Abahluleli
7:1 Khona-ke uJerubali, onguGideyoni, futhi bonke abantu ababe naye.
wavuka ekuseni, wamisa ngasemthonjeni waseHarodi;
abakwaMidiyani babe ngasenyakatho kwabo ngasegqumeni laseMore e
isigodi.
" 7:2 Futhi uJehova wathi kuGideyoni, "Nabantu abanawe nabo
baningi ukuba nginikele abakwaMidiyani esandleni sabo, funa u-Israyeli aqhayise
bemelene nami, bethi: Isandla sami singisindisile.
7:3 Ngakho-ke hamba umemezele ezindlebeni zabantu, uthi:
Noma ngubani owesabayo futhi osabayo, makabuye futhi amuke kusenesikhathi
entabeni yaseGileyadi. Kwabuya kubantu abayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nambili;
kwasala izinkulungwane eziyishumi.
" 7:4 Futhi uJehova wathi kuGideyoni, "Abantu basebaningi kakhulu; zilethe
phansi emanzini, futhi ngizokuhlolela wona khona: futhi kuyoba
kube yilowo engithi ngaye kuwe: Lo uyakuhamba nawe yena
uzohamba nawe; lalowo engizakuthi ngaye kuwe: Lo kayikuhamba
nawe, lowo akayikuhamba.
7:5 Ngakho wehlisela abantu emanzini
UGidiyoni, wonke oxhapha amanzi ngolimi lwakhe njengenja
oxhaphayo, uyakumbeka yedwa; ngokunjalo bonke abakhothamayo
eguqe ngamadolo ukuze aphuze.
7:6 Futhi inani labaxhaphayo, bebeka izandla zabo emlonyeni wabo,
amadoda angamakhulu amathathu, kepha bonke abanye abantu bakhothama
amadolo abo ukuphuza amanzi.
" 7:7 Futhi uJehova wathi kuGideyoni, "Ngabantu abangamakhulu amathathu abaxhaphayo
ngiyanisindisa, nginikele abakwaMidiyani esandleni sakho;
abanye abantu baya, kube yilowo nalowo endaweni yakhe.
7:8 Ngakho abantu bathatha umphako esandleni sabo kanye namacilongo abo
wabathuma bonke abaseleyo bakwa-Israyeli, kwaba yilowo nalowo etendeni lakhe, wabagcina
amadoda angamakhulu amathathu; impi yamaMidiyan yayiphansi kwakhe esigodini.
7:9 Kwathi ngalobo busuku, uJehova wathi kuye: "Vuka!
yehlela ekamu; ngoba ngiyinikele esandleni sakho.
7:10 Kodwa uma wesaba ukwehla, yehla noPhura inceku yakho, niye eNtabeni
umsingathi:
7:11 Futhi uzozwa lokho abakushoyo; ngasemuva kuyakuba yizandla zakho
waqiniswa ukwehlela ekamu. Wayesehla noPhura wakhe
inceku ngaphandle kwabahlomileyo abasekamu.
7:12 namaMidiyani, nama-Amaleki, futhi bonke abantwana basempumalanga
lala esigodini njengezintethe ngobuningi; kanye labo
amakamela ayengenakubalwa, engangesihlabathi esisogwini lolwandle ngobuningi.
7:13 Futhi lapho uGideyoni efika, bheka, kwakukhona umuntu owamtshela iphupho
umngane wakhe, wathi: "Bheka, ngiphuphe iphupho, bheka, iqebelengwane lakho."
isinkwa sebhali sawela ekamu lakwaMidiyani, safika etendeni
wayishaya yawa, wayigumbuqela, kwalala itende.
7:14 Futhi umngane wakhe waphendula wathi: "Lokhu akukho lutho ngaphandle kwenkemba
uGideyoni indodana kaJowashi, indoda yakwa-Israyeli, ngokuba uNkulunkulu uphethe esandleni sakhe
wakhulula uMidiyani kanye nebutho lonke.
7:15 Kwathi, lapho uGideyoni ezwa ukulandisa kwephupho, futhi
ukuhunyushwa kwakho ukuthi wakhuleka, wabuyela ekamu
kaIsrayeli, wathi: Sukuma; ngoba uJehova unikele esandleni senu
impi yakwaMidiyani.
7:16 Futhi wahlukanisa amadoda angamakhulu amathathu aba ngamaqembu amathathu, futhi wabeka a
amacilongo esandleni sawo wonke, nezitsha ezingenalutho, nezibani phakathi kwawo
izimbiza.
7:17 Wathi kubo: "Ngibheke, futhi wenze okufanayo
ningene ngaphandle kwekamu; kuyakuthi njengalokho ngenza mina, nibe njalo nani
yenza.
7:18 Lapho ngibetha icilongo, mina nabo bonke abanami, khona-ke nivuthele
namacilongo nxazonke zekamu lonke, nithi: 'Inkemba yeNkosi.'
uJehova, noGideyoni.
7:19 Ngakho, uGideyoni, namadoda ayikhulu ababenaye, bafika ngaphandle
wekamu ekuqaleni komlindo ophakathi; futhi basanda
babeka abalindi: babetha amacilongo, baphahlaza izimbiza
zazisezandleni zabo.
7:20 Futhi izigaba ezintathu zavuthela amacilongo, futhi waphula izimbiza, futhi
babephethe izibani ngezandla zabo sobunxele, namacilongo ngesandla sokunene
izandla zokuvuthela ngazo: bamemeza bathi: Inkemba yeNKOSI!
uGidiyoni.
7:21 Bema, kwaba yilowo nalowo endaweni yakhe nxazonke zekamu; kanye nazo zonke
wagijima, wakhala, wabaleka.
7:22 Futhi abangamakhulu amathathu bavuthela amacilongo, futhi uJehova wabeka wonke umuntu
inkemba imelane nomakhelwane wakhe phakathi kwekamu lonke;
babalekela eBeti Shitha eSerera, nasemngceleni we-Abela Mehola
ISabatha.
7:23 Futhi amadoda akwa-Israyeli babuthana ndawonye bevela kwaNafetali, futhi
kwa-Asheri nakuManase wonke, baxosha abakwaMidiyani.
7:24 UGideyoni wathuma izithunywa kuzo zonke izintaba zakwa-Efrayimi, wathi: "Woza."
wehlele kumaMidiyani, uwathathele amanzi phambi kwawo
iBeti-Bara neJordani. Khona-ke bonke abantu bakwa-Efrayimi babuthana
kanyekanye, bathatha amanzi kwaze kwaba seBeti-Bara naseJordani.
7:25 Futhi athatha izikhulu ezimbili zakwaMidiyani, Orebi noZebi; futhi bona
Bambulala u-Orebi edwaleni lika-Orebi, noZebi bambulalela esikhamweni sewayini sika-Orebi.
uZebi, waxosha amaMidiyani, waletha amakhanda ka-Orebi noZebi kuwo
uGidiyoni ngaphesheya kweJordani.