¹ Awana bha Israeli bhahawombo gagali mawiwi pamaso ga Mweene; nope ahabheha munyobhe zya Midiani humaha saba. ² Uwezo wa Midiani wahabhalavizye Abhaisraeli. Kwa sababu yi Wamidiani awantu ha Israeli bhagombile amakao bheo afume hu mabwawa hu magamba, amagodi, ni ngome. ³ Nantele ihabha aje uwakati wownti Abhaisraeli bhahatotile imbeyu zyao Abhamidiani na Abhamaleki, na wantu afume hu mashariki bhahabhavamie Abhaisraeli. ⁴ Bhahawezizye agombe abhalugu wao pamwanya yinsi nananganye amazao mpaka idala ilya Gaza. Sagabhahaleshile ishalye uho hu Israeli, wala ingole wala ing'ombe wala idogobhi. ⁵ Kila wakati awene na mifugo gao na mahema lwabheza, bhaheza nazi ikundi lizinge, na sagaahabhajie abhazye awanu au ingamia zyao. Bhahavamiye insi ili huinanganye. ⁶ U Midiani ahabhalejezezye Abhaisraeli sana mpaka awantu bha Israeli bhakwinzya Umweene. ⁷ Awantu wa Israeli lwabhanabha Ungolobhe kwa sababu ya bha Midiani, ⁸ Umwene ahatumile ukuwa hwabhana bha Israeli. Ukuwa ahabhawuozya, Umweene, Ungolobhe wa Israeli Ungolobhe ayinga eshi, Iletile afume hu Misri; Nahafumizye hoze yi nyumba ya malabha. ⁹ Nahawokoye afume hu nyobhe zya Wamisiri, na nyobhe zya wonti bhabhalavyaga. Nahabhadajile pamaso genyu na imbmapiye insi yao. ¹⁰ Nahabhawuozezye, "Ane nene Mweene, Ungolobhe wenyu; Imbalajizizye msahapuute amangolobhe ga Waamori, gagakhala hunsi yao. Lakini sagamwaheteshe izwi lyane." ¹¹ Basi umalaika wa Ngolobhe ahakhala pansi ya mwalomu oho hu Ofra, wawahali hu Yoashi (Mwabiyezeri), uwakati Gidioni, mwana wa Yoashi lwahalehanyaga, ingano hu sakafu, mshikapu shi divai-huifese afume hwa Wamidiani. ¹² Umalaika wa Mweene ahafumila, ahamuozya, Umweene alipeka nawe, akhomana ali ni govu! ¹³ U Gidioni ahamuozya, Ooo, mweene wane, Umweene nkali peka nate, shoni gali utanga ega gonti? Je, zilihwi imbombo zyakwe inyiza zyonti ezyo abhababa wetu bhatiwozezye, bhahajile, 'Je! si yu Mweene ahatukomboye afume hu Misri?' Lakini eshi Umweene atileshe atiweshe;e munyobhe zwa bha Midiani. ' ¹⁴ Umweene ahamwenya ahagaa, "Bhala hu ngovu zulinazyo tayari. Uyokolo Israeli afume mnyobhe zya bha Midiani. Je, saganahatumile?" ¹⁵ U Gidioni ahamuozya, "Tafadhali, Bwana, nawezeje kuwaokoa Israeli? Angalia, familia yangu ni dhaifu zaidi katika Manase, na mimi si muhimu katika nyumba ya baba yangu." ¹⁶ Bwana akamwambia, "Inzawe peka nawe, nawe unzahuumeneme abhalugo wonti bha Midiani nazi umuntu weka." ¹⁷ U Gidioni ahamuozya, "Nkusongwezye ane basi lolesya amayele nkawewe uyenje nane. ¹⁸ Ihulabha usahasogole epa, mpaka lwanahiyenza huliwe na lete izawadi yane na hwibheshe hu maso gaho." Umweene ahaga, "Imbala hugole mpaka luhaiwela." ¹⁹ U Gidioni ahabhala ahatayalisha inyana yimbuzi ni efa yeka yi usu ahateka amakate gasagaweshilwe iamila. Ahaiweha inyama eyo mushikapu, iamila ahaiweha inyama eyo mushikapu na ahabheha usunyu mhati yi ifwilila na huvilete pasi yikwi lya mwoloni, ahavyefwa. ²⁰ Umalaika wa Ngolobhe ahamuozya, "Ega inyama na makate gasaga gaweshelwa iamila, ugabheshe pamwanya yi mwabha ungo, uhwite usonyu pamwanya yakwe." U Gidioni ahawomba esho. ²¹ Nantele umalaika wa Mweene ahakhata hu mwisho yindesa munyobhe yakwe. Kwa hiyo ahapala masya inyama na makate gasagagaweshelwe amila; umoto uhafuma honze yi mwamba waholongolezya inyama na makate gasagagaweshelwe iamila. Kisha umalaika wa Mweene ahabhala, nu Gidioni sagaahanola tena. ²² U Gidioni ahamanya aje ola ahali malaika wa Mweene. U Gidioni ahaga, "Ee Mweene NGOLOBHE! Kwa maana inolile umalaika wa Mweene pamaso na maso!" ²³ Umweene ahamuozya, "Iamani iwe nawe! Usahahogope, saga unzafwe." ²⁴ Basi uGidioni ahazenjela Umweene paputile uho. Ahapete, "Umwene yu Amani." Hata ilelo bado ili hu Ofra hu bhantu wa Abiezeri. ²⁵ Usiku uwo Umweene ahamuozya, "Enga ingombe bha baba waho ni ngombe bhabhele wi maga saba, uhahefye paputile uBaali, papali pa baba waho, na dumulanja Ashera yilipape neyo. ²⁶ Zenga papulile hwa Ngolobhe, Umweene waho amahali pashembelele, na hulizenje idala lilisawa. Fumya ingombe lya bhele ibhe sadaka ya longolezye, unzatumile ingomwa zyafume hu Ashera zyudumye. ' ²⁷ U Gidioni ahabhenga awa womba mbombo wakwe kumi na wombo nazi Ungolobhe shamuozezye. Lakini kwa sababu ahogope sana awantu wa munyumba ya baba wakwe na wantu bha muji saga ahawombile esho wakati washasenya ahawombile esho nusiku. ²⁸ Ishandawe wakati awantu bhahumuji lwabhadamula, papatile uBaali papomolilwe, na Ashera pepe nope idumulilwe ni ngombe lya bhele bhafumizye sadaka pazengwilwe paputile. ²⁹ Awantu wi muji bhahayangana, "Yunanu awombile ijambo eli?" Lwabhayangaga nawamobhazanga amajibu, bhahaga, 'U Gidioni umwana wa Yoashi yawombile ijambo eli." ³⁰ Ndipo awantu wi mji bhahamuozya uYoashi, "Mwefwe umwana waho ili afwe, kwa sababu abomoye apaputile uBaali, na kwasababu atumuye Ashera yilipepe neyo." ³¹ U Yoashi ahabhawuozya wonti bhaakhanaga, "Je, amwe mnzahunabhe uBaali? Je, mnzahumwahumokole? Umuntu wowonti yanzahumwavwe, basi azabudwe ishandabhe yilelo. U Baali nkayu ngolobhe, basi anzahuyavwe yuyo mwene wakati umuntu abomolo paputile umwene." ³² Kwa hiyo isiku elyo bhahakwizya uGidioni "Yerubaali," kwa sababu ahayenje, "U Baali aisajile yuyo," kwa sababu uGidioni abuduye paputile uBaali. ³³ Basi Awamidiani wonti, Waameleki, na wantu bhahumashariki bhahawungene peka. Bhakhafwemela iYorodani bhahapanga hwikhombe ilya Yezreeli. ³⁴ Lakini Ufinjile wa Mweene ahenze pamwanya ya Gidioni. U Gidioni ahakhoma impenta, ahabhakwizya awantu wa Abiezeri, ili bhafuate. ³⁵ Ahabhatumile abhajumbe wonti hwa Manase, neo nope, bhahakwiziwilwe, hoze hufuante. Nope ahatuma awajumbe hwa Asheri, nu Zabuloni, nu Naftali; nope bhahabhala hunamshe. ³⁶ U Gidioni ahamuzoya Ungolobhe, "Nkusongwezye huntumile huwokole Israeli, nazi shunyenje, ³⁷ enyaji, imbeshele ikwembe yisamazi pasakafu. Nkashele huli intongwa tu pamwanya yi kwembe, pasi pumu, inzama aje unzahutumile hu wokole abha Israeli, nazishuyenje." ³⁸ Eshi ndiyo shafumiye uGidioni ahadamuye shapwi isha ndabha, ahankhama ikwembe elyo, na ahefwa indongwe mwikwembe wakwelane amene imbakuli ameze. ³⁹ U Gidioni ahamuozya Ungolobhe, 'Usahavitilwe, imbala ajaje tena hu mara iya mwawo. Ihulabha umpele injezye tena atumille ikwembe. Uwakati uwu uyiwombo iwe nyumu na ibhe nintongwe pamwanya yinsi yonti azyongole. ⁴⁰ Ungolobhe ahawomba shila alabhile usiku uwo. Ikwembe lyahali lyomu na hwahali itungwe pansi yonti yizwongoleye.