Vatongi
8:1 Varume vaEfuremu vakati kwaari, Watiitireiko zvakadai?
hauna kutidana here panguva yawakandorwa navaMidhiani?
Vakamupopotera zvikuru.
2 Akati kwavari: Ini zvino ndaiteiko hangu, kana ndichizvifananidza nemi? Kwete
zvinosara pakukohwa mazambiringa aEfuremu zviri nani pane kukohwiwa kwamazambiringa
Abiezeri?
8:3 Mwari wakaisa machinda eMidhiani, Orebhi naZeebhi, mumaoko enyu;
uye ini ndaigona kuiteiwo, kana ndichizvifananidza nemi? Ipapo hasha dzavo dzakabva dzapera
akanyarara kwaari, paakataura izvozvo.
8:4 Gidheoni akasvika paJoridhani, akayambuka, iye namazana matatu
varume vakanga vanaye vakanga vaneta, kunyange zvakadaro vachivateverera.
8:5 Akati kuvarume veSukoti, Ipai henyu mapundu ezvingwa
kuvanhu vanonditevera; nekuti vaneta, ini ndinovatevera
vakatevera Zebha naZarimuna, madzimambo eMidhiani.
8:6 Machinda eSukoti akati, Ko Zebha naZarimuna vatova maoko here?
Muruoko rwenyu here, kuti tipe hondo yenyu chingwa?
8:7 Gidheoni akati, Naizvozvo kana Jehovha anunura Zebha na
Zarimuna muruoko rwangu, ndichabvarura nyama yako nemhinzwa;
renje norukato.
8:8 Akabvapo, akakwira Penueri, akataura navo saizvozvo
varume vePenueri vakamupindura sokupindura kwaakanga aitwa navarume veSukoti.
8:9 Akataurawo navarume vePenueri, akati, Kana ndikadzoka
rugare ndichaputsa shongwe iyi.
8:10 Zvino Zebha naZarimuna vakanga vari Karikori, nehondo dzavo dzakanga dziri pakati pavo.
varume zviuru gumi nezvishanu ndivo vakanga vasara pahondo yose yaJehovha
vana vokumabvazuva, nekuti varume vane zviuru zvine zana namakumi maviri vakafa
vaivhomora munondo.
8:11 Gidheoni akakwira nenzira yavaigara mumatende, kumabvazuva kwegomo.
Nobha neJogobheha akakunda hondo, nekuti hondo yakanga yakafara.
8:12 Zvino Zebha naZarumuna vakatiza, iye akavateverera, akatora
madzimambo maviri aMidhiani, Zebha naZarimuna, vakavhundusa hondo yose.
8:13 Gidheoni, mwanakomana waJoashi, akadzoka kubva kuhondo zuva risati rabuda.
8:14 Akabata jaya ravarume veSukoti, akamubvunzisisa;
akamurondedzera machinda eSukoti, navakuru varo;
varume vana makumi manomwe navanomwe.
8:15 Akasvika kuvarume veSukoti, akati, Tarirai Zebha na
Zarimuna, wamakandituka naye, muchiti, Ndimaoko aZebha here?
zvino Zarimuna muruoko rwako, kuti tipe varume vako chingwa
vaneta?
8:16 Akatora vakuru veguta, neminzwa yomurenje, neminzwa
akadzidzisa varume veSukoti nawo.
8:17 Akaputsa shongwe yePenueri, akauraya varume veguta.
Ipapo akati kuna Zebha naZarimuna, Varume ava vakanga vakadiniko?
Makauraya paTabhori here? Vakapindura vakati, Sezvauri, ndizvo zvavakanga vakaita; mumwe nomumwe
vakanga vakafanana navana vamambo.
8:19 Iye ndokuti: Vakanga vari vanin'ina vangu, vanakomana vamai vangu;
Jehovha mupenyu, dai makavarega vari vapenyu, ndingadai ndisina kukuurayai imwi.
20 Akati kuna Jeteri, dangwe rake, Simuka, uvauraye. Asi pwere
haana kuvhomora munondo wake, nekuti wakatya, nekuti wakange achiri mukomana.
8:21 Ipapo Zebha naZarimuna vakati, Simukai iwe, utiuraye;
munhu ndizvo zvakaita simba rake. Ipapo Gidheoni akasimuka, akauraya Zebha na
Zarimuna akatora zvishongo zvakanga zviri pamitsipa yamakamera avo.
8:22 Zvino varume vaIsiraeri vakati kuna Gidheoni, Iwe uve mambo wedu, iwe.
nemwanakomana wenyu, nemwanakomana wemwanakomana wenyuwo, nekuti makatinunura kubva muruoko rwenyu
ruoko rwaMidhiani.
8:23 Gidheoni akati kwavari, Ini handingakubatiyi ushe, kana wanguwo
mwanakomana achakutongai; Jehovha uchakubatai.
8:24 Gidheoni akati kwavari, Ndinoda kukumbira chinhu chimwe kwamuri;
mumwe nomumwe aizondipa zvindori zvemhino pane zvaakapamba. (Nekuti vaive negoridhe
mhete dzenzeve, nokuti vakanga vari vaIshumaeri.)
8:25 Vakapindura vakati: Tichakupai izvo nomoyo wose! Uye vakaparadzira a
mumwe nomumwe akakandirapo zvindori zvemhino zviri pakati pezvakapambwa zvake.
8:26 Uye uremu hwemhete dzegoridhe dzaakakumbira hwakasvika chiuru chimwe chete
namashekeri ana mazana manomwe endarama; kunze kwezvishongo, uye makora, uye
nguo dzepepuru dzainge dzakapfekedzwa madzimambo eMidhiani uye parutivi rwengetani
zvakanga zviri pamitsipa yengamera dzavo.
Gidheoni akaita efodhi nazvo, akaiisa muguta rake, ipo mukati
Ofura; vaIsiraeri vose vakapata vachiitevera ipapo;
ukava musungo kuna Gidheoni nekuimba yake.
Saizvozvo vaMidhiani vakakundwa pamberi pavana vaIsiraeri, vakakundwa;
havana kuzosimudzazve misoro yavo. Zvino nyika yakava nerunyararo makumi mana
makore pamazuva aGidheoni.
8:29 Zvino Jerubhaari, mwanakomana waJoashi, akandogara mumba make.
30 Zvino Gidheoni wakange ana vanakomana vana makumi manomwe vakanga vaberekwa naye, nekuti wakange ana
vakadzi vazhinji.
31 uye nomurongo wake, wakange ari paShekemu, wakamuberekera mwanakomana, waiva naye
akatumidza zita rinonzi Abhimereki.
Gidheoni, mwanakomana waJoashi, akafa akwegura, akavigwa
guva rababa vake Joashi paOfura ravaAbhiezeri.
8:33 Zvino Gidheoni wakati achangofa, vana vamambo
Isiraeri akadzokera shure, akapata achitevera vaBhaari, akaita upombwe naye
Bhaaribheriti mwari wavo.
Asi vana vaIsiraeri havana kurangarira Jehovha Mwari wavo, wakange amurangarira
akavarwira pamaoko avavengi vavo vose kumativi ose;
8:35 Uye havana kuitira veimba yaJerubhaari, iye Gidheoni,
maererano nokunaka kwose kwaakanga aitira vaIsiraeri.