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OYefusa nʼaBeefulaimu
1 Atyanu abalwani aBeefulaimu ni bakumbaana, ni bayambuka oYoludaani ni baaba e Zafoni, okukoba oYefusa bati, “Lwaki wayabire okulwanisya aBaamoni, nandi nʼotweta okwaba na iwe? Twaba okukwocerya omu nyumbayo!”
2 Awo oYefusa nʼabakoba ati, “Nze nʼabantu bange twabbaire nʼenkayaana eyʼamaani nʼaBaamoni. Era ni mbeeta inywe, neye timwaizire okutununula okuzwa omu bwezye bwabwe. 3 Owenaboine nga timwatununule, ni neejaala, ni njaba okulwanisya aBaamoni, era oMusengwa nʼampa obwezye okubawangula. Kale atyanu lwaki mwiza okundwanisya?”
4 Awo oYefusa nʼakumbaania abalwani bonabona abʼe Gireyaadi, nʼalwanisya aBeefulaimu. ABagireyaadi babalwanisirye olwʼokubba aBeefulaimu bakobere bati, “Inywe aBagireyaadi muli bawuli nga mutyama mu bitundu byʼeitakali lyʼaBeefulaimu nʼaBamanase.” 5 Nʼolwekyo aBagireyaadi ni bawamba ebyambu oku mwiga oYoludaani ebyʼaBeefulaimu e gibatyama. Era nabuli Mwefulaimu eyawunukanga nʼasaba bamwikirirye okwambuka, ngʼabasaiza bʼe Gireyaadi bamubuulya bati, “Oli Mwefulaimu?” Oweyairangamu ati, “Bbe,” 6 nga bamukoba akobe ati, “Syibboleesi.” Oweyakobanga ati, “Sibboleesi,” olwʼokutayezya okubbutula ekibono ekyo nakusani, nga bamukwata bamwitira oku kimo oku byambu bya Yoludaani. Omu biseera ebyo, ni baita aBeefulaimu 42,000.
7 OYefusa nʼalamula* oIsirairi emyanka mukaaga. OYefusa oyo owʼe Gireyaadi nʼafa, era ni bamuliika omu kimo oku bibuga byʼomu Gireyaadi.
OIbbuzani
8 OYefusa oweyafiire, oIbbuzani owʼe Bbeserekeemu nʼasuuka mulamuzi† wa Isirairi. 9 Yabbaire nʼabataane 30 nʼabaala 30. Nʼagaba abaalabe okufumbirwa abatali bʼekikaakye. Nʼakwera abataane abaala 30 okuzwa omu batali bʼekikaakye. Nʼalamula oIsirairi emyanka musanvu. 10 Awo nʼafa, era ni bamuliika omu Bbeserekeemu.
Eroni
11 OIbbuzani oweyafiire, Eroni oMuzebbulooni nʼalamula oIsirairi emyanka ikumi. 12 Awo nʼafa, era ni bamuliika omwAiyaloni omu kyalo kyʼe Zebbulooni.
Abbudoni
13 Eroni oweyafiire, Abbudoni omutaane wa Kireri owʼe Pirasoni nʼalamula oIsirairi. 14 Yabbaire nʼabataane 40 nʼabaizukulu 30, abatambuliranga oku mpunda 70. Abbudoni nʼalamula oIsirairi emyanka munaana. 15 Awo Abbudoni omutaane wa Kireri nʼafa, ni bamuliika e Pirasoni, omu kyalo kyʼaBeefulaimu, omu kitundu ekyʼensozisozi aBamereki e gibatyamanga.
* 12:7 Alamula. Ooba, nʼakubbembera. † 12:8 Mulamuzi. Ooba, Mwekubbemberi.