Aphuki

11 Vano, Yefte,+ a oXileyaadi, aari nakhotto ootupa. Owo aari mwaana a muthiyana namararuwa,* nave Xileyaadi aari paapa awe Yefte. 2 Nto, mwaara a Xileyaadi, nave aahimuyarela Xileyaadi anamwane. Okathi anamwane a mwaarawe yainunwe aya yaahimoomola Yefte, amuhimeerya wiira: “Nyuwo khamurina etthu yoohiyeriwa etthoko ya paapa ahu, okhala wiira mwa mwaana a muthiyana mukina”. 3 Siiso, Yefte aahaatthyawa axinnawe, onarowa okhala elapo ya oTobi. Nave alopwana yahaarina muteko yaahitakaahana ni Yefte, anamutthara.

4 Muhoolo mwaya, atthu a wAmoni yaahiwana ni atthu a Isarayeli.+ 5 Okathi atthu a wAmoni yaapacenrye aya owana ni atthu a Isarayeli, axitokweene a oXileyaadi yaahimurowela Yefte moowaakuveya, elapo ya oTobi. 6 Awo yaahimuhimeerya Yefte wiira: “Murwe mukhale kumantanti ahu, wiira nawane ni atthu a wAmoni. 7 Masi Yefte aahaaleela axitokweene a oXileyaadi wiira: “Khahiyo ti nyuwo mwaakinyonkhe vanceene mpakha okoomola etthoko ya paapa aka?+ Xeeni munikirweela anyu okathi ola munihaawa anyu?” 8 Nto axitokweene a oXileyaadi yaahimuleela Yefte wiira: “Tivo nnoorweelaahuni. Mwarowa ni hiyo, wiira mwawane ni atthu a wAmoni, nyuwo munookhala muhooleli a atthu ootheene a oXileyaadi”.+ 9 Nto Yefte aahaaleela axitokweene a oXileyaadi wiira: “Mwakikuxa wiira kawane ni atthu a wAmoni, vano Yehova aaxintta atthu awo, okirumeelaka miyo, tthiri kinookhala muhooleli anyu!” 10 Axitokweene a oXileyaadi yaahimuleela Yefte wiira: “Yehova onikhalele onamoona* naahipake ele ehimmye anyu”. 11 Siiso, Yefte aahirowa ni axitokweene a oXileyaadi, nto atthu yaahimukhaliha muhooleli ni kumantanti aya. Nave Yefte aahitthikela-tho olavula oMisipa,+ itthu sootheene aalavunle awe, ohoolo wa Yehova.

12 Moottharelana, Yefte aahaaruma alopwana omukoha mwene a wAmoni,+ wiira: “Exeeni erina anyu ni miyo* muhalaka otuphela elapo aka?” 13 Siiso, mwene a wAmoni aahaaleela alopwana ale yaarummwale ni Yefte, omuhimeerya wiira: “Atthu a Isarayeli aakuxa elapo aka okathi yaakhumme aya wExiitu,+ eyo piiyo, okhuma muro Arinoni+ mpakha muro Yaboki, omalela muro Yordani.+ Vano mukittikiherye elapo eyo ni murettele”. 14 Masi Yefte aahaaruma-tho alopwana ale omuleela mwene a wAmoni, 15 wiira:

“Enihimya awe Yefte tiila: ‘Atthu a Isarayeli khakunxe elapo ya atthu a oMowabi+ ni elapo ya atthu a wAmoni.+ 16 Okathi yaakhumme aya wExiitu, atthu a Isarayeli yaaheetta moothakoni mpakha ephareya Yooxeerya,+ aphiya oKadexi.+ 17 Moottharelana, atthu a Isarayeli yaahaaruma alopwana omuleela mwene a wEdomi,+ wiira: “Xontte muneemererye nivire elapo anyu”. Masi mwene a wEdomi khaaphavenle owiriyana. Nave-tho yaahinvekela etthu emosa-ru mwene a oMowabi,+ masi owo kheemerenrye. Siiso atthu a Isarayeli yaahimaka oKadexi, anakhala weiwo.+ 18 Okathi atthu a Isarayeli yeetta aya moothakoni, khiyaavinre elapo ya wEdomi+ ni elapo ya oMowabi. Awo yaahivira mpantta onikhuma nsuwa wa elapo ya oMowabi,+ amaka mpantta mukina wa muro Arinoni. Nave khiyaalapunwe mukano wa oMowabi,+ okhala wiira muro Arinoni waari mukano wa oMowabi.

19 “‘Moottharelana, atthu a Isarayeli yaahaaruma alopwana orowa wa Sihoni, mwene a wAmori, mwene a oHexeboni. Atthu a Isarayeli yaahimuhimeerya wiira: “Xontte, muneemererye nivire elapo anyu, nirowaka opuro ahu”.+ 20 Masi Sihoni, khaaroromenle atthu a Isarayeli ovira muttetthe awe. Nto Sihoni aahaathukumanya atthu awe ootheene, ni aahimaka oYahasa wiira awane ni atthu a Isarayeli.+ 21 Siiso, Yehova, Muluku a Isarayeli, aahaavahererya Sihoni ni atthu awe ootheene mmatatani mwaya. Nto aisarayeli yaahaaxintta ni yaahikuxa elapo yootheene ya wAmori, eyo piiyo, atthu a elapo eyo.+ 22 Tivonto, aisarayeli yaahikuxa muttetthe wootheene wa wAmori, okhuma wArinoni mpakha oYaboki, ni okhuma woothakoni mpakha muro Yordani.+

23 “‘Yehova, Muluku a Isarayeli, towoomonle atthu a wAmori ohoolo wa atthu a Isarayeli.+ Vano, mumphavela owoomola atthu a Isarayeli? 24 Kiira mookuxa itthu sootheene seiyo muluku anyu Kemoxi+ oovanhaaweni? Tivonto hiyo nnoowoomola atthu ootheene anrowa woomoliwa ni Yehova, Muluku ahu.+ 25 Nyuwo khamurina etireitu onvikana Balaki,+ mwaana a Sipori, mwene a oMowabi. Owo khotonko owana ni atthu a Isarayeli mwaha wa elapo yaakhala aya. 26 Okathi atthu a Isarayeli yaakhala aya oHexeboni ni mittetthe saya saamukhaani,+ ni wAroweri ni mittetthe saya saamukhaani, ni ipooma sootheene saakhala mukerekhere wa muro Arinoni iyaakha 300, xeeni mwahaakuxa anyu mittetthe iyo okathi ene yoowo?+ 27 Miyo nkootthekenleni, masi nyuwo munnipaka etthu yoohiloka mwaha wookituphela. Yehova, yoowo ori mulipa-oophuka milattu,+ ophuke milattu olelo-va eriyari ya atthu a Isarayeli ni atthu a Amoni’”.

28 Masi, mwene a wAmoni, khaaphavenle wiiwa moolumo, yaawo Yefte aaruminhe awe.

29 Ikuru sa Yehova saahimukela Yefte,+ nto Yefte owo aaheetteetta oXileyaadi wootheene, ni elapo ya Manase, nuumala-vo aahirowa oMisipa wa oXileyaadi.+ Nto aahikhuma oMisipa wa oXileyaadi onaarowela atthu a wAmoni.

30 Vano Yefte aahimmanela natiri+ Yehova, oriki: “Mwakivahererya atthu a wAmoni mmatatani mwaka, 31 ni katthika ni murettele ekhotto enrowa aka owana ni atthu a wAmoni, nto ole onrowa okhuma vamukhora wa empa aka wiira okitthimakele, onrowa okhala awinyu, Yehova.+ Nave kinonvahererya wiira okhale yoovaha para opahiwa”.+

32 Siiso, Yefte aahirowa owana ni atthu a wAmoni. Nto Yehova aahaavahererya mmatatani mwawe. 33 Yefte aahiwiiva atthu a wAmoni, okhuma wAroweri mpakha oMinithi, orowa omalela wAbeli-Keramimi. Tthiri aahiwiiva atthu anceene, nto Yefte aahixintta ipooma 20. Siiso atthu a wAmoni yaahiweriwa ni aisarayeli.

34 Okathi Yefte aaphiyale awe owannyawe oMisipa,+ aahikhumela ota mwanawe mwaamuthiyana onamutthimakela paapa awe, oopaka nlapa naamukhaani ni iinaka! Owo aari mwanawe mmosa ene. Voohikhala owo khaarina mwaana mwaamulopwana nnakhala mwaana mwaamuthiyana. 35 Omoonaka-ru mwanawe owo, Yefte aahikhera malaya awe onahimya wiira: “Kootakhaliwa mwanaka! Nyuwo moohonona murima aka, okhala wiira nyuwo muhiikhaliha ole kinrowa aka onvahererya. Miyo kommanela natiri* Yehova, nto nkinwerya otthikela ottuli.+

36 Masi owo aahimuleela paapa awe wiira: “Paapa, akhala wiira mommanela natiri Yehova, mukiirihe ntoko simuleihenrye anyu,+ okhala wiira Yehova oowunlelani ikuhu awanani anyu, atthu a wAmoni”. 37 Nto aahimuleela paapa awe oriki: “Mukihiye kirowe omwaako miyeeri miili, wiira kanle ni axaapara aka axithiyana, okhala wiira nkinrowa otheliwa”.

38 Paapa awe aahimwaakhula wiira: “Muroweke”. Siiso aahimuhiya orowaka miyeeri miili. Owo aahirowa omwaako ni axaapara awe wiira anle mwaha woowi khaarowa otheliwa. 39 Simanle ene miyeeri miili, owo aahitthikela wa paapa awe. Vano paapa awe owo aahimmaliherya natiri ammanenle awe.+ Siiso, mwali owo khaatonko orupa ni mulopwana. Ela yaari yoolema ya atthu a Isarayeli: 40 Khula mwaakha, mahiku maxexe vamwaakhani, imwali sa atthu a Isarayeli saanirowa omuxukurya mwaana mwaamuthiyana a Yefte, a oXileyaadi, wiira samuttottopele.