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.