¹ Abaume baku Efraimu balandile kuli Gideone ati, ''Nindo iyi wacita kuli webo? tawatukutileko ulo waile kukulwisha abena Midiani kabili balimwebawile sansa fye. ² Elo abebele ati, ''findo ifyo ncitile ifya kulingana namwebo? bushe ukusaba kwa myangashi yakwa Eframu takucindemepo ukucila ukusombola kwa myangashi yonse ukwa kwa Abiesere? ³ Lesa alimipele ukuimfya pabana baume bamfumu yaku midiani Orebu na seebu! Bushe nindo nebo ncitile ukulingana no kubomba kwenu?'' ubukali bwabo bwalipwile ulo abebele ifi. ⁴ Gideon alishile ku Yordani nokwabuka, ena naba ume imyanda itatu abo ali nabo balimfushikile, nomba balitwalilile ukuya. ⁵ Alilandile kubaume baku sukote, ''Napapata peniko imikate kubantu abankonkoka, pantu bali mfushikile, elo nebo nkokonka seba na salimuna, imfumu shaku Michani.'' ⁶ Elo bacilolo baebele ati, ''Bushe iminwe yakwa seba na salimuna ili muminwe yobe? Nindo twingapelela imikate ku fita fyobe.'' ⁷ Gideon alyebele ati, ''ulo Yawe akatupela ukucimfya pali seba na salimuna nkafopaula inkanda shenu ku myunga ya mumatelolo na ficilasa.'' ⁸ Aliminine ukufumako kulya ukuya ku Pemele nokulanda kubantu bakulya mumusango umo wine, nomba abantu baku Penuele balimwasukile fyekefyo abaume baku sukote bamwasukile. ⁹ Alilandile nakabili kubaume baku penuele nokweba ati, ''ulo nnkabwele nakabili mu mutende, Nkesa kutobolola ulu lupanga, '' ¹⁰ Nomba Seba na Salimuna bali mu karkore ne fita fyabo nalimo amakana ikumi na yasano abo abashelepo pafita fyonse ifya bantu baku kabanga, pantu abawile bali amakana abalikusomona ulupanga. ¹¹ Gideone alimine ukuya mu nshila umwali abalikwikala muli ba tuti, ukupita pa Noba na Yokobea. Alicimfishe ifita fyabalwani, pantu tabali kucetekela ukusanswa. ¹² Seba na salimuna balibutukile nolo Gideone ali kubatamfya, alikete ishamfumu shibili shaku Midian Seba na salimuna Nokulenga umulalo wafita fyabo ukutulumuka. ¹³ Gideon, umwana mwaume wakwa Yoashi, alibwelele ku bulwi ukuya kupita mu Herese. ¹⁴ Alikete umulumendo waku sukote no kumwipusha umulumendo alilembele panshi amashina amakumi cine lubali nacine lubali ayabafilolo naba kalamba baku sukote. ¹⁵ Gideon alishile ku baume baku sukote no kulanda ati, ''Moneni Seba na Salimuna, abo mwalikuntumfishapo no kweba ati, ''bushe kale ucimfishe seba na salimuna? ¹⁶ Tatushibile ngakweba ati kuti twapela umukate ku fita fyobe.'' Gideone alibulile abakalamba bamu musumba kabili no kukanda abaume bamu sukote ku myunga yamu matotololo na ficilasa. ¹⁷ Elo atobolwele ulupunga lwaku panuele no kwipaya abaume ba muli ulya musumba. ¹⁸ Elo Gideon alandile kuli Seba na salimuna ati, '' Baume bamusango shani waipeye uli tabori? Balyasukile ati, ''Ifyo fine ifyo uli efyo bali nabo. Bonse fye abamuli bena baliku boneka kubati bana baume ba mfumu,'' ¹⁹ Gideone alyebele ati, ''Niba ba wesu, abana baume bakwa mayo. ifyo Yawe aba no mweo ngamwalibalekele kababa no mweo, nga ntamipaile,'' ²⁰ Alyebele yeta(ibeli lyakwe) ati, ima ubepeye, '''nomba umulumendo tasomwene ulupanga pantu alikwete umwenso, pantu ali acili umulumendo umwaice. ²¹ Elo Seba na Salimuna baebele ati, Ima we mwine utwipaye? pantu umwaume ifyo aba, efyaba namaka yakwe, ''Gideone alimine no kwipaya Seba na salimuna Alibulile, nefisamo ifyafwikilwe pamikoshe ya Ngamali shabo. ²² Elo abaume bamu Isreali balandile kuli Gideone ati, ''Tuteke-webo umwana mwaume obe, no mwishikulu obe- pantu uli tupuswishe ukufuma mu minwe yabena Midiani,'' ²³ Gideone alandile kuli bena ati, ''Nshakamiteke, nangu umwana wandi umwaume ukuteka pali mwebo. Yawe akateka pali mwebo.'' ²⁴ Gedione alandile kuli bena ati, ''lekeni milombeko ukweba ati lila umo uwa muli mwebo ampeleko amalikiyo yamumatwi ukufuma pafya fyakutapa fyakwe, "(Abena Midian balibena Ishimael). ²⁵ Balyasukile ati, '' Tuli aba nsansa ukukupela, ''Balyanshikile ne nsalu apo onse umuntu ali kuposa amashikiyo ukufuma mufya kutapa fyakwe. ²⁶ Ukufina kwamashikiyo aya alombele kwali amashekele ikana limo namakumi cinelubali aya Golide. Ifi ifyakutapa fyali kulunda pa fisamo fyakubeka beka, utwa minyalolo utwakubeka nokuminguna, insalu ishakukashikila kashikila ishali kufwala ishamfumu shaku Midiani, ukulunda pofye pa minyalolo iyali mu mukoshi ya ngamalishabo. ²⁷ Gideone alipangile afode ukufuma muma shikiyo no kubika mu musumba wakwe wakwe, mu Ofera, kabili isreali onse alicitile bucilende bwakuya muku cishinshimunako. calishile kuba citeyo kuli Gideone nakuli bonse aba munganda yakwe. ²⁸ Efyo abena Midian babacimfishe kubantu bakwa Isreali elo tabaimishe ne mitwe na kabili. Eco icalo calile mu mutende pa myaka amakumi yane mu nshiku shakwa Gideone. ²⁹ Yeru Baali, umwana mwaume wakwa Yoashi, alile kukwikala mu nganda yakwe. ³⁰ Gedione alikwete abana baume amakumi cinelubali abali abamufyashi bwakwe, pantu ali nabakashi abengi. ³¹ kanakashi wakwe uwali ku shekenu, naye alifyele umwana umwaume, elo Gideone alimwinikile shina ati, Abimileke. ³² Gideone, umwana mwaume wakwa Yoashi alifwile mu myaka iyabukote kabili bamushikile munshishi yakwa wishi Yoashi, ku Ofera uwa mucikota cakwa Abisere. ³³ Cali mfi, wolwine fye Gideon afwille, abantu bakwa Isreali balipilibukile nakambi, ukucita bucilende bwakuya muku shinshimuna ba Baali. balicitile baali beliti umulungu wabo. ³⁴ Abantu bakwa Isreali tabaikishe ukucindika Yawe, Lesa wabo, uwaba pokolwele ukufuma mu maboko yabalwani babo bonse mumbali monse fye. ³⁵ Tabasungile amalayo kuba nganda yakwa YeruBaali (Ee, Gidieone), umwabelele ifyabune fyonse ifyo alitile mu Isreali.