Abahluleli 8:1 Amadoda akwa-Efrayimi athi kuye: "Kungani usikhonze kanje? awusibizanga wena, lapho uya ukulwa nabakwaMidiyani? Basebemthethisa kakhulu. 8:2 Wathi kubo, Ngenzeni manje uma kuqhathaniswa nani? Ayiyona ukukhothoza kwezithelo zomvini zika-Efrayimi kungcono kunokuvuna umvini U-Abiezer? 8:3 UNkulunkulu unikele esandleni senu izikhulu zakwaMidiyani, u-Orebi noZebi. mina-ke ngenzeni uma ngiqhathaniswa nani? Khona-ke intukuthelo yabo yaba wancipha kuye, lapho eseshilo lokho. 8:4 UGideyoni wafika eJordani, wawela, yena kanye namakhulu amathathu amadoda ayenaye, ediniwe, kodwa ewasukela. 8:5 Wathi kubantu baseSukoti, "Ngicela unike izinkwa." kubantu abangilandelayo; ngoba badiniwe, mina ngiyabasukela emva kukaZeba noSalimuna, amakhosi akwaMidiyani. 8:6 Futhi izikhulu zaseSukoti zathi: "Ingabe izandla zikaZeba noSalimuna manje esandleni sakho, ukuze siphe impi yakho isinkwa? " 8:7 UGideyoni wathi: "Ngakho-ke, lapho uJehova ekhulula uZeba futhi Zalmuna esandleni sami, khona-ke ngiyakuklebhula inyama yakho ngameva ihlane namakhakhasi. 8:8 Wasuka lapho, waya ePenuweli, wakhuluma kubo ngokunjalo amadoda asePhenuweli amphendula njengalokho amphendula amadoda aseSukoti. 8:9 Futhi wakhuluma futhi amadoda asePhenuweli, wathi: "Lapho ngiphinde ngingene ukuthula, ngizowudiliza lo mbhoshongo. 8:10 Manje oZeba noSalimuna beseKarkori, futhi amabutho abo kanye nabo. amadoda ayizinkulungwane eziyishumi nanhlanu, bonke ababesele kuwo wonke amabutho kaJehova abantwana basempumalanga, ngokuba kwawa amadoda ayizinkulungwane eziyikhulu namashumi amabili abahosha inkemba. 8:11 UGideyoni wakhuphuka ngendlela yabahlala ematendeni ngasempumalanga kwasentshonalanga. iNoba neJogibeha, wayichitha impi, ngokuba impi yayilondekile. 8:12 OZeba noSalimuna babaleka, wabaxosha, wabamba ikrele. amakhosi amabili akwaMidiyani, oZeba noSalimuna, bachitha impi yonke. 8:13 UGideyoni indodana kaJowashi wabuya empini lingakaphumi ilanga. 8:14 Futhi wabamba insizwa yamadoda aseSukoti, futhi wabuza kuye wamlobela izikhulu zaseSukoti namalunga alo; amadoda angamashumi ayisikhombisa nesikhombisa. " 8:15 Wafika kubantu baseSukoti, wathi: "Bheka, uZeba UTsalimuna enangithethisa ngaye ngokuthi: “Zizandla zikaZeba na? uZalimuna usesesandleni sakho ukuba siphe amadoda akho isinkwa abakhathele? 8:16 Futhi wathatha amalunga omuzi, kanye nameva ehlane futhi ngamakhakhasi, wafundisa ngawo amadoda aseSukoti. 8:17 Futhi wabhidliza umbhoshongo wasePenuweli, futhi wabulala amadoda omuzi. 8:18 Wayesethi kuZeba noSalimuna, "Babenjani amadoda lawo? nabulala eThabori? Baphendula bathi: “Njengoba unjalo, babenjalo; ngamunye wafana nabantwana benkosi. 8:19 Wathi: "Babe ngabafowethu, amadodana kamame Kuphila kukaJehova, uma benibasindisile, bengingeke nginibulale. 8:20 Wathi kuYetheri izibulo lakhe, Vuka, ubabulale. Kodwa intsha akahoshanga inkemba yakhe, ngokuba wayesaba, ngokuba wayesemusha. 8:21 OZeba noSalimuna base bethi: "Suka wena, usihlasele, ngokuba umuntu unjalo namandla akhe. UGideyoni wasukuma, wambulala uZeba no Zalimuna, bathatha izivunulo ezazisezintanyeni zamakamela abo. 8:22 Khona-ke amadoda akwa-Israyeli athi kuGideyoni: "Busa phezu kwethu kokubili wena. nendodana yakho, nendodana yendodana yakho futhi, ngokuba usisindisile esandleni sakho isandla sakwaMidiyani. " 8:23 UGideyoni wathi kubo, "Ngeke ngibuse phezu kwenu, futhi ngeke owami indodana yokubusa phezu kwenu: uJehova uyakunibusa. " 8:24 UGideyoni wathi kubo: "Ngizocela isicelo kini bengiyakunginika, kube yilowo nalowo amacici empango yakhe. (Ngokuba babenegolide namacici, ngokuba babengama-Ishmayeli.) 8:25 Baphendula bathi: "Sizokunika ngokuzithandela." Futhi basakaza a ingubo, baphonsa kuyo, kwaba yilowo nalowo amacici empango yakhe. 8:26 Futhi isisindo namacici egolide awacelayo sasiyinkulungwane namashekeli angamakhulu ayisikhombisa egolide; ngaphandle kwemihlobiso, namakholomu, kanye ingubo ebubende eyayiphezu kwamakhosi akwaMidiyani, nangaseceleni kwamaketanga ezazisezintanyeni zamakamela abo. 8:27 UGideyoni wenza ingubo yamahlombe ngayo, futhi wayibeka emzini wakhe, ngisho in wonke u-Israyeli waphinga ngokuyilandela khona; waba lugibe kuGideyoni nasendlini yakhe. 8:28 Kanjalo abakwaMidiyani banqotshwa phambi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, kangangokuthi bahlulwa kababe besaphakamisa amakhanda abo. Izwe lase lizolile ngamashumi amane iminyaka emihleni kaGidiyoni. 8:29 UJerubali, indodana kaJowashi, wahamba wahlala endlini yakhe. 8:30 UGideyoni wayenamadodana angamashumi ayisikhombisa aphuma esidunjini sakhe, ngoba wayenamadodana abafazi abaningi. 8:31 Futhi isancinza sakhe esasiseShekemi, naye wamzalela indodana, kabani waqamba igama lokuthi u-Abimeleki. 8:32 UGideyoni, indodana kaJowashi, wafa esemdala kakhulu, futhi wembelwa ithuna likaJowashi uyise e-Ofira lama-Abiyezeri. 8:33 Futhi kwenzeka, ngokushesha nje lapho uGideyoni wafa, ukuthi abantwana bakwa U-Israyeli wabuya, waphinga noBali, wenza uBali-beriti unkulunkulu wabo. 8:34 Futhi abantwana bakwa-Israyeli abamkhumbulanga uJehova uNkulunkulu wabo, owayenakho wabakhulula esandleni sezitha zabo zonke inhlangothi zonke; 8:35 Futhi abazange babonise umusa endlini kaJerubali, okungukuthi, uGideyoni. njengakho konke okuhle ayekwenzile ku-Israyeli.