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3 ¹Awa ndi mitundu imene Atate wathu anaisiya kuti ayese nawo Israeli—onse amene sanadziwe nkhondo iliyonse ya Kanani. ²(Anachita izi kuti mibadwo ya Israeli imene sinadziwe nkhondo kale iphunzire.). ³Mitundu yake ndi iyi: olamulira asanu a Afilisti, Akanani onse, Asidoni, ndi Ahivi amene amakhala m'mapiri a Lebanoni, kuyambira Phiri la Baala-herimoni mpaka ku Lebo-hamati. ⁴Mitundu iyi inali yoyesa Israeli—kuti aone ngati adzamvera malamulo a Atate wathu, amene anawapatsa makolo awo kudzera mwa Mose. ⁵Choncho Aisraeli anakhala pakati pa Akanani, Ahiti, Aamori, Aperizi, Ahivi, ndi Ayebusi. ⁶Anakwatira ana aakazi a mitundu imeneyi, napereka ana awo aakazi kwa ana awo aamuna, natumikira milungu yawo.

Atate Autsa Otanieli

⁷Israeli anachita zoipa pamaso pa Atate wathu, nayiwala Atate wawo, natumikira Abaala ndi Aasera. ⁸Choncho mkwiyo wa Atate wathu unayakira Israeli; Iye anawagulitsa kwa Kusani-risataimu mfumu ya Aramu-naharaimu, amene Israeli anamtumikira zaka zisanu ndi zitatu. ⁹Pamene Aisraeli analirira kwa Atate wathu, Iye anawautsira mpulumutsi—Otanieli mwana wa Kenazi, mng'ono wake wa Kalebe—amene anawapulumutsa. ¹⁰Mzimu wa Atate wathu unadza pa iye, ndipo anaweruza Israeli. Anapita kunkhondo, ndipo Atate wathu anamupereka Kusani-risataimu mfumu ya Aramu m'manja mwake, ndipo dzanja lake linagonjetsa Kusani-risataimu. ¹¹Ndipo dziko linapumula zaka makumi anayi, mpaka Otanieli mwana wa Kenazi anamwalira.

Atate Autsa Ehudi

¹²Aisraeli anachitanso zoipa pamaso pa Atate wathu, ndipo chifukwa anachita zoipa izi, Atate wathu analimbitsa Egiloni mfumu ya Mowabu kuti alimbane ndi Israeli. ¹³Egiloni anasonkhanitsa Aamoni ndi Aamaleki, napita nakantha Israeli, ndipo analanda Mzinda wa Migwalangwa. ¹⁴Aisraeli anatumikira Egiloni mfumu ya Mowabu zaka khumi ndi zisanu ndi zitatu. ¹⁵Aisraeli analiriranso kwa Atate wathu; Iye anawautsira mpulumutsi, Ehudi mwana wa Gera, Mbenjamini wamanzere. Anatumiza msonkho kudzera mwa iye kwa Egiloni mfumu ya Mowabu. ¹⁶Ehudi anadzipangira lupanga lakuthwa konsekonse, lalitali pafupifupi mainchi khumi ndi zisanu ndi zitatu, nalimanga pansi pa zovala zake pa ntchafu yake yakumanja. ¹⁷Anapereka msonkho kwa Egiloni mfumu ya Mowabu, amene anali munthu wonenepa kwambiri. ¹⁸Pamene Ehudi anamaliza kupereka msonkho, anawuza anthu amene anawunyamula kuti apite. ¹⁹Iye anabwerera kuchokera ku mafano a pafupi ndi Giligala, nati, “Ndili ndi uthenga wachinsinsi kwa inu, mfumu.” Mfumu inati, “Khala chete!” ndipo atumiki ake onse anatuluka.

²⁰Ehudi anamuyandikira, pamene iye anali atakhala yekha m'chipinda chake chapamwamba chozizira. Ehudi anati, “Ndili ndi mawu ochokera kwa Mulungu kwa inu.” Mfumu inanyamuka pa mpando wake. ²¹Ehudi anatambasula dzanja lake lamanzere, natenga lupanga pa ntchafu yake yakumanja, naliboola m'mimba mwa Egiloni. ²²Chogwirira chinalowanso pambuyo pa lupanga; mafuta anachiphimba. Popeza Ehudi sanachotse lupanga m'mimba mwake, matumbo ake anatuluka. ²³Ehudi anatulukira ku khonde, natseka zitseko za chipinda chapamwamba, nazikiya.

²⁴Iye atachoka, atumiki ake anapeza zitseko za chipinda chapamwamba zili zokiyidwa, nati, “Mwina akudzithandiza m'chipinda chozizira.” ²⁵Anadikira mpaka anachita manyazi, koma iye sanatsegulebe zitseko za chipinda chapamwamba. Choncho anatenga kiyi, nazitsegula, napeza mbuye wawo atagwa pansi, atafa.

²⁶Pamene iwo ankazengereza, Ehudi anathawa. Anadutsa kupitirira mafano, nathawira ku Seira. ²⁷Atafika, analiza lipenga m'mapiri a Efuraimu, ndipo Aisraeli anatsika naye kuchokera m'mapiri, Ehudi akuwatsogolera. ²⁸Iye anati, “Nditsateni, pakuti Atate wathu wapereka adani anu Mowabu m'manja mwanu.” Anatsika kumtsatira, nalanda madooko a Yorodani olimbana ndi Mowabu, ndipo sanalole aliyense kuwoloka. ²⁹Pa nthawi imeneyo anakantha Amowabu pafupifupi 10,000, onse amuna amphamvu ndi olimba; palibe ndi mmodzi yemwe anathawa. ³⁰Choncho Mowabu anagonjetsedwa tsiku limenelo pansi pa dzanja la Israeli, ndipo dziko linapumula zaka makumi asanu ndi atatu.

³¹Pambuyo pake panadza Samugara mwana wa Anati, amene anapha Afilisti 600 ndi ndodo yoyendetsera ng'ombe; iyenso anapulumutsa Israeli.