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8 Akupu bantu ba mu Efraime nkumulungula’shi: “Nkinyi kibuetukitshi? Buakinyi tuekeele muituitanyine p’oyile mu kulua ngoshi na bena Madiane? Na abo nkuikakena naye ngofu. 2 Anka aye nkuibalungula’shi: “Biandi mukite ta mbipeela pa kupuandikisha na bianudi bakite su? Kupumbuula kua Efraime ta nkukile kuumbula kua tukuba tua nfinyo kua Abiezere su? 3 Efile Mukulu tabaadi mutuule ba nfumu ba Madiane, Orebe na Zebe mu maasa eenu su, na biandi mukite ta mbipeela pa kupuandikisha na bianudi bakite su?” Pabakuile mu uno mushindo,* babeshinkile.*

4 Akupu Gideone bafikile ku Yordane na aye nkumusabuka. Aye na bantu 300 babaadi naye babaadi bakookie, anka babatungunukile na kulonda beshikuanyi baabo. 5 Biabia aye nkulungula bantu ba mu Sukote’shi: “Payi namu bantu bandi nabo mikate muanda mbakookie; na nkuete kuibingena na Zeba na Zalemuna ba nfumu ba Madiane.” 6 Anka ba nfumu ba Sukote nkuakula’shi: “We mupue kukuata Zeba na Zalemuna bua’shi tupe kiluilo kiobe kia basalayi mikate su?” 7 Nyi Gideone nkuakula’shi: “Pa muanda nubakula biabia, apatuulu Yehowa Zeba na Zalemuna mu maasa ande, nenukupila na milobo na nsanya ya mu kabaaka.” 8 Na bakatukile kuakua, enda ku Penuele na ebalungula nka wawa muanda umune, anka bantu ba ku Penuele nkumualula nka bu bibaadi bimualule bantu ba mu Sukote. 9 Biabia aye nkulungula namu bantu ba mu Penuele’shi: “Pangalukiila mu butaale, nabumbula kino kitenta.”

10 Binobino Zeba na Zalemuna abaadi mu Karkore na biluilo biabo bia basalayi, bantu bafikie ku 15 000. Bano nyi bantu babaadi bashale mu kiluilo kishima kia bantu ba dia kutunduka nguba, muanda bantu 120 000 babaadi na mpete ya ngoshi, babaadi bafue. 11 Gideone nkutungunuka, aye nkukaamina muishinda dia bantu bashale mu tushibo tua mapema dia kutunduka nguba kua Noba na Yogboa, na nkutuuka ngoshi kishalelo kishibaadi kiilumbuule bua kulua ngoshi. 12 Pabasuukile Zeba na Zalemuna, bebalondele aye nkukuata bano ba nfumu babidi ba Madiane, Zeba na Zalemuna, kishalelo kishima nkupampakana.

13 Akupu Gideone muana a Yoashe nkualukiila mu ngoshi, nkukidila muishinda adikaamina ku Erese. 14 Muishinda, bakuatshile ungi nsongualume a ku Sukote amuela nkonko pabitale kibundi kiabo, biabia yawa nsongualume nkumufundila mashina a ba nfumu na bakulu ba Sukote, bantu 77. 15 Aye nkuenda kui bantu ba mu Sukote na nkuakula’shi: “Zeba na Zalemuna, biabadi’bi banuikeele bansengie pa muanda wabo nuakula’shi: ‘We mupue kukuata Zeba na Zalemuna bua’shi tupe bantu bobe bakookie mikate su?’” 16 Akupu aye nkuata bakulu ba kibundi na nkupa bano bantu ba mu Sukote dilongiesha pa kuibakupila na milobo na nsanya ya mu kabaaka. 17 Akupu aye nkubumbula kitenta kia Penuele na nkuipaa bantu ba mu kibundi.

18 Aye nkuipusha Zeba na Zalemuna’shi: “Bantu banuikele bayipee mu Tabore bekeele naminyi?” Abo nkuakula’shi: “Bekeele nka bu’be, oso a kuabadi ekalanga nka bu muana a nfumu.” 19 Nyi aye nkuibalungula’shi: “Abekalanga bakuetu balume, bana ba nyinami. Na bi Yehowa binyibinyi na muwa, su nubadia kuibaleka na muwa, ntshinadia kuinuipaa.” 20 Akupu aye nkulungula Yetere muana aaye mbedi mulume’shi: “Ebuee, webayipee.” Anka nsongualume tabaadi mutuushe lupete luaye lua ngoshi; baadi atshinyi muanda baadi ki nsongualume. 21 Biabia Zeba na Zalemuna nkuakula’shi: “Ebuee obe nabene wetuipee, muanda abaukilaa muntu ku bukome* buaye.” Nyi Gideone nkuibuaa na nkuipaa Zeba na Zalemuna na nkuata bintu bia kulengiesha bi bu mueshi bibaadi mu nshingo ya tumelo tuabo.

22 Kunyima bantu ba Isalele nkulungula Gideone’shi: “Etumune, obe na muana oobe mulume na muikulu oobe, muanda buetupaasha ku maasa a bena Madiane.” 23 Anka Gideone nkuibalungula’shi: “Ntanenumunu nya, sunga muana ande mulume t’enumunu. Yehowa nyi enumunu.” 24 Gideone nkuibalungula dingi’shi: “Nenutekie namu kintu kimune: oso a kuanudi ampe kakano ka ku mpembe ka mu bintu biaye bipaulue.” (Muanda babaadi na tukano tua ku mpembe tua ôlo bu bibaabadi bena Ismaele.) 25 Abo nkumualula’shi: “Atuitutuusha binyibinyi.” Biabia abo nkuadisha kilamba, na muntu oso a kuabadi nkutuula kakano ka ku mpembe ka mu bintu biaye bipaulue panka. 26 Bushito bua tukano tua ku mpembe tua ôlo tubaadi mutekie, bubaadi shekele ya ôlo 1 700 kukaasha bintu bia kulengiesha bi bu mueshi, bintu bia kulengiesha biembeele, bilamba bia buanda bumongolokie bibaabadi abafuala kui ba nfumu ba Madiane, na shene ya mu nshingo ya tumelo.

27 Gideone nkukita efode na yawa ôlo na nkumutuula patooka mu Ofra kibundi kiaye, na Isalele oso nkutambuka bu ndumba bua mu kikudi na yawa efode kuakua, na aye nkuikala bu muteo kui Gideone na kui bantu ba mu nshibo muaye.

28 Bino nyi bibaadi bena Isalele batshokole bena Madiane, na tababaadi bebakalakashe* dingi; na nsenga ibekeele mu butaale munda mua bipua 40 mu mafuku a Gideone.

29 Biabia Yerubaale muana a Yoashe balukiile ku nshibo kuaye, na aye nkushala kuakua.

30 Gideone batandile bana balume* 70 muanda baadi na bakashi bebungi. 31 Ekupi diaye dibaadi mu Shekeme dibaadi dimutandile dingi muana mulume na Gideone nkumuudika bu Abimeleke. 32 Biabia Gideone muana a Yoashe nkufua kunyima ku’aye kukita bipua bibungi na bia muloo na abo nkumushiika mu mashama a nshaye Yoashe mu Ofra a bena Abiezere.

33 Nka Gideone ki’afu, bena Isalele ababangile kutambuka dingi bu ndumba bua mu kikudi na ba Baale, na abo nkutuula Baale-berite bu efile aabo. 34 Bena Isalele tababaadi batentekieshe Yehowa Efile Mukulu aabo, baadi muibapaashe ku maasa a beshikuanyi babo boso babaadi bebefunyishe; 35 sunga kulesha bantu ba mu nshibo ya Yerubaale, kuamba’shi Gideone, kifulo kia lulamato bua mianda yoso ibuwa ibaadi mukitshine Isalele.