Mintuadisi
11 Jefte musi Ngileadi wuba disodi dipisuka. Mam′andi wuba ndumba leta ayi tat′andi wuba Ngileadi. 2 Ngileadi mvandi wubuta bana bankaka na nkazi′andi. Bo bana beni bayonzuka, bawu bakuka Jefte ayi bankamba: “Ngie wisi ko nsua wu kutambula kiuka ki tat′itu, kibila ngie widi muana wu nkietu wunkaka.” 3 Bo Jefte bankuka kuidi zikhomba ziandi, nandi wuyenda kue zingila ku Tobi ayi babakala baba khambu zolanga kusala bayenda yandi.
4 Ayi bo vavioka mua thangu, zi Amonita baye nuanisa basi Isaeli. 5 Ayi bo zi Amonita baba nuanisa basi Isaeli, bakulutu ba Ngileadi bayenda ku Tobi mu thinu muingi kue landa Jefte. 6 Bawu bakamba Jefte: “Yiza ba ntuadisi wu masodi mitu muingi tunuanisa zi Amonita.” 7 Vayi Jefte wukamba bakulutu ba Ngileadi: “Bo lueka mu ziphasi vangi lunkuiza ndanda, ka benu lukhukisa ku nzo tat′ama.” 8 Bosi bakulutu ba Ngileadi bakamba Jefte: “Bukiedika, mu kibila ki ziphasi diawu tuma kuiza kulandila. Ngie kukikinina kukuenda yitu muingi kunuanisa zi Amonita, buna ngie wunkuiza ba ntuadisi wu batu boso bankalanga ku Ngileadi. 9 Diawu Jefte kakambila bakulutu ba Ngileadi: “Minu kukuenda yinu muingi kue nuanisa zi Amonita ayi Yave na kutsadisa kuba nunga, buna minu yinkuiza ba ntuadis′inu.” 10 Bakulutu ba Ngileadi bakamba Jefte: “Yave widi mbangi, befu tunkuiza vanga mamoso dedi bo ngie matubila.” 11 Jefte wuyenda na bakulutu ba Ngileadi ayi bambieka muingi kaba ntuadisi wu masodi. Ayi bo Jefte kaba ku Mispa, nandi wubue vutukila mambu moso katuba vantuala Yave.
12 Bosi Jefte wufila mimvuala kuidi ntinu wu zi Amonita, muingi bankamba: “Mambu mbi befu tukuvengi muingi wiza tunuanisa?” 13 Ntinu wu zi Amonita wukamba zimvuala zi Jefte: “Minu yinkuiza lunuanisa kibila bo basi Isaeli babasika ku Ngipiti, bawu babonga ntoto′itu kutonina ku kizunga ki Arnom nate ku Jaboki ayi Yolidani. Buabu, vutulanu ntoto′itu mu malembi.” 14 Vayi Jefte wubue fila zimvuala kuidi ntinu wu zi Amonita 15 muingi bankamba: “Amama mawu mambu Jefte kabe tuba: ‘Basi Isaeli basa bonga ko ntoto wu basi Moabi ayi wu zi Amonita, 16 kibila bo basi Isaeli babasika ku Ngipiti, bawu baviokila ku thandu mu nzila yimviokila ku Ḿbu Wubenga ayi bavitila ku Kades. 17 Bosi basi Isaeli bafila zimvuala kuidi ntinu wu Edom muingi bankamba: “Lemvuka, wutubika tuviokila ku ntoto′aku,” vayi ntinu wu Edom wumanga. Bawu bafila mvandi zimvuala kuidi ntinu wu Moabi, vayi nandi mvandi wumanga. Bosi basi Isaeli batatamana kuzingila ku Kades. 18 Bawu batatamana kudiata ku thandu ayi bazenga kizunga ki Edom ayi ki Moabi. Bayenda ku khonzo leste yi Moabi ayi bavundila va kizunga kidi ku Arnom. Bawu basa kota ko ku ntoto wu Moabi, kibila Arnom yawu yiba ndilu na ntoto wu Moabi.
19 “‘Bosi basi Isaeli bafila zimvuala kuidi Siom ntinu wu zi amorreu waba yadila ku Hesbom. Basi Isaeli bankamba: “Lemvuka, wutubika tuviokila ku ntoto′aku muingi tubaka bu kutukila ku kibuangu tunkuenda.” 20 Vayi Siom kasa bika ko basi Isaeli baviokila ku kizunga kiandi. Nandi wukutikisa masodi mandi moso ku Jaaz muingi kue nuanisa basi Isaeli. 21 Mu kibila akiokio, Yave Nzambi yi Isaeli wusadisa basi Isaeli muingi banunga Siom. Bawu banunga Siom ayi bavua ntoto wu zi amorreu. 22 Mu phila ayoyo, basi Isaeli bavua kizunga kioso ki zi amorreu, kutonina ku Arnom nate ku Jaboki, mvandi kutonina ku thandu nate ku muila wu Yolidani.
23 “‘Naveka Yave Nzambi yi Isaeli, nandi wutuvana ntoto woso wu zi amorreu. Buabu ngie wuntomba kukukisa basi Isaeli ku ntoto Nzambi kaba vana? 24 Kioso kibuangu nzambi′aku Kemós ka kuvananga, kiawu kintatamananga kuba kiaku. Bobuawu mvandi, kioso kua kibuangu Yave Nzamb′itu katuvana, kifueti tatamana kuba kitu. 25 Bukiedika ti ngie lutidi nsua kena Balaki, muana Zipor ntinu wu Moabi? Khumbu kua ngie wuyuwa ti nandi wumeka kunuanisa basi Isaeli, muingi kabonga kizunga kiawu? 26 Mu 300 di mimvu, basi Isaeli bazingila ku Hesbom ayi mu mala mandi moso; ku Aroer ayi mala mandi moso ayi mvandi mu mavula moso mankaka madi ku kizunga ki Arnom. Buabu kibila mbi benu lukhambu kuba kukisila mu mavula amomo, mu mimvu mioso amiomio? 27 Minu yisa kuvangila ko ni diambu dimbi, vayi ngiewu nzimbala widi mu kuvanga mu kutunuanisa. Bika Yave Mfundisi, kafundisa basi Isaeli ayi zi Amonita.’”
28 Vayi ntinu wu zi Amonita kasa kikinina ko mambu Jefte kankamba.
29 Bosi phevi yinlongo yi Yave yituadisa Jefte. Nandi wutaba kizunga ki Ngileadi ayi ki Manase, muingi kukuenda ku Mispa yidi ku Ngileadi. Bosi bo kananguka kuna, wuyenda muingi kuenuanisa zi Amonita.
30 Bosi Jefte wuvanga tsila ayiyi kuidi Yave mu kutuba: “Ngie kutsadisa kununga zi Amonita, 31 buna mutu wutheti wumbasika ku nzo′ama muingi kuiza ndengana bo yimfumina mu mvita, minu yinkuiza mvana buka nkhailu wuviku kuidi ngiewu Yave.”
32 Mu phila ayoyo, Jefte wuye nuanisa zi Amonita ayi Yave wunsadisa muingi kaba nunga. 33 Jefte wuvonda zi Amonita ziwombo, kutonina ku Aroer nate ku Minite, kubunda mvandi Abel-Kiramim, 20 di mavula. Mu phila ayoyo, basi Isaeli banunga zi Amonita.
34 Bosi Jefte wuvutuka ku nzo′andi ku Mispa ayi muan′andi wunkietu wuyiza kundengana. Nandi waba sika pandeiro* ayi waba kina. Jefte nandi to muana kabuta, kasa ba ko bana bankaka. 35 Bo Jefte kammona, nandi wukhakuna kikhutu kiandi ayi wutuba: “Ah muan′ama, ngie mandiongisa ntima, kibila ngiewu mutu yinkuiza fila ku kinanu. Minu yivanga tsila kuidi Yave ayi yifueti dukisa yawu.”
36 Vayi muan′andi wunkamba: “A papa, boti ngie bevanga tsila kuidi Yave, buna vanga mamoso bekanikisa, kibila Yave bekusadisa kununga zi Amonita, zimbeni ziaku.” 37 Vayi nandi wukamba tat′andi: “A papa, diambu dimueka to yintomba kudinda: “Mbika theti yeviokisa zingonda wadi ku mongo na bakundi bama muingi kudila, kibila yalasa kuela ko.”
38 Bosi Jefte wunkamba: “Yenda.” Mu phila ayoyo, nandi wuyenda ku mongo ayi wuviokisa kuna zingonda wadi na bakundi bandi muingi kudila, kibila kalasa kuela ko. 39 Bo kamana kuviokisa kuna zingonda wadi, nandi wuvutuka kuidi tat′andi. Ayi tat′andi wudukisa tsila kavanga matedi nandi ayi nandi kasa bundana ko nyitu mu luzingu luandi loso. Ayi ku Isaeli kuyiza ba kifu akiki: 40 Mu bilumbu binna mu kadika mvu, bikhupa* bi basi Isaeli baba kue talanga muana Jefte musi Ngileadi, muingi kuntonda mu mambu kavanga.