1 Iwa Jẹphta kw'ofon Gilead ode okkengitza kw'ideden. Wa otte okpen Gilead; ọkka kwẹ ode ọzaaza-kwanọng. 2 Wa kwanọng kwa Gilẹad obiro ọmaan-ẹ va p'ijinọng. Mada va mba abari, bẹ akhubh Jẹphta, aben bi, “Kọ ekkema manda dani ka man k'ẹhọhmmọr kakhaam, okhuri bi, kọ ade nnwa kwa kwanọng ọdọdọk.” 3 Mẹ wọ ofon, wa Jẹphta obina oji votte pẹ, ọtza oruk k'irerek sa Tob, kẹ kwa ẹkhaan ch'akparari-nọng bani atzọn-ẹ abẹ, abira awobha ttar-ẹ.

4 K'ogbe mẹ, wa anọng p'Ammọn am-arima anọng p'Israẹl abẹ. 5 M'ogbe nwuma kw'anọng p'Ammọn am-arima anọng p'Israẹl abẹ, adeho pa Gilead afona bi, atza atzọkha Jẹphta k'irerek sa Tob. 6 Wa bẹ aben Jẹphta bi, “Kwu de man oho kw'arim-egbong, ifha mọfha orima anọng p'Ammọn abẹ.”

7 Iwa Jẹphta oben adeho pa Gilead bi, “Wa bọng kaam kattaang maa, bọng akhubh-m k'ẹhọhmmọr ch'otte kwaam o? Okhuri yan kwa bọng an-abira arọbh akwu ka kaam k'ogbe kwa dama-dama?”

8 Adeho pa Gilead aben Jẹphta bi, “Kaambi obiro ode mando, mayina mọn-ọtzọn kọ abẹ; kwu tzọn man abẹ, mọtza orima anọng p'Ammọn abẹ, kkeri kọ wọ áde oho kwaman biphyir p'orukhi ka Gilead.”

9 Jẹphta obhina anọng pa Gilead bi, “Idikha bọng atzim-m mkpa nnam nda nnima anọng p'Ammọn abẹ, Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi osi ngema bẹ, na kaam nde bọng oho k'odik-ọkka a?”

10 Iwa adedennọng pa Gilead abhina Jẹphta bi, “Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi wọ ode nttẹsẹ kwaman, mósi-osi mach'abeni.” 11 Mẹ wọ ofon, Jẹphta ọtzọn adedennọng pa Gilead abẹ, bẹ asẹ-ẹ oho kwabẹ ọmaana odeho kw'arim-egbong. Mando kwa Jẹphta obiro ọgbaak atzim p'ira ọgbaakhi k'itzitzikha s'Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi ka Mizpa.

12 Mẹ wọ ofon, wa Jẹphta ọtzọhm akkaabh-nkkaabha p'atza abọbh ọvaarnọng kw'anọng p'Ammọn bi, “Ottotto kwaam ode yan, kw'arim ẹkhọma chaam abẹ o?”

13 Iwa ọvaarnọng kw'anọng p'Ammọn obhina akkaabh-nkkaabha pa Jẹphta bi, “Mada iwa anọng p'Israẹl abin k'Ijip akwu, bẹ atzọk irerek saam ttẹwọr k'ọraanga kw'Arnọn maa, apyiri k'ọraanga kwa Jabọk, atzima atza apyiri k'ọraanga kwa Jọrdan. Kọ na tte sẹ ọbọhk anang-m bi bẹm.”

14 Iwa Jẹphta ọtzọhm akkaabh-nkkaabha akpa nnam k'ọvaarnọng kw'anọng p'Ammọn, 15 oben bi:

18 “Ayongi mẹ, wa anọng p'Israẹl arenga k'ibe s'anọng an-arukhi, k'ọkhaan-ọkhaan kw'Edom ọmaana kwa Moab. Bẹ arenga k'okhubha kw'ewuchen em-eyin ka Moab, atza abhing k'okhubha kw'ọraanga kw'Arnọn. Wa bẹ k'ẹkhọma cha Moab kadimi da iwa Arnọn ode enem chabẹ.

19 “Mẹ wọ ofon, wa anọng p'Israẹl atzọhm akkaabh-nkkaabha ka Sihon kw'ode ọvaarnọng kw'anọng p'Amọr, kw'ọdabhi ẹvaar ka Hẹshbọn, aben-ẹ bi, ‘Tte morenga k'ẹkhọma chọ, ochina ka man k'ibe.’ 20 Wa Sihon anọng p'Israẹl k'odik-ọkka kọtzọk, kẹ wọ osi bẹ ọbọhk kotte bẹ arenga k'ẹkhọma chẹ. Wa ọtzọhm arim-egbong pẹ atza abhing ka Jahaz, arima anọng p'Israẹl abẹ.

21 “Mẹ wọ ofon, Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi, kw'ode Ibinọkpaabyi kw'Israẹl, ọtzọkha Sihon ọmaana arim-egbong pẹ biphyir okhe anọng p'Israẹl ka mbọhk, bẹ akhema bẹ. Wa anọng p'Israẹl atzọkha irerek biphyir s'anọng p'Amọr p'iwa arukhi mẹ ẹkhọma nduma. 22 Bẹ attẹwọr k'Arnọn atzọkha irerek s'anọng p'Amọr biphyir maa, apyiri ka Jabọk ọmaana k'ebherede maa, apyiri ka Jọrdan.

23 “Mada Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi, kw'ode Ibinọkpaabyi kw'Israẹl okk'anọng p'Amọr okhubha k'itzitzikha s'anọng pẹ p'Israẹl, bọng ẹfa cha kọ akhaam bi, abira akpa nnam atzọkha irerek nna a? 24 Idikha Kẹmọsh kw'ode ọkha fabọng, ọnangi bọng ọttọhk bọng katzọkha a? Mando kw'ode ttara man bi, ọttọhk kpenamkpen f'Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi, kw'ode Ibinọkpaabyi kwaman ọnangi man, mọtzọkh-ọtzọkha. 25 Yan kwa kọ ajibhi ayọnga Balak kw'ode nnwa kwa Zipọr, kw'ode ọvaarnọng kwa Moab? Mada ogbe odede, ọkk'ẹkhọhr ọsa ọmaana anọng p'Israẹl, yina ira on-orim bẹ abẹ o? 26 Ka cho arọbh chi kw'anọng p'Israẹl arukhi ka Hẹshbọn ọmaana k'Aroa ọmaana k'ibhon s'iwobh ikhọri bẹ, ttara k'abhobhona biphyir p'awobh k'ọkkadeden da achin k'Arnọn. Okhuri yan kw'iwa bọng ani sẹ k'ogbe nwuma atzọk? 27 Kaam kọ itzama kinsi. Yina, kọ am-achibhi itzama bi, arim-m abẹ. Tte Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi, kw'ode Ọsi-aponga, ọttọhna aponga mba ọnang anọng p'Israẹl ọmaana anọng p'Ammọn.”

29 Mẹ wọ ofon, wa egwugwuma ch'Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi ch'ẹfa ẹnwa Jẹphta. Ojekha ka Gilead ọmaana ka Manasẹ, orenga ka Mizpa kwa Gilead, ọtza orima anọng p'Ammọn abẹ. 30 Wa Jẹphta osi echekhi ọnang Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi, oben bi, “Idikha atte anọng p'Ammọn ọbọhk anang-m, 31 mada mmana da ngema anọng p'Ammọn, ọttọhk kpenamkpen f'ochi eden ofona k'ọhọhm kwaam okwu ọgọm-m, fẹ óde f'Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi, ḿbiri ndima fẹ ńsi ẹjafọhni ẹkwọmichẹ.”

32 Mando kwa Jẹphta ofon ọtza orima anọng p'Ammọn abẹ. Wa Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi otte anọng mba ọbọhk ọnang-ẹ. 33 Wa Jẹphta okhema ibhon ẹrọbh k'Aroer ọmaana, k'okhubha kwa Minit maa, apyiri k'Abẹl-Keramin. Mẹ wọ ofon, wa anọng p'Ammọn an-awobha irekhirek kw'anọng p'Israẹl.

34 Mada Jẹphta opyiri k'ọhọhm kwẹ ka Mizpa, wa ọnọng kw'oyini k'iyaan ọgọm-ẹ kode, oyongi ominanwa kwẹ kw'ode nnwa obungikwẹ kw'ọkhaam, kw'otzubhi ebin otzor k'okhira kw'achangchangkpa. Akhiri ominanwa nwa aji, wa nnwa ọdọdọk ode kw'ijinọng obiro ode kw'ikwanọng kọkhaam. 35 Mada otte ọrẹ-ẹ, ọbọkha ọbara f'ọfọr ọjaakhi obhom, oben bi, “Kpe e, nnwa kwaam! Akk'asa chua ọbọkh-m, ẹfa ẹkk'aam ẹha. Kaam nkk'echekhi nsa k'itzitzikha s'Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi cha nni nnam mfha mkpa mbọra.”

36 Nnwa obhina bi, “Otte kwaam, kọ akk'echekhi asa anang Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi e. Tzim-m si mach'akk'achekhi, da Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi ọkk'anọng p'Ammọn, p'ade attattaanga-nọng pọ, okhema ọnang-ọ. 37 Yina, tte mphyem-ọ odik nwa wani, nang-m aphe afa, ifha kaam ọmaana ayokh-omina paam mobhom ọkpaanga k'okhubha kwa mgbegbeho, okhuri da kaam nni odim ḿba maa, ikhina ogbe ode.”

38 Otte obhina bi, “Kọ rọhng.” Ọttẹ-ẹ ọbọhk ofona k'aphe afa. Kẹ ọmaana ayokh-omina pẹ afona achina k'okhubha kwa mgbegbeho atza abhom amọng kẹ, okhuri da ominanwa nwa oni odim ọ́ba maa, ogbe ode. 39 Mada aphe afa akk'akwọbha, okhuna okwu okhebha otte, otte otzim-ẹ osi mach'okk'ochekhi. Wa ominanwa nwa ojinọng otzim oronga.

Ma wọ kw'ẹmmaana ch'anọng p'Israẹl efon, 40 cha ka cho kpenamkpen aminava p'Israẹl, am-afona k'iwu inna atzima ajima ominanwa kwa Jẹphta, kw'ofon Gilead.