¹Zvino varume vaIsiraeri vakanga vapika paMizipa, vachiti, Hakuna mumwe wedu uchapa muBhenjamini mukunda wake, kuti ave mukadzi wake.

¹Eb li ralal xcßajol laj Israel queßxbânu jun li juramento aran Mizpa ut queßxye nak mâ jun reheb teßxsumub lix rabineb riqßuineb li ralal xcßajol laj Benjamín.

²Vanhu vakasvika paBheti-eri, vakagarapo pamberi paMwari kusvikira madekwana; vakachema kwazvo.

²Ut chixjunileb laj Israel queßxchßutub ribeb aran Bet-el. Queßxnumsi li cutan aßan chiru li Kâcuaß toj qui-ecuu. Queßyâbac chi cau ut queßxye:

³Vakati, Jehovha,Mwari waIsiraeri, chinhu ichi chakaitirweiko pakati paIsiraeri, kuti nhasi rumwe rudzi rushaikwe pakati paIsiraeri?

³—At Kâcuaß, lâat li kaDios lâo aj Israel. ¿Cßaßut nak xkacßul chi joßcaßin? ¿Cßaßut nak teßosokß chi junaj cua li jun xtêpaleb laj Israel? chanqueb.

⁴Zvino fume mangwana vanhu vakamuka mangwanani, vakavakapo atari, vakauya nezvipiriso zvinopiswa nezvipiriso zvokuyananisa.

⁴Cuulajak chic eb laj Israel queßcuacli ekßela ut queßxyîb jun li artal. Queßxqßue lix cßatbil mayej ut queßmayejac re nak teßxcßam cuißchic rib saß usilal riqßuin li Kâcuaß.

⁵Ipapo vana vaIsiraeri vakati, Ndianiko pakati pamarudzi ose aIsiraeri vasina kukwira kuungano yaJehovha? nekuti vakanga vapika nokupika kukuru pamusoro pomunhu usina kukwira kuna Jehovha paMizipa, vachiti, Zvirokwazvo, anofanira kuurawa.

⁵Queßxye chi ribileb rib: —¿Ma cuanqueb kacomon incßaß queßcuulac nak kachßutub kib aran Mizpa re xlokßoninquil li Kâcuaß? Lâo kabânu li juramento nak teßcamsîk li incßaß queßcuulac chixchßutubanquil ribeb Mizpa, chanqueb.

⁶Zvino vana vaIsiraeri vakazvidemba pamusoro pavaBhenjamini, hama dzavo, vakati, Nhasi rumwe rudzi rwagurwa pakati pavaIsiraeri.

⁶Ut queßyotßeß xchßôleb xban li cßaßru queßxcßul eb li ralal xcßajol laj Benjamín ut queßxye: —Anakcuan teßosokß li jun xtêpaleb laj Israel.

⁷Tichadiniko kuti tiwanire vakasara vakadzi, zvatakapika naJehovha, kuti hatingavapi vakunda vedu vave vakadzi vavo?

⁷¿Cßaßru takabânu re nak teßcuânk rixakileb li ralal xcßajol laj Benjamín li toj yoßyôqueb? Lâo ac xkabânu li juramento nak incßaß takasumub li karabin riqßuineb, chanqueb.

⁸Vakati, Ndianiko pamarudzi aIsiraeri usina kukwira kuna Jehovha paMizipa? Onei, kwakanga kusina munhu wakabva Jabheshi-Giriyadhi wakakwira kumisasa kuungano.

⁸Ut queßxye chi ribileb rib: —¿Ma cuanqueb saß xyânkeb li ralal xcßajol laj Israel li incßaß queßxchßutub ribeb chiru li Kâcuaß arin Mizpa? chanqueb. Ut queßxqßue retal nak eb li cuanqueb Jabes-galaad incßaß queßcuan aran nak queßxchßutub ribeb.

⁹nekuti vanhu vakati vachiverengwa, onei kwakanga kusina munhu wavagere Jabheshi-Giriyadhi ipapo.

⁹Queßxnau nak mâ aniheb xban nak queßpatzßeß xcßabaßeb ut mâ jun re li tenamit Jabes-galaad queßchakßoc xban nak mâ aniheb.

¹⁰Zvino ungano ikatumirako varume voumhare kwazvo vane zviuru zvine gumi nezviviri, vakavaraira vachiti, Endai mundouraya vagere Jabheshi-Giriyadhi neminondo inopinza, pamwechete navakadzi navana.

¹⁰Ut eb li chßutchßûqueb aran queßxsiqßueb ru cablaju mil lix soldado li kßaxal cauheb rib chi pletic ut queßxye reheb: —Texxic aran Jabes-galaad ut têcamsiheb chixjunileb li cuanqueb aran, joß ixk, joß cocßal.

¹¹Munofanira kuitawo chinhu ichi: Munofanira kuparadza chose varume vose, nomukadzi mumwe nomumwe wakambovata nomurume.

¹¹Têcamsiheb ajcuiß chixjunileb li cuînk ut eb li ixk li ac cuanjenakeb riqßuin cuînk, chanqueb.

¹²Zvino vakandowana kuna vagere Jabheshi-Giriyadhi mhandara dzina mazana mana, vasina kumbovata nomurume; vakauya navo kumisasa paShiro munyika yeKanani.

¹²Câhib ciento li tukß ix li mâjiß cuanjenakeb riqßuin cuînk li queßxtau aran. Ut queßxcßameb saß li muhebâl li cuan aran Silo xcuênt Canaán.

¹³Zvino ungano yose yakatuma nhume kundotaurirana navana vaBhenjamini vakanga vari padombo reRimoni, vakavaparidzira rugare.

¹³Ut eb li chßutchßûqueb queßxtakla resil riqßuineb li ralal xcßajol laj Benjamín li cuanqueb saß li sakônac aran Rimón. Queßxbokeb re nak teßxcßam cuißchic ribeb saß usilal.

¹⁴Nenguva iyo vaBhenjamini vakadzoka; vakavapa vakadzi vavakanga vachengeta vari vapenyu pavakadzi veJabheshi-Giriyadhi; asi havana kuvaringana.

¹⁴Joßcan nak eb li ralal xcßajol laj Benjamín queßsukßi cuißchic ut eb li tukß ix li incßaß queßcamsîc aran Jabes-galaad queßqßueheß reheb chokß rixakileb. Abanan incßaß quitzßakloc xban nak nabaleb li cuînk.

¹⁵Vanhu vakazvidemba pamusoro pavaBhenjamini, nekuti Jehovha wakange aparadza vamwe pakati pamarudzi avaIsiraeri.

¹⁵Ut eb laj Israel queßrahoß xchßôleb chirixeb li ralal xcßajol laj Benjamín xban nak jun têp li ralal xcßajoleb laj Israel incßaß chic tzßakal ruheb.

¹⁶Ipapo vakuru veungano vakati, Tichadiniko kuti tiwanire vakasara vakadzi, vakadzi zvavaparadzwa pakati pavaBhenj amini?

¹⁶Ut eb li nequeßtaklan saß xyânkeb queßxye: —¿Cßaßru takabânu riqßuineb li ralal xcßajol laj Benjamín li mâcßaß rixakileb xban nak quilajeßcamsîc chixjunileb li ixk? chanqueb.

¹⁷Vakati, VaBhenjamini vakapukunyuka vanofanira kuva nenhaka yavo, kuti rudzi rumwe rurege kurova pakati pavaIsiraeri.

¹⁷Tento nak tâcuânk ralal xcßajoleb li ralal laj Benjamín re nak incßaß teßêlk saß xyânkeb laj Israel li xtêpaleb li ralal xcßajol laj Benjamín, chanqueb.

¹⁸Asi hatingavapi vakunda vedu, vave vakadzi vavo; nekuti vana vaIsiraeri vakanga vapika, vachiti, Munhu unopa vaBhenjamini mukadzi ngaatukwe.

¹⁸Queßxye ajcuiß: —Lâo incßaß naru takaqßueheb li karabin reheb xban nak xkabânu li juramento ut xkaye nak tzßektânanbilakeb li ani teßxqßueheb xrabin chokß rixakileb li ralal xcßajol laj Benjamín.

¹⁹Vakati: Gore rimwe nerimwe kune mutambo waJehovha paShiro, kurutivi rwekumusoro kweBheti-eri, kumabvazuva enzira huru inobva Bheti-eri ichikwira Shekemu, nezasi kweRebhona.

¹⁹Rajlal chihab nacuan jun li ninkße aran Silo re xlokßoninquil li Kâcuaß, chanqueb. Li tenamit Silo cuan saß xyiheb li cuib chi tenamit Bet-el ut Lebona. Bet-el nacana saß li sur. Lebona nacana saß li norte. Ut nachß riqßuin li tenamit Silo, saß li oriente, nanumeß li be li naxic toj Siquem.

²⁰Vakaraira vana vaBhenjamini, vachiti, Endai, mundovandira muminda yemizambiringa;

²⁰Eb li nequeßtaklan saß xbêneb li tenamit queßxtakla resil riqßuineb li ralal xcßajol laj Benjamín ut queßxye reheb: —Ayukex aran Silo ut mukumak êrib saß xyânk li acuîmk uvas. Aran yôkex chi oybenînc.

²¹mutarire, muone kana vakunda veShiro vachibuda kuzotamba; zvino mubude paminda yenyu yemizambiringa, murume mumwe nomumwe agozvitorera mukadzi pakati pavakunda veShiro, muende kunyika yavaBhenjamini.

²¹Kßesak êru chi iloc. Nak yôkeb chi ninkßeîk, eb li xkaßal teßêlk chi chßûtal re teßxajok. Chêjunilex lâex tex-êlk saß li naßajej li mukmûkex cuiß. Ut chi jûnkal têchap jûnkak lê rixakil saß xyânkeb li yôkeb chi xajoc ut texxic chi junpât saß lê tenamit.

²²Zvino kana madzibaba avo kana hama dzavo vachiuya kuzovakwirira kwatiri, isu tichati kwavari, Chitipai henyu ivavo zvakanaka, nekuti hatina kuvatapira vose vakadzi pakurwa; nemiwo hamuna kuvapa ivo, mungadai mune mhosva.

²²Ut cui teßcuulak lix yucuaßeb malaj ut li raseb chixyebal ke cßaßut nak xcßulman chi joßcaßin, lâo takaye reheb, “Nakatzßâma chêru nak têbânu usilal reheb, ut têcanabeb li xkaßal chokß rixakileb. Lâo xocuulac saß li plêt ut incßaß xoru chixtaubal tzßakal li ixk re takaqßue chokß rixakileb. Moco xekßet ta li contrato li xebânu, xban nak moco lâex ta xexqßuehoc reheb. Yal elkßanbil ban xeßxbânu,” chaßko reheb.—

²³Vana vaBhenjamini vakaita saizvozvo, vakazvitorera vakadzi kuna vakanga vachitamba, vakavaringana; vakaenda navo; vakabva ndokudzokera kunhaka yavo, vakavaka maguta, ndokugara mukati mawo.

²³Ut eb li ralal xcßajol laj Benjamín queßxbânu joß quiyeheß reheb. Queßrelkßa li xkaßal re teßxcßam chokß rixakileb nak yôqueb chi xajoc li tukß ix. Queßsukßi saß li naßajej li quiqßueheß reheb junxil ut queßxyîb cuißchic lix tenamiteb ut aran queßcana chi cuânc.

²⁴Zvino vana vaIsiraeri vakabvapo nenguva iyo, murume mumwe nomumwe kurudzi rwake nokumhuri yake; vakabudapo murume mumwe nomumwe akaenda kunhaka yake.

²⁴Ut chixjunileb li ralal xcßajol laj Israel queßsukßi saß lix naßajeb, li quiqßueheß reheb junxil bar cuan cuiß li rochocheb ut eb li ralal xcßajol.Saß eb li cutan aßan mâcßaß xreyeb laj Israel. Chixjunileb queßxbânu li cßaßru queßraj xbânunquil xjuneseb.

²⁵Namazuva iwayo kwakanga kusina mambo pakati palsiraeri; murume mumwe nomumwe waiita sezvaakafunga kuti ndizvo zvakanaka.

²⁵Saß eb li cutan aßan mâcßaß xreyeb laj Israel. Chixjunileb queßxbânu li cßaßru queßraj xbânunquil xjuneseb.