1 Ne migkaǥi is menge Efraimnen diyà te ki Gideon te, “Hengkey heini is mibeelan nu? Maan is wazè key kenikew tewaǥa hein nekidtebek kew te menge Midianhen?” Ne midsawey zan si Gideon. 2 Ne migkeǥiyan sikandan ni Gideon te, “Deisey zà is kedì he nehimu emun id-iring te keniyu he nehimu. Minsan is deisey he nehimu niw lavew pa te langun he nehimu te pemilya zey. 3 Impezaag keniyu te Megbevayà is menge pengulu te menge Midianhen he si Oreb wey si Zeeb. Ne wazà nehimu ku he ebpekelavew keniyan.” Ne hein nekaǥi haazà ni Gideon, ne naawà is kegkepauk dan.

4 Midlayun si Gideon wey sikan is 300 he menge etew zin te Wahig he Jordan. Utew en sikandan neveley piru edsiguduwan dan gihapun edel-asa is menge kuntada zan. 5 Ne hein nekeuma zan diyà te Sucot, midhangyù si Gideon diyà te menge meǥinged dutun. Ke sikandin te, “Edhangyù key te keenen. Su utew key en neveley wey utew key en egkevitil, iyan, kinahanglan pa he edel-asen dey is dezuwa he hadì te menge Midianhen he si Zeba wey si Zalmuna.” 6 Iyan, midtavak is menge upisyal ziyà te Sucot te, “Dekepa niw zep-a si Zeba wey si Zalmuna ne human dey sikiyu ebeǥayi te keenen.” 7 Ne migkaǥi si Gideon te, “Ew iyan bes heeyan, emun ibeǥey en te Nengazen kedì si Zeba wey si Zalmuna. Edletiguwen ku sikiyu te zuǥiyen he dezeisey he kayu.”

8 Puun te Sucot midtekezeg ensi Gideon pehendiyà te Penuel ne midhangyù en maan si Gideon te keenen piru is tavak te menge tig-Penuel iring ded te tavak te tig-Sucot. 9 Ne migkeǥiyan ni Gideon is menge tig-Penuel te, “Emun egkezaag dey en is kuntada zey, edlikù key kayi ne edrundusen dey is turi niw.”

10 Dutun he timpu, si Zeba wey si Zalmuna diyà sikandan te Karkor zuma te menge sundaru zan. 15,000 zà is nesamà he menge sundaru he ebpuun te edsilaan. Menge 120,000 is nepatey kandan. 11 Midtekezeg ensi Gideon he edal-as kandan. Diyà sikandan mebayà te lugar te menge ebpemen-ubpà diyà te tulda he zapit te edsilaan he sakup te Noba wey Jogbeha. Ne midtik-awan dan etekiya is menge Midianhen. 12 Mibpelaǥuy si Zeba wey si Zalmuna, piru midal-as sikandan ni Gideon ne midakep din sikandan, ne nengeteranta is menge sundaru zan.

13 Hein mid-ulì en si Gideon puun dutun te lugar he zutun dan mebpekidtebek, diyà sikandan mebayà te Beyeey te Heres. 14 Ne nekezakep sikandan te vetan-en he maama he tig-Sucot, ne mid-insaan dan haazà ke hentei is menge upisyal ziyà te Sucot. Ne inlista zin is menge ngazan te 77 he menge upisyal he edumala te Sucot. 15 Ne kegkepasad dutun mibeyaan eni Gideon is menge tig-Sucot ne migkeǥiyan sikandan ni Gideon te, “Egketenuzan niw ve is ked-insultuwi niw kedì? Migkaǥi kew te, ‘Zekepa niw zep-a si Zeba wey si Zalmuna ne human dey ebeǥayi te keenen is menge nengeveley wey nengevitil he menge sundaru nu?’ Ne ǥuntaan, heini en si Zeba wey Zalmuna.” 16 Ne zutun migkuwa ni Gideon sikan is ebpemendumala ziyà te Sucot ne zuen impenurù din kandan pinaaǥi te kedletiguwa zin kandan te zuǥiyen he deisey he kayu. 17 Ne hein nepasad haazà ne iyan en maan midrundus dan is turi ziyà te Penuel ne mibpenhimetayan dan is menge maama zutun te inged.

18 Ne zutun mid-insaan ni Gideon si Zeba wey si Zalmuna te, “Memenumenu is paras te menge maama he mibpenhimetayan niw ziyà te Tabor?” Midtavak sikandan te, “Iring kenikew, henduen be te anak sikandan te hadì.” 19 Migkaǥi si Gideon te, “Menge suled ku sikandan; anak en sikandan te iney ku. Ne iyan ebpeketistiǥus is uuyag he Nengazen he emun wazè niw sikandan himetayi ne kenè ku zaan sikiyu edhimetayan.” 20 Ne migkeǥiyan din is kinekekayan he anak din he si Jeter te, “Himetayi nu sikandan.” Ne geina te vatè pa si Jeter, ne nahandek sikandin, umbe wazè din hulevuta is ispada zin. 21 Ne migkeǥiyan ni Zeba wey ni Zalmuna si Gideon te, “Maan is kenè ka iyan edhimatey kenami? Kenà ereg is batà he ebaal keniyan.” Umbe midhimetayan sikandan ni Gideon ne impekuwa zin is menge zayandayan diyà te lieg te menge kemilyu zan.

22 Migkaǥi is menge Israilihanen diyà te ki Gideon te, “Geina te iyan ka midlibri kenami te kedezaat te menge Midianhen, ne iyan ke en wey is menge anak nu wey menge apù nu mebpengulu kenami.” 23 Ne midtavak si Gideon te, “Siak wey is menge anak ku ne kenè key iyan ebpengulu keniyu, kekenà, iyan is Nengazen. 24 Iyan, duen dà ebuyuen ku ziyà te keniyu: is kada sevaha keniyu mebeǥey te sevaha he eritis kayi te kedì he nekuwa niw ziyà te menge Midianhen.” (Is menge Midianhen ed-eeritis te vulawan su iyan haazà neleyaman dan te menge kevuwazan ni Ishmael.)

25 Midtavak is menge etew te, “Uya, ebeǥayan dey sikew.” Ne midempas sikandan te manggad ne is kada sevaha kandan midsavuk dutun te indempas te eritis he nekuwa zan diyà te menge Midianhen. 26 Menge 20 he kilu he vulawan he menge eritis is netiǥum kenà ragkes is menge zayandayan, menge velieg, menge merudtem he visti te Hadì diyà te Midian, wey menge rantey he velieg te menge kemilyu zan. 27 Ne haazà is netiǥum he vulawan, mibpeveelan ni Gideon he ipud ne impelastar zin haazà diyà te Ofra he iyan inged din. Ne zutun mid-iniyuǥan en maan te menge Israilihanen is Megbevayà su iyan dan ed-ezapen haazà is mibpeveelan ni Gideon. Nehimu haazà he zekelà he penggezam ki Gideon wey te pemilya zin.

28 Nezaag te menge Israilihanen is menge Midianhen, ne kenè en sikandan ebpekehimu he ed-uman ebpekidtebek. Mibmelinew is Israel seled te 40 he tuig he zutun uuyag pa si Gideon.

29 Mid-ulì si Gideon diyà te keugelingen din he valey ne zutun sikandin med-ubpà. 30 Duen 70 he menge anak ni Gideon su mahabet is esawa zin. 31 Duen esawa zin diyà te Shekem ne zuen anak dan he maama he migngezanan din ki Abimelec. 32 Meǥurang en si Gideon hein minatey sikandin. Ne ziyà sikandin ileveng te penlevengà te amey zin he si Joash diyà te Ofra, he tanà te menge kevuwazan ni Abiezer. 33 Ne wazè en meuǥet is kebpatey ni Gideon, ne mid-iniyuǥan en maan te menge Israilihanen is Megbevayà ne iyan dan en maan ed-ezapen is menge ledawan te ed-ezapen he si Baal. Midhimu zan si Baal Berit he megbevayè dan. 34 Midlipatan dan is Nengazen he Megbevayè dan he iyan midlibri kandan te kedezeeti kandan te menge kuntada zan diyà te peliǥuy zan. 35 Wazè dan ipaahà is keupiya zan diyà te pemilya ni Jerubaal (he iyan si Gideon) minsan pa te zuen meupiya he nengeveelan din para te Israel.

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