Abimelek ta ningi ohamba
1 Ndele Abimelek yaJerubbaal okwa ya kuSekem kovapambele vaina, ndele okwa popya nepata alishe laina ndele ta ti: 2 Popyeni momatwi oonakukala muSekem, mu tye: “Shilipi shiwa kunye, nokutya ovalumenhu omilongo heyali, aveshe ovana vaJerubbaal, tave mu pangele, ile omulumenhu umwe te mu pangele? Ndele dimbulukweni nokutya, aame ekipa leni nombelela yeni.” 3 Opo nee ovamwaina vaina, eshi va popya eendjovo edi adishe momatwi oonakukalamo muSekem molwaye, omitima davo da ama kuAbimelek noku mu shikula, osheshi vo tava ti: Ye omumwameme omulumenhu. 4 Vo ove mu pa eeshekeli omilongo heyali oisiliveli yomongulu yaBaal-Berit, nado Abimelek okwe liongelifa nokufuta ovalofu novakolokoshi, ndele vo ove mu shikula. 5 Ndele ye okwa ya mo meumbo laxe muOfra, nokwa dipaela kemanya vamwaina vovalumenhu, ovana vaJerubbaal, omilongo heyali. Ndele Jotam, onghelo yaJerubbaal okwa xupa po, osheshi ye okwa hondama. 6 Opo nee oonakukalamo aveshe muSekem neumbo alishe laMillo la ongala, ndele la ninga Abimelek ohamba momwandi mule puSekem.
Omakumbiko aJotam
7 Vo eshi ve shi shiivifila Jotam, ye okwa londa a kala ofika koxulo yomhunda yaGerisim nokwa yelula ondaka yaye, ta ingida ta ti kuvo: “Pwilikineni nge, nye oonakukalamo muSekem, opo Kalunga a shiive oku mu pwilikina.
8 “Efiku limwe omiti da ya di ke livaekele ohamba, ndele da lombwela olumono: ‘Ninga ohamba yetu!’ 9 Ndelenee olumono le va lombwela: ‘Ame ndi efe mbela omaadi ange molwao oikalunga novanhu tava pandula nge, ndi ye ngeno ndi linyenganyenge kombada yomiti?’
10 “Opo nee omiti da lombwela omukwiyu: ‘Ila, u ninge ohamba yetu.’ 11 Ndelenee omukwiyu we di lombwela: ‘Ndi fiye po ngeno ounyenye wange noiimati yange iwa, ndi linyenganyenge kombada yomiti?’
12 “Opo nee omiti da lombwela omuviinyu: ‘Ila, u ninge ohamba yetu.’ 13 Ndelenee omuviinyu we di lombwela: ‘Ndi fiye po omaviinyu ange, aa taa hafifa Kalunga novanhu, ndi linyenganyenge kombada yomiti?’
14 “Opo omiti adishe da lombwela eno: ‘Ila, u ninge ohamba yetu!’ 15 Ndele eno la lombwela omiti: ‘Nye ngeenge mwa hala shili okuvaeka nge, ndi ninge ohamba yeni, ileni hano, mu yaame momudile wange. Ndelenee ngeenge hasho, omundilo tau di meno, tau lungwinifa po omiti omisederi domuLibanon.’
16 “Onye ngeenge mwa longa tuu paife pashili nopauyuki, mokuninga Abimelek ohamba, nongeenge mwa ningila Jerubbaal neumbo laye ouwa, nongeenge mwe mu alulila pailonga yomake aye, 17 onye ava tate e mu lwila nokwe liekelela omwenyo waye molweni, ndele e mu xupifa momake Ovamidian, 18 ndelenee nena eli nye mwa twa ondubo neumbo latate, novana vaye ovalumenhu, ovalumenhu omilongo heyali mwe va dipaa kemanya ndele mwa ninga Abimelek, omona womupika waye, ohamba yoonakukalamo muSekem, shaashi ye omumwanyoko. 19 Nye ngeenge mwa longa tuu nena eli pashili nopauyuki naJerubbaal neumbo laye, kaleni hano nokuhafela Abimelek, naye ne mu hafele yo. 20 Ndelenee ngeenge hasho, omundilo nau dje mo muAbimelek, nau lungwinife po oonakukalamo muSekem neumbo laMillo. Nomundilo nau dje moonakukalamo muSekem nomeumbo laMillo nokulungwinifa po Abimelek.” 21 Opo nee Jotam okwa faduka po nokwa ya onhapo muBeer, noko a kala omolwomumwaina Abimelek.
Enyonauko lOvasikem nolaAbimelek
22 Abimelek eshi a pangela Israel omido nhatu, 23 Kalunga okwa tuma ko omhepo ii, pokati kaAbimelek noonakukalamo muSekem, noonakukalamo muSekem ove liteeka Abimelek, 24 opo oukolokoshi wa ningilwa ovana ovamati omilongo heyali vaJerubbaal u handukilwe, ndele ye opo a tule ohonde yavo komumwaina Abimelek, ou e va dipaa, nosho yo koonakukalamo muSekem, ava va pameka omake aye a dipaa ovamwaina ovalumenhu. 25 Noonakukala muSekem va tula ovanangeli keexulo deemhunda, ndele ava va nyeka keshe umwe, ou a enda nondjila oyo nokukoya opo. Eshi sha shiivifilwa Abimelek.
26 Opo nee Gaal yaEbed e uya novamwaina ndele va ya kuSekem. Noonakukala muSekem ve mu lineekela. 27 Ndele vo va ya komapya ndele va teta eeviinyu domoikokola yavo yomiviinyu, ndele va kola eeviinyu ndele tava dana oshivilo sheteyo. Vo ova ya mo mongulu yoshikalunga shavo, va lya nova nwa, ndele tava tuku Abimelek. 28 Opo nee Gaal yaEbed ta ti: “Abimelek olyelye naSekem oshike, tu mu longele? Ye tu shii omona omulumenhu waJerubbaal, naSebul ye elenga laye loshilando? Longeleni ovalumenhu vaHamor, xe yaSekem. Molwashike ngeno tu mu longele? 29 Akutu, ovanhu ava ngeno va li meke lange, ngeno handi taataa Abimelek! Ndele mokupopya Abimelek ye ta ti: ‘Hapupalifa omatanga ovakwaita voye, nde to i.’ ” 30 Sebul, omukulunhu woshilando, eshi a uda eendjovo daGaal yaEbed, okwa handuka 31 nokwa tumina Abimelek puAruma ovatumwa va tye: “Tala, Gaal yaEbed novamwaina vaye ovalumenhu ve uya kuSekem, ndele tala, oshilando have shi twifa ondubo naave. 32 Lipyakuduka hano oufiku nye nomatanga ovakwaita aa e li pwoove, ndele tula ekulwila moixwa. 33 Opo nee etango ngeenge tali piti ove to dulu, ongula inene, okufikama nokuhomona oshilando. Ndele ye nomatanga aye aa e li puye taa piti mo taa i kwoove, mu ningila ngaashi she ku wapalela.” 34 Opo nee Abimelek nomatanga aye aeshe ovakwaita, aa a li puye, ove lipyakuduka ndele va tula ekulwila eengudu nhee puSekem. 35 Ndele Gaal yaEbed okwa pita pondje ndele okwa kala ofika poshivelo shoshilando. Abimelek nomatanga aeshe aa a li puye mekulwila eshi va fikama, 36 Gaal okwa mona omatanga, ndele ta ti kuSebul: “Tala, taku di ovanhu tava londoloka keexulo deemhunda.” Ndelenee Sebul ta ti kuye: “Ove ou wete omididimbe deemhunda da fa ovalumenhu.” 37 Ndele Gaal okwa diinina ta ti: “Tala, otaku di ovanhu pokati koshilongo nongudu imwe tai di kOmwandi wovalodi.” 38 Opo nee Sebul ta ti kuye: “Okanya koye openi ke li eshi wa tile: Abimelek olyelye tu mu longele? Oo omatanga ovakwaita, ove wa dina. Fikama hano u va lwife.” 39 Opo nee Gaal okwa fikama komesho yoonakukalamo muSekem ndele ta lu naAbimelek. 40 Ndelenee Abimelek okwe mu shikula, ndele ye okwa ya onhapo komesho yaye, ndele vahapu va fila poshivelo shoshilando. 41 Ndele Abimelek a fyaala muAruma, ndelenee Sebul okwa taataa Gaal novamwaina, ndele vo va li inava mona onhele okukala mo vali muSekem.
42 Ndele mefiku la shikula ovanhu eshi va pita mo va ya moixwa, osho sha shiivifilwa Abimelek. 43 Onghee hano ye okwa kufa omatanga aye nokwe a tukula meengudu nhatu nokwe a tula mekulwila moixwa. Ye eshi a mona, ovanhu tava di moshilando, okwe va totela nokwe va dipaa po. 44 Osheshi Abimelek nomatanga aa a li puye a tondokela mo, ndele va kanghama poshivelo shoshilando, neengudu dikwao mbali da totela aveshe ava va li moixwa ndele ve va dipaa po. 45 Ndele efiku olo alishe Abimelek okwa lwifa oshilando nokwa nangala oshilando ndele ta dipaa ovanhu ava va kala mo nokwa ngumauna po oshilando ndele te shi undu omongwa. 46 Oonakukalamo moshungongulu yaSekem eshi ve shi uda va ya mekololo lotembeli yaEl-Berit. 47 Ndele Abimelek eshi a shiivifilwa nokutya, oonakukalamo aveshe vomoshungongulu yaSekem va ongala, 48 Abimelek nomatanga aeshe aa a li puye, ova londa komhunda yaSalmon. Ndele Abimelek okwa kufa pamwe naye omakuva nokwa ka po oshitai shomuti ndele e shi leka kepepe laye, ndele okwa lombwela ovakwaita ava va li puye ndele ta ti: Nye mu wete nge eshi handi ningi, shi ningeni diva ngaashi ame. 49 Opo nee ovakwaita yo, keshe umwe, a ka oshitai shaye, ndele va shikula Abimelek ndele ve i ekela kekololo ndele va tema kombada yalo, opo ovanhu aveshe vomoshungongulu yaSekem, ovalumenhu novakainhu ve fike ngeno peyovi limwe, va fya.
50 Opo Abimelek okwa ya kuTebes nokwe shi fitikinina ndele te shi nangala. 51 Ndelenee pokatielela koshilando mwa li oshungongulu ya pama. Omo ovalumenhu aveshe novakainhu noonakukalamo aveshe vomoshilando va ya mo onhapo, ndele va idila po konima yavo, ndele va londa kombada yoshungongulu. 52 Ndele Abimelek e uya fiyo okoshungongulu ndele te shi lwifa, ndele ye okwe uya popepi noshivelo shoshungongulu, ye e shi xwike po nomundilo, 53 omwalikadi umwe okwa ekela emanya loshini komutwe waAbimelek ndele a tatula oluwewe lomutwe waye. 54 Opo nee ye okwa ifana diva omupiya waye, omuhumbati woilwifo yaye, ndele ta ti kuye: “Pweya mo eongamukonda loye, ndele to dipaa nge vo vaha shiive okutya: omukainhu e mu dipaa.” Opo nee omupiya waye e mu twa eongamukonda la tyuuka, ndele ta fi. 55 Novalumenhu Ovaisraeli eshi va mona nokutya, Abimelek okwa fya, keshe umwe a ya kombulavo. 56 Osho ngaha hano Kalunga okwa alulila Abimelek owii, ye e u ningila xe mokudipaa ovamwaina vaye ovalumenhu omilongo heyali. 57 Nowii aushe wovalumenhu vomuSekem Kalunga e u alula kombada yomitwe davo. Netulomutima laJotam yaJerubbaal le uya kombada yavo.
1 And Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem unto his mother’s brethren, and communed with them, and with all the family of the house of his mother’s father, saying, 2 Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the men of Shechem, Whether is better for you, either that all the sons of Jerubbaal, which are threescore and ten persons, reign over you, or that one reign over you? remember also that I am your bone and your flesh. 3 And his mother’s brethren spake of him in the ears of all the men of Shechem all these words: and their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech; for they said, He is our brother. 4 And they gave him threescore and ten pieces of silver out of the house of Baal-berith, wherewith Abimelech hired vain and light persons, which followed him. 5 And he went unto his father’s house at Ophrah, and slew his brethren the sons of Jerubbaal, being threescore and ten persons, upon one stone: notwithstanding yet Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal was left; for he hid himself. 6 And all the men of Shechem gathered together, and all the house of Millo, and went, and made Abimelech king, by the plain of the pillar that was in Shechem.
7 ¶ And when they told it to Jotham, he went and stood in the top of mount Gerizim, and lifted up his voice, and cried, and said unto them, Hearken unto me, ye men of Shechem, that God may hearken unto you. 8 The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they said unto the olive tree, Reign thou over us. 9 But the olive tree said unto them, Should I leave my fatness, wherewith by me they honour God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees? 10 And the trees said to the fig tree, Come thou, and reign over us. 11 But the fig tree said unto them, Should I forsake my sweetness, and my good fruit, and go to be promoted over the trees? 12 Then said the trees unto the vine, Come thou, and reign over us. 13 And the vine said unto them, Should I leave my wine, which cheereth God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees? 14 Then said all the trees unto the bramble, Come thou, and reign over us. 15 And the bramble said unto the trees, If in truth ye anoint me king over you, then come and put your trust in my shadow: and if not, let fire come out of the bramble, and devour the cedars of Lebanon. 16 Now therefore, if ye have done truly and sincerely, in that ye have made Abimelech king, and if ye have dealt well with Jerubbaal and his house, and have done unto him according to the deserving of his hands; 17 (For my father fought for you, and adventured his life far, and delivered you out of the hand of Midian: 18 And ye are risen up against my father’s house this day, and have slain his sons, threescore and ten persons, upon one stone, and have made Abimelech, the son of his maidservant, king over the men of Shechem, because he is your brother;) 19 If ye then have dealt truly and sincerely with Jerubbaal and with his house this day, then rejoice ye in Abimelech, and let him also rejoice in you: 20 But if not, let fire come out from Abimelech, and devour the men of Shechem, and the house of Millo; and let fire come out from the men of Shechem, and from the house of Millo, and devour Abimelech. 21 And Jotham ran away, and fled, and went to Beer, and dwelt there, for fear of Abimelech his brother.
22 ¶ When Abimelech had reigned three years over Israel, 23 Then God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the men of Shechem; and the men of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech: 24 That the cruelty done to the threescore and ten sons of Jerubbaal might come, and their blood be laid upon Abimelech their brother, which slew them; and upon the men of Shechem, which aided him in the killing of his brethren. 25 And the men of Shechem set liers in wait for him in the top of the mountains, and they robbed all that came along that way by them: and it was told Abimelech. 26 And Gaal the son of Ebed came with his brethren, and went over to Shechem: and the men of Shechem put their confidence in him. 27 And they went out into the fields, and gathered their vineyards, and trode the grapes , and made merry, and went into the house of their god, and did eat and drink, and cursed Abimelech. 28 And Gaal the son of Ebed said, Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? is not he the son of Jerubbaal? and Zebul his officer? serve the men of Hamor the father of Shechem: for why should we serve him? 29 And would to God this people were under my hand! then would I remove Abimelech. And he said to Abimelech, Increase thine army, and come out.
30 ¶ And when Zebul the ruler of the city heard the words of Gaal the son of Ebed, his anger was kindled. 31 And he sent messengers unto Abimelech privily, saying, Behold, Gaal the son of Ebed and his brethren be come to Shechem; and, behold, they fortify the city against thee. 32 Now therefore up by night, thou and the people that is with thee, and lie in wait in the field: 33 And it shall be, that in the morning, as soon as the sun is up, thou shalt rise early, and set upon the city: and, behold, when he and the people that is with him come out against thee, then mayest thou do to them as thou shalt find occasion.
34 ¶ And Abimelech rose up, and all the people that were with him, by night, and they laid wait against Shechem in four companies. 35 And Gaal the son of Ebed went out, and stood in the entering of the gate of the city: and Abimelech rose up, and the people that were with him, from lying in wait. 36 And when Gaal saw the people, he said to Zebul, Behold, there come people down from the top of the mountains. And Zebul said unto him, Thou seest the shadow of the mountains as if they were men. 37 And Gaal spake again and said, See there come people down by the middle of the land, and another company come along by the plain of Meonenim. 38 Then said Zebul unto him, Where is now thy mouth, wherewith thou saidst, Who is Abimelech, that we should serve him? is not this the people that thou hast despised? go out, I pray now, and fight with them. 39 And Gaal went out before the men of Shechem, and fought with Abimelech. 40 And Abimelech chased him, and he fled before him, and many were overthrown and wounded, even unto the entering of the gate. 41 And Abimelech dwelt at Arumah: and Zebul thrust out Gaal and his brethren, that they should not dwell in Shechem. 42 And it came to pass on the morrow, that the people went out into the field; and they told Abimelech. 43 And he took the people, and divided them into three companies, and laid wait in the field, and looked, and, behold, the people were come forth out of the city; and he rose up against them, and smote them. 44 And Abimelech, and the company that was with him, rushed forward, and stood in the entering of the gate of the city: and the two other companies ran upon all the people that were in the fields, and slew them. 45 And Abimelech fought against the city all that day; and he took the city, and slew the people that was therein, and beat down the city, and sowed it with salt.
46 ¶ And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard that , they entered into an hold of the house of the god Berith. 47 And it was told Abimelech, that all the men of the tower of Shechem were gathered together. 48 And Abimelech gat him up to mount Zalmon, he and all the people that were with him; and Abimelech took an axe in his hand, and cut down a bough from the trees, and took it, and laid it on his shoulder, and said unto the people that were with him, What ye have seen me do, make haste, and do as I have done . 49 And all the people likewise cut down every man his bough, and followed Abimelech, and put them to the hold, and set the hold on fire upon them; so that all the men of the tower of Shechem died also, about a thousand men and women.
50 ¶ Then went Abimelech to Thebez, and encamped against Thebez, and took it. 51 But there was a strong tower within the city, and thither fled all the men and women, and all they of the city, and shut it to them, and gat them up to the top of the tower. 52 And Abimelech came unto the tower, and fought against it, and went hard unto the door of the tower to burn it with fire. 53 And a certain woman cast a piece of a millstone upon Abimelech’s head, and all to brake his skull. 54 Then he called hastily unto the young man his armourbearer, and said unto him, Draw thy sword, and slay me, that men say not of me, A woman slew him. And his young man thrust him through, and he died. 55 And when the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, they departed every man unto his place.
56 ¶ Thus God rendered the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did unto his father, in slaying his seventy brethren: 57 And all the evil of the men of Shechem did God render upon their heads: and upon them came the curse of Jotham the son of Jerubbaal.
