Baba Vanosarudza Mazana Matatu
Nokuti hondo huru yaizoita kuti vaIsraeri vazvikudze kuti ruoko rwavo ndirwo rwakavaponesa, Baba vedu vanoderedza zviuru zvaGidheoni kusvika kuvarume mazana matatu nokutya uye nemamwiro avanoita mvura. Gidheoni anonzwa kurota kwomuvengi, onamata, okunda nehwamanda nemwenje musasa uchitendeudzira minondo yawo pachawo.
7 1Jerubhaari (Gidheoni) navanhu vake vose vakamuka mangwanani-ngwanani, vakadzika misasa patsime reHarodhi; musasa weMidhiani wakanga uri kuchamhembe kwavo, pachikomo cheMore mumupata.
2Baba vedu vakati kuna Gidheoni, “Vanhu vaunavo vakawanda kwazvo kuti ndiise Midhiani mumaoko avo, kuti vaIsraeri varege kuzvikudza pamberi pangu, vachiti, ‘Ruoko rwangu rwandiponesa.’ 3Zvino paridzira vanhu, uchiti, ‘Ani naani anotya uye achidedera, ngaadzoke abve paGomo reGiriyedhi.’” Zviuru makumi maviri nezviviri zvakadzoka; zviuru gumi zvakasara.
4Baba vedu vakati kuna Gidheoni, “Vanhu vachiri vakawanda. Vaburutsire kumvura; ndichavasefera ikoko. Wandinoti anoenda newe, achaenda; wandinoti haaende newe, haaende.” 5Akaburutsira vanhu kumvura, Baba vedu vakati kuna Gidheoni, “Tsaura mumwe nomumwe anonwa mvura achiinanʼuna norurimi rwake sembwa; uite saizvozvo kuna vose vanopfugama kuti vanwe.”
6Varume mazana matatu vakananʼuna, ruoko ruchisvika kumuromo; vamwe vose vakapfugama kuti vanwe mvura.
7Baba vedu vakati kuna Gidheoni, “Navarume mazana matatu vakananʼuna ndichakuponesa uye ndichaisa Midhiani muruoko rwako. Vamwe vose uvaendese kumba, mumwe nomumwe kunzvimbo yake.”
8Vanhu vakatora mbuva nehwamanda; Gidheoni akaendesa vaIsraeri vakasara kumba, mumwe nomumwe kutende rake, akachengeta mazana matatu. Musasa weMidhiani wakanga uri pasi pake mumupata.
9Usiku ihwohwo Baba vedu vakati kwaari, “Simuka, buruka uende kumusasa, nokuti ndaupa muruoko rwako. 10Asi kana uchitya kuburuka, buruka uende kumusasa naPura muranda wako,
11“Unzwe zvavanotaura, ipapo maoko ako achasimbiswa, uye uchaburukira kumusasa.” Akaburuka nomuranda wake Pura kusvika kumucheto kwamauto akapakata zvombo omusasa.
12VaMidhiani, vaAmareki, uye vanhu vose vokumabvazuva vakanga vari mumupata semhashu; ngamera dzavo dzakanga dzisingaverengeki sejecha pamahombekombe. 13Gidheoni paakasvika, mumwe murume akanga achiudza shamwari yake chiroto. Akati, “Teerera, ndarota chiroto: chingwa chakatenderera chebhari chakabuda chichikungurutsika chichipinda mumusasa weMidhiani, chikarova tende, rikawa—rikapidiguka rikawira pasi.”
14Shamwari yake yakapindura ikati, “Ichi hakuna chimwe kunze kwomunondo waGidheoni mwanakomana waJoashi, muIsraeri. Mwari akaisa Midhiani nomusasa wose muruoko rwake.”
15Gidheoni akanzwa chiroto nokududzirwa kwacho, akanamata, akadzokera kumusasa waIsraeri, akati, “Simukai, nokuti Baba vedu vaisa musasa weMidhiani mumaoko enyu.” 16Akakamura varume mazana matatu kuita mapoka matatu, mumwe nomumwe aine hwamanda, nechirongo chisina chinhu, nomwenje mukati.
17Akati kwavari, “Nditarisei; muite sezvandinoita. Pandinosvika kumucheto kwomusasa, muite sezvandinoita.”
18Kana ini navose vandinavo tichiridza hwamanda, imiwo ridzai dzenyu kutenderera musasa wose, muchidanidzira muchiti, “NokwaBaba vedu uye nokuna Gidheoni!”
19Gidheoni navarume vake zana vakasvika kumucheto kwomusasa panguva yokutanga kwenharirire yapakati pousiku, varindi vachangochinja. Vakaridza hwamanda, vakaputsa zvirongo zvaiva mumaoko avo. 20Mapoka matatu akaridza hwamanda dzawo, akaputsa zvirongo, mwenje uri mumaoko avo oruboshwe, hwamanda dziri mumaoko avo orudyi dzakagadzirira kuridzwa, achidanidzira achiti, “Munondo waBaba vedu nowaGidheoni!” 21Mumwe nomumwe akamira panzvimbo yake vakakomba musasa, hondo yose ichimhanya, ichidanidzira, uye ichitiza. 22Hwamanda mazana matatu padzakarira, Baba vedu vakaita kuti munondo womunhu mumwe nomumwe urwise shamwari yake mumusasa wose. Musasa wakatizira kuBheti-shita, wakananga kuZerera, kusvika kumuganhu weAbheri-mehora pedyo neTabhati. 23VaIsraeri vokuNafutari, nevokuAsheri, nevokuManase wose vakadanwa, vakatevera Midhiani. 24Gidheoni akatuma nhume munyika yezvikomo yeEfuremu, achiti, “Burukai murwise Midhiani—torai mvura mberi kwavo, kusvika kuBheti-bhara neJorodhani.” Saka varume vose veEfuremu vakaungana, vakatora mvura kusvika kuBheti-bhara neJorodhani. 25Vakabata machinda maviri eMidhiani, Orebhi naZeebhi. Vakauraya Orebhi padombo reOrebhi, naZeebhi pachisviniro chewaini cheZeebhi. Zvino vakatevera Midhiani, vakauya nemisoro yaOrebhi neyaZeebhi kuna Gidheoni mhiri kweJorodhani.