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7 Moottharelana, Yerubayali, eyo piiyo, Gideyoni,+ vamosa ni atthu ootheene aarina awe, yaahivenya voosiisu, arowa omaka ehime ya Harodi. Atthu a oMidiyani yaamanke onorti wa opuro aari awe Gideyoni, eyo piiyo, etturuuru ya More, opuro woowaataleya. 2 Yehova aahimuleela Gideyoni wiira: “Alopwana murina anyu khareere waatta, wiira kaavahererye atthu a oMidiyani mmatatani mwaya.+ Alopwana awo yakhala oowaatta aisarayeli anrowa wiivuwihaka ni ohimya wiira ikuru saya ti siwooponle.+ 3 Vano, xontte, mulavule moolumo ala ohoolo wa atthu, wiira: ‘Ole onoova ni onithukumela otthikeleke owaani’”.+ Siiso, Gideyoni aahiweehererya atthu. Nuumala-vo, alopwana 22.000 yaahitthikela owaani, nave alopwana 10.000 yaahihala.
4 Yehova aahitthikela-tho omuleela Gideyoni oriki: “Nlelo alopwana awo khareere waatta. Mwaaroihe omuro, wiira kaweehererye weiwo. Nto, kooleelani wiira: ‘Ola onoorowa ni nyuwo’, owo onoorowa ni nyuwo; masi kooleelani wiira: ‘Ola khonrowa ni nyuwo’, owo khonrowa ni nyuwo”. 5 Nto, Gideyoni aahaakuxa atthu aaroiha omuro.
Yehova aahimuhimeerya Gideyoni oriki: Mwaavalaanye alopwana ootheene anwurya maasi alatelaka ntoko mwalapwa, ni ale anwurya akokhonre ene”. 6 Ale yaalatenle maasi arikaka ni matata aya aroihaka mwaano mwaya, yaari alopwana 300. Alopwana akina yaahanle, yaahikokhora wiira awurye maasi.
7 Yehova aahimuleela Gideyoni wiira: “Kinoowopolani ni alopwana 300 yaawo alatenle maasi, nave kinimwaavahererya atthu a oMidiyani mmatatani mwanyu.+ Masi alopwana akina atthikeleke owaani”. 8 Nuumala okuxa yoolya ni malope a atoropa akina, Gideyoni aahiwiirela alopwana akina a Isarayeli wiira atthikeleke owaani. Owo aahanle paahi ni alopwana 300. Atthu a oMidiyani yaamanke oxepani,* eyo piiyo, osuuli wa opuro Gideyoni aamanke awe.+
9 Ohiyu ene yoole, Yehova aahimuleela Gideyoni wiira: “Nvenye mwaatuphele amidiyani, okhala wiira kihoovahereryani mmatatani mwanyu.+ 10 Vakhala wiira munimoova waatuphela, murowe opuro ori aya ni murumeyi anyu, Pura. 11 Mwawiriyane etthu enihimya aya, nuumala-vo munoowerya olipa murima wiira mwaatuphele atthu a oMidiyani”. Siiso, Gideyoni ni murumeyi awe, Pura, yaahirowa okerekhere wa opuro waamanke aya awanani aya.
12 Vano atthu a oMidiyani ni a wAmaleki, ni atthu ootheene anikhala mpantta onikhuma nsuwa,+ yaahimwareela mukerekhere mwa nxepa,* ntoko nasope oowaatta. Nave ikamelo saya khisaakontareya,+ waatta waya waalikana ni mihaava sa ophareya”. 13 Nuumala Gideyoni ophiya, aahimwiiwa mulopwana mmosa omuleelaka mukhwaawe etthu aalonhe awe. Owo aahimmye so: “Nwiriyane etthu elonhe aka. Kaahiweha ephaawu* ephirikeyaka, enarowa opuro yaamanke aya atthu a oMidiyani. Yaahimana ni ikuru etenta* emosa mpakha omora.+ Nuumala-vo, ephaawu eyo yaahipittula etenta, nto etenta eyo emorela vathi”. 14 Siiso, mukhwaawe owo aahihimya wiira: “Vannooneya oratteene wiira ephaawu eyo enithoonyerya espaata* ya Gideyoni,+ mwaana a Yowaxi, mulopwana a Isarayeli. Muluku onvahererya mmatatani mwawe atthu a oMidiyani, ni atthu ootheene amanke opuro ola”.+
15 Nuumala Gideyoni wiiwa oloha iwo, ni yootaphulela aya,+ aahimukokhorela Muluku. Moottharelana, aahitthikela opuro yaamanke aya atthu a Isarayeli, onahimya wiira: “Nvenye, okhala wiira Yehova ohoovahereryani atthu a oMidiyani mmatatani mwanyu”. 16 Nuumala-vo, Gideyoni aahaakawanya alopwana ale 300, ikurupu tthaaru, aavahererya ootheene aya malope+ ni mirinki* saarina mithuko muhina mwaya. 17 Moottharelana, Gideyoni aahaahimeerya alopwana ale wiira: “Mukiweheke, ni mwiireke ntoko siniira aka. Kaphiya okerekhere wa opuro wa awanani ahu, mwavareke ele kinrowa aka ovaraka. 18 Okathi kinrowa aka woopa nlope, ni atthu ootheene ari ni miyo woopa malope, ni nyuwo-tho muhaana woopa malope mapuro ootheene amanke aya atthu awanani ahu, mukhuwelaka wiira: ‘Ekhotto ti ya Yehova ni ti ya Gideyoni!’”
19 Gideyoni ni alopwana 100 aarina awe, yaahiphiya okerekhere wa opuro yaamanke aya awanani aya ohiyu eriyari,* nuumala makwarta oranttelana. Gideyoni ni alopwana awo yaahoopa malope+ ni yaahipwexakasa mirinki* yaakunxe aya.+ 20 Nto ikurupu iye tthaaru saahoopa malope ni saahipwexakasa mirinki. Awo yaahivarela mithuko saya moono woothiyana ni yaahivarela malope moono aya woolopwana, akhuwelaka wiira: “Ekhotto ti ya Yehova ni ti ya Gideyoni!” 21 Khula mulopwana aaheemela opuro awe, arukurenrye ene mapuro ootheene yaamanke aya awanani aya. Nto awanani ootheene yaahipacerya otthimaka, akhuwelaka, ephavelaka otthyawa.+ 22 Okathi alopwana ale 300 yoopa aya malope aya, Yehova aahiwiiriha awanani aya ootheene orukunuwelana,+ nto yaahipacerya wiivanana yaawo-ru. Vano awanani ale yaahitthyawa mpakha oBethi-Xita, nuumala-vo anarowa oSerera, mpakha omukanoni wa Abeli-Mehola,+ waattamela oTabathi.
23 Nto alopwana a Isarayeli yaahiihaniwa, okhuma nihimo na Nefetali, na a Axeri, ni alopwana ootheene a nihimo na Manase,+ vano awo yaahiwoomola atthu a oMidiyani. 24 Gideyoni aahaaruma atthu orowa muttetthe wootheene wa omiyaakoni wa Efrayimi, oriki: “Murowe mwatuphele oMidiyani, ni mwakuxe mapuro aniphattuwa maasi mpakha oBethi-Bara ni muro Yordani”. Siiso alopwana ootheene a Efrayimi yaahithukumana, ni yaahikuxa mapuro aniphattuwa maasi mpakha oBethi-Bara ni muro Yordani. 25 Nave-tho, yaahaavara makhulupale manli a oMidiyani, eyo piiyo, Orebi+ ni Zeebi. Awo yaahimwiiva Orebi vamwala wa Orebi, nave yaahimwiiva Zeebi opuro oninyakattiwa ewuuva wa Zeebi. Awo yaahithipelela owoomola atthu a oMidiyani,+ ni yaahimuroihela Gideyoni miru sa Orebi ni Zeebi waattamela muro Yordani.