Balumbuluishi 12:1-15
12 Pashishe bakabikidisha bantu ba mu Efelayima, bobu kusabuka batangile ku Safona,* kuambilabu Yefeta ne: “Bua tshinyi kuvua mutubikile bua tuetu kuya nebe pauvua musabuke bua kuluangana ne bena Amona?+ Netuoshe nzubu webe, tukuoshilamu ne wewe muine.”
2 Kadi Yefeta wakabambila ne: “Meme ne ba mu tshisa tshianyi tuvua mu mvita mikole ne bena Amona. Mvua munulombe diambuluisha, kadi kanuvua bampandishe mu tshianza tshiabu to.
3 Pamvua mumone ne: kanuvua mua kumpandisha, nunku ngakapangadija bua kuteka muoyo wanyi mu njiwu,* kuya kuluangana ne bena Amona,+ ne Yehowa wakabafila mu tshianza tshianyi. Nunku bua tshinyi lelu nudi balue bua kunduisha?”
4 Nunku Yefeta wakasangisha bantu bonso ba mu Gilada,+ bobu kuluisha Efelayima; bantu ba mu Gilada bakatshimuna Efelayima uvua muambe ne: “Nudi anu bantu badi banyeme mu Efelayima, nuenu bena Gilada mu Efelayima ne mu Manashe.”
5 Gilada wakakuata bisabu bia Yadene+ kumpala kua Efelayima; ne pavua bantu ba mu Efelayima bakeba kunyema, bavua bamba ne: “Ndekelayi nsabuke”; dîba adi bantu ba mu Gilada bavua bebeja muntu yonso ne: “Udi muena Efelayima anyi?” Pavuaye wandamuna ne: “Tòo!”
6 bavua bamuambila ne: “Amba koku ne: Shiboleta.” Kadi yeye uvua wamba ne: “Siboleta,” bualu kavua ukokesha bua kuamba muaku au bimpe to. Dîba adi bavua bamukuata, bamushipa ku bisabu bia Yadene. Nunku bena Efelayima binunu 42 bakafua tshikondo atshi.
7 Yefeta wakalumbuluisha Isalele munkatshi mua bidimu bisambombo, pashishe Yefeta muena Gilada wakafua, kumujiikabu mu tshimenga tshiabu mu Gilada.
8 Ibisana wa ku Beteleheme wakalumbuluisha Isalele panyima pende.+
9 Uvua ne bana ba balume 30 ne ba bakaji 30. Wakatuma bana bende ba bakaji bua basedibue kudi bantu bavua kabayi ba mu tshiota tshiende, ne wakalua ne bakaji 30 bua babasele kudi bana bende ba balume. Wakalumbuluisha Isalele munkatshi mua bidimu muanda mutekete.
10 Pashishe Ibisana wakafua, kumujiikabu mu Beteleheme.
11 Panyima pende Elona muena Zebulona wakalumbuluisha Isalele; wakalumbuluisha Isalele munkatshi mua bidimu dikumi.
12 Pashishe Elona muena Zebulona wakafua, kumujiikabu mu Ayalona mu buloba bua Zebulona.
13 Panyima pende Abidona muana wa Hilele muena Pilatona wakalumbuluisha Isalele.
14 Uvua ne bana ba balume 40 ne bikulu 30 bavua bendela pa mpunda 70. Wakalumbuluisha Isalele munkatshi mua bidimu muanda mukulu.
15 Pashishe Abidona muana wa Hilele muena Pilatona wakafua, kumujiikabu mu Pilatona mu buloba bua Efelayima ku mukuna wa muena Amaleka.+
Note
^ Anyi pamuapa: “kusabuka batangile ku nord.”
^ Anyi “ngakateka anyima wanyi mu tshianza tshianyi.”
