Atate Asankha Mazana Atatu
Popeza gulu lankhondo lalikulu likanapangitsa Aisraeli kudzitama kuti dzanja lawo ndilo linawapulumutsa, Atate wathu akuchepetsa zikwi za Gideoni kufika mazana atatu, mwa mantha ndi mmene amuna akumwera madzi. Gideoni akumva mwangozi maloto a mdani, akupembedza, ndipo akupambana ndi malipenga ndi miuni pamene msasa ukutembenuzirana malupanga.
7 1Yerubaala (Gideoni) ndi anthu ake onse anadzuka m'mawa kwambiri, namanga misasa pafupi ndi kasupe wa Harodi; msasa wa Midiani unali kumpoto kwao, pa phiri la Mores m'chigwa.
2Atate wathu anati kwa Gideoni, “Anthu amene uli nao ndi ochuluka kwambiri kuti Ine ndipereke Midiani m'manja mwao, kuopera kuti Isiraeli angadzitamandire pamaso panga, nati, ‘Dzanja langa landipulumutsa.’ 3Tsopano lengeza kwa anthu, nuti, ‘Aliyense amene akuchita mantha nanjenjemera, abwerere nachoke pa phiri la Giliyadi.’” Choncho anthu 22,000 anabwerera; 10,000 anatsala.
4Atate wathu anati kwa Gideoni, “Anthu akadali ochuluka. Atsogolere ku madzi; kumeneko Ine ndidzakusankhira iwo. Aliyense amene ndidzati apite nawe, adzapita; ndipo aliyense amene ndidzati sapite nawe, sadzapita.” 5Natsogolera anthu ku madzi, ndipo Atate wathu anati kwa Gideoni, “Patula aliyense amene amamwa madzi ndi lilime lake monga galu; chita chimodzimodzi kwa aliyense amene agwada kuti amwe.”
6Amuna 300 anamwa powatunga ndi dzanja, nawafikitsa pakamwa; koma ena onse anagwada kuti amwe madzi.
7Atate wathu anati kwa Gideoni, “Ndi amuna 300 amene anamwawa Ine ndidzakupulumutsa, nipereke Midiani m'dzanja lako. Anthu ena onse uwatumize kwao, aliyense kudera lake.”
8Anthu anatenga chakudya ndi malipenga; Gideoni natumiza Aisiraeli ena onse kwao, aliyense ku tenti yake, koma anasunga amuna 300. Msasa wa Midiani unali pansi pake m'chigwa.
9Usiku umenewo Atate wathu anati kwa iye, “Nyamuka, tsikira ku msasa, pakuti ndawupereka m'dzanja lako. 10Koma ngati ukuopa kutsika, tsikira ku msasa ndi Pura mtumiki wako,
11“nimve zimene akunena, pamenepo manja ako adzalimbikitsidwa, ndipo udzatsikira ku msasa.” Choncho anatsika ndi Pura mtumiki wake mpaka m'mphepete mwa asilikali odzala zida a mu msasawo.
12Amidiani, Aamaleki, ndi anthu onse a kummawa anagona m'chigwa ngati dzombe; ngamira zao zinali zosawerengeka ngati mchenga wa m'mphepete mwa nyanja. 13Pamene Gideoni anafika, munthu wina anali kuuza mnzake maloto. Iye anati, “Tamvera, ndalota maloto: buledi wozungulira wa balere anabwera akugubuduzika mu msasa wa Midiani, nafika ku tenti, naigunda kotero kuti inagwa, inatembenuka chagada nigwera pansi.”
14Mnzake anayankha nati, “Ichi sichina koma lupanga la Gideoni mwana wa Yowasi, Msiraeli. Mulungu wapereka Midiani ndi msasa wonse m'dzanja lake.”
15Gideoni atamva maloto ndi matanthauzo ake, analambira, nabwerera ku msasa wa Isiraeli, nati, “Nyamukani, pakuti Atate wathu wapereka msasa wa Midiani m'manja mwanu.” 16Nagawa amuna 300 m'magulu atatu, ndipo aliyense anali ndi lipenga, mtsuko wopanda kanthu, ndi muuni mkati mwake.
17Anati kwa iwo, “Mundionerere; muchite monga ndichitira. Pamene ndifika m'mphepete mwa msasa, muchite monga ndichitira.
18Pamene ine ndi onse amene ali ndi ine tiimba malipenga, inunso muimbe anu kuzungulira msasa wonse, nufuule, nuti, ‘Chifukwa cha Atate wathu ndi cha Gideoni!’”
19Gideoni ndi amuna ake 100 anafika m'mphepete mwa msasa pachiyambi cha ulonda wapakati, atangosintha alonda. Anaimba malipenga naphwanya mitsuko imene inali m'manja mwao. 20Magulu atatuwo anaimba malipenga awo naphwanya mitsuko, ali ndi miuni m'manja awo amanzere, ndi malipenga m'manja awo amanja okonzeka kuimba, akufuula, nati, “Lupanga la Atate wathu ndi la Gideoni!” 21Munthu aliyense anaimilira pa malo ake kuzungulira msasa, pamene gulu lonse lankhondo linathamanga, linafuula, nilithawa. 22Pamene malipenga 300 analira, Atate wathu anachititsa lupanga la munthu aliyense kulimbana ndi mnzake mu msasa wonse. Gulu la msasa linathawira ku Beti-sita, kuloza ku Zerera, mpaka ku malire a Abeli-mehola pafupi ndi Tabati. 23Aisiraeli a ku Nafutali, Aseri, ndi Manase yense anaitanidwa, ndipo analondola Midiani. 24Gideoni anatumiza amithenga ku dziko la mapiri la Efuraimu, nati, “Tsikani mudzalimbane ndi Midiani—landani madzi patsogolo pao, mpaka ku Beti-bara ndi Yorodani.” Choncho amuna onse a Efuraimu anasonkhana nalanda madzi mpaka ku Beti-bara ndi Yorodani. 25Anagwira akalonga awiri a Midiani, Orebu ndi Zeebu. Anapha Orebu pa thanthwe la Orebu ndi Zeebu pa mopondera mphesa pa Zeebu. Ndipo analondola Midiani, nabweretsa mitu ya Orebu ndi Zeebu kwa Gideoni tsidya la Yorodani.
