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7 Akupu Yerubaale, kuamba’shi Gideone, na bantu boso babaadi naye nkuibua ku namashika buee na nkutuula kishalelo ku mushima wa Arode, pabaadi kishalelo kia bena Madiane namu dia kunundu kua kishalelo kia Gideone ku ka muengie kapeela ka Moree muibanda. 2 Yehowa nkulungula Gideone’shi: “Bantu bodi nabo mbakile bungi buandia kutuula bena Madiane mu maasa aabo. Bisumanga Isalele e kuitumbisha na kundungula’shi: ‘Eyasa diande nyi dibampaasha.’ 3 Binobino akula kumpala kua bantu’shi: ‘Yawa oso e na moo na asuusu, alukiile kuaye.’” Nyi Gideone nkuibatompa. Biabia bantu 22 000 nkualukiila ku maabo, na bantu 10 000 nkushala.
4 Anka Yehowa nkulungula Gideone’shi: “Bantu bakii bungi. Alala nabo ku mema bua’shi nkutompele banka kuakua. Pankulungula’shi: ‘Uno ende nobe,’ yawa ende nobe, anka pankulungula’shi uno tende nobe: ‘Yawa tende nobe.” 5 Biabia aye nkualala na bantu ku mema.
Akupu Yehowa nkulungula Gideone’shi: “Abuula yawa oso atomo mema na ludimi luaye nka bu abitomaa mbua na baba abakunama bua kutoma mema.” 6 Bungi bua baba abaadi abatomo mema na maasa aabo kushi kukunama bubaadi bantu 300. Bantu babaadi bashale, babaadi bakuname bua kutoma mema.
7 Yehowa nkulungula Gideone’shi: “Nenupaasha na bano bantu 300 babatomo mema na maasa aabo, natuulu bena Madiane mu maasa eenu. Anka tadiila baba bangi bantu boso balukiile ku maabo.” 8 Kunyima ku’abo kuata bia kudia na mpungi kui baba bangi bantu boso, baadi mualushe baba bangi bantu boso ba Isalele ku maabo, na aye nkulama nka penda baba bantu 300. Kishalelo kia bena Madiane kibaadi kuushi kua kishalelo kia Gideone muibanda.
9 Buabua bufuku, Yehowa nkumulungula’shi: “Ebuee otuukie kishalelo ngoshi, muanda ne muikituule mu maasa oobe. 10 Anka su we na moo wa kuikituuka ngoshi, alala dia ku kishalelo na mufubi oobe Pura. 11 Oteemeshe bi’abakula, na kunyima wekala n’eshimba dinyingie dia kutuuka kishalelo ngoshi.” Nyi aye na mufubi aaye Pura nkualala ku bukunkula bua kishalelo kia basalayi.
12 Bena Madiane, bena Amaleke na bantu boso ba kutunduka nguba babaadi baule muibanda nka bu mutuuto wa mpasu, na tumelo tuabo tubaadi bungi bukile, tubaadi bungi nka bu lusenga lua ku kiese kia kalunga ka mema. 13 Pabafikile Gideone, kubaadi muntu baadi alondela muinaaye kilootua na amba’shi: “Nalooto bino, kuikeele mukate wi kishengu wa bukula bua orje aubungulukanga mu kishalelo kia bena Madiane. Ao nkufika ku kashibo k’epema nkuikupila kuanka bi bukopo na ako nkupona. Oolo, ao nkufuudika kashibo k’epema, na kashibo k’epema nkupona nkubaatakana.” 14 Nyi yawa muinaaye nkuakula’shi: “Bino mbilombene kuikala nka lupete lua ngoshi lua Gideone muana a Yoashe muntu a mu Isalele. Efile Mukulu batuulu bena Madiane na kishalelo kioso muiyasa diaye.”
15 Nka Gideone kiamupusha alondo kilootua na kipatuluilo kiakio, bayinamine bua kulanguila. Akupu balukiile ku kishalelo kia Isalele na akula’shi: “Ebueyi, muanda Yehowa batuulu kishalelo kia bena Madiane mu maasa eenu.” 16 Akupu aye nkuabuula bantu 300 mu bisaka bisatu, na nkuibapa boso mpungi na malondo akata e munda bisumanga na biengie bia kaalo* mu malondo. 17 Akupu aye nkuibalungula’shi: “Ntaleyi na nukite nka biabia biankitshi. Panfiki ku bukunkula bua kishalelo, abitungu nukite nka biankitshi. 18 Pangiele mpungi ami na baba boso be nami, n’anue namu abitungu nuele mpungi mu mpese yoso ya kishalelo na nuele musaase’shi: ‘Bua Yehowa na bua Gideone!’”
19 Gideone na bantu 100 babaadi naaye, nkufika ku bukunkula bua kishalelo ku mbangilo kua munkatshi mua bufuku,* nka baki’abakatuka mu kutuula balami abo nkuela mpungi na nkutanya malondo akata abaadi mu maasa aabo. 20 Biabia, bisaka bisatu nkuela mpungi na nkutanya aa malondo akata. Abo nkukuata biengie bia kaalo na mboko yabo ibakashi, na nkuela mpungi na mboko yabo ibalume na abo nkuela misaase’shi: “Lupete lua ngoshi lua Yehowa na lua Gideone!” 21 Yaaya nsaa yoso muntu oso baadi muimane mu mbalo yaye befunyishe kishalelo, na kiluilo kioso kia bena Madiane nkusuuka, basuukanga na kuela misaase. 22 Baba bantu 300 nkutungunuka na kuela mpungi na Yehowa nkualula lupete lua muntu oso kui mukuabo na abo nkubanga kuiyipayishena mu kishalelo kioso; na kiluilo kia basalayi nkusuuka mpa na ku Bete-shita batadiile dia ku Serera mpa na ku bukunkula bua Abele-mehola pepi na Tabate.
23 Na babaadi betanyine bena Isalele ba mu kisamba kia Neftali, kia Ashere na boso ba mu kisamba kia Manasee, na abo nkuibingena na bena Madiane. 24 Gideone nkutuma mikiendi mu nsenga yoso ya ku miengie ya Efraime aye nkuakula’shi: “Alalayi mu kuluisha bena Madiane ngoshi na nukuate ma mbalo a kuyila ku mema mpa na ku Bete-bara na ku Yordane.” Biabia bantu boso ba Efraime nkuibunga pamune na nkukuata ma mbalo a kuyila ku mema mpa na ku Bete-bara na ku Yordane. 25 Abo nkukuata dingi ba nfumu babidi ba Madiane Orebe na Zebe, abo nkuipaa Orebe p’ebue dia Orebe na abo nkuipaa Zebe pa mbalo ya kuengiela tumuma tua nfinyo ya Zebe. Abo nkutungunuka na kulonda bena Madiane na abo nkutuadila Gideone mutue wa Orebe na wa Zebe mu nsenga ya Yordane.