3 “Mana o waka sa ai kanyi ko ndee kawika kyasa kyake ko Mndumii-Ruwa na ikuotoya o amonyi kya kiteṟiokyo,
Sedekia nalewa mtahachi kihadi na mangi Nebukadneza, sa awemtana nalye nyamu kui rina lya Mndumii, ke nechiwa mhendeli koke. Nalewada mkuchu kaleha idumbuya na iwuuya Mndumii-Ruwa, Ruwa o Israeli.
Inenga Ruwa shidaso sheana; Inutsia kyaasa kyapfo ko icho Ai huye.
“Wia Waisraeli kudi; Mndu kawika kiteṟio keinenga Mndumii-Ruwa mndu o wandu, mnducho neidima iawutsia kiteṟiokyo kyake kui itaa kiheo kya pesa chandu kikiteṟie:
‘Mndu kawika kyasa ko Mndumii-Ruwa ang'u kateṟia kindo keinenga Mndumii-Ruwa kui ilya nyamu na ikuotoya mrimenyi foke kya kiteṟio, kimbaṟi naawutsie kyasakyo kyake;’
na ndee kaicho kiteṟiokyo, nao manya nalamiime, nahong'u kiasakyo kyake kimbaṟi o amonyi na orio kindo ateṟia kimbaṟi.
“Inenga Waisraeli wuikimbi ochiwawia: kokoya mndumsoṟo ang'u mndu mka awika kyasa king'anyi, kyasa ke nawe mshimbuo, nakuletsane na wandu nakae wutengo kipfa kya Mndumii-Ruwa,
Kiwe chando kikeri ipfo siṟinyi tsa waele tsose ke waka watsie ipfo shisanzyonyi sha siṟi, kyamba walai-waenenge momu fodeda kya indi wawe wenyi-wuindi chando nawo wuwawaso wohamba.
Kyaindi Waisraeli walawa wahe, kyamba wasongoro wa Waisraeli wawemewalia nyamu ko rina lya Mndumii-Ruwa, Ruwa o Waisraeli. Nalyo mkambo fulya fo Waisraeli fukanunuwia wanene wawo.
Yeftha kekimbona karanduo nguwo tsake amsokie nyi fowa kahamba, “Mana oko o kika! Nonjifunja mrima. Iyo nowa mawokioonyi hang'anyi ha matuuro hako. Ngamelyiia Mndumii-Ruwa nyamu na inyi njechiidima itehia nyamu yo pfo.”
Kalya nyamu kechihamba, “Hoi Mndumii-Ruwa o matorito, ko koya aambuya matuuro hako inyi mṟundi apfo, konjisumba inyi mṟundi opfo, mana o kisoṟo, njechi kuinenga iyo Mndumii-Ruwa manacho nawe opfo kiidi kya moo foke fose; wembe wochioda njui tsa mdonyi foke ma indipfo.”