaleni!'' Eico nabo bonse abaliku mubombela balishile umuputule. ²⁰ Ehudi aishile kwisa kuli bo. Imfumu yalikwikele iyine yeka, yeka umwakutalala pamulu wa muputule wa pamulu. Ehudi alandile ati, ''Nebo ndikukatile ilyashi ukufuma kuli Lesa.'' Ne mfumu yalimine pantu yali kwikele. ²¹ Ehudi aishile kupisha ukuboko kwakwe ukwa ku kuso elo aishile kubula ulupanga ukufuma petanta lyakwe ilya ku kulyo, elo waishile kupulinkanya mu mubili wa mfumu. ²² Ne citubo calupanga calingile muli ye ukukonka icilimi. ne cilimi calupanga califmine na munuma elo na mafuta yalicifimbile, pantu Ehudi tafumishe ulupanga mulufumo lwakwe. ²³ Eluntu Ehudi wafumine pe windo elo waisele ifiibi fya muputule wa pamulu kunuma yakwe elo aishile kubesalila. ²⁴ Panuma Ehudi waile, ababomfi bamfumu baishile kwisa; bali bwene ukuti ifiibi fya muputule fyaliselwe. ²⁵ Bena ukusakamana kwalikulile sana mpaka baumfwile ukusulwa kumulimo wbo uluntu imfumu tayaiswileko ifiibi fyaku muputule wa pamulu. Eico baile kusenda imfungulo elo baishile kufisaula, elo kwalalikwe shikulu wabo, aliponene panshi, alifwile. ²⁶ Ulo ababomfi balikulole, balikutontonkanya ati findo bafwile ukucita, Ehudi walifyukile apitile kunuma ya ncende kulya balikubasa amabwe ya tulubi, eico ena afyukile ku Seira. ²⁷ Uluntu afikile, aishile kulisha ipenga mu calo ca mpili cakwa Efuremu. Eluntu abantu bakwa Israeli batentemukile pamo na ye mu calo ca mpili, elo walikubatungulula. ²⁸ Aishile kulanda kuli bo ati, ''Nkonkeni, pantu Yahweh ali no kucimfya abalwani benu, abena Moabu.'' Bali mukonkele elo bapokele ifyabu fya Yodani ukutapuka ukufuma ku bena Moabu, elo tabali kusuminisha onse ukwabuka umumana. ²⁹ Pali ilya nshita bali peye abena Moabu amakana ikumi limo abaume, elo bonse bali abakosa abaume abalinga. Takwali nangu umo uwafyukile. ³⁰ Eico bulya bushiku Moabu ali cimfiwa ku maka yakwa Israeli, elo ne calo calikwete ukutusha pamyaka cine konsekonse. ³¹ Panuma yakwa Ehudi kapingula wakonkelepo ali ni Shamuga umwana mwaume wakwa Anati uwaipeye imyanda mutanda abaume baba Filishiti na kamuti balikubomfya ku kusonkwelako ing'ombe. Ena kabili walulibwile Israeli ukumufumya ku bwafya.