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Abanto b’ebisaku biatigarete ase ense ya Kaanani
Ⅰ Omonene nigo atigete abanto b’ebisaku binde bamenye ase ense eria, erinde abateeme Abaisraeli baria konya bataramanya esegi ende yonsi ase ense ya Kaanani. Ⅱ Nabo akorete ase okworokereria kera ekegori ki’Abaisraeli engencho y’eseegi, mono abwo konya batararwana esegi ende yonsi. Ⅲ Abanto batigarete ase ense eria nabwo aba: Abagaambi batano b’Abafilisti, n’ Abakaanani bonsi, n’Abasidoni, n’Abahivi, baria bamenyete ase ense y’ebitunwa bia Lebanoni, korwa egetunwa gia Baali‐Herimoni goika enchera ekogeenda Hamati. Ⅳ Omonene nigo atigete abanto aba ase ense eria, erinde abateeme Abaisraeli, arore gose mbatagete koigwera amachiiko aria achiigete chisokoro chiabo goetera ase Musa. Ⅴ Ase igo Abaisraeli bakamenya ase egati y’ Abakaanani, n’Abahiti, n’Abaamori, n’Abaperisi, n’Abahivi, n’Abayebusi. Ⅵ Bakanyuomeria abamura babo abaiseke b’ abanto baria b’ebisaku, na bakanywomeria abaiseke babo ase abanto abwo naende bagasasiima chinyasae chiabo.
Otinieli
Ⅶ Abaisraeli bagakora amabe ase obosio bw’Omonene Nyasae, bakamweba Omonene obo, na bagasasiima chinyasae echio Baali n’Asera. Ⅷ Ase igo Omonene akaba n’endamwamu ekoberoroka ase Abaisraeli, akabatiga bakabugwa na Kusani‐Risataimu, omorwoti o Mesopotamia; n’Abaisraeli bakaba abasomba baye ase engaki y’emiaka etano na etato. Ⅸ Erio Abaisraeli bakarera ase Omonene ng’a ababoorie, nere akabaa omonto ababoorie. Omonto oyio nere Otinieli, mosinto o Kenasi, omomura omoke omwabo Kalebu. Ⅹ Omoika bw’Omoneneo ogaacha igoro ase are, na ere akaba omogambi bw’Abaisraeli. Akageenda korwana esegi, n’Omonene akabeeka Kusani‐Risataimu, omorwoti o Mesopotamia, ase amaboko aye Otinieli. Otinieli akamobua kegima. Ⅺ Bono ense eria ekaba n’omorembe ase engaki y’emiaka emerongo ene. Erio Otinieli, mosinto o Kenasi, agakwa.
Ehudi
Ⅻ Naende Abaisraeli bagakora amabe ase obosio bw’Omonene, na ase engencho yayio Omonene akabarentera Egiloni, omorwoti bw’ense ya Moabu, nere akabarwania, akababua. ⅩⅢ Egiloni akabwatana n’Abaamoni n’Abaameleki; barabwo bakabasangera Abaisraeli, bakababua, bakaira Omochie bw’Emekendo.* ⅩⅣ Abaisraeli bakaba abasomba ba Egiloni, omorwoti o Moabu, ase engaki y’emiaka ikomi, na etano na etato.
ⅩⅤ Erio Abaisraeli bakarera ase Omonene ng’a ababoorie, nere akabaa omonto okobabooria. Omonto oria nere Ehudi, mosinto o Gera, bw’egesaku gia Benjamini. Ehudi nigo arenge omonyakebee. Abaisraeli bagatoma Ehudi koirera Egiloni, omorwoti bw’ense ya Moabu, ebiegwa bi’amasikani. ⅩⅥ Ehudi ageturera omoyio o birende ore nobwoge chinsemo ibere; obotambe bwaye nigo bwarenge obw’ekerengo gi’okoboko okomo; akayweboerania ensemo yaye y’okorio, ime ye chianga chiaye. ⅩⅦ Erio akairera Egiloni, omorwoti bw’ense ya Moabu, ebiegwa biria. Egiloni nigo arenge omonto omonetu mono. ⅩⅧ Ekero Ehudi aruete ebiegwa biria agateebia abanto baria babibogoretie bairane bageende, ⅩⅨ korende Ehudi omonyene, ekero aigete ase amagena abaachire are emegwekano, ang’e na Giligali, akairana, akageenda naende ase Egiloni, akamoteebia, “aye omorwoti, nimbwate ring’ana ria bobisi nkogoteebia.” Ase igo omorwoti agateebia abanto bonsi abateneine ang’e komokorera, “Toe ribaga, tobe intwe tweka!” Barabwo bonsi bagasoka.
ⅩⅩ Ehudi akariina kerama igoro ase akanyomba kare nembeo engiya, ase omorwoti aikaransete, akamoteebia, “Ninde namang’ana arure ase Nyasae nkogoteebia.” Omorwoti oria akaimoka korwa ase aikaransete. ⅩⅪ Ehudi akarambora okoboko kwaye gw’okobee, agasomora omoyio oye o birende, oyio eboeranetie ensemo yaye y’okorio, akamobeta Egiloni enda. ⅩⅫ Omoyio oyio okarimera ime amo n’egete, na ebitinya bienda y’omorwoti bikayotuba, ekiagera Ehudi tarenge koyosomora korwa ase enda y’omorwoti oria goika omoyio oria okaorokera magega.
ⅩⅩⅢ Erio Ehudi agasooka, akairaneria ebisieri bi’akanyomba karia, akabibunga. ⅩⅩⅣ Ekero asookire, abasomba b’Egiloni bagaacha, bakanyora ebisieri nigo bisiekire na kobungwa. Barabwo bakarengereria ng’a omorwoti nigo are ase akanyomba ka ime kogwekoonya. ⅩⅩⅤ Barabwo bakaganya egeka goika bakaganyora. Nonya naboigo, omorwoti taigora egesieri ki’enyomba eyio. Ase igo bakaimokia ekeigorero, bakaigora ebisieri, na Ani! Omonene obo nigo arambereretie inse okwete.
ⅩⅩⅥ Ekero abasomba baria barenge baganyete, Ehudi agatama. Ere konya oetire ase amagena arenge, aria abaachire are emegwekano, agatama gochia Seira. ⅩⅩⅦ Ekero aigete aroro, akabugia egetuureri gi’eseegi ase ense y’ebitunwa ya Efraimu. Erio Abaisraeli bagatirimboka korwa ase ebitunwa bakamobwatia, nere akaba omorai obo. ⅩⅩⅧ Ere akabateebia, “’Ntunyane, ekiagera Omonene obeekire ababisa baino Abamoabu ase amaboko aino.” Erio bakamotunyana, bagasieka chitaracha chia Yorodani, ase Abamoabu banarete kwambokera, tibaa nonya n’oyomo ribaga ri’okwamboka. ⅩⅩⅨ Ase rituko erio bakabaita Abamoabu ang’e chiribu ikomi. Abwo bonsi nigo barenge abanto abanene, naende barenge chituoni chi’eseegi; onde taminchoretie nonya n’oyomo. ⅩⅩⅩ Ase rituko riria Abaisraeli bakabua Abamoabu, na ense eria ekaba n’omorembe ase engaki y’emiaka emerongo etano n’etato.
Samugari
ⅩⅩⅪ Oyomobwatetie Ehudi ase obogaambi, nere Samugari, mosinto bw’Anati. Ere agaita Abafirisiti amagana atano na rimo n’enyimbo are gotemera chieri. Nere boigo akabatooria Abaisraeli.
* Ⅲ:ⅩⅢ Omochie bw’Emekendo: rora 1:16