¹ Ndipo uYerubaali (yaani uGidioni) ahawula napwi na wantu wonti bhahali nao, bhahawehe ikambi pambembe yi mbwiwi ya Harodi. Ikambi lya Midiani lyahali kaskazini mwinkhombe papepe mwigamba lya More. ² Umweene ahamuozya uGidioni, Huli abhalogo wichi sana amahupele amene pamwanya ya Bhamidiani, ili Abhaisraeli bhasahaitufye huline, bhaje, 'Ingovu zyetu zitokeye'. ³ Basi, tangazya mumakutu ga wantu, aje, Wowonti yahongopa, yayinga, awele na asogole mwigamba lya Gileadi. 'Basi awantu elfu ishirini na mbili bhahasogola na elfu kumi bhahasagala. ⁵ U Gidioni ahawatwala awantu pa menze; Umweene ahamuozya, "Mwefwe kila muntu yanza mante ameze, nazi embwa sha manta, afume hwa bhala sugumiye amafungamilo na mwele." ⁶ Abhalume mia tatu bhaha mantile. Abhamwao wonti bhahsungumie amafungamilo amwele amenze. ⁷ Umweene ahamuozya uGidioni, "Hu wantu ebha mi atatu bhabhamatile amenze, imbala hukhokole na hupele amene pamwanya ya Wamidiani. Leha shila muntu abhale humwao." ⁸ Kwa hiyo bhala bhahasalulilwe bhahenga ivyombo vyao ni impeta zyao. U Gidioni ahabhawezya awantu wonti bha Israeli, kila muntu abale hwibhanza lyakwe, lakini ahabheha awantu mia tatu. Basi ikambi lya bha Midiani lyahali pasi yakwe yi khombe. ⁹ Usiku wuwuwo Umweene ahamuozya, "Imelela! Bhala uvamile ikambi, kwa maana nitakupa ushindi juu yake. ¹⁰ Lakini ikiwa unaogopa kushuka, shka kwenye kambi peka nu Purh umwomba mbombo waho, ¹¹ utenjelezwe shabhayanga, nu dandamazu waho unzawezye akhome ikambi." Basi iGidioni ahabhala peka nu Pura umuomba mbombo wakwe, mpaka pasi hwabhalizi wi kambi. ¹² Abhamidiani, Abhameleki na bhantu wonti bhahu mashariki bhahakhala pepe ni khombe wichi nazi iwengo li nzinge. Ingamia zyao zyahali zaidi yi mawengo; bhahali wichi kuliko uwichi ulusanga wa mwidimi. ¹³ U Gidioni lwabhafiha ukho, umuntu ahamuozyanga uwamwao indoto. Umuntu oyo ahaga, "Enya! Nahalotile indoto, nahalola ikate lya shayiri, ulageshe pasi yi kambi lya Midiani. Wenza mwibhanza na khome hu ngovu sana hata lyahagwa pasi nawungulushe na gone pasi. ' ¹⁴ Umuntu uweche ahayanga, 'Eha sagahantu heche ila upanga wa Gidioni (umwana wa Yoashi), Umuisraeli. Ungolobhe apiye amene hwabha Midiani na balugo wakwe wonti. ' ¹⁵ U Gidioni lwahuvwa yi ndonto ela ni njango yakwe, ahinama pasi na punte. Ahawela hwikambi lya bha Israeli na yanje aje, "Emelelaji! Umweene atipinye hubhamene abhalugo bha Midiani." ¹⁶ Ahabhagula awantu mia tatu hu makundi gatatu na ahabhapela impenta zyonti na mitungi gagali wene ni tala mhati yi shila mtungi. ¹⁷ Ahabhawuozya, 'Nenyaji ane nawombe gala giwomba ane. Enyi! Lwifiha humwisho wikambi, lazima muwombe shinza wombe. ¹⁸ Lwinza khome impenta, ane peka wonti bhamli nane, basi mnzakhome impenta zyenyu shila upande wi kambi lyonti nakhome ishongo, "Hwa Mweene nu Gidioni!" ¹⁹ Basi uGidioni na wantu mia moja bhabhahali peka nao bhahafikha hu mwisho yi kambi, epo pahwande musala ya pahati. Wakati Abhamidiani lwabhakalanya abhalinzi, bhakhoma impeta nabudule amatungi gagahali mnyobhe zyao. ²⁰ Ivikosi vitatu vyahakhonile impenta na budule amitungi. Bhahali nitala mnyobhe zyao ya humwogo na impeta hu khono gha hunelo ili hubhakhome. Bhahakhono gha hunelo ili hubhakhome. Bhahakhomile ishongo, "Ipanga lya Mweene na ilya Gidioni." ²¹ Kila muntu ahemeleye amahali pakwe pambembe yikambi nulungo wa Midiani lyahashembela. Bhahakhoma ishongo nashambele ²² Lwabhakhoma impeta mia tatu, Umweene ahabheha ipanga hwa shila muntu wahu Midiani ahabheha ipanga hwa shila muntu wahu Midiani uwa mwao na huwalogo wakwe wonti. Abhalongo bhahashembeye mpaka hu Betshita abhale hu Serera, mpaka mu mpakho zya Abeli Mehola, karibu ni Tabathi. ²³ Awantu bhe Israeli afume hu Nathali, Asheri, na hu Manase wonti bhakwiziwilwe honze, nope bhahabhafuata abha Midiani. ²⁴ U Gidioni ahatuma abhajumbe hunsi zyoti izi gaba lya Efraimu, ahaga, "Bhala pasi hubha Midiani ukhate isoho lya Yorodani mpaka hu Bethbara, ubhazijile." Basi abhalume wonti bhahu Efraimu bhahawungene peka nakhate amenze, mpaka hu Bethbara ni Sokho lya Yordani. ²⁵ Bhahabhenga abhagosi bhabhele bhahu Midiani Orebu nu Zeebu. Bhahabhabuda uOrebu humwaba gwa Orebu, tena bhahabudu uZeebu hu mgunda gwi divai lya Zeebu, Bhahabhafuata Abhamidiani, bhahanetela uGidioni amatwe ga Orebu nu Zeebu, hwisyela lyabhele lya Yordani.