Balumbuluishi
7 Pashishe Yelubâla, mmumue ne: Gideona,+ ne bantu bonso bavua nende bakajuka mu dinda menemene, kuasabu tshitudilu ku Mpokolo wa Haloda pavua eku tshitudilu tshia Midiyana tshikale ku nord kuende ku mukuna mukese wa Mole mu tshibandabanda.* 2 Ke Yehowa kuambila Gideona ne: “Bantu baudi nabu mbapite bungi bua meme kufila Midiyana mu tshianza tshiabu.+ Tshianana Isalele udi mua kudituta mu tshiadi ku mêsu kuanyi wamba ne: ‘Tshianza tshianyi nkayanyi ke tshivua tshimpandishe.’+ 3 Mpindieu ndi nkulomba bua wambe kumpala kua bantu ne: ‘Muntu yonso udi utshina ne uzakala apingane kuende.’”+ Ke Gideona kubela mu diteta. Nunku bantu binunu 22 bakapingana ku mabu ne bantu binunu 10 bakashala.
4 Kadi Yehowa wakambila kabidi Gideona ne: “Bantu batshidi anu bapite bungi. Pueka nabu ku mâyi bua nkutetelabu kuntu aku. Pandi nkuambila ne: ‘Eu neaye nebe,’ yeye au neaye nebe, kadi pandi nkuambila ne: ‘Eu kakuya nebe,’ yeye au kakuya nebe to.” 5 Nunku wakapueka ne bantu ku mâyi.
Ke Yehowa kuambila Gideona ne: “Tapulula bantu bonso badi balaka mâyi ne ludimi luabu anu bu mutu mbua ulaka, ne bantu badi batua binu bua kunua mâyi.” 6 Bungi bua bantu bavua balaka mâyi, bateka tshianza ku mishiku yabu, buvua bua bantu balume 300. Bantu bonso bavua bashale bavua batue binu bua kunua mâyi.
7 Ke Yehowa kuambila Gideona ne: “Nennupandishe ne bantu balume 300 bavua balake mâyi abu, ne nemfile Midiyana mu tshianza tshiebe.+ Kadi bantu bakuabu bonso bapingane ku mabu.” 8 Nunku panyima pa bobu bamane kuangata biakudia ne nsengu kudi bantu aba, wakapingaja bena Isalele bakuabu bonso ku mabu, kushalaye anu ne bantu balume 300. Tshitudilu tshia Midiyana tshivua kuinshi kuende mu tshibandabanda.+
9 Butuku abu, Yehowa wakamuambila ne: “Juka, uye kuluisha tshitudilu atshi, bualu ndi mutshifile mu tshianza tshiebe.+ 10 Kadi pawikala utshina bua kuya kutshiluisha, pueka ku tshitudilu atshi ne Pulaha muambuluishi webe. 11 Uteleje bidibu bamba, pashishe neupete dikima* dia kuluisha tshitudilu atshi.” Ke yeye ne Pulaha muambuluishi wende kupuekabu kumpenga kua tshitudilu tshia tshiluilu atshi.
12 Mpindieu Midiyana ne Amaleka ne bena ku Est bonso+ bavua babuikile tshibandabanda anu bu tshisumbu tshinene tshia mpasu, ne tumelu tuabu tuvua bungi kabuyi kubala,+ bungi bu nsenga ya ku muelelu kua mbuu. 13 Nunku Gideona wakafika, ne kuvua muntu uvua wawila mukuende tshilota, yeye kuamba ne: “Umvua tshilota tshimvua mulote. Kuvua diampa dia orje dia tshijengu dienda dinyunguluka mu tshitudilu tshia Midiyana. Diakafika ku ntenta kampanda, diodi kudikumaku bikole, yeye kupuka.+ Bushuwa, diakatonkola ntenta, ntenta kubatalalaye.” 14 Ke mukuende kuamba ne: “Tshidi mua kuikala anu muele wa mvita wa Gideona+ muana wa Yoasha, muntu wa mu Isalele. Nzambi mmufile Midiyana ne tshitudilu tshijima mu tshianza tshiende.”+
15 Diakamue pavua Gideona mumumvue wawula tshilota, ne mumvue diumvuija diatshi,+ wakatua mpala panshi bua kutendelela. Pashishe wakapingana ku tshitudilu tshia Isalele, kuambaye ne: “Jukayi, bualu Yehowa mmufile tshitudilu tshia Midiyana mu tshianza tshienu.” 16 Pashishe wakatapulula bantu balume 300 mu bisumbu bisatu, kubapeshaye bonso nsengu+ ne milondo ya munda mutupu mikale ne bimunyi munda muayi. 17 Ke yeye kubambila ne: “Ntangilayi, ne nuenze anu mundi ngenza. Pandi mfika kumpenga kua tshitudilu, nuenze anu mundi ngenza. 18 Pandi ngela mpungi, meme ne bantu bonso badi nanyi, nuenu penu nudi ne bua kuela mpungi kumpenga kuonso kua tshitudilu, ne kuela mbila ne: ‘Bua Yehowa ne bua Gideona!’”
19 Gideona ne bantu lukama bavuaye nabu bakafika kumpenga kua tshitudilu ku ntuadijilu kua tshilu tshia pankatshi,* anu batshifuma ku dishintulula bansentedi. Bakela mpungi,+ kutayishabu milondo minene ya kuelela mâyi ivua mu bianza biabu.+ 20 Nunku bisumbu bisatu abi biakela mpungi, kutayishabi milondo minene ivuabu nayi. Bavua bakuate bimunyi mu bianza biabu bia bakaji, ne bavua bela mpungi ne nsengu ivua mu bianza biabu bia balume, ne bela mbila ne: “Muele wa mvita wa Yehowa ne wa Gideona!” 21 Pine apu muntu yonso uvua muimane muaba wende, banyunguluke tshitudilu, ne tshiluilu tshijima tshiakaya lubilu, tshinyema tshienda tshiela mbila.+ 22 Bantu balume 300 abu bakatungunuka ne kuela mpungi, ne Yehowa wakakudimuna muele wa mvita wa muntu yonso bua kuluishangana ne mukuabu mu tshitudilu tshijima atshi;+ tshiluilu atshi tshiakanyema too ne ku Bete-shita, tshitangile ku Zelala, too ne kumpenga kua Abele-mehola+ pabuipi ne Tabata.
23 Bakabikila bantu ba mu Isalele bavua mu Nafatale, mu Ashê, ne mu Manashe mujima,+ bobu kulonda Midiyana. 24 Gideona wakatuma bantu ne mukenji mu buloba buonso bua mikuna bua Efelayima, wamba ne: “Puekayi bua kuluisha Midiyana, nukuate njila ya ku mâyi too ne ku Bete-bala ne ku Yadene.” Nunku bantu bonso ba mu Efelayima bakadisangisha pamue, bobu kukuata mâyi too ne ku Bete-bala ne ku Yadene. 25 Bakakuata kabidi bakokeshi babidi ba mu Midiyana, Oleba ne Zêbe; bakashipa Oleba ku dibue dia Oleba,+ bobu kushipa Zêbe ku tshikaminu tshia mvinyo tshia Zêbe. Bakatungunuka ne kulondakaja Midiyana,+ bobu kulua ne mutu wa Oleba ne wa Zêbe kudi Gideona mu tshitupa tshia buloba tshia Yadene.