¹ Eluntu abaume bwakwa Efulemu balandile kuli Gideoni ati, ''Bushe cindo wa citila ifi kuli fwebo? Webo twa kutile fwebo uluntu mwalikuya ku kulwa na bena Midiani.'' Eluntu bakwete ukukansana na ye. ² Aishile kulanda kuli bo ati, Bushe cindo ico na cita nomba pakuti mulekumpalanya kuli mwebo? Bushe ukusaba kwa fisabo fyakwa takwawama ukucila ukusaba imyangashi shakwa Abiesa? ³ Lesa ewamipele ukucimfya kuli na mfumu wa ku Midiani-orebu elo naku Zeeb! Ubukali bwabo bwaishilekuya panshi uluntu aishle kulanda ifi. ⁴ Gideono aishile kwisa ku Yodani elo aishile kutapuka, ena elo na baume imyanda itatu abali na ye. Balinakile lelo bakonkenyepoukupepeka. ⁵ Aishile kulanda ku baume bakwa Sukoti ti, ''Napapata mpeleleniko abantu umukate abankonkele nebo, pantu balinakile, elo ncili nkopepeka Zeba elo na Salimuna, imfumu sha ku Midiani.'' ⁶ Eluntu ba filolo baishile kulanda ati, ''Bushe Seba elo na Salimuna nomba bali mu maboko yenu? Cindo twingapelela umukate ku ba shilika benu?'' ⁷ Gideoni aishile kulanda ati, ''Uluntu Yahweh akesa kutupela ukucimfya pa bena Seba elo na bena Salimuna, nebo nkesa ku micendula inkanda ku membya ya muciswebebe elo aya myunga''. ⁸ Aishile kuya ukufuma kulya ukuya ku Penieli elo aishle kulanda ku bantu mu nshila imo ine, lelo abaume baku Penieli baishile ku mwasuka ena ngefyo abaume baku Sukoti baishile kwasuka. ⁹ Aishile kulanda ku baume baku Penieli elo alandile ati, ''Uluntu nkesa ku bwela na kabili mu mutende, nebo nkesa kubongolola ulupungu. ¹⁰ Nomba Seba elo na Salimuna bali mu Kako ne fita fya nkondo, ukufikaku mpendwa amakana na makumi ya sano abaume, bonsepamo abashele ukufuma ku fita fya abantu baku kabanga, pantu bonse abaume bafwile kulupanga ba 120,000. ¹¹ Gideoni aishile kuya nomusebo umwali kwikala abantu ba mu matenti, inshita ya fumineko Noba elo na Yogiba. Aishile kubacimfya balwani ba nkondo, pantu tabaenekele ukuti bakoya ku batasha. ¹² Seba elo na Salimuna balibutukile, elo Gideoni alukubakonka bena, alikete imfumu shibili isha Midiani-Seba elo na Salimuna-elo aishile kubika pamo abashilika babo mukabapanika. ¹³ Gideoni umwana mwaume wakwa Yoashi alibwelele ukufma ku bulwi ukuya kupita ku Heresi. ¹⁴ Alikete umwaume umwaice uwaku Sukoti elo aishile ku mwipusha. Umulumendo aishile kulemba panshi amashina ya bacilolo elo na bakalamba abali amakumi cine lubali elo na filolo elo na bakalamba baku Sukoti. ¹⁵ Gideoni aishile kwisa ku baume baku Sukoti no kulanda ati, ''Boneni Seba elo na Salimuna, abo abalikusula nebo no kulanda ati, 'Bushe uliipekenye ukukonka Seba elo na Salimuna? Fwebo tatwaishibile ukuti tulipele umukate ku ba shilika bobe.''' ¹⁶ Gideoni aishle kubula abakalamba mu musumba, elo aishile kulopola abaume baku Sukoti ku memya ya muciswebebe elo ifya myunga. ¹⁷ Eluntu abangolwele ulupungu lwa ku Penilele panshi elo no kwi paya abaume bonse abali mu musumba. ¹⁸ Eluntu Gideoni aishile kulanda kuli Seba elo na Salimuna ati, ''Bamusango shani abaume mwipeye ku Tabo?'' Baishile kumwasuka ati, ''Balifye nga webo, eico balikwi. Bonsefye bakoboneka ngo mwana mwaume wa mfumu.'' ¹⁹ Gideoni aishile kulanda ati, ''Abo bali ni ba wesu, abana baume bakwa Mayo. Yahweh uwa mweo, nga cakuti bena mwa cibaleka apobali, na nebo nga ntacimipaya.'' ²⁰ Aishile kulanda kuli Yeta (ibeli lyakwe) ati, ''Ima elo ubepaye bena!'' Lelo umwaice ta somwene ulupanga lwakwe pantu alo no mwenso, kabili acili umulumendo. ²¹ Eluntu Seba elo na Salimuna baishile kulanda ati, ''Ima we mwine elo utwipaye fwebo! Pantu efyaba umwame, efyaba na maka yakwe.'' Gideoni alimine elo no kwipaya Seba elo na Salimuna. Aishile kubula ne fya kubayemfya ifyo abakobekele mu mikoshi ya ngamila sshabo. ²² Eluntu abaume bakwa Israeli baishile kulanda kuli Gideoni ati, ''Ututeke fwebo-webo, no mwana mwaume obe, elo nomwishikulu obe umwaume-pantu ulituswishe fwebo ku maboko ya bena Midiani.'' ²³ Gideoni aishile kulanda kuli boati, ''Tekuti miteke mwebo, nangula umwana mwaume wandi ukumiteka mwebo. Yahweh akalamiteka mwebo.'' ²⁴ Gideoni aishile kulanda kuli bo ati, ''Lekeni nebo ndombe kuli mwebo, uuli onse ampeleko amasikiyo ayakufuma kufyo mwa tapile.'' (Abena Midiani balikwete amasikiyo golide pantu bali bena Ishimaeli.) ²⁵ Baishile kwasuka ati, ''Fwebo tuli abansansa ukufipela kuli webo.'' Balyanshinkile icisalu elo umwaume onse epo alikuposa amasikiyo ukufma pafyo atapile. ²⁶ Ukufina kwa masikiyo yagolide ayo alaombele kwalifikile amashekele 1,700 aya golide. Ifi efakutapa mukubikapo ifyakuyenfya, ifisamu ifyalikufwala imfumu sha ku Midiani, elo mukubikapo iminyololo ishabashingulwike isho balikfwika ingamila shabo mu mishi. ²⁷ Gideoni aishile kupanga efodi ukufuma ku masikiyo elo no kuibika mu musumba wakwe, mu Opra, elo bonse abena Israeli baliikoweseshe abene ku kucipepa. Caishile kuba iciteyo kuli Gideoni elo na kuli abo aba mu ng'anda yake. ²⁸ Eico abena Midiani balibacimfishe ku bena Israeli elo kabili tabaimishe imitwe shabo nakabili. Ieco icalo caishile ku kwata umutende pa myaka amakumi yane mu nshiku shakwa Gideoni. ²⁹ Yerubi Baali, umwana mwaume wakwa Yoashi, alile elo no kwikala ku ng'anda yakwe. ³⁰ Gideoni alikwete abana baume amakumi cine lunali abamu bufyashi bakwe, pantu alikwete abakashi abengi. ³¹ Umukashi uo taupile, uwali mu Shekemu, namo alikwetemo umwana mwaume, elo Gideoni aishile ku mwinika ishina lya Abimeleki. ³² Gideoni, umwana mwaume wakwa Yoashi, alifwile pa myaka iyabune iyamu bukote elo baile ku mushika mu manda yakwa wishi Yoashi mu Opra mu mukowawa bena Abieze. ³³ Caishile kucitika, ilyofye Gideoni afwille, abena Israeli na kabili bwekelemo elo baliikosewhe abene mu kupepa Baali. Baishile kupanga Baali-Beriti ka lesa kabo. ³⁴ Abana bakwa Israeli tabali kwibukisha Yahweh, Lesa wabo, uwabapuswishe ukufuma mu maboko yabalwani babo ku mbali shonse. ³⁵ Tabalikusunga ifilayo fyabo ku ng'anda yakwa Yerubi Baali (uyo ni, Gideoni), mukubwekesha,o pa bune bonse acitile Israeli.