Broda Turn Against Broda
Ephraim, wey vex say dem leave dem out, threaten to burn Jephthah house, but instead lose forty-two thousand men for di Jordan crossing, because of how dem pronounce one word. Den our Papa raise Ibzan, Elon and Abdon, wey people remember mostly by dia plenty sons and donkeys.
12 1Di men of Ephraim gather come cross go Zaphon. Dem tell Jephthah say, "Wetin make you cross go fight di Ammonite people wey you no call us make we follow you? We go burn your house for your head!"
2Jephthah tell dem say, "Me and my people get serious quarrel with di Ammonite people; I call una, but una no rescue me from dem hand. 3Wen I see say una no go save me, I carry my life for my own hand cross go against di Ammonite people, and our Papa give dem into my hand. So why una come meet me today come fight me?"
4So Jephthah gather all di men of Gilead come fight Ephraim. Gilead beat Ephraim down, becos di Ephraim people don talk say, "Una Gilead people na runaway people of Ephraim, wey dey among Ephraim, among Manasseh." 5Gilead take di crossing place for River Jordan against Ephraim. Wen any Ephraim runaway person talk say, "Make I cross," di Gilead men go ask am say, "You be Ephraim person?" If e talk say, "No," 6dem go tell am say, "Talk 'Shibboleth.'" E go talk say "Sibboleth," becos e no fit pronounce am well. So dem go grab am kill am for di crossing place for River Jordan. For dat time, 42,000 Ephraim people fall. a a v6 Shibboleth mean "stream" or "ear of grain," but wetin e mean no matter — di Ephraim people way of talk no fit form di "sh" sound, so di word itself show who dem be.
7Jephthah judge Israel for six years. Den Jephthah di Gilead man die, dem bury am for one town for Gilead.
Di Papa Raise More Judges
8After am, Ibzan of Bethlehem judge Israel. 9E get thirty sons and thirty daughters. E send im thirty daughters go marry outside di clan, and e bring thirty daughters from outside come for im sons. E judge Israel for seven years. 10Den Ibzan die, dem bury am for Bethlehem.
11After am, Elon di Zebulun man judge Israel; e judge Israel for ten years. 12Den Elon di Zebulun man die, dem bury am for Aijalon for di land of Zebulun.
13After am, Abdon di son of Hillel, from Pirathon, judge Israel. 14E get forty sons and thirty grand-pikin, wey dey ride for seventy donkey. E judge Israel for eight years. 15Abdon di son of Hillel di Pirathon man die, dem bury am for Pirathon for Ephraim land, for di hill country of di Amalekite people.
