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18 Mahiku ale khaakhanle mwene wIsarayeli.+ Nave-tho, atthu a nihimo na Dani+ yaanaavya opuro wookhala, okhala wiira mpakha okathi ole, khiyaavahiwe etthu yoohiyeriwa eriyari ya nihimo na Isarayeli.+
2 Atthu a nihimo na Dani, yaahaathanla alopwana athanu a emusi aya, yaawo yaari alopwana oororomeleya a oSoreya ni wExitawoli,+ wiira yahottele elapo ni weettelela. Awo yaahaahimeerya wiira: “Murowe, mweettelele elapo”. Nuumala ophiya muttetthe wa omiyaakoni wa Efrayimi, owannyawe Mika,+ yaahiviriha ohiyu weiwo. 3 Okathi yaattamela aya owannyawe Mika, awo yaahisuwela elavulelo ya mmiravo mmosa mulevi, nto yaahimwaattamela anamukoha wiira: “Tani ooruuhaleni-va? Muniira-ni opuro ola? Xeeni munikhala anyu-va?” 4 Mmiravo owo aahaaleela etthu yaamwiirinhe okhala opuro ole, oriki: “Mika ookivaha muteko wiira kimurumeeleke ntoko namukuttho”.+ 5 Vano alopwana awo yaahimuhimeerya wiira: “Xontte, mmukohe Muluku akhala wiira nnimweetta saana mukwaha ahu”. 6 Namukuttho owo aahaahimeerya wiira: “Muroweke ni murettele. Yehova onookhala ni nyuwo mukwaha anyu owo”.
7 Siiso, alopwana ale athanu yaahivenya, aphiya oLayixi.+ Vano, yaahiwoona atthu yaakhala weiwo wiira khiyaaroromela atthu akina, ntoko atthu a oSiidoni. Atthu a oLayixi yaari oomaaleleya ni khiyaaxankiheya ni etthu,+ nave khuuvo aaxinttale elapo ele wiira yaapuheryeke ni yaahaaxeke. Atthu awo yaahirakamelana ni atthu a oSiidoni, nave khiyaiwanana ni atthu akina.
8 Okathi yaatthikenle aya oSoreya ni wExitawoli,+ axinnaya yaahaakoha wiira: “Ihaali xeeni siniruuhenle anyu? 9 Awo yaahaakhula wiira: “Nrowe naatuphele, okhala wiira elapo noonale ahu ti yooreera. Xeeni munihoverya anyu? Nihipise, nrowe nakuxe elapo eyo. 10 Mwaphiya, munimwaaphwanya atthu ahinixankiheya ni etthu,+ nave elapo eyo ti yoowunnuwa. Muluku ohoovahereryani mmatatani mwanyu, elapo ehinthowa etthu”.+
11 Vano alopwana 600 a emusi ya Dani, yaakhuma oSoreya ni wExitawoli,+ yaahikuxa ikaruma saya sa ekhotto. 12 Awo yaahirowa, amaka waattamela oKiriyathi-Yarimi,+ oYuda. Tivo, opuro ole, mpantta onikela nsuwa wa oKiriyathi-Yarimi, oniihaniwa aya oMahane-Dani+ mpakha olelo-va. 13 Nto yaahivenya opuro ole arowaka muttetthe wa omiyaakoni wa Efrayimi, nto yaahiphiya owannyawe Mika.+
14 Moottharelana, alopwana ale athanu yaaronwe ohottela elapo ya oLayixi,+ yaahaaleela axinnaya wiira: “Mwaanisuwela wiira ipa iya sookhala eefodi,* ilatarato sinirumeeliwa vatthokoni, ni ilatarato soohaniwa?+ Weeso muupuweleke ele enrowa anyu opaka”. 15 Nto awo yaaheemela opuro ole, arowa etthoko ya mmiravo ole mulevi,+ owannyawe Mika, anamukoha ehaali awe. 16 Alopwana ale 600 a nihimo na Dani,+ yaawo yaakunxe ikaruma sa ekhotto, yaaheemela vamukhora. 17 Alopwana ale athanu yaaronwe ohottela elapo,+ yaahikela mpaani wiira yakuxe ilatarato soopatthiwa, eefodi,+ ilatarato sinirumeeliwa vatthokoni+ ni ilatarato soohaniwa.+ (Namukuttho+ eemenle vamukhora ni alopwana 600, yaawo yaakunxe ikaruma sa ekhotto.) 18 Awo yaahikela mpaani mwa Mika, ni yaahikuxa ilatarato soopatthiwa, eefodi, ni ilatarato sinirumeeliwa vatthokoni. Nto namukuttho aahaakoha wiira: “Exeeni eyo eniira anyu?” 19 Masi yaahimuhimeerya namukuttho owo wiira: “Mmaale. Nwale eyano anyu eyo, nave murwe ni hiyo, mukhale paapa* ahu ni namukuttho ahu. Exeeni enoona anyu oreerela? Niireke okhala namukuttho a etthoko ya mulopwana mmosa,+ aahiiso okhala namukuttho a nihimo ni emusi ya atthu a Isarayeli?”+ 20 Etthu ele yaahimusivela namukuttho, nto aahikuxa eefodi, ilatarato sinirumeeliwa vatthokoni, ni ilatarato soopatthiwa,+ onarowa vamosa ni atthu ale.
21 Atthu a nihimo na Dani, yaahitthikela mukwaha aya, nave yaahahooliha anamwane, mihuwo saya, ni itthu saya sa efaita. 22 Vaarakamenle aya owannyawe Mika, alopwana yaattamanne ni Mika yaahithukumana, ni yaahaatthimakela atthu a nihimo na Dani. 23 Okathi yaakhuwelenle aya atthu a nihimo na Dani, awo yaahitthika, anamukoha Mika wiira: “Exeeni eniwiirani? Xeeni muhalaka waathukumanya atthu ala?” 24 Nto Mika aahaakhula wiira: “Nyuwo muhaakuxa amuluku kaapantthe aka, nave-tho moomukuxa namukuttho. Exeeni enikihaleela? Vano munwerya sai okikoha wiira: ‘Exeeni eniwiirani?’” 25 Atthu a nihimo na Dani yaahimwaakhula wiira: “Muhinaakhuleke, mwiira siiso alopwana ala oowali animootuphelani, ni anoowiivani vamosa ni atthu a etthoko anyu”. 26 Nto atthu a nihimo na Dani yaahitthikela mukwaha aya. Vano Mika, voonale awe wiira atthu ale yaari ootupa onvikana yena, aahitthika, onarowa owannyawe.
27 Nuumala waakuxa amuluku yaapatthiwe ni Mika, ni omukuxa namukuttho, yaahirowa oLayixi,+ weiwo yaakhala aya atthu oomaaleleya ni yaahaaxankiheya.+ Awo yaahiwiivakasa atthu a epooma eyo ni espaata,* ni yaahipaha epooma eyo. 28 Khuuvo aaronwe waakiherya epooma ele, okhala wiira yaakhala ottaiwene wa oSiidoni, nave atthu a epooma ele khiyaiwanana ni atthu akina. Epooma eyo yaakhala oxepani wa* oBethi-Rehobi.+ Moottharelana atthu a nihimo na Dani yaahiteka-tho epooma eyo, anakhala memmo. 29 Muhoolo mwaya, yaahivaha epooma ele nsina noowi Dani,+ nsina na muhavinre aya, Dani, yoowo aayariwe ni Isarayeli.+ Khalai epooma ele yaihaniwa Layixi.+ 30 Nuumala-vo, atthu a nihimo na Dani yaaheemexa elatarato ele yoopatthiwa+ opuro ole. Nave, Yonathani,+ mwaana a Gerisomi,+ mwaana a Moise, ni anaawe, yaahikhala anamukuttho a nihimo na Dani, mpakha nihiku atthu a elapo ele yaaroihiwe aya weepotthani. 31 Awo yaaheemexa opuro ole elatarato yoopatthiwa, yeeyo Mika aapanke awe. Nto eyo yaahikhala weiwo mahiku ootheene empa ya Muluku eekeekhai yaari aya oSilo.+