Afundixi 4:1-24
4 Kyoso Ehudi kyafu, akwa Izalayele avutuka mu kubhanga dingi ima yayibha ku mesu a Jihova.
2 Kyenyiki, Jihova wa abhakula* bhu maku a Jabine sobha ya Kanana, wexile mutumina ku Hazole. Xixela mwéne wexile o kabhitangu ka masoladi, mwene watungile ku Halosete-Hangoyime.
3 Akwa Izalayele adikola kwa Jihova mu kubhinga kikwatekesu, kuma Jabine* wexile ni hama avwa a makalu a fwelu a ita, yu wexile mu azukutisa kya mu makwinyi ayadi a mivu.
4 O polofeta ya muhatu Debola, muhatu wa Lapidote, mwene wexile mufundisa o akwa Izalayele mu thembu yenyoyo.
5 Mwene wexile muxikama bhoxi a dyaye wa Debola, bhukaxi ka Lamá ni Betele ku milundu ya Efalayíme. O akwa Izalayele exile muya kwa mwene phala kwijiya kyebhi Nzambi kyabatula o maka mâ.
6 Mwene watumu kwixana Balake mon’a Abinowamu mukwa Kadexi-Nafitali, yu wa mwambela: “Jihova o Nzambi ya Izalayele wabhana o kitumu kiki: ‘Ndé* ku mulundu wa Tabola, ambata dikwinyi dya midi dya mayala akwa Nafitali ni akwa Nzebulone.
7 Nganda bheka Xixela o kabhitangu ka masoladi a Jabine ni makalu mê a ita ni masoladi mê bhu ngiji ya Kixone, anga nga abhakula bhu maku mê.’”
8 Mukyenyiki, Balake wa mwambela, wixi: “Se uxikina kuya n’eme, eme ngandaya. Maji se udituna kuya n’eme, eme we kingandaya.”
9 Mwene watambwijila, wixi: “Mu kidi, eme ngandaya n’eye. Maji-phe, o kikowe kya ita yiyi, ki kyanda kala kyé, mukonda Jihova wanda bhakula Xixela bhu maku a muhatu.” Mukusuluka, Debola wabalumuka wayi ni Balake ku Kadexi.
10 Balake wexana akwa Nzebulone ni akwa Nafitali ku Kadexi. O dikwinyi dya midi dya mayala a mukayela, Debola wayi we kumoxi ni mwene.
11 Ebele mukwa Kene, wadisandwile ku akwa Makenezewu, o mbutu ya Hobabe ukowakime wa Mozé. O balaka yê yakexile ku Zananíme, bhwa zukama ni muxi wadikota ku Kadexi.
12 Xixela a mutangela kwila, Balake mon’a Abinowamu wabande ku mulundu wa Tabola.
13 Xixela wabhongolola o makalu mê oso a ita ni lusolo lwoso, hama avwa a makalu a fwelu ni masoladi mê moso phala kuya tunde ku Halosete ya ifuxi kate ku ngiji ya Kixone.
14 Debola wambela Balake, wixi: “Ndé, kuma mu kizuwa kya lelu, Jihova wanda bhakula Xixela bhu maku mé. Jihova ki mwene wa kutwamenena ku pholo?” Balake wakulumuka ku mulundu wa Tabola ni dikwinyi dya midi dya mayala.
15 Mukusuluka, Jihova wabheka kavwanza kwa Xixela, ku makalu mê oso a ita ni ku kifuxi kyê kyoso ku pholo ya Balake. Kyenyiki, Xixela watuluka ku dikalu dyê yu walengela bhoxi.
16 Balake wakayela o makalu oso a ita ni kifuxi kyoso, kate ku Halosete dya ifuxi. Kyenyiki, o masoladi oso a Xixela a ajibha ni xibhata. Kibhwasubhuka né ngo muthu umoxi.
17 Xixela walenge kate mu balaka ya Jayele, muhatu wa Ebele mukwa Kene. Mukonda kwexile kutululuka bhukaxi ka Jabine, sobha ya Hazole ni dibhata dya Ebele, o mukwa Kene.
18 Jayele watambulula Xixela yu wa mwambela: “Za ngana yami, bokoné! Kukale ni wôma. Kyenyiki, mwene wabokona mu balaka yê. Jayele anga umufuta ni mubeletolo.*
19 Kyenyiki, mwene wa mwambela, wixi: “Ngakudyondo, ngibhane tumenya ni nginwe mukonda ngala ni dinyota.” Jayele wajikula o mbinda ya lete yu wa mubhana phala kunwa. Mukusuluka wa mufutu dingi.
20 Mwene wa mutangela, wixi: “Imana bhu mwelu wa balaka. Se kwiza muthu anga ukwibhwidisa: ‘O kwila sayi diyala weza kuku?’ Umutambwijila: ‘Kana.’”
21 Maji Jayele muhatu wa Ebele, wakwata o phaphu ya balaka ni malutelu. Kuma Xixela watohokele, wayile ku kilu kyazongo, Jayele wa muzukama bhofele-bhofele yu wa muxuku o phaphu ku mútwe, he wayi ni ku ibeta ni malutelu. Xixela anga ufwa.
22 Balake wayi kwenyoko musota Xixela. Jayele wayi mu disanga-nê, yu wa mwambela, wixi: “Zá, nganda kulondekesa o diyala diwamusota.” Mwene wabokona ni Jayele yu wamono kwila, Xixela wafu ni phapha ku mútwe.
23 Mu kizuwa kyenyokyo, Nzambi wabhangesa akwa Izalayele kutolola Jabine, sobha ya Kanana.
24 Akwa Izalayele asuluka ni kubhânga dingi ni Jabine o sobha ya Kanana, kate kya mutolola.
Footnotes
^ Mu Heba.: “wa asumbisa.”
^ Mu Heba.: “mwene.”
^ Mba, “usokejeke o mayala mê.”
^ Mba, “mubele, kibele.”
