1 Di madagoaa digau Israel ne dagabuli i Mizpah, digaula gu hagababa ang gi Dimaadua: “Deai tangada i gimaadou e dumaalia gi taane o Benjamin gi lodo gi dana dama ahina ai.” 2 Malaa, nia daangada Israel gaa hula gi Bethel gaa noho gi lala i golo i mua o God, gaa dae gi di hiahi. Digaula gu manawa gee huoloo, gu tangitangi gi nua boloo, 3 “Meenei Dimaadua, di God o Israel, di mee deenei la ne hai di aha? Ma e aha go di madawaawa Benjamin dela ga hagalee i Israel?”

4 Luada loo dono daiaa, nia daangada gaa hau di nadau gowaa dudu tigidaumaha i golo. Digaula gaa hai di nadau tigidaumaha hagadaubuni, gaa dudu nia tigidaumaha hagadogomaalia. 5 Digaula ga heeu, “Ma di madawaawa i golo mai i nia madawaawa Israel ala digi hula gi tagabuli nogo hai i Mizpah?” (Digaula guu hai di hagababa bolo tangada ma ga hagalee hana gi Mizpah le e daaligi gii made). 6 Digau Israel gu tilikai hualaa gi nadau duaahina digau Benjamin, ga helekai, “Dangi nei Israel guu ngala dono madawaawa e dahi. 7 Di madau maa di aha e hai e wanga nia lodo ang gi nia daane Benjamin ala e dubu? Gimaadou gu hagababa hagamodu ang gi Dimaadua bolo gimaadou hagalee wanga madau dama ahina gi digaula.”

8 Di nadau heeu be di maa di buini mai nia madawaawa Israel dela digi hana gi tagabuli Mizpah, digaula gaa gida bolo deai tangada e dahi mai di waahale o Jabesh i Gilead ne hana gi golo ai. 9 I di gahigahi ne hai go digau dauwa, gei deai tangada mai Jabesh ne helekai ai. 10 Malaa, tagabuli ga hagau nadau daane haga mataane e madangaholu maa lua mana (12,000) mo di nadau hegau boloo, “Hula daaligidia gii mmade nia daangada huogodoo i Jabesh, mono ahina mo nia dama. 11 Daaligidia nia daane huogodoo mo nia ahina huogodoo ala hagalee madammaa.” 12 Digaula guu kida nadau dama ahina madammaa e haa lau (400) i mehanga nia daangada i Jabesh, gei digaula gu laha mai digaula gi Shiloh i Canaan.

13 Tagabuli hagatau ga hagailoo gi digau Benjamin ala nogo i Tadugalaa o Rimmon gaa hai bolo tauwa la guu lawa. 14 Digau Benjamin ga lloomoi gi muli, gei digau Israel ala i golo gaa wanga gi digaula nia dama ahina mai Jabesh, ala digi daaligidia go digaula. Gei digaula hagalee dohu.

15 Nia daangada gu tilikai hualaa gi digau Benjamin, idimaa Dimaadua gu oho di hagadaubuni o nia madawaawa Israel. 16 Nia dagi tagabuli ga helekai, “Nia ahina o di madawaawa Benjamin la gu hagalee. Ma di aha dela e hai go gidaadou e dahi aga nia lodo nia daane ala e dubu? 17 Israel hagalee hai gi hagalee dono madawaawa e dahi. Gidaadou e hai gii gida di ala e hai di madawaawa Benjamin gii noho hua igolo. 18 Gei gidaadou e deemee di dumaalia gi digaula e lodo gi tadau dama ahina, idimaa gidaadou gu haganoho di haga halauwa tangada dela ma ga dugu anga tangada Benjamin gi lodo gi dana dama ahina.”

19 Digaula ga hagabaubau, “Tagabuli ngadau o Dimaadua i Shiloh la gu hoohoo mai.” (Shiloh la i bahi i ngeia Bethel, mo i bahi i ngaaga Lebonah, mo i bahi i dua di ala i mehanga Bethel mo Shechem). 20 Digaula ga helekai gi digau Benjamin, “Hula, pala hagammuni i lodo nia hadagee waini, 21 ga madamada. Nia dama ahina Shiloh ma ga lloomoi belee gaalege, goodou ga lloomoi gi daha mo nnadagee waini. Tangada e dahi i goodou tei gi gumidia dono lodo mai i nia dama ahina aalaa, gaa lahi gi tenua o Benjamin. 22 Maa nadau damana be nia duaahina ga lloomoi gi goodou ga helekai hai baahi, helekai gi digaula boloo, ‘Dumaalia mai gi gimaadou e benebene digaula, idimaa gimaadou hagalee ne lahi digaula mai godou baahi i lodo tauwa belee hai madau lodo. Gei goodou digi gaamai digaula gi gimaadou, deelaa laa goodou digi hala i di oho di godou hagababa hagamodu ne hai!’ ”

23 Digau Benjamin guu hai di hai deenei. Digaula gu hilihili nadau lodo mai nia dama ahina nogo hai nadau gaalege i Shiloh gaa lahi digaula gi daha. Digaula gaa hula gi di nadau henua, gaa hau labelaa nadau hale gaa noho i golo. 24 Di madagoaa deelaa, gei digau Israel huogodoo gu hagatanga guu hula labelaa gi nadau gowaa mo nadau madahaanau mo nadau guongo donu.

25 Di madagoaa deelaa, gei Israel nogo dono king ai. Nia daangada huogodoo gu hai hua nadau mee ala e hiihai ginai.*Gabunga 17.6