Ovaisrael mave rirongerere ovita
1 Okuzambo Ovaisrael avehe va kumuka okuza kOdan nga kOberseba, novandu va Gilead wina, nombongo ya worongana otja omurumendu umwe komurungu wa Muhona mOmispa. 2 Novanane vomihoko avihe vyOvaisrael va ri pombongarero ndji yotjiwaṋa tja Ndjambi. Nu pa ri ovarumendu ovarwe wovita mbe kayenda pehi omayovi omasere yane mba ri nomangaruvyo. 3 Nu Ovabenjamin va zuva kutja Ovaisrael va woronganena mOmispa.
Ovaisrael va purasana nai: “Ouhasemba otja imbwi wa tjitwa vi?” 4 NOmulevi, omurumendu womukazendu ngwa ṱa, arire tja serekarere a tja: “Ami mbe ya puna omukazendu wandje omumbanda kOgibea tjomuhoko wa Benjamin okurara mo. 5 Novature va Gibea ve ndji sekamena nave kovere ondjuwo ouṱuku. Owo va vanga okundjizepa nave tjere omukazendu wandje omumbanda nga tja koka. 6 Notji mba toora orurova romukazendu wandje omumbanda, e ru kondo movindimbu omurongo na vivari ne vi hindi komihoko omurongo na vivari vya Israel, orondu owo tjinga ava tjita otjiṋa otjiyaukise mOisrael. 7 Eṋe amuhe mbu mu ri mba oweṋe Ovaisrael. Nambano ripureye notjiṋa hi, nu mu zuvasane kutja mamu tjiti vi.”
8 Notjiwaṋa atjihe tja sekama otja omundu umwe natji tja: “Kape na umwe wetu ngu ma yaruka konganda poo kondjuwo ye! 9 Nambano otjiṋa tji matu vanga okutjita kOgibea, otjo hi: Ngatu yumbe ozohanga! 10 Ovarumendu Ovaisrael omurongo kesere, nesere rimwe keyovi, neyovi rimwe komayovi omurongo, ve kapahere otjimbumba tjovita onguta. Nu kombunda yomakotokero wawo ngatu verere Gibea tjomuhoko wa Benjamin ondjito ondjaukise, ndji tja tjita kOisrael.” 11 Ovaisrael avehe otji va wongara otja omurumendu umwe okukarwisa otjihuro ho.
12 Tjazumba omihoko vya Israel vya tuma ovarumendu komuhoko wa Benjamin nombuze ndji: “Ondjito yatjike ondjaukise ndja tjitwa mokati keṋu? 13 Nambano tu peye ovarumendu mba ovarunde mOgibea tu ve zepe kutja ourunde mbwi u yandisiwe mOisrael.” Nungwari Ovabenjamin kave zuvire kOvaisrael ovakwao. 14 Nowo otji ve ya kOgibea okuza kovirongo avihe vyOvabenjamin okurwisa Ovaisrael ovakwao. 15 Nu meyuva ndo pa worongana Ovabenjamin ovarwe mbe ri pangiṋa novirwise omayovi omirongo vivari na hamboumwe okuza kovirongo vyawo, nokuhinovature va Gibea; mOgibea mwa worongana ovarumendu omasere hambombari ovatoororwa. 16 Nu mokati kovandu mba avehe mwa ri ovarumendu ovatoororwa omasere hambombari ovamoho, auhe wawo aa yumbu ewe nawa nokuhinokuparwisa. 17 Ovaisrael wina tji va varwa, nokuhinomuhoko wa Benjamin, pa munika otjivaro tjovarumendu mbe ri pangiṋa novirwise omayovi omasere yane, avehe ozombangaṋe.
Ovita kuna Ovabenjamin
18 Ovaisrael va ya kObetel okukapura ku Ndjambi kutja omuhoko uṋe mokati komihoko vyawo mbu mau tenge po okurwisa Ovabenjamin.
Nu Muhona wa zira a tja: “Omuhoko wa Juda nga rire mbwa tenge po.”
19 Mependukirwa ra indo Ovaisrael otji va womboroka nave katona ozondanda popezu na Gibea. 20 Nowo va kayenda okukarwisa Ovabenjamin nave kakurama motuteto twomarwiro ava hungama Gibea. 21 NOvabenjamin otji va pita mOgibea nave nyono Ovaisrael omayovi omirongo vivari na yevari meyuva ndo. 22-23 Nu moruveze tjingero ndo Ovaisrael va karonda kObetel nave karirira komurungu wa Muhona nga kongurova. Owo va pura Muhona ave tja: “Ngatu karwe rukwao novakwetu votjiwaṋa tjOvabenjamin?”
Muhona wa zira a tja: “Twendeye mu keverwise!”
Notjimbumba tjOvaisrael tjovita tja yanḓipara; notjo tja kurama rukwao motuteto twomarwiro, imba pu va kuramene meyuva etenga. 24 Ovaisrael va kumuka rukwao meyuva oritjavari okukarwisa Ovabenjamin. 25 NOvabenjamin wina va pita okuza mOgibea meyuva oritjavari ndo; nu otjikando hi va zepa Ovaisrael ovarwe ovanavirwise omayovi omurongo na hambondatu. 26 Tjazumba Ovaisrael avehe va ronda kObetel. Ovo va kahaama mbo komurungu wa Ndjambi amave riri nokuhinokurya nga kongurova; nowo va punguhira Muhona ozombunguhiro ozoningiririsiwa nozohange. 27 NOvaisrael va pura Muhona, orondu omayuva ngo Otjipwikiro tjOmerikutiropamwe wa Ndjambi, tja ri mObetel. 28 Nu Pinhas, omuzandu wa Eleasar, omuzandu wa Aron, omayuva ngo aa karere Muhona otja omupristeri. Novandu va pura Muhona ave tja: “Ngatu kumuke rukwao okukarwa novakwetu Ovabenjamin poo ngatu ve ese?”
Muhona arire tja ziri a tja: “Kumukeye uri, muhuka tjinga ame ve yandja mouvara weṋu.”
29 Okuzambo Ovaisrael otji va twa ovarumendu ovarwe wovita motutatwa okukondoroka Gibea. 30 Nu meyuva oritjatatu Ovaisrael va sekamena Ovabenjamin, nave twa ovarwe vawo motuteto twomarwiro ouhunga na Gibea tjimuna ovikando imbi vivari ovitenga. 31 NOvabenjamin va pita okurwa nave hemenwa i Ovaisrael okuhumburuka kokure notjihuro. Otja tji va tjita rutenga, Ovabenjamin va uta okuzepa Ovaisrael tjiva mondjira ya Betel na mondjira ya Gibea; mehi eparanga ndi va zepa mo Ovaisrael mangara omirongo vitatu. 32 Ovabenjamin otji va tjangovasi va toṋa Ovaisrael tjimuna otjikando hi otjitenga.
Nu vari Ovaisrael va zuvasana ave tja: “Ngatu yaruke ovihahambunda okuvehemena ve ze ko kotjihuro nu ve yende kozondjira ozonene.” 33 Ovaisrael avehe opu va zira po poṋa pu va kuramene nave kaworongenena mObaal-Tamar. Nungwari Ovaisrael ovarwe, mba ṱarere motutatwa, va purukuta tjimanga motutatwa twawo tu twa ri kuṱa kongurova kwa Geba. 34 Ovarumendu ovarwe wovita omayovi omurongo mba toororwa mOvaisrael avehe va rwisa Gibea; notjirwa hi tja ri otjizeu tjinene. NOvabenjamin kave tjizire kutja ve ri pokuyandekwa. 35 Muhona wa yandja outoṋi kOvaisrael kombanda yotjimbumba tjOvabenjamin tjovita. Ovaisrael va zepa ovanavita omayovi omirongo vivari na yetano nesere rimwe meyuva ndo. 36 Ovabenjamin otji ve rimuna kutja va haverwa.
Nu vari Ovaisrael ve riyarura ombunda tjinene okuza kOvabenjamin, tjinga ave riyameka kovarumendu, mba ri motutatwa tu twa kondorokere Gibea. 37 Nu imba mba ri motutatwa va ṋiṋikiza okutupuka kOgibea, ave taurire motjihuro nave zepa ovature vatjo avehe. 38 NOvaisrael va zuvasana na imba mba ri motutatwa kutja ve twimise otjikamba otjinene tjomuise motjihuro. 39 Notjimbumba tjOvaisrael tjovita tja tanauka okutupuka. NOvabenjamin va uta okuzepa tjiva motjimbumba tjOvaisrael, ovarumendu mangara omirongo vitatu. Nowo otji ve rihungirira ave tja: “Twe ve havere tjimuna rutenga.” 40 Nu mokamanga otjikamba tjomuise tja uta okuronda meyuru okuza motjihuro. NOvabenjamin tji va taviza kombunda va muna otjihuro atjihe atja rundu motururumo. 41 Notjimbumba tjOvaisrael tji tja tanauka, Ovabenjamin arire tji va uruma, tjinga ave rimuna kutja ve ri moumba. 42 Nowo va yaruka ombunda okuza po pOvaisrael nave tupuka okuhungama okuti onguza; nungwari otjimbumba tjOvaisrael tje ve vaza, nu imba mba zire movihuro ve ve kovera nave ve nyono. 43 Ovaisrael va tezera Ovabenjamin nave kevekoverera pomasuviro wawo, ombarakana na Gibea kuṱa komuhuka. 44 Nu pa ṱa ovarumendu Ovabenjamin omayovi omurongo na hambondatu, avehe ovarwe omapenda porwe. 45 Nu imba mba hupa va tanauka nave tupuka mokuti onguza kuṱa kOruuwa rwa Rimon. Omayovi yetano wawo ya ṱira mozondjira. NOvaisrael ve ve tezera nga kOgidom, nave zepa Ovabenjamin omayovi yevari. 46 Otjivaro atjihe kumwe tjOvabenjamin, mba ṱa meyuva ndo, tja ri ovarumendu omayovi omirongo vivari na yetano, avehe porwe ovanavirwise ovizeu nozombangaṋe.
47 Nungwari ovarumendu omasere hamboumwe va tanauka ave tupuka okuhungama okuti onguza kOruuwa rwa Rimon, nave kakara ngo omieze vine. 48 NOvaisrael va yaruka kOvabenjamin mba sewa mOgibea, nave zepa ovandu novinamuinyo na ngamwa atjihe tji va muna. Wina va hwika ovihuro avihe mbya ri mehi ndo.
Ovabenjamin tava handukilwa unene
1 Opo nee ovana aveshe vaIsrael va ongala ngaashi omulumenhu umwe auke okudja kuDan fiyo okuBerseba, pamwe noshilongo shaGilead koshipala shOmwene muMispa. 2 Novakulunhu voshiwana ashishe vomapata aeshe aIsrael va holoka moshiongalele shoshiwana shaKalunga: ovalumenhu omayovi omafele ane vokolupadi, va djalekwa omaongamukonda. 3 Novana vaBenjamin va uda nokutya, ovana vaIsrael va ya kuMispa. Opo nee ovana vaIsrael tava ti: “Hepaululeni, nghe oixuna ei ya longwa ngahelipi?” 4 Opo nee omulumenhu Omulevi, omulumenhu womukainhu ou dipawa, ta nyamukula ta ti: “Naame nomwalikadi wange wopomunghulo twe uya kuGibea shomuBenjamin tu nangale mo. 5 Noonakukalamo muGibea va shinda nge ndele mokutonda nge va kondekela ongulu oufiku. Vo va li va hala okudipaa nge, nomwalikadi wange wopomunghulo vo ve mu monifa oixuna fiyo ta fi. 6 Opo nee ame nda kufa omwalikadi wange wopomunghulo ndele handi mu tetaula ndele nde mu tuma moshilongo ashishe shoshitukulwafyuululwa shaIsrael, osheshi venya ova ninga oixuna noshififahoni muIsrael. 7 Paife nye ovana vaIsrael amushe opo mu li apa: Kundafaneni, tokoleni!” 8 Opo nee ovanhu aveshe va fikama ngaashi omunhu umwe, ndele tava ti: “Nande umwe mufye aha ye koshihambo shaye ndele nande umwe womufye aha ye keumbo lavo; 9 ndelenee oshinima osho tu noku shi ningila Gibea, osheshi: Tu shi homoneni pashihoololifo! 10 Fye ohatu ka kufa mo ovalumenhu omulongo mefele keshe, omapata aeshe aIsrael, nefele meyovi, neyovi momayovi omulongo, va ye va ka tale eenghuta domatanga ovakwaita, opo fye, venya ngeenge va aluka, tu ningile Gibea shomuBenjamin paixuna sho she i ninga muIsrael.” 11 Opo nee ovalumenhu aveshe vaIsrael va ongala popepi noshilando ve shi homone, ve limanga kumwe ngaashi omunhu umwe.
12 Nomapata aIsrael a tuma ovalumenhu va endaenda moshilongo shepata laBenjamin va tye: “Oixuna oi fike peni ya ningwa mokati keni? 13 Yandjeni hano paife ovalumenhu venya vai vomuGibea, opo tu shiive oku va dipaa nokukomba po owii muIsrael.” Ndelenee Ovabenjamin inava pwilikina ovakwao, ovana vaIsrael. 14 Ndelenee ovana vaBenjamin va dja moilando, va ongala puGibea va ka homone ovana vaIsrael. 15 Mefiku tuu olo ovana vaBenjamin va ongelwa, vo va li omayovi omilongo mbali nomayovi ahamano vomoilando imwe ava ve nomaongamukonda, ponho yoonakukalamo muGibea, ava va ongelwa, ovalumenhu ovahoololwa omilongo heyali. 16 Movakwaita aveshe ava mwa li ovalumenhu ovahoololwa omilongo heyali volumosho. Vo aveshe ve shii kukupula emanya koluxwiki limwe ihava shekuna. 17 Novalumenhu vaIsrael ponho yOvabenjamin va ongelwa: ovalumenhu omayovi omafele ane ovanamikonda, vo aveshe va li ovakwaita. 18 Ndele vo ova fikama ndele tava i kuBetel, ndele tava pula Kalunga. Novana vaIsrael tava ti: “Olyelye mufye e nokufikama tete a ka homone ovana vaBenjamin?” Opo nee Omwene ta ti: “Juda tete!” 19 Opo nee ovana vaIsrael va fikama ongula inene ndele va onga onhanda popepi naGibea. 20 Novalumenhu vaIsrael ova fikama va ka lwe naBenjamin, novalumenhu vaIsrael ve lilongekidila oku va totela puGibea. 21 Opo nee ovana vaBenjamin va dja muGibea, ndele va dipaa mefiku tuu olo ovalumenhu omayovi omilongo mbali naavali muIsrael. 22 Ndelenee omatanga ovakwaita, ovalumenhu Ovaisraeli ove linyatipaleka vali okutota monhele tuu oyo va li mefiku lotete. 23 Novana vaIsrael va fikama, ndele tava lili koshipala shOmwene fiyo onguloshi, ndele tava pula kOmwene tava ti: “Ame ondi nokushuna ko vali ndi ka lwe novakwetu, ovana vaBenjamin?” NOmwene ta ti: “Inda u ke mu lwife!” 24 Ndele mefiku etivali ovana vaIsrael eshi va ehena ko novana vaBenjamin, 25 Ovakwabenjamin va dja muGibea mefiku etivali oku va shakeneka, ndele movana vaIsrael mwa dipawa natango ovalumenhu omayovi omulongo naahetatu, vo aveshe ovanamikonda. 26 Opo nee ovana vaIsrael, ovanhu aveshe, va dja po, ndele tave uya muBetel. Ndele va lila ndele tava kala koshipala shOmwene nokulidilika fiyo onguloshi, ndele tava yambe omaxwikiloyambo nomapanduloyambo koshipala shOmwene. 27 Novana vaIsrael va pula kOmwene, osheshi momafiku enya oshikefa shehangano laKalunga osha li ko, 28 ndele Pinehas yaEliaser yaAron okwa kala koshipala shaye oku mu longela pomafiku enya, ndele ta ti: “Ondi nokufikama vali tu lwife ovakwetu, ovana vaBenjamin ile ndi noku va efa?” Opo nee Omwene ta ti: “Fikama, osheshi mongula ohandi ke va yandja meke loye.” 29 Ndele Ovaisraeli va tula omakulwila keembinga adishe daGibea. 30 Ndele mefiku etitatu ovana vaIsrael va fikama va homone ovana vaBenjamin, ndele ve lilongekida okutotela Gibea ngaashi shito. 31 Novana vaBenjamin va pita mo, va ka shakeneke omatanga ovakwaita oo va tetwa ko koshilando, ndele ngaashi shito vo va hovela okudipaa vamwe vomovakwaita pomalila manene, muwo limwe tali i kuBetel nalikwao tali i kuGibea okupitila mepumbu, ova dipaa ovalumenhu Ovaisraeli ve fike ngeno pomilongo nhatu. 32 Opo nee ovana vaBenjamin va diladila: “Vo ova tewa po komesho yetu ngaashi shito!” Ndelenee ovana vaIsrael tava ti: “Natu fadukeni po, tu va tete ko koshilando langhele komalila manene.” 33 Novalumenhu aveshe vaIsrael va dja po ndele ve lilongekidila okulwa puBaal-Tamar, fimbo ekulwila lOvaisraeli la dja ko keembutamene dalo kouninginino waGeba. 34 Ndele ovalumenhu ovahoololwa omayovi omulongo vomuIsrael ve uya popepi naGibea. Nolwoodi la li lipyu. Ndelenee Ovabenjamin inava dimbulukwa omupya ou tau va hange. 35 Opo nee Omwene okwa taataa Ovabenjamin komesho yOvaisraeli, novana vaIsrael va dipaa mefiku tuu olo mOvabenjamin ovalumenhu omayovi omilongo nhatu naatano nefele, aveshe ava ve nomaongamukonda.
36 Osho ngaha hano ovana vaBenjamin ve wete va tewa. Ndelenee ovalumenhu Ovaisraeli va pa Ovabenjamin onhele, osheshi ove lineekela ekulwila, ve li tula konima yaGibea. 37 Opo nee ekulwila la endelela diva okutotela Gibea, nekulwila la ya mo, ndele la dipaa oonakukalamo aveshe vomoshilando neongamukonda. 38 Novalumenhu Ovaisraeli va udafana nekulwila nokutya, va yelulife okalungululu kanene komwifi taka lundumuka moshilando. 39 Onghee hano ovalumenhu Ovaisraeli va piluka molwoodi, nOvabenjamin va hovela okudipaa vamwe vomovalumenhu Ovaisraeli, ngeno ve fike pomilongo nhatu, osheshi va diladila: “Oshili fye ohatu va taataa komesho yetu ngaashi shito!” 40 Fimbo oshilemo shokalungululu sha hovela okuyeluka moshilando nokutya, oluudi lomwifi. NOvabenjamin eshi va tala konima yavo, oshilando ashishe sha ninga omwifi tau yeluka pombada! 41 Ovalumenhu Ovaisraeli eshi va piluka, ovalumenhu Ovabenjamin va haluka, osheshi ve wete omupya otau ke va hanga. 42 Ndele va ya onhapo komesho yovalumenhu vaIsrael nondjila yokombuwa. Ndelenee olwoodi le va kondekela mo ndele venya va dja mo moilando ove va dipaela pokati kavo. 43 Venya va kondekela Ovabenjamin, ve va shikula, ndele tave va lyataulile monhele yetulumuko langhele kuGibea kombinga yokoushilo. 44 Ndele oko kwa dipaelwa ovalumenhu omayovi omulongo naahetatu Ovabenjamin, ndele ava va li ovaladielela. 45 Vo ova piluka ndele va ya onhapo kombuwa, kemanya laRimmon; ndelenee momalila manene Ovaisraeli va dipaulula ko vali ovalumenhu omayovi atano nokushikula venya fiyo okuGidom ndele va dipaa muvo ovalumenhu omayovi avali. 46 NOvabenjamin aveshe ava va dipawa efiku tuu olo, ova li ve fike povalumenhu omayovi omilongo mbali naatano ovanamikonda, aveshe ovaladielela. 47 Ndelenee ovalumenhu omafele ahamano va piluka ndele va ya onhapo kombuwa kemanya laRimmon, ndele va kala pemanya laRimmon eehani nhee. 48 Novalumenhu vaIsrael va aluka ve uya kovana vaBenjamin, ndele ve va dipaa neongamukonda, ovanhu noimuna naashishe sha hangwa ko. Noilando oyo aishe ve i hanga, ve i xwika po.
