Vatongi
7:1 Ipapo Jerubhaari, anova Gidheoni, navanhu vose vaakanga anavo.
akamuka mangwanani, akandodzika matende ake patsime reHarodhi;
vaMidhiani vakanga vari kurutivi rwokumusoro kwavo, pagomo reMore, pabani
mupata.
Ipapo Jehovha akati kuna Gidheoni, Navanhu vaunavo varipowo
vazhinji, kuti ndiise vaMidhiani mumaoko avo, kuti vaIsiraeri varege kuzvikudza
Ivo pachavo vanorwa neni, vachiti, Ruoko rwangu ndirwo rwakandiponesa.
7:3 Naizvozvo zvino, enda undoparidza munzeve dzavanhu, uchiti,
Ani naani anotya uye anotya, ngaadzoke uye abve paari
Gomo reGireadhi. Vanhu vane zviuru zvina makumi maviri nezviviri vakadzoka;
vakasara vane zviuru zvine gumi.
Ipapo Jehovha akati kuna Gidheoni, Nazvino vanhu vachiri vazhinji; uyai nazvo
pasi kumvura, ndichakuidzira ikoko; zvichaitika
uchava uyo wandinoti kwauri: Uyu uchaenda newe, iyeyu uchaenda newe
ndichaenda newe; uye ani nani wandinoti kwauri: Uyu haangaendi
iye haangaendi newe.
7:5 Naizvozvo akaenda navanhu kumvura, Jehovha akati kwaari
Gideoni, mumwe nomumwe unokapa mvura norurimi sembwa;
unokambura, unofanira kumuisa ari oga; saizvozvowo mumwe nomumwe unopfugama
akapfugama namabvi ake kuti anwe.
7:6 Uye nhamba yevaya vakakapa, vachiisa maoko avo kumuromo.
varume vana mazana matatu; asi vamwe vose vakakotama
mabvi avo kuti anwe mvura.
Ipapo Jehovha akati kuna Gidheoni, Navarume vana mazana matatu vakakapa mvura
ini ndichakuponesai, ndichaisa vaMidhiani mumaoko enyu;
vamwe vanhu vanoenda mumwe nomumwe kunzvimbo yake.
Naizvozvo vanhu vakatora mbuva yavo mumaoko avo, nehwamanda dzavo;
akaendisa vamwe vaIsiraeri vose, mumwe nomumwe kutende rake, akavachengeta
varume vana mazana matatu, nehondo yavaMidhiani yakanga iri pasi pake mumupata.
7:9 Zvino zvakaitika usiku ihwohwo, kuti Jehovha akati kwaari: Simuka!
burukira kumisasa; nekuti ndakariisa muruoko rwako.
7:10 Asi kana uchitya kuburuka, buruka naPura muranda wako
host:
7:11 Uchanzwa zvavanotaura; pashure maoko ako achavapo
asimbiswa kuburukira kumisasa. Ipapo akaburuka naPura wake
muranda kunze kwavarwi vakanga vakashonga nhumbi dzokurwa vaiva muhondo.
navaMidhiani, navaAmareki, navana vose vokumabvazuva
vakavata pasi mumupata semhashu nokuwanda kwavo; uye yavo
makamera akanga asingagoni kuverengwa, akanga akawanda sejecha riri pamahombekombe egungwa.
13 Zvino Gidheoni wakati asvika, onei murume wakange achirondedzera kurota kwaari;
mumwe wake akati, Tarira, ndarota hope, ndikaona chingwa chiduku
chingwa chebhari chakakunguruka mumusasa wavaMidhiani, chikasvika patende, uye
akairova, ikawira pasi, ndokuipidigura; tende rikavata pasi.
7:14 Shamwari yake ikapindura, ikati: Hachizi chimwe chinhu, asi munondo chete
Gidheoni, mwanakomana waJoashi, murume waIsiraeri, nekuti Mwari ana Mwari muruoko rwake
akarwira Midhiani nehondo yose.
7:15 Zvino Gidheoni wakati achinzwa kurondedzerwa kokurota hope, nehove
zvinoreva kuti akanamata ndokudzokera kuhondo
waIsiraeri, akati, Simuka; nekuti Jehovha wakaisa mumaoko enyu
hondo yavaMidhiani.
7:16 Zvino wakakamura varume mazana matatu, akaita mapoka matatu, ndokuisa a
hwamanda muruoko rwomumwe nomumwe, nezvirongo zvisina chiro, nemwenje mukati mayo
pitchers.
7:17 Akati kwavari: Nditarirei, mugoita seni;
muende kunze kwemisasa, sezvandinoita ini, nemiwo muite saizvozvo
ita.
Kana ndichiridza hwamanda ini navose vandinavo, imi muridze
nehwamanda kunhivi dzose dzemisasa, muti, Munondo waJehovha
Jehovha, naGidheoni.
7:19 Naizvozvo Gidheoni nevarume zana vaiva naye vakabuda kunze
vemisasa pakutanga kwerinda yapakati; uye vakanga vachangobva
vakaisa varindi, vakaridza hwamanda, vakaputsa zvirongo
vaiva mumaoko avo.
7:20 Ipapo mapoka matatu akaridza hwamanda, uye vakaputsa zvirongo, uye
vakabata mwenje mumaoko avo oruboshwe, nehwamanda kurudyi rwavo
maoko okufuridza nawo, vakadanidzira, vachiti, Munondo waJehovha!
Gideoni.
7:21 Vakamira mumwe nomumwe panzvimbo yake, vakakomba misasa; uye zvose
Hondo yakamhanya, akaridza mhere, ndokutiza.
7:22 Zvino mazana matatu vakaridza hwamanda, uye Jehovha akaisa mumwe nomumwe
munondo ucharwisa shamwari yake, iyo hondo yose nehondo
akatizira kuBhetishita paZerera, nokumuganhu weAbherimehora, ikoko
Tabbath.
Varume vaIsiraeri vakaungana vachibva kwaNafutari, uye
nokwaAsheri, nokwaManase, vakatevera Midhiani.
Gidheoni akatuma nhume panyika yose yamakomo yaEfuremu, akati, Uyai
Burukai mundorwa navaMidhiani, muvagamuchire mvura yokumwa
Bhetibhara, neJoridhani; Ipapo varume vose vaEfuremu vakaungana
pamwe chete, akatora mvura kusvikira paBheti-bhara neJoridhani.
Vakabata machinda maviri aMidhiani, Orebhi naZeebhi; uye ivo
vakauraya Orebhi padombo raOrebhi, uye Zeebhi vakamuurayira pachisviniro chewaini.
Zeebhi, akadzingirira Midhiani, akauya nemisoro yaOrebhi naZeebhi
Gidheoni mhiri kwaJoridhani.