Data wa twese atoranya abantu magana atatu
Kubera ko ingabo nyinshi zari gutuma Abisiraheli birarira ko ukuboko kwabo ari ko kwabakijije, Data wa twese agabanya ibihumbi bya Gideyoni bikagera kuri magana atatu, abinyujije ku bwoba no ku buryo abantu banywa. Gideyoni yumva inzozi z'umwanzi, aramya, atsinda akoresheje amahembe n'amafumba mu gihe inkambi yicisha inkota zayo ubwayo.
7 1Yerubāli ari we Gideyoni n'abantu be bose barazinduka, bashinga amahema yabo hafi y'isōko rya Harodi. Inkambi y'Abamidiyani yari mu majyaruguru yabo, ku musozi wa More mu kibaya.
2Data wa twese abwira Gideyoni ati: “Abantu ufite ni benshi ku buryo ntanakwemerera ngo nkugabize Abamidiyani, kuko Abisiraheli bazanyirarira bati: ‘Ukuboko kwacu ni ko kwadukijije.’ 3None rero menyesha abantu uti: ‘Ufite ubwoba ahinda umushyitsi, nagaruke ave ku musozi wa Gileyadi.’ ” Nuko abantu ibihumbi makumyabiri na bibiri barahunga, haseteruka ibihumbi cumi.
4Data wa twese abwira Gideyoni ati: “Abantu baracyari benshi. Bajyane ku mazi, aho ni ho nzabagushungurira. Uwo nzakubwira ngo nagende nawe azagenda, naho uwo nzakubwira ngo ntagende nawe ntazagenda.” 5Nuko amanukana abantu ku mazi, maze Data wa twese abwira Gideyoni ati: “Umuntu wese usunikisha amazi ururimi nk'imbwa uzamutandukanye ukuri ukwe, n'umuntu wese upfukama ngo anywa uzamutandukanye ukuri ukundi.”
6Abantu magana atatu basunikisha amazi mu ntoki bavana ku kanwa, abandi bose bapfukamye ngo banywa amazi.
7Data wa twese abwira Gideyoni ati: “Abantu magana atatu basunitse amazi ni bo nzagukirisha, nkugabize Abamidiyani. Abandi bose basezerere batahe, buri wese ajye iwe.”
8Nuko abantu bafata impamba n'amahembe, Gideyoni asezerera abandi Bisiraheli bose batahe, buri wese ajye mu ihema rye, agumana abo bantu magana atatu. Inkambi y'Abamidiyani yari munsi ye mu kibaya.
9Icyo joro Data wa twese aramubwira ati: “Haguruka umanuke ujye mu nkambi, kuko naguhaye mu kuboko kwawe. 10Ariko niba utinya kumanuka, manuka na Pura umugaragu wawe,
11umva icyo bavuga, maze amaboko yawe azakomera, uzamanuke ujye mu nkambi.” Nuko amanukana n'umugaragu we Pura kugera ku mpera z'ingabo zifite intwaro mu nkambi.
12Abamidiyani n'Abamaleki n'andi moko yose y'iburasirazuba bari baryamye mu kibaya ari benshi nk'inzige, n'ingamiya zabo zari nyinshi zitabarika nk'umusenyi wo ku nkombe z'inyanja. 13Gideyoni ageze aho, asanga umuntu abwira mugenzi we inzozi. Aravuga ati: “Umva, narose inzozi: umugati uburungushuye w'ingano za bushoki wagiye uhinduka wugurumana wageza mu nkambi y'Abamidiyani, ukubita ihema, maze riragwa, rirubikana rirasambagara.”
14Mugenzi we aramusubiza ati: “Iyo si ikindi uretse inkota ya Gideyoni mwene Yowashi, Umwisiraheli. Imana yamugabije Abamidiyani n'inkambi yose.”
15Gideyoni amaze kumva izo nzozi n'ubusobanuro bwazo, aramya, asubira mu nkambi y'Abisiraheli, aravuga ati: “Nimuhaguruke, kuko Data wa twese yabagabije inkambi y'Abamidiyani.” 16Nuko agabanya abantu magana atatu mu matsinda atatu, abaha buri wese ihembe n'inzabya irimo ubusa n'urumuri rwuzuye ifumba imbere.
17Arababwira ati: “Munyitegereze, mukore nk'uko nkora. Ningera ku mpera z'inkambi, muzakore nk'uko nzakora.
18Ubwo jyewe n'abo turi kumwe tuzavuza amahembe, na mwe muzavuze ayanyu mukikije inkambi yose, kandi muvuge muti: ‘Ni Data wa twese na Gideyoni!’ ”
19Gideyoni n'abantu ijana bari kumwe bageze ku mpera z'inkambi mu gicuku gito, kimwe ka cya gihe abarinzi bari bamaze guhindura. Bavuza amahembe, bamena inzabya zari mu ntoki zabo. 20Amatsinda yombi uko ari atatu avuza amahembe yabo, amena inzabya, bafite indumuri mu ntoki zabo z'ibumoso, n'amahembe mu z'iburyo bateguye kuvuza, baranguruye bati: “Inkota ya Data wa twese na Gideyoni!” 21Buri wese ahagarara aho yari ari akikije inkambi, mu gihe ingabo zose zirukaga, zisakuza, zihunga. 22Amahembe magana atatu akivuga, Data wa twese atera buri muntu kurwanya mugenzi we n'inkota mu nkambi yose. Ingabo zihungira i Beti-shita zerekeza i Zeredi, kugera ku mupaka wa Abeli-mehola hafi ya Tabati. 23Abisiraheli bo mu muryango wa Nafutali na Ashēri na Manase wose bahamagarwa, nuko bakurikirana Abamidiyani. 24Gideyoni atuma intumwa ku misozi ya Efurayimu, ababwira ati: “Nimumanuke murwanye Abamidiyani, mufate amazi mubabanziriza kugera i Beti-bara na Yorodani.” Nuko abantu bose ba Efurayimu bakoranira, bafata amazi kugera i Beti-bara na Yorodani. 25Bafata abatware babiri b'Abamidiyani, Orebu na Zēbu. Bica Orebu ku rutare rwa Orebu, naho Zēbu bamwicira ku gisendo cya Zēbu. Nuko bakurikirana Abamidiyani, bazanira Gideyoni imitwe ya Orebu na Zēbu bambutse Yorodani.