CAB. XII

1As haggil deiney Ephraim cooidjagh, as hie ad lesh y twoaie, as dooyrt ad rish Jephthah, Cre’n-fa hie uss harrish dy chaggey noi cloan Ammon, as nagh deïe oo orrin dy gholl mayrt? nee mayd lostey dty hie ort lesh aile. 2As dooyrt Jephthah roo, Va aym’s as ec my phobble cooish mooar caggee rish cloan Ammon; as tra deïe mee erriu, cha ren shiu m’y livrey ass nyn laueyn. 3As tra honnick mee nagh daink shiu dy chooney lhiam, hug mee my vioys ayns my laueyn, as hie mee harrish noi cloan Ammon, as ren y Chiarn ad y livrey fo my laueyn: cre’n-oyr eisht ta shiu er jeet seose yn laa jiu, dy chaggey m’oï? 4Eisht haggil Jephthah cooidjagh ooilley deiney Ghilead, as ren ad caggey noi Ephraim: as woaill deiney Ghilead Ephraim, er-yn-oyr, dy dooyrt ad, Cha vel shiuish Gileaditeyn agh nyn scapailtee veih Ephraim mastey ny Ephraimiteyn, as mastey ny Manassiteyn. 5As ghow ny Gileaditeyn aaghyn Yordan roish ny Ephraimiteyn: as ve myr shen, tra dooyrt ny Ephraimiteyn ren scapail, Lhig dou goll harrish, dy dooyrt deiney Ghilead rish, Nee Ephraimite oo? My yarragh eh, Cha nee; 6Eisht dooyrt ad rish, Abbyr nish Shibboleth; as dooyrt eh Sibboleth: son cha daink e hengey lesh dy ockley eh dy kiart. Eisht ghow ad, as varr ad eh ee aaghyn Yordan; as huitt ec y traa shen jeh ny Ephraimiteyn, daa housane as da-eed. 7As ren Jephthah briwnys Israel shey bleeaney: eisht hooar Jephthah yn Gileadite baase, as v’eh oanluckit ayns ard-valley Ghilead.

8As ny lurg-syn ren Ibzam yn Beth-lehemite briwnys Israel. 9As v’echey jeih mec as feed, as jeih inneenyn as feed, hug eh magh ayns poosey, as ghow eh stiagh jeih inneenyn as feed son mraane da e vec: as ren eh briwnys Israel shiaght bleeaney. 10Eisht hooar Ibzam baase, as v’eh oanluckit ec Beth-lehem.

11As ny lurg-syn ren Elon yn Zebulonite briwnys Israel jeih bleeaney. 12As hooar Elon yn Zebulonite baase, as v’eh oanluckit ayns Aijalon ayns cheer Zebulun.

13As ny lurg-syn ren Abdon mac Hillel yn Pirathonite briwnys Israel. 14As v’echey da-eed mac, as jeih oe as feed, va markiagh er three-feed as jeih lhiynyn assyl: as ren eshyn briwnys Israel hoght bleeaney. 15As hooar Abdon, mac Hillel yn Pirathonite baase, as v’eh oanluckit ayns Pirathon ayns cheer Ephraim, ayns cronk ny Amalekiteyn.