Data wa twese ahitamwo abantu amajana atatu
Kubera ingabo nyinshi zotumye Isirayeli yiyogeza ko ukuboko kwayo ari kwo kwayikijije, Data wacu agabanya ibihumbi vya Gideyoni bigasigara magana atatu, akurikije ubwoba n'ukuntu abagabo banywa amazi. Gideyoni yumviriza indoto y'umwansi, arasenga, maze atsinda akoresheje impanda n'imuri, inkambi igahindukiranira inkota zayo.
7 1Yerubaali (ari we Gideyoni) n’abantu biwe bose baravyutse kare, batura hafi y’isôko rya Harodi; ikambi y’Abamidiyani yari mu buraruko bwabo, ku musozi wa More mu kibaya.
2Data wa twese abwira Gideyoni ati: “Abantu ufise ni benshi cane ku buryo ntoshobora kubashikiriza Abamidiyani, kugira ngo Abisirayeli ntibanyirahirire bati: ‘Ukuboko kwacu ni kwo kwadukijije.’ 3None nubwire abantu uti: ‘Uwutinya wese kandi ajugumira, nasubire inyuma ave ku musozi wa Gileyadi.’” Abantu ibihumbi 22.000 barasubira inyuma; haguma ibihumbi 10.000.
4Data wa twese abwira Gideyoni ati: “Abantu baracari benshi cane. Bamanure baje ku mazi; nzobagusuzumira ng’aho. Uwo nzovuga ngo aze nawe azoja nawe; uwo nzovuga ngo ntaze nawe ntazoja nawe.” 5Amanura abantu baja ku mazi, maze Data wa twese abwira Gideyoni ati: “Uwunywa amazi akayageta n’ururimi nk’imbwa wese, umutandukanye n’abandi; nk’uko nyene ni ko uzogira ku bapfukamye bose kugira banywe.”
6Abagabo 300 baranywa bageta amazi mu biganza bituma iminwa; abasigaye bose bapfukama kugira banywe amazi.
7Data wa twese abwira Gideyoni ati: “N’abagabo 300 bageze amazi ni bo nzogukirisha, nkugabize Abamidiyani. Abandi bose ubarungike i wabo, umwe wese aje aho avuye.”
8Abantu batora impamba n’amahembe; Gideyoni arungika Abisirayeli basigaye i wabo, umwe wese aja mw’ihema ryiwe, aragumana abagabo 300. Ikambi y’Abamidiyani yari hasi yiwe mu kibaya.
9Muri iryo joro Data wa twese aramubwira ati: “Haguruka umanuke uje mu kambi, kuko nayigushikirije. 10Ariko nimba utinya kumanuka, manuka uje mu kambi uri kumwe na Pura umusuku wawe,
11“Uzokwumva ivyo bavuga, maze amaboko yawe azokomezwa, uce umanuka uje mu kambi.” Aramanuka ari kumwe na Pura umusuku wiwe gushika ku ndiro y’ingabo z’intwaro ziri mu kambi.
12Abamidiyani, Abamaleki n’abantu bose bo mu buseruko bari baryamye mu kibaya nk’inzige; n’ingamiya zabo zari nyinshi zidaharurika nk’umusenyi uri ku nkombe y’ikiyaga. 13Gideyoni ashitse, umugabo yariko aganira ca ndoto n’umugenziwe. Avuga ati: “Umva, naraye ndota: igikumbi c’umukate w’ingano za sayiri kiza kizinga kija mu kambi y’Abamidiyani, gikubita ihema, maze riragwa, rirahirima rikubita hasi.”
14Umugenziwe aramwishura ati: “Iryo nta kindi uretse inkota ya Gideyoni mwene Yowashi, Umwisirayeli. Imana yashikirije Abamidiyani n’ikambi yose mu kuboko kwiwe.”
15Gideyoni yumvise iyo ndoto n’insobanuro yayo, arasenga, asubira mu kambi y’Abisirayeli, avuga ati: “Haguruka, kuko Data wa twese yashikirije ikambi y’Abamidiyani mu maboko yanyu.” 16Agabura abagabo 300 mu migwi itatu, umwe wese afise ihembe n’inkono isa busa n’urumuri rwaka imbere muri yo.
17Arababwira ati: “Munyitegereze; mugire nk’uko ngira. Nshitse ku ndiro y’ikambi, mukore nk’uko nkora.
18Igihe jewe n’abari kumwe nanje bose tuzovuza amahembe, namwe muvuze ayanyu mukikuje ikambi yose, muce muvuga mwiyamirira muti: ‘Turwanira Data wa twese na Gideyoni!’”
19Gideyoni n’abagabo biwe ijana bashika ku ndiro y’ikambi igihe c’ijamo rya hagati ryatangura, inyuma gato y’aho abarinzi bahinduriweko. Bavuza amahembe, bamena inkono bari bafise mu maboko. 20Imigwi itatu yose iravuza amahembe yayo, imena inkono, bafashe amarumuri mu maboko yabo y’ibubamfu, amahembe mu maboko yabo y’iburyo biteguriye kuyavuza, bariyamirira bati: “Inkota irwanira Data wa twese na Gideyoni!” 21Umugabo wese aguma aho ari akikuje ikambi, mu gihe ingabo zose ziruka, ziyamira kandi zihunga. 22Igihe amahembe 300 yavuza, Data wa twese atera umugabo wese akarwanisha inkota yiwe umugenziwe mu kambi yose. Ikambi irahungira i Beti-shita, iharura i Zerera, gushika ku rubibe rwa Abeli-mehola hafi ya Tabati. 23Abisirayeli bo muri Nafutali, Asheri na Manase bose barahamagawe, maze bakurikirana Abamidiyani. 24Gideyoni arungika intumwa mu misozi ya Efurayimu ati: “Nimumanuke murwanye Abamidiyani—mufate amazi imbere yabo, gushika i Beti-bara na Yorodani.” Nuko abagabo bose ba Efurayimu barakoranira hamwe, bafata amazi gushika i Beti-bara na Yorodani. 25Barafata abaganwa babiri b’Abamidiyani, Orebu na Zeyebu. Bicira Orebu ku gitandara ca Orebu na Zeyebu mw’ikivungure c’umuvinyu ca Zeyebu. Maze bakurikirana Abamidiyani, bazanira Gideyoni imitwe ya Orebu na Zeyebu bambuka Yorodani.