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8 Vano alopwana a Efrayimi yaahimukoha Gideyoni ariki: “Exeeni ela eniirenle anyu? Xeeni mwahaaniihana anyu okathi mwaaronwe anyu owana ni atthu a oMidiyani?”+ Nto awo yaahinyakulihana vanceene ni Gideyoni.+ 2 Masi Gideyoni aahiwaakhula wiira: “Exeeni epanke aka kalikanyiha ni ele epanke anyu? Kiira ihalahala sa ewuuva sihemphwale ni nihimo na Efrayimi+ ti sootepexa oreera ovikana itthu sihemphwale ni osuulu wa Abiyezeri?+ 3 Muluku ohoovahereryani mmatatani mwanyu makhulupale a oMidiyani, eyo piiyo, Orebi ni Zeebi.+ Nto exeeni epanke aka kalikanyiha ni ele epanke anyu?” Okathi Gideyoni aalavunle awe siiso,* alopwana a Efrayimi yaahimaaleleya.
4 Gideyoni aahiphiya oYordani, nuumala-vo olapuwa muro owo. Vano owo ni alopwana 300 arina awe, yaahikhulumuwa, masi yaahithipelela owoomola awanani aya. 5 Nto Gideyoni aahaahimeerya alopwana a oSukothi wiira: “Xontte, mwaavahe ephaawu atthu ala anikitthara, okhala wiira awo aakhulumuwa, nave miyo kinimoomola Zebahi ni Salimuna, mamwene a oMidiyani”. 6 Masi makhulupale a oSukothi yaahimwaakhula wiira: “Niireke monvara Zebahi ni Salimuna wiira naavahe iphaawu anakhotto anyu?” 7 Siiso Gideyoni aahaahimeerya wiira: “Mwaha wa yeeyo, okathi Yehova onrowa awe okivahererya Zebahi ni Salimuna mmatatani mwaka, kinoowarakhula irutthu sanyu ni miiwa ni maroka a moothakoni”.+ 8 Vano Gideyoni aahikhuma muttetthe ole onarowa oPenuweli, onavekela etthu emosa-ru. Masi alopwana a oPenuweli yaahimwaakhula ntoko yaamwaakhunle aya alopwana a oSukothi. 9 Nave Gideyoni aahaaleela alopwana a oPenuweli wiira: “Katthika ni murettele, kinoopwexakasa empa ela yoolipihiwa ni yoorakamela osulu”.+
10 Vano Zebahi ni Salimuna yaari oKarikori ni anakhotto aya, alopwana oowiiraka 15.000. Ala yaari anakhotto yaahanle a mpantta onikhuma nsuwa,+ okhala wiira alopwana 120.000 yaakunxe ispaata* yaahiiviwa. 11 Gideyoni aaheetteetta ephiro ya atthu yaakhala mutentani,* mpantta onikhuma nsuwa wa oNobahi ni oYogoboha.+ Nave aahituphela muttetthe owo, yoowo wahiilokihenrye wiira owane ekhotto. 12 Okathi Zebahi ni Salimuna yaatthyanwe aya, Gideyoni aahiwoomola ni aahaavara mamwene awo manli a oMidiyani, eyo piiyo, Zebahi ni Salimuna. Nave aahiwiiriha awanani ootheene yaari opuro ole woova vanceene.
13 Gideyoni, mwaana a Yowaxi, aahitthika okhottoni oviraka ephiro yaawela erowaka oHeresi. 14 Mphironi Gideyoni aahinvara ni aahimukohakoha mmiravo mmosa a oSukothi. Nto mmiravo owo aahilepa masina a makhulupale ni ahooleli a oSukothi, alopwana 77, onvahererya Gideyoni. 15 Siiso, Gideyoni aahirowa opuro yaari aya alopwana a oSukothi, aakoha wiira: “Ala khahiyo Zebahi ni Salimuna, yaawo mwaakiveehale anyu, muriki: ‘Niireke monvara Zebahi ni Salimuna wiira naavahe iphaawu alopwana anyu ookhulumuwa?’”+ 16 Vano Gideyoni aahaavara ahooleli a epooma ele, nto aahikuxa miiwa ni maroka a moothakoni, aasomiha alopwana a oSukothi.+ 17 Nave, aahipwexakasa empa yoolipihiwa ni yoorakamela osulu ya oPenuweli,+ ni aahiwiiva alopwana a epooma ele.
18 Gideyoni aahimukoha Zebahi ni Salimuna wiira: “Alopwana yaawiivale anyu oTabori yaari oowi sai?” Awo yaahimwaakhula wiira: “Yaari ntoko nyuwo, khula mmosa aalikana ni mwaana a mwene”. 19 Siiso Gideyoni aahaahimeerya wiira: “Awo yaari axinnaka, anamwane a amaama. Tthiri, siisaale Yehova onikhala awe, mwahaawiivale, miyo nkaarowa owiivani”. 20 Nuumala-vo, Gideyoni aahimuhimeerya Yeteri, mwanawe oopacerya oyariwa, wiira: “Nvenye, nwiive”. Masi mmiravo owo khaatholonle espaata* awe. Owo aanoova, okhala wiira nlelo aari mmiravo. 21 Siiso Zebahi ni Salimuna yaahimuhimeerya Gideyoni wiira: “Murweeke muniiveke yeenyu, okhala wiira mulopwana oniphukeliwa mwaha wa ikuru sawe”. Nto Gideyoni aahimwiiva Zebahi ni Salimuna,+ nave aahikuxa itthu saareeriha muxikoni mwa ikamelo saya, seiyo saalikana ni mweeri.
22 Muhoolo mwaya alopwana a Isarayeli yaahimuleela Gideyoni wiira: “Nyuwo, ni mwaninyu, ni musulu anyu, munilamuleleke, okhala wiira moonoopola mmatatani wa atthu a oMidiyani”.+ 23 Masi Gideyoni aahaahimeerya wiira: “Miyo nkinrowa woolamulelani, nnakhala mwanaka khonrowa woolamulelani. Yehova tonrowa woolamulelakani”.+ 24 Gideyoni aahaaleela-tho wiira: “Kinoovekelani etthu emosa: Khula mmosa a nyuwo okivahe ekharawa* emosa wa itthu sikunxe awe”. (Atthu a wIximayeli+ yaaniwara ekharawa ya eweero vaphulani.) 25 Awo yaahaakhula ariki: “Tthiri hiyo nnimoovahani”. Siiso awo yaahaatala ekuwo, nave khula mulopwana aahirihela ekharawa emosa wa itthu aakunxe awe. 26 Vano ikharawa Gideyoni aavekenle awe, saalemela ixeekele* 1.700 sa eweero, ohikontari itthu saaphwaneliha seiyo saalikana ni mweeri, ipirinku, malaya ooriipelela,* yaawo yaawara aya mamwene oMidiyani, ni ikolaari saari muxikoni mwa ikamelo.+
27 Gideyoni aahirumeela eweero eyo wiira opake eefodi*+ ni aahiwooniherya atthu a epooma awe, wOfra.+ Nave atthu ootheene a Isarayeli yaahipacerya okokhorela ntoko elatarato.+ Mwaha wa opaka eefodi, Gideyoni aahiikumiherya mixankiho, vamosa ni atthu a etthoko awe.+
28 Vano, atthu a oMidiyani+ yaahiweriwa ni aisarayeli, nave awo khiyaatthikenle-tho waakumiherya mixankiho aisarayeli. Siiso, mahiku a Gideyoni, elapo yaahimumula* iyaakha 40.+
29 Nto Yerubayali,+ mwaana a Yowaxi, aahitthikela owannyawe, onakhala weiwo.
30 Gideyoni aahaayara anamwane 70, okhala wiira aahaathela axithiyana anceene. 31 Muthiyana mukina* aamuthenle awe, aakhala oSikhemi, aahimuyarela-tho mwaana, yoowo anvanhe awe nsina na Abimeleki.+ 32 Nave Gideyoni, mwaana a Yowaxi, aahikhwa uuluvanle ene vanceene. Siiso, aahivithiwa mahiye a paapa awe, Yowaxi, wOfra wa osuulu wa Abiyezeri.+
33 Nuumala okhwa Gideyoni, aisarayeli yaahitthikela-tho waakokhorela* amuluku Bayaali.+ Nave yaahimuthanla Bayaali-Berithi wiira okhale muluku aya.+ 34 Aisarayeli yaahimuliyala Yehova, Muluku aya,+ yoowo aawaakihenrye mmatatani wa awanani aya ootheene yaarukurenrye.+ 35 Nave khiyaawoonihenrye ophenta woororomeleya atthu a etthoko ya Yerubayali, eyo piiyo, Gideyoni, wiira exukhurele itthu sootheene sooreera aawiirenle awe atthu a Isarayeli.+