Abalamuzi
21:1 Awo abasajja ba Isiraeri baali balayidde e Mizupa nga boogera nti Tewaaliwo
ku ffe muwala we amuwe Benyamini amuwe.
21:2 Abantu ne bajja mu nnyumba ya Katonda ne babeera eyo okutuusa akawungeezi
mu maaso ga Katonda, ne bayimusa amaloboozi gaabwe, ne bakaaba nnyo;
21:3 N’agamba nti, “Ayi Mukama Katonda wa Isirayiri, lwaki kino kituuse mu Isirayiri, nti
leero wandibaddewo ekika kimu ekibula mu Isiraeri?
21:4 Awo olwatuuka enkeera abantu ne bagolokoka mu makya ne bazimba
awo ekyoto, ne bawaayo ebiweebwayo ebyokebwa n'ebiweebwayo olw'emirembe.
21:5 Abaana ba Isirayiri ne boogera nti Ani ali mu bika byonna ebya
Isiraeri atajja n'ekibiina eri Mukama? Kubanga bo
yali alayidde ekirayiro ekinene ku oyo atajja eri Mukama
Mizupa, ng'agamba nti, “Mazima attibwa.”
21:6 Abaana ba Isirayiri ne beenenya olw’e Benyamini muganda waabwe, era
n'agamba nti, “Waliwo ekika kimu ekisaliddwawo ku Isiraeri leero.”
21:7 Tulikolera tutya abakyala abasigaddewo, nga bwe twalayira
Mukama nti tetulibawa ku bawala baffe okuba abakazi?
21:8 Ne boogera nti Kika ki ku bika bya Isiraeri atajja
okutuuka e Mizupa eri Mukama? Era, laba, tewali n’omu eyava mu lusiisira
Yabesugireyaadi eri mu lukuŋŋaana.
21:9 Kubanga abantu baali babalibwa, era, laba, tewali n’omu ku
abatuuze b’e Yabesugireyaadi eyo.
21:10 Ekibiina ne kisindika eyo abasajja abazira enkumi kkumi na bbiri;
n'abalagira ng'agamba nti Mugende mutte abatuuze b'e Yabesugireyaadi
n’omuggo gw’ekitala, n’abakazi n’abaana.
21:11 Era kino kye munaakola, Mulizikirizanga ddala buli muntu
omusajja, na buli mukazi eyeebaka n'omusajja.
21:12 Ne basangamu abaana abato ebikumi bina mu batuuze b’e Yabesugireyaadi
embeerera, abatamanyi muntu yenna nga beebaka n'omusajja yenna: ne baleeta
batuuse mu lusiisira e Siiro eri mu nsi ya Kanani.
21:13 Ekibiina kyonna ne kituma abamu okwogera n’abaana ba
Benyamini abaali mu lwazi e Limmoni, n'okubakoowoola mu mirembe.
21:14 Awo Benyamini n’akomawo mu kiseera ekyo; ne babawa abakyala aba...
baali bawonye abakazi b'e Yabesugireyaadi nga balamu: naye bwe batyo
kyabamala ne kitaba.
21:15 Abantu ne beenenya Benyamini, kubanga Mukama yalina
yakola ekituli mu bika bya Isiraeri.
21:16 Awo abakadde b’ekibiina ne bagamba nti, “Tunaakolera tutya abakyala ku lwa.”
abasigaddewo, nga balaba abakazi nga bazikiridde okuva mu Benyamini?
21:17 Ne bagamba nti, “Walibaawo obusika eri abo abanaasimattuse.”
Benyamini, ekika ekireme okuzikirizibwa okuva mu Isiraeri.
21:18 Naye tetuyinza kubawa bakazi ba bawala baffe: ku baana ba
Isiraeri alayidde nti, “Akolimirwa oyo awa Benyamini omukazi.”
21:19 Awo ne bagamba nti Laba, mu Siiro wabaawo embaga ya Mukama buli mwaka mu...
ekifo ekiri ku luuyi olw’obukiikakkono olwa Beseri, ku luuyi olw’ebuvanjuba olwa
oluguudo olukulu oluva e Beseri okutuuka e Sekemu, ne mu bukiikaddyo bwa
Lebona.
21:20 Awo ne balagira abaana ba Benyamini nga boogera nti Mugende mugalamire
mulindirire mu nnimiro z'emizabbibu;
21:21 Laba, era laba, abawala ba Siiro bwe bafuluma okuzina
amazina, kale muve mu nnimiro z'emizabbibu, buli omu mukwate owuwe
mukazi wa bawala ba Siiro, ogende mu nsi ya Benyamini.
21:22 Awo olulibaawo, bakitaabwe oba baganda baabwe bwe balijja gye tuli
okwemulugunya, nga tubagamba nti Mubasiimye ku lwaffe
olw'okuba: kubanga tetwatereka buli musajja mukazi we mu lutalo: kubanga mmwe
tewabawa mu kiseera kino, mulyoke mubeere n'omusango.
21:23 Abaana ba Benyamini ne bakola bwe batyo, ne babawasa, nga bwe kyali
omuwendo gwabwe, ogw'abazina, be baakwata: ne bagenda ne
ne baddayo mu busika bwabwe, ne baddaabiriza ebibuga ne babeeramu
bbo.
21:24 Abaana ba Isirayiri ne bava eyo mu kiseera ekyo, buli muntu ne bagenda
ekika kye n’ab’omu maka ge, ne bava eyo buli muntu ne bagenda
obusika bwe.
21:25 Mu biro ebyo tewaali kabaka mu Isiraeri: buli muntu yakolanga ebyaliwo
mu maaso ge ddala.