¹ Elo Yeru Baali (ekweba ati Gideoni) alibiukile kumacaca, nabantu bonse abali nankwe, nabo bacitile inkambi mupepi nakamfukwe mfukwe kakqa Harod. Elo nenkambi yabena Midian yali ku kapinda kakukuso kwabo mu mukonko mupepi no lupili lwa More. ² Yawe alandile kuli Gideoni, "nafifual ifita fyobe kuli nebo pakutila nkupele ukucimfya abena Midian. pakweba ati Israeloi ekale kuitakisha pali nebo ukweba ati, amaka yesu yatupususaha fwebo. ³ Nomba eico, bial mu matwi ya bantu nokutila, uyo onse uuli no mwenso, uyo onse uuko tutuma, lekeni abwekelemo no kufuma ku lupili lwa Gileadi."" Awe abantu amakana amakumi yabili. Nayabili, balifuminepo nokuya, namakana amakumi bali shele. ⁴ Yawe alilandile kuli Gideoni, "abantu bacili bali fulishe sana basende utentemukile nabo ku menshi na nebo nkokukulenmgela impendwa yabo ukucepa kuli webo kulya. nga nalanda kuli webo ati, ; uyu akaya nobe, ali nokuya bobe; Lelo nbga nalanda ati,, 'ulya takaye nobe, takaye." ⁵ Elo Gideoni atwele abantu ukutentemukila ku menshi, na Yaweh alandile kuli ena, "patulako abo bonse aba ko kabaula amenshi, nga filya imbwa ikabaula ukabafumya kuli abo bonse aba kofukamako pandshi pa kunwa." ⁶ imyandi itati abaume balio.kabawile. Abashlapo bonsde fukeme panshi pakunwa amenshi. ⁷ Yawe alandile kuli Gideoni, "Nabali imyannda itatuh abaume aba kabawile, Nebo nkakulubula nokukupela webo ukucimfya pa benan Midian. Leka umwaume onse abwelelemo ku cifulo cakwe." ⁸ Kabali abo basalilemo balisenndele ifya kulya fyabo na mapenga. Gideon atamfishe abaume bonse aba bena Israeli, umwaume onse kuti tuti wakwe, lelo asungile abaume imyanda itatu. Nomba nkammbi yabena Midian yalifye mwisamba lyakwe mu mukonko. ⁹ Bweka bulya bushiku Yawe alialndile nankwe, ïma! kabiyye kasanse nkambi, pantu nkokupela ukucimfya pali bena. ¹⁰ Lelo nga uloi nomwenso wa kutentemuka, tenmtemukila ku nkambi na Pura umubomfi obe, ¹¹ Kabili kutika kufyo bakoalnda kabili nokiupama kobe kuli nokuya kusansa inkambi." Efyo Gideoni aile nomubomfi wakwe Pura ukutentemukila muncende shakulondelamo inkambi. ¹² Abena Midiain, abena Amaleki na bantu bonse abaku kabanga balile kwikala ukukonka imipokapoka balikupile kwati likumbi lyakwa makanta. ne ngamial shabo shalifulishe ishakutu tekuti bashipende; baliffulishe munpendwa ukucila umusenga wamu lulamba lwa bemba. ¹³ Ulo Gideoni affikile kulya, umwaume ali kushimiak iciloto ku munankwe umwaumme alilandile ukweba ati, "Monneni! Nebo nacikwata iciloto, Nebo nacimona umukate wa bale uwabulungana ukosa uko kunkulukila mu nkambi ya bena MIdian, Wacihsa kwi hema, nopkuli punkamo na maka sana icakweba ati lyacipoina panshi noku pilibuka icakuti lyali wile. ¹⁴ umwaume umbi alandile ukweba ati, ici cimmbi lelo lupanga lwakwa Gideon mwana Yoashi, umwaume wa mu bena Israeli. Lesa alimupelke ukucimfya pa bena MIdian na fita fyabo fyonse. ¹⁵ Ulo Gideonio aumfwile ukubwekeshapo kwa kulondoloala iciloto no bulondoloshi bwa ciko, ali wile mpanshi muku shinshimuna. ¹⁶ Alibwelelemo ku nkambi ya bena Isreali no kuya kubeba ati, Imeni! Yawe ali mipele uku cimfya pa fita fya bena Midian ¹⁷ Kabili nao epakubeba ati, "lolesheni kuli nebo no kucita ifyo nkocita. Moneni! Ulo nebo naisa pa lutwe lwa nkambi, mwebo mulekucita ifyo nebo nkocita. ¹⁸ Ulo nebo nalisha ipenga, nebo na bantu bonse abo tuli nabo, elo naimwe lisheni amapenga yenu mu mbali shonse ukushinguluka inkambi no kupunda, 'Kuli Yawe na kuli Gideoni!"' ¹⁹ Elo Gideoni na baume umwanda umo abali nankwe baishile ku lutwe lwa nkambi, palya penefye apakutampila pakati kanshita yabulinde, lulya lwine abena Midian bali kwalula abalinshi, bena bali lishishe ama penga noku tobaula imitondo iyali mu minwe yabo. ²⁰ Ama bumba yatatu bali lishishe amapenga noku tobaula imitondo. Balikete myenge yabo ku maboko yaku kuko ma mapenga mumaboko yabo yaku kulyo paku yalisha. Bali pundile, "ulupanga lwakwa Yawe no lwakwa Gideoni." ²¹ Umwaume onse aliminine pa ncende yakwe ukushinguluka inkambi ne fita fyabena Midian fyonse fyali butukile. Bali pundile no kubutuka. ²² Ulo balisshe amapenga imyanda itatu, Yawe alengele umwaume umwina Midian onse ukubika ulupanga lwakwe pa munankwe no kwalukila ifita fyabo fyonse. Ifita fyabo fyali fulumukile ku Beti Shita ukulola lwa ku Serera, ukuya kufikafye naku mupaka wa Abheli, Mehola, mupepi na Tabati. ²³ Abaume bakwa Israeli ukufuma ku Naftali, abena Asheri, na bena Manase bonse baikutilwe, nabena bali butwishe abena Midian. ²⁴ Gideoni alitumine inkombe mufyalo fyonse ifya mumpili sha bena Efulemu, ukwebati, "Kabuyeni tentemukeni muye kucilila abena Midiani nokuya kutungulula inika ya Yodani, ukuya kufikafye naku Beti Bara, pakubalesha." Elo abaume babena Efulemu bonse balongene capamo no kusenda ubutungulushi bwapa menshi, ukuya kufikafye naku Beti Bera naku nika ya Yodani. ²⁵ Bali sendelepo na bana bamfumu abaume babili abena Midiani, Orebu na Seebu, Balipeye Oreb pa cilibwe ca Orebu, kabili balipeye Seebu pa cifulo ca kukamapo umwangansihi ica bena Seebu. Nabo balikonkele abena Midiani, kabili baliletele umutwe wakwa Orebu no wakwa Seebu kuli Gideoni, ena uywali kulubali lumbi ulwa Yodani.