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8 ¹Ndipo anthu a Efraimu anati, “N'chifukwa chiyani mwatichitira zotere—osatiitana pamene unapita kukamenyana ndi Midiyani?” Ndipo anakangana naye kwambiri. ²Koma iye anati kwa iwo, “Kodi ndachita chiyani tsopano poyerekeza ndi inu? Kodi zotola za Efraimu sizoposa zokolola za mphesa za Abiezeri? ³Atate wathu anapereka akalonga a Midiyani, Orebu ndi Zeebu, m'manja mwanu. Kodi ine ndikanatha kuchita chiyani poyerekeza ndi inu?” Pa mau amenewa mkwiyo wawo pa iye unatha.

⁴Gideoni anafika pa Yorodani nawoloka, iye ndi anthu ake 300, atatopa koma akupitirizabe kulondola adani. ⁵Iye anati kwa anthu a Sukoti, “Chonde patsani buledi kwa ankhondo anga; atopa, ndipo ine ndikuthamangitsa Zeba ndi Zalimuna, mafumu a Midiyani.”

⁶Koma akuluakulu a Sukoti anati, “Kodi wagwira kale Zeba ndi Zalimuna, kuti ife tipatse buledi kwa ankhondo ako?”

⁷Choncho Gideoni anati, “Pamene Atate wathu adzandipereka Zeba ndi Zalimuna m'manja mwanga, ndidzapuntha mnofu wanu ndi minga ya m'chipululu ndi zitsamba za minga.”

⁸Kuchokera kumeneko anakwera kupita ku Penueli nalankhula nawo chimodzimodzi, ndipo anthu a Penueli anamuyankha monga momwe anthu a Sukoti anachitira. ⁹Choncho anati kwa anthu a Penueli nawonso, “Pamene ndidzabwerera mwamtendere, ndidzagwetsa nsanja iyi.”

¹⁰Zeba ndi Zalimuna anali ku Karikori ndi ankhondo awo—pafupifupi 15,000, onse amene anatsalira a gulu lonse lankhondo la anthu a kum'mawa; ankhondo a malupanga 120,000 anali atagwa. ¹¹Gideoni anakwera njira ya okhala m'mahema kum'mawa kwa Noba ndi Yogibeha nathira nkhondo gulu lankhondo pamene linkadziona kuti lili pa chitetezo. ¹²Zeba ndi Zalimuna anathawa; iye anawathamangitsa, nagwira mafumu awiri a Midiyani, Zeba ndi Zalimuna, nachititsa mantha gulu lonse lankhondo. ¹³Ndipo Gideoni mwana wa Yowasi anabwerera kuchokera kunkhondo podzera pa Njira ya Heresi. ¹⁴Iye anagwira mnyamata wa ku Sukoti namufunsa; mnyamatayo anamulembera mayina a akuluakulu ndi akulu a mzinda wa Sukoti—amuna makumi asanu ndi awiri mphambu asanu ndi awiri. ¹⁵Anafika kwa anthu a Sukoti nati, “Awa ndi Zeba ndi Zalimuna, amene munkandinyoza chifukwa cha iwo kuti, ‘Kodi manja a Zeba ndi Zalimuna ali kale m'manja mwako, kuti ife tipatse buledi kwa anthu ako otopa?’” ¹⁶Anatenga akulu a mzinda ndipo, ndi minga ya m'chipululu ndi zitsamba za minga, anaphunzitsa anthu a Sukoti phunziro. ¹⁷Anagwetsanso nsanja ya Penueli napha anthu a mzindawo.

¹⁸Anafunsa Zeba ndi Zalimuna, “Kodi anthu amene munawapha ku Tabori anali otani?” Iwo anati, “Ngati inu—aliyense wofanana ndi mwana wa mfumu.”

¹⁹Iye anati, “Iwo anali abale anga, ana a mayi wanga weniweni. Pali Atate wathu, mukanawasiya ndi moyo, ine sindikanakuphani.”

²⁰Anati kwa Yeteri, mwana wake woyamba kubadwa, “Imirira, uwaphe!” Koma mnyamatayo sanasolole lupanga lake; iye anachita mantha, popeza anali mnyamata chabe.

²¹Zeba ndi Zalimuna anati, “Imirira wekha utikanthe, pakuti monga alili munthu, ndi momwe ilili mphamvu yake.” Choncho Gideoni ananyamuka napha Zeba ndi Zalimuna, natenga zokometsera za mwezi zimene zinali pa makosi a ngamila zawo.

Gideoni Akana Kulamulira

²²Ndipo anthu a Isiraeli anati kwa Gideoni, “Tilamulire—iwe, mwana wako, ndi mdzukulu wako—pakuti unatipulumutsa m'manja mwa Midiyani.”

²³Gideoni anawawuza kuti, “Ine sindidzakulamulirani, ngakhalenso mwana wanga; Atate wathu ndiye adzakulamulirani.” ²⁴Gideoni anati kwa iwo, “Ndili ndi pempho limodzi: aliyense wa inu andipatse ndolo kuchokera pa zofunkha zake.” (Adaniwo anali ndi ndolo za golidi, chifukwa anali Aisimaeli.).

²⁵Iwo anati, “Tidzazipereka mosangalala.” Anayala mkanjo, ndipo munthu aliyense anaponyapo ndolo kuchokera pa zofunkha zake. ²⁶Ndolo za golidi zimene anapempha zinalemera pafupifupi mapaundi makumi anayi ndi awiri ndi hafu a golidi, osawerengera zokometsera za mwezi, zokometsera za m'khosi, ndi zovala za pepo zimene mafumu a Midiyani anavala, ndi maunyolo amene anali pa makosi a ngamila zawo. ²⁷Gideoni anapanga efodi kuchokera ku golidiwo nayiyika mu mzinda wake, Ofura, ndipo Aisiraeli onse anachita chigololo nayo kumeneko, ndipo inakhala msampha kwa Gideoni ndi banja lake.

Zaka Makumi Anayi za Mpumulo

²⁸Choncho Midiyani anagonjetsedwa pamaso pa Aisiraeli ndipo sanakwezenso mutu wake. Dziko linakhala pa mtendere zaka makumi anayi masiku a Gideoni. ²⁹Ndipo Yerubaali mwana wa Yowasi anapita nakhala m'nyumba yake yeniyeni. ³⁰Ndipo Gideoni anali ndi ana aamuna makumi asanu ndi awiri, obadwa mwa iye yekha, pakuti anali ndi akazi ambiri. ³¹Mzikazi wake amene anali ku Sekemu anamuberekeranso mwana wamwamuna, ndipo anamutcha dzina lakuti Abimeleki. ^a a v31 Dzina lakuti Abimeleki litanthauza kuti “atate wanga ndi mfumu” — dzina lodabwitsa poganizira kukana kwa Gideoni ufumu m'chaputala chomwechi.

³²Gideoni mwana wa Yowasi anafa atakalamba bwino, naikidwa m'manda a atate wake Yowasi ku Ofura wa Aabiezeri.

³³Gideoni atamwalira, Aisiraeli anachitanso chigololo ndi Abaala, napanga Baala-beriti kukhala mulungu wawo. ³⁴Anthu a Isiraeli sanakumbukire Atate wathu, amene anawapulumutsa m'manja mwa adani awo onse owazungulira. ³⁵Komanso sanaonetse kukoma mtima ku banja la Yerubaali (Gideoni) chifukwa cha zabwino zonse zimene anachitira Isiraeli.