Kwafika ingelosi kaJehova , yahlala phansi kwe -oki lase -Ofira likaJowashi umAbiyezeri; indodana yakhe uGideyoni yayibhula ukolweni esikhamweni sewayini ukuba amthukusele abakwaMidiyani.

UGideyoni wathi kuyo : O nkosi yami , uma uJehova enathi , konke lokhu kusehlele ngani na? Ziphi izimangaliso zakhe abasitshela ngazo obaba, bathi: UJehova akasikhuphulanga eGibithe na ? Kepha manje uJehova u silahlile, wasinikela esandleni sakwaMidiyani.

UGideyoni wangena , walungisa izinyane lembuzi namaqebelengwane angenamvubelo e -efa lempuphu ; wayibeka inyama eqomeni , wawuthela umhluzi ekhanzini, wakukhiphela kuye phansi kwe-oki, wakunikela.

Wayesebona uGideyoni ukuthi iyingelosi kaJehova ; uGideyoni wathi : Maye, Nkosi Nkulunkulu ! Ngokuba ngibonile ingelosi kaJehova ubuso nobuso.

UGideyoni wamakhela uJehova i -altare khona , waliqamba igama lokuthi iJehova Shalomi; kuze kube namuhla lisekhona e-Ofira lama-Abiyezeri.

UGideyoni wayesethatha amadoda ayishumi ezincekwini zakhe , wenza njengalokho uJehova ekhulumile kuye; kwathi lokhu ebesaba abendlu kayise nabantu bomuzi ukuba angakwenzi emini, wakwenza ebusuku.

Kepha uMoya kaJehova wammboza uGideyoni , wabetha icilongo , kwabuthana ama-Abiyezeri, amlandela.

UGideyoni wathi kuNkulunkulu : Uma uzakusindisa u-Israyeli ngesandla sami, njengalokho ukhulumile,

UGideyoni wathi kuNkulunkulu : Intukuthelo yakho mayingangivutheli , ngizakukhuluma kanye kuphela : Ake ngilinge kanye kuphela ngoboya; makube komile eboyeni bodwa, kube khona amazolo emhlabathini wonke.

Lapho efika uGideyoni , bheka, umuntu wayelandisa umngane wakhe iphupho, wathi: Ngaphupha iphupho; bheka, iqebelengwane lesinkwa sebhali lagingqikela ekamu lakwaMidiyani , lafika etendeni , lalishaya laze lawa , laligumbuqela, labhadalala.

Kwathi uGideyoni ekuzwa ukulandwa kwephupho nokuchazwa kwalo , wakhuleka; wabuyela ekamu lakwa-Israyeli, wathi: Vukani, ngokuba uJehova unikele esandleni senu impi yakwaMidiyani.

UGideyoni namadoda ayikhulu ayenaye base befika emaphethelweni ekamu ngasekuqaleni komlindo ophakathi , besand ukubeka abalindi ; babetha amacilongo, baphohloza izitsha abaziphetheyo ngezandla.

UGideyoni wayesethuma izithunywa ezintabeni zonke zakwa -Efrayimi, wathi: Yehlani, nihlangabezane nabakwaMidiyani, nibavimbe emanzini kuze kube seBetha Bara naseJordani. Onke amadoda akwa-Efrayimi ayesebuthana, abavimbela emanzini kwaze kwaba seBetha Bara naseJordani.

UGideyoni wafika eJordani , wawela, yena namadoda angamakhulu amathathu ayenaye, eyethile, esaxosha nokho.

UGideyoni wathi : Ngalokho nxa uJehova enikele oZeba noSalimuna esandleni sami , ngiyakuklebhula inyama yenu ngameva asehlane nangamazinyo ezinqola zokubhula.

UGideyoni wenyuka ngendlela yabahlala ematendeni ngasempumalanga kwaseNoba neJogibeha, wanqoba impi, impi yayithi ilondekile.

UGideyoni indodana kaJowashi wabuya empini ngasekwenyukeni kweHeresi.

Base bethi oZeba noSalimuna : Suka wena , usihlasele, ngokuba njengendoda anjalo amandla ayo . Wayesesuka uGideyoni, wababulala oZeba noSalimuna, wathatha izimbe du ezinjengenyanga ezazisezintanyeni zamakamela abo. UGideyoni uyala ukubekwa inkosi

UGideyoni wathi ku bo: Angiyikunibusa, nendodana yami ayiyikunibusa ; nguJehova oyakunibusa.

UGideyoni wathi kubo : Mangicele okuthile kini ukuba ninginike , kube yilowo nalowo amacici empango yakhe . Babenamacici egolide , lokhu bebengabakwa-Ishmayeli.

UGideyoni wenza ingubo yamahlombe ngakho , wayibeka emzini wakhe e - Ofira; bonke abakwa-Israyeli baya baphinga nayo khona ; yaba lugibe kuGideyoni nendlu yakhe.

UGideyoni wayenamadodana angamashumi ayisikhombisa aphuma okhalweni lwakhe, ngokuba wayenabafazi abaningi.

UGideyoni indodana kaJowashi wafa esemdala, wembelwa ethuneni likaJowashi uyise e-Ofira lama-Abiyezeri.

Kwathi esefile uGideyoni , abantwana bakwa -Israyeli babuye baphinga nawoBali, bamenza uBali Beriti unkulunkulu wabo.