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Jefitha na Efiraimu
1 Na rĩrĩ, andũ a Efiraimu magĩcookanĩrĩria ikundi ciao cia ita, na makĩringa mũrĩmo wa Zafoni makĩĩra Jefitha atĩrĩ, “Wathiire kũhũũrana na Aamoni na ndwatwĩtire tũthiĩ nawe nĩkĩ? Tũgũgũcina hamwe na nyũmba yaku.”

2 Jefitha akĩmacookeria atĩrĩ, “Niĩ na andũ akwa tũraarĩ na kĩgiano kĩnene na Aamoni, na o na gũtuĩka nĩndetanire, inyuĩ mũtiahonokirie kuuma moko-inĩ mao. 3 Rĩrĩa ndonire atĩ mũtindeithia-rĩ, ngĩĩtwarĩrĩra ũgwati-inĩ wa gĩkuũ, ngĩringa mũrĩmo ũũrĩa ũngĩ ngahũũrane na Aamoni, nake Jehova akĩĩhotanĩra kũrĩ o. Rĩu-rĩ, mũgĩũkĩte ũmũthĩ kũhũũrana na niĩ nĩkĩ?”

4 Jefitha agĩcookanĩrĩria andũ a Gileadi, makĩhũũrana na andũ a Efiraimu. Nao andũ a Gileadi makĩmahũũra mũno tondũ andũ a Efiraimu nĩmoigĩte atĩrĩ, “Inyuĩ Agileadi aya nĩ kũũra mworire kuuma kũrĩ Efiraimu na Manase.” 5 Nao Agileadi makĩĩgwatĩra mariũko ma Rũũĩ rwa Jorodani marĩa maaringĩrĩire kũu Efiraimu, na rĩrĩa rĩothe mũndũ wa Efiraimu ũrĩa watigaire oiga atĩrĩ, “Reke ninge mũrĩmo ũrĩa ũngĩ,” Nao andũ a Gileadi makamũũria atĩrĩ, “Wee ũrĩ Mũefiraimu?” Nake angĩacookirie oige, “Aca,” 6 makamwĩra atĩrĩ, “Nĩ wega, kiuge, ‘Shibolethu’.” Nake angĩoigire, “Sibolethu,” tondũ ndangĩahotire kũgweta kiugo kĩu wega, makamũnyiita na makamũũragĩra kũu mariũko-inĩ ma Rũũĩ rwa Jorodani. Aefiraimu 42,000 makĩũragwo ihinda-inĩ rĩu.

7 Jefitha agĩtiirĩrĩra Isiraeli mĩaka ĩtandatũ. Jefitha ũcio Mũgileadi agĩcooka agĩkua, na agĩthikwo itũũra-inĩ rĩmwe rĩa kũu Gileadi.

Ibizani, na Eloni, na Abidoni
8 Thuutha wake, Ibizani wa kũu Bethilehemu agĩtiirĩrĩra Isiraeli. 9 Nake aarĩ na aanake mĩrongo ĩtatũ na airĩtu mĩrongo ĩtatũ. Akĩheana airĩtu ake mahikio nĩ arĩa maarĩ nja ya mũhĩrĩga wake, nao aanake ake akĩmarehere airĩtu mĩrongo ĩtatũ kuuma nja ya mũhĩrĩga wake matuĩke atumia ao. Ibizani agĩtiirĩrĩra Isiraeli mĩaka mũgwanja. 10 Ibizani agĩcooka agĩkua, na agĩthikwo kũu Bethilehemu.

11 Thuutha wake, Eloni ũrĩa Mũzebuluni agĩtiirĩrĩra Isiraeli mĩaka ikũmi. 12 Eloni agĩcooka agĩkua, na agĩthikwo kũu Aijaloni bũrũri-inĩ wa Zebuluni.

13 Thuutha wake, Abidoni mũrũ wa Hileli, kuuma Pirathoni, agĩtiirĩrĩra Isiraeli. 14 Nake aarĩ na aanake mĩrongo ĩna na ciana ciao mĩrongo ĩtatũ, nao maakuuagwo nĩ ndigiri mĩrongo mũgwanja. Agĩtiirĩrĩra Isiraeli mĩaka ĩnana. 15 Abidoni mũrũ wa Hileli agĩcooka agĩkua, agĩthikwo Pirathoni kũu Efiraimu, bũrũri ũrĩa ũrĩ irĩma wa Aamaleki.

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