BAAHLODI 12
Jefta le Baefraime
1Banna ba kgoro ya Efraime ba ile ba rapa dira; ba tshela noka ya Jordane ba fihla Tsafone, gomme ba re go Jefta: “Ke ka lebaka lang o tshetše mollwane wa lwa le Baamone ntle le go re bitša gore re ye le wena? Re tla go tšhumelela ka mo ngwakong wa gago!”
2Eupša Jefta a re go bona: “Nna le setšhaba sa ka re ile ra fapana kudu le Baamone. Ke ile ka le bitša, eupša la se ke la tla go mphološa diatleng tša bona. 3Ge ke bona le sa tle, ka ipea kotsing ya lehu ka tshela mollwane go yo lwa le bona, gomme Morena a ba gafela diatleng tša ka. Bjale le reng le etla go lwa le nna?” 4Ke moo Jefta a kgobokantšego banna ka moka ba Gileade, a lwa le banna ba kgoro ya Efraime mme a ba fenya. Baefraime ba be ba ile ba re: “Lena Bagileade le le dulago gare ga Baefraime le Bamanase, ke lena batšhabi kgorong ya Efraime!” 5Gore Baefraime ba se ke ba tšhaba, Bagileade ba ile ba thopa madibogo a Jordane. Ge Moefraime yo a bego a leka go tšhaba a kgopela tumelelo ya go tshela, banna ba Gileade ba be ba mmotšiša ba re: “A o Moefraime?” Ge a be a ka re: “Aowa,” 6ba be ba mmotša ba re: “Nke o re ‘Shibolete’.” Fela yena o be a re “Sibolete”, ka gobane o be a sa kgone go bitša lentšu leo gabotse. Ke moo ba bego ba mo swara ba mmolaye fao go le lengwe la madibogo a Jordane. Mehleng yeo go ile gwa bolawa Baefraime ba dikete tše masome a mane le tše pedi.
7Jefta o ile a eta Baisraele pele mengwaga ye e selelago. Ka morago ga moo a hwa, gomme a bolokwa motseng wa gabo kua Gileade.
Ibetsane, Elone le Abdone
8Ge Jefta a hwile, Ibetsane wa Betlelehema o ile a eta Baisraele pele. 9O be a na le barwa ba masome a mararo le barwedi ba masome a mararo. Barwedi ba gagwe o ile a ba nyadiša banna bao e sego ba kgorwana ya gagwe, gomme a yo tšea basetsana ba masome a mararo dikgorwaneng tše dingwe gore ba tle ba nyalwe ke barwa bao ba gagwe. Ibetsane o ile a eta Baisraele pele mengwaga ye e šupago. 10Ka morago ga moo a hwa, gomme a bolokwa Betlelehema.
11Ge a hwile, Elone wa kgoro ya Sebulone a eta Baisraele pele mengwaga ye lesome. 12Ka morago ga mo a hwa, gomme a bolokwa kua Ayalone, nageng ya Sebulone.
13Ge Elone a hwile, Abdone, morwa wa Hilele wa Piratone, a eta Baisraele pele. 14O be a na le barwa ba masome a mane le ditlogolo tše masome a mararo bao ba bego ba sepela ka dipokolo tše masome a a šupago. Abdone o ile a eta Baisraele pele mengwaga ye seswai. 15Ka morago ga moo a hwa, gomme a bolokwa Piratone, nageng ya Efraime ya dithaba ya Baamaleke.
Bible in Sepedi 2000 translation © Bible Society of South Africa 2000. Digital Version © Bible Society of South Africa 2012. All rights reserved. www.biblesa.co.za.