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3 Ino nyi miilo ibaadi Yehowa mutadiile bua’shi ishale bua kutompa baba bena Isalele boso bashibaadi balue ngoshi su ngimune na Kanaana 2 (bino bibaadi bua’shi bipungo bia bena Isalele bilue ngoshi, baba bashibaadi babande kumona mianda i biabia kumpala): 3 ba nfumu batano ba bena Filistine, na bena Kanaana boso, bena Sidone na bena Ivii babaadi bashale mu Muengie wa Lebanone kukatukila ku Muengie wa Baale-ermone mpa na ku Lebo-amate.* 4 Ino miilo ibaadi ikuashe bua kutompa Isalele bua kuuka su Isalele akookiela miiya ya Yehowa, ibaadi mupe ba mashabo kukiila kui Moyise. 5 Biabia bena Isalele nkushala munkatshi mua bena Kanaana, bena Ite, bena Amore, bena Perizi, bena Ivii na bena Yebuse. 6 Bena Isalele abaadi abebakila bana bakashi ba ino miilo, na bana balume ba ino miilo babaadi abebakila bana bakashi ba Isalele, na bena Isalele nkubanga kufubila b’efile babo.
7 Biabia bena Isalele abaadi bakite mianda ibubi ku meso kua Yehowa, abo nkuiluankana Yehowa Efile Mukulu aabo, na nkufubila ba Baale na mitshi ya kishila.* 8 Nyi nsungu ya Yehowa nkutembela Isalele na aye nkuibapaana mu maasa a Kushane-rishataime nfumu a Mesopotami.* Bena Isalele nkufubila Kushane-rishataime munda mua bipua muanda. 9 Pabaadi bena Isalele betanyine Yehowa bua kuibakuasha, Yehowa batuushishe mupaashi a kupaasha bena Isalele, Otenyele muana a Kenaze muina a Kalebe mulume. 10 Kikudi kia Yehowa nkumuikila na aye nkufika nsushi a Isalele. Pabayile ku ngoshi, Yehowa bamupeele Kushane-rishataime nfumu a Mesopotami* mu maasa aaye, biabia aye nkutshokola Kushane-rishataime. 11 Kunyima kua biabia, nsenga ibekeele mu butaale munda mua bipua 40. Akupu Otenyele muana a Kenaze nkufua.
12 Akupu bena Isalele bababangile kukita dingi mianda ibubi ku meso kua Yehowa. Biabia Yehowa nkutadiila Eglone nfumu a Moabe bua kutshokola Isalele, muanda babaadi bakite mianda ibubi ku meso kua Yehowa. 13 Dingi bayile na bena Amone na bena Amaleke mu kulua ngoshi na bena Isalele. Abo nkutuuka Isalele ngoshi na nkukuata kibundi kia mabo. 14 Bena Isalele nkufubila Eglone nfumu a Moabe munda mua bipua 18. 15 Akupu bena Isalele babayitanyine Yehowa bua kuibakuasha, biabia Yehowa nkuibatuushisha mupaashi Ehude muana a Gera muina Benyamine baadi na lubokosua. Kunyima kua mafuku, bena Isalele babamutumine n’efuto kui Eglone nfumu a Moabe. 16 Yaaya nsaa Ehude nkuikitshina lupete lua maashi kubidi, lui bula bua kude* umune na aye nkuiluanya kuitankanta diaye dibalume muushi mua kilamba kiaye. 17 Akupu aye nkupa Eglone nfumu a Moabe diadia efuto. Eglone baadi muntu a mbidi ikata ngofu.
18 Pabaadi Ehude mupudishe kutuusha efuto, balukiile na bantu babaadi basemune diadia efuto. 19 Anka kunyima kua’bo kufika ku nkishi* yabadi basee ku Gilegale, aye nabene balukiile na akula’shi: “Nfumu, ne na mukandu wa nkulungula ush’akupusha bangi bantu.” Biabia nfumu nkuakula’shi: “Umiinayi!” Nyi bafubi baye boso nkukatuka. 20 Biabia Ehude nkufika kuadi pabaadi mushale bupenka, mu kadimbo kaye ka kuiyilu mui mashika. Ehude nkuakula’shi: “Ne na mukandu oobe aufiki kui Efile Mukulu.” Biabia aye nkuibua mu nkuasa aaye a bufumu. 21 Akupu Ehude nkutuusha lupete lubaadi kuitankanta diaye dibalume na mboko yaye ibakashi, na nkumukinkila luanka muifu diaye. 22 Lupete loso nkutuela mpa na mutuela walo, na muimu nkushika lupete muanda tabaadi mutuushe lupete muifu diaye na tufi nkutuuka. 23 Ehude nkutuukila mu kisanga* afu’ashitanga biibi bia kadimbo ka kuiyilu na kuibifunga. 24 Kunyima kua’ye kuenda, bafubi babalukiile na abo nkumona’shi biibi bia kadimbo ka kuiyilu bibaadi bifungie. Biabia abo nkuakula’shi: “Pangi e mu nkumba* mu kadimbo ka munda mui mashika.” 25 Abo nkutungunuka na kutengiela mpa na pabaabadi bakalakashue, anka pabaabamuene’shi tabaadi nka mushitule biibi bia kadimbo ka kuiyilu, babaatshile nfungula abo nkuibishitula na nkumona nfumuabo mmupone paashi* mufue!
26 Pabaabadi baki’abanyengakana, Ehude basuukile akidila pepi na nkishi* yabadi basee na aye nkukafika ku Seira kushi aye kupeta masaku. 27 Pabafikile, belele mpungi mu nsenga ya ku miengie ya Efraime; na bena Isalele nkukatuka ku nsenga ya ku miengie nkualaala, na aye nyi baadi ebakunkusha. 28 Akupu aye nkuibalungula’shi: “Ndondeyi muanda Yehowa benupa beshikuanyi benu bena Moabe mu maasa eenu.” Biabia abo nkumulonda na nkukuata ma mbalo a kusabukila lua ngua a Yordane, bua’shi bena Moabe tabasabukanga na tababaadi batadiile muntu su ngumune bua kusabuka. 29 Mu yaaya nsaa abo nkuipaa bena Moabe 10 000, boso bekale bana balume be bukome na ba sha mashimba anyingie; muntu su ngumune tabaadi musuukie. 30 Biabia Isalele nkutshokola Moabe mu diadia efuku; na nsenga ibekeele mu butaale munda mua bipua 80.
31 Kunyima kua Ehude kubaadi Shamagare muana a Anate, baadi muipee bena Filistine 600 na esola dia kusaka nadio ngombe; na aye’nyi baadi mupaashe Isalele.