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Tola
1 Erhi Abimeleki abà amâfà, Tola mugala wa Puwa, mugala wa Dodo, wa kuli bene Isakari, anaciyimuka mpu akola ayôkola Israheli; oyo muntu ayûbakaga aha Shamiri, omu ntondo y’Efrayimu. 2 Alamire mucîranuzi omw’Israheli myâka makumi abirhi'n’isharhu buzinda bw’aho, afà anabishwa aha Shamiri.
Yayiri
3 Enyuma z’aho, ayimuka naye Yayiri, abâga muntu w’e Galadi, abà mucîranuzi omw’Israheli myâka makumi abirhi n’ibirhi. 4 Ali agwêrhe bagala makumi asharhu na boshi bakazâgigendera oku ndogomi makumi asharhu; ali anagwêrhe ngo makumi asharhu, na kuhika ene kwo banaciziderha mpu murhundu gwa Yayiri; ezo ngo ziri omu Galadi. 5 Yayiri naye anacifà, anacibishwa aha Kamoni.
Bene-Israheli balibuzibwa na Bene-Amoni
6 Bene Israheli bashubirhondêra okukazijira ebigalugalu embere za Nyakasane. Bashubikazikolera ba-Bali na ba-Astarte, bo ba-nyamuzinda b’e Sîriya, bo ba-nyamuzinda b’e Sidoni, bo ba-nyamuzinda b’e Mowabu, bo ba nyamuzinda ba bene Amoni na banyamuzinda b'Abafilistini; baleka Nyakasane, barhacimurhumikiraga. 7 Oburhè bwa Nyakasane bwanaciyâka kuli bene Israheli. Anacibaguza emw’Abafilistini n’emwa bene Amoni. 8 Nabo balibuza, barhindibuza bene Israheli ogwo mwâka, yalinda ebà myâka ikumi na munâni erhi na kurhindibuka barhindibuka bene Israheli bayûbakaga omu cihugo c’abanya-Moreni omu Galadi. 9 Abo bene Amoni banaciyikira Yordani, bâgendilwîsa bene Yûda, bene Benyamini na bene Efrayimu. Israheli abengera bwenêne. 10 Bene Israheli bashubikazilakira emunda Nyamubâho ali, bakaziderha, erhi: «Rhwakugomîre, bulya rhwamaleka Nyamuzinda wîrhu, rhwagendikazikolera ba-Bali». 11 Nyakasane anacibashuza erhi: «Kalikwo byanali ntyo oku banya-Mîsiri, oku banya-Moreni, kuli bene Amoni, oku Bafilistini, 12 n’oku Banya-Sidoni, abanya Maleki na Maoni, amango bakazigibalibuza, ka murhakazagilakira emunda ndi nâni nanabayôkola omu maboko gâbo? 13 Ci kwônene mwêhe mwagalindeka mwagendikolera abandi banyamuzinda, okwo kwarhuma ntà bayôkole lêro. 14 Gendagi mujikolera abo banyamuzinda winyu mwanacîshogaga, bône babalîkûzagye mw’aga mango mudwîrhe mwabengera».
15 Bene Israheli banacishuza Nyamubâho, mpu: «Rhwagomire, nâwe wêne orhujirirage kulya onabwîne kurhukwânîne embere zâwe. Casinga orhuyôkole muli gano mango». 16 Bakanya, hagendirhenza emwâbo balya banyamuzinda b’ahandi, bashubikazikolera Nyakasane. Omurhima gwâge gwanacibona obwonjo bwenêne kuli okwo kubengera kw’Israheli. 17 Bene Amoni bashubishûbûzanya mpu bagendilwîsa bene Israheli, batwa ecirâlo omu Galadi. Nabo bene Israheli bashûbûzanya, batwa ecâbo cirâlo aha Mispa. 18 Olubaga, abarhambo b’e Galadi banacidôsanya bône na bône mpu: «Muntu ndi wâgendikoza bene Amoni? Oyo anabà yêne ye murhambo w’abantu b’e Galadi boshi».