Wafa uHushamu; uHadadi, indodana kaBedadi, owanqoba abakwaMidiyani ethafeni lakwaMowabi , waba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe ; igama lomuzi wakhe laliyi-Aviti.

Kwafika ingelosi kaJehova , yahlala phansi kwe -oki lase -Ofira likaJowashi umAbiyezeri; indodana yakhe uGideyoni yayibhula ukolweni esikhamweni sewayini ukuba amthukusele abakwaMidiyani.

UJehova wathi kuye : Impela ngiyakuba nawe ; uyakubabulala abakwaMidiyani kungathi bangumuntu munye.

Kwathi nxa abakwa -Israyeli sebelimile , abakwaMidiyani benyuka nama - Amaleki nabasempumalanga, bakhuphukela kubo,

Kwabuthana bonke abakwaMidiyani , nama-Amaleki, nabasempumalanga, bawela, bamisa esiGodini saseJizreyeli.

AbakwaMidiyani nama-Amaleki nabo bonke abasempumalanga bahlala esigodini njengesikhonyane ngobuningi ; amakamela abo ayengenakubalwa , engangesihlabathi esisogwini lolwandle ngobuningi.

UJehova wathi kuGideyoni : Abantu abanawe baningi kakhulu ukuba nginikele abakwaMidiyani esandleni sabo , funa u-Israyeli aziqhenye ngakimi ngokuthi: Isandla sami singisindisile.

Amadoda akwa -Israyeli ayebuthene evela kwaNafetali , nakwa-Asheri, nakulo lonke lakwaManase, abaxosha abakwaMidiyani.

Abamba izikhulu ezimbili zakwaMidiyani , o-Orebi noZebi , ambulala u - Orebi ngasedwaleni lika-Orebi, noZebi bambulala ngasesikhamweni sewayini sikaZebi, abaxosha abakwaMidiyani ; aletha ikhanda lika -Orebi nelikaZebi kuGideyoni phesheya kweJordani.

Wayesethi uJehova kuGideyoni : Ngalawo madoda amakhulu amathathu axhaphayo ngizakunisi ndisa, ngibanikele abakwaMidiyani esandleni sakho ; bonke abanye abantu mabahambe, yilowo nalowo aye endaweni yakhe.

AbakwaMidiyani bathotshiswa kanjalo phambi kwabantwana bakwa - Israyeli, ababe besaphakamisa amakhanda abo . Izwe lathula iminyaka engamashumi amane ezinsukwini zikaGideyoni. Amadodana kaGideyoni nokufa kwakhe

Wafa uHushamu; uHadadi indodana kaBedadi owanqoba abakwaMidiyani ethafeni lakwaMowabi waba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe ; igama lomuzi wakhe laliyi-Aviti.

AbakwaMidiyani bathengisa ngaye eGibithe kuPotifari , inceku kaFaro , induna yabalindi bakhe.

Khathaza abakwaMidiyani, ubashaye,

UMose wayesekhuluma kubantu, wathi: Hlomiselani impi amadoda phakathi kwenu ukuba ahlasele abakwaMidiyani , aphindisele uJehova kwabakwaMidiyani;