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6 Anka bena Isalele nkukita dingi mianda ibubi ku meso kua Yehowa, biabia Yehowa nkuibatuula mu maasa a bena Madiane munda mua bipua musambobidi. 2 Madiane nkumuna Isalele. Pa muanda wa bena Madiane, bena Isalele nkuikitshina ma mbalo a kufuamina* mu miengie, mu mbuebue, na mu ma mbalo e bukopo kufika. 3 Pabaadi Isalele akunu mbio, bena Madiane, bena Amaleke na bantu ba kutunduka nguba, babaadi abamuluisha ngoshi. 4 Babaadi abatuulu kishalelo bua kuibaluisha na baluishanga bikunuanga muishinda dioso mpa na ku Gaza, na tababaadi abalekiela Isalele kintu su nkimune kia kudia sunga mukooko, sunga ngombe sunga mpunda. 5 Muanda babaadi abafiki na bimunuanga biabo, na tushibo tuabo tua mapema bekale bungi nka bu mpasu, na tababaadi bia kubadikibua abo na tumelo tuabo, na babaadi abatuele mu nsenga bua kuiyiluisha. 6 Biabia, Isalele nkufika mulanda ngofu pa muanda wa bena Madiane; na bena Isalele nkuitanyina Yehowa bua kuibakuasha.
7 Pabaadi bena Isalele betanyine Yehowa bua kuibakuasha pa muanda wa bena Madiane, 8 Yehowa nkutumina bena Isalele mutemuki baadi muibalungule’shi: “Yehowa Efile Mukulu a Isalele bakula bino’shi: ‘Ne muinutuushe mu Ejipitu, ne muinutuushe mu nshibo ya bupika. 9 Biabia ne muinupaashe ku eyasa dia Ejipitu na kui bantu boso babaadi abenukiengiesha nebabinga kumpala kuenu, na nenupa nsenga yabo. 10 Na nenulungula’shi: “Nnami Yehowa Efile Mukulu eenu. T’abitungu nutshine b’efile ba bena Amore ba sha nsenga yanudi bashale.” Anka tanui bankookiele* nya.’”
11 Kunyima muikeyilu a Yehowa bafikile na ashala muushi mua mutshi ukata ubaadi mu Ofra, ubaadi wa Yoashe muina Abiezere. Muana aaye Gideone baadi akupila ntete ya blé mu mbalo ya kuengiela tumuma tua nfinyo bua’shi eyifuamishe bena Madiane. 12 Muikeyilu a Yehowa nkumumuenekiela na nkuakula’shi: “Yehowa e nobe, obe kilobo kia ngoshi.” 13 Nyi Gideone nkumulungula’shi: “Nfuile namu lusa nfumuami, su Yehowa e netu, buakinyi ino mianda yoso ayitufikila? Bikitshino biaye bioso bia kukaanya bibaadi bitulondele ba mashetu, bambanga’shi: ‘Ta Yehowa baadi muitutuushe mu Ejipitu, bi kunyi?’ Binobino Yehowa betusumbushena na betutuulu mu maasa a bena Madiane.” 14 Yehowa nkuimana kumpala kuaye na nkumulungula’shi: “Nda na bukome bodi nabo na okapaasha Isalele ku maasa a bena Madiane. Ta nami ba kutumu su?” 15 Gideone nkumualula’shi: “Nfuile namu lusa, Yehowa. Mbikunyi biandi mulombene kupaasha Isalele! Tala! Kifuko* kiande nyi nkikile bupeela mu kisamba kia Manasee, na ne na muulo upeela ngofu mu nshibo ya nshami.” 16 Anka Yehowa nkumulungula’shi: “Pa muanda nekala nobe, okatshokola bena Madiane nka bu’shi bekeele muntu umune.”
17 Akupu Gideone nkumulungula’shi: “Binobino su ne mukuminyibue ku meso kobe, ndeshe kitunduilo akilesha’shi nnobe kuete kuisamba nami. 18 Tokatukanga namu pano mpa na pangalukiila na kia buntu kiande, na nekituule kumpala kobe.” Biabia aye nkumulungula’shi: “Nashala pano mpa na pualukiila.” 19 Gideone nkutuela, nkuteeka muana a mbushi na nkukita mukate na kipimo kimune kia efa* kia bukula. Aye nkuela muita mu kiseele, na nkuela mushi mu lueso; aye nkuibituala kuadi paasha na nkumutuudila bianka muushi mua mutshi ukata.
20 Muikeyilu a Efile Mukulu a binyibinyi nkumulungula’shi: “Ata muita na mukate ushi kitatusho webituule pa ebue dikata adiaa, na opongoole mushi panka.” Gideone nkukita nka biabia. 21 Akupu muikeyilu a Yehowa nkoola mboko nkukuma muita na mukate ushi kitatusho na nsongo ya mukombo ubaadi muiyasa diaye, na kaalo nkutemba kuibue nkutaatshisha muita na mukate ushi kitatusho. Akupu muikeyilu a Yehowa nkushimina ku meso kuaye. 22 Nyi Gideone nkutundula’shi yawa muntu baadi muikeyilu a Yehowa.
Mususa umune Gideone nkuakula’shi: “Malua kuandi Muanana mukile bukata Yehowa, muanda namono muikeyilu a Yehowa mpala kua mpala!” 23 Anka Yehowa nkumulungula’shi: “Butaale buikale nobe. Leka kutshina, t’ofu nya.” 24 Biabia Gideone nkuibakila Yehowa kilambuilo paapa, na akitaminyibua bu Yehowa-Shalome* mpa na lelo. Kikii nka mu Ofra a bena Abiezere.
25 Buabua bufuku Yehowa nkumulungula’shi: “Ata ngombe mulume muana a nshobe, ngombe mulume muana a kabidi e na bipua musambobidi, obumbule kilambuilo kia Baale kia nshobe, na otshibe mutshi wa kishila* wi pepi nakio. 26 Su bopu kuibakila Yehowa Efile Mukulu oobe kilambuilo panundu pa kino kifuamino na mabue atuule mu mulongo, wate ngombe mulume muana a kabidi na omulambule bu mulambu wa kushiika kaalo pa bipindi bia nteete bia ku mutshi wa kishila* wekeele mutshibe.” 27 Biabia Gideone nkuata bantu ekumi ba ku bafubi baye na nkukita nka bibaadi Yehowa mumulungule. Anka baadi atshinyi bantu ba mu nshibo ya nshaye na bantu ba mu kibundi ngofu bua kuibikita mu kaanya, nyi aye nkuibikita bufuku.
28 Pababuukile bantu ba mu kibundi ku namashika buee, abamuene’shi kilambuilo kia Baale kibaadi kibumbulue, na mutshi wa kishila ubaadi ku lupese luakio ubaadi utshibibue na ngombe mulume muana a kabidi baadi mulambulue pa kilambuilo kibaabadi bebakie. 29 Babeyipushene’shi: “Nanyi bakitshi bino?” Kunyima kua’bo kukimbuula, babakuile’shi: “Nyi Gideone muana a Yoashe bebikitshi.” 30 Biabia bantu ba mu kibundi nkulungula Yoashe’shi: “Tuusha muana oobe bua’shi afue, muanda babumbula kilambuilo kia Baale na batshibi mutshi wa kishila* wi pepi nakio.” 31 Nyi Yoashe nkulungula baba boso babaadi abamutombokiela’shi: “Abitungu nuakuile Baale su? Abitungu numupaashe su? Yawa oso akuila Baale abitungu ayipayibue kuno ku namashika. Su Baale nyi efile, bu bibabumbula muntu kilambuilo kiaye, mutadileyi eakuile aye nabene.” 32 Mu diadia efuku aye nkuudika Gideone bu Yerubaale,* amba’shi: “Tadilayi Baale eakuile aye nabene, muanda muntu babumbula kilambuilo kiaye.”
33 Bena Madiane boso, bena Amaleke na bantu ba kutunduka nguba ababungile biluilo biabo; na abo nkusabuka* nkutuela muibanda dia Izreele na nkutuula kishalelo muamua. 34 Akupu kikudi kia Yehowa nkuikila* Gideone na aye nkuela mpungi, na bena Abiezere nkufika kuadi bua kumukuatshishena. 35 Aye nkutuma mikiendi mu kisamba kioso kia Manasee na abo namu nkufika kuadi mu kumukuatshishena. Aye nkutuma dingi mikiendi mu kisamba kia Ashere, kia Zabulone na kia Neftali, na abo nkufika mu kufumankana naye.
36 Akupu Gideone nkulungula Efile Mukulu a binyibinyi’shi: “Su okuete kupaasha Isalele kukiila kuandi nka bu biboodi muibilee, 37 natuulu buaa bua mikooko pa mbalo ya kukupiila ntete. Su lume luakuata penda ku buaa bua mikooko, anka nsenga yoso iluifunyishe yashala yume, paapa nauku’shi okapaasha Isalele kukiila kuandi, nka bu biboodi mulee.” 38 Nyi bibaabidi bikitshikie. Pababuukile ku namashika buee na akama buaa bua mikooko, batuushishe ku buaa lume lua kuwula kibakudi kikata na mema. 39 Anka, Gideone nkulungula Efile Mukulu a binyibinyi’shi: “Totadiilanga namu nsungu yobe yantembela, anka ntadiile nkuipushe penda dingi uno mususa. Ntadiile namu ntompe penda ungi mususa na buaa bua mikooko. Kita namu bia’shi penda buaa buume anka pa nsenga poso pekale lume.” 40 Biabia nyi bibakitshine Efile Mukulu buabua bufuku, anka penda buaa bua mikooko nyi bubaadi buume, kadi pa nsenga poso pabaadi lume.