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Ifa ya Sala
1 Sala kakala miyaka gana na malongo maidi na saba. 2 Sala kadanganika uko Kiliasi Aliba, iviya yotangigwa Hebuloni, muna iisi ya Kanaani, na Bulahimu kamtendela tanga na kamulilila.
3 Bulahimu kasegela hanhu hautambalisigwe ulukuli lwa muke wake, kahita kwa Wahiti na kawalongela, 4 “Niye nyambenyambe, yonikala hano hamwe na mweye, nichuuzileni hanhu ha kuwandila muladi nidahe kumuwanda muke wangu na wanhu wa kabila jangu.”
5 Wahiti wamwidika Bulahimu, 6 “Mwenevale chitegeleze, weye ni mulangulizi mkulu yousaguligwe na Mulungu kumwetu. Muwande muke wako muna dileme jojose dondaudisagule. Habule munhu yoyose yondayakwime leme jake, hebu kukugomesa sekeumuwande muke wako.”
7 Maabaho Bulahimu kema na kainama haulongozi ha Wahiti, wanhu wa isi ija 8 kawalongela, “Yahawa munitogolela niwawande wanhu wa kabila jangu, nolamba mpuleni Efiloni mwana wa Sohali 9 yanichuuzile tuka da Makipela dili habehi na imhaka ya mgunda wake. Mulongeleni yanichuuzile nitende maleme yanichuuzile kwa beyi yoilondeka hano hano kuno molola.” 10 Efiloni mwenyewo kakala imwe wa Wahiti wawo wowakalile waiting'hana hana ulwivi lwa dibululu. Ivo Efiloni Muhiti kamwidika Bulahimu haulongozi ha wanhu wose wowakalile baho, 11 “Unitegeleze, mwenevale, nokwing'ha mgunda wose na tuka dili umo, ivo nokugolela kuno wakaya wayangu wolola, udahe kuwawanda wanhu wa kabila jako.”
12 Bulahimu kainama haulongozi ha wanhu wa isi ija 13 na kamulongela Efiloni kuno wanhu wose wohulika, “Unihulike nokulamba, nizagula mgunda wako, nokulamba uhokele maliho yano, nidahe kuwawanda wanhu wa kabila jangu.”
14 Efiloni kamwidika Bulahimu, 15 “Mwenevale nitegeleze, mgunda wa magana sehekeli* magana mane ya hela. Ni choni hagati yako na niye? Wawande wanhu wa kabila jako umo.” 16 Bulahimu waitogolela na Efiloni, kamulingila chibugulu cha hela chiyalondile kuno Wahiti wose wolola, shekeli magana mane ya hela, chiyasi cha wachuluzi wa chipindi icho.
17 Ivo mgunda wa Efiloni uli uko Makipela habehi na Mamule, tuka dodikalile umo muungunda na mibiki yose ikalile hamwe na mwela wose diwa jake 18 Bulahimu haulongozi wa Wahiti wose wowaiting'hane hana ulwivi wa dibululu.
19 Maabaho Bulahimu kamuwanda Sala muke wake muna dituka ijo dili Makipela habehi na isi ya Mamule, niiyo Hebuloni, muna iisi ya Kanaani. 20 Mgunda na tuka dodikalile umo, itogoleka na Wahiti ni hanhu ha Bulahimu ha kuwandila.
* 23:15 Shekeli imwe sawa na gilamu longo na imwe na nusu.