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OGidyoni aita oZebba nʼoZalumuuna
1 Awo aBeefulaimu ni bakoba oGidyoni bati, “Lwaki watubitirye otyo nandi nʼotweta ngʼoyaba okulwanisya aBamidiyaani?” Ni bamunenya ino. 2 Iye nʼabakoba ati, “Ekinakolere kinambulamu singa okigeraagerania nʼekyo inywe ekimukolere. Inywe abʼolulyo lwʼEfulaimu ekimukolere kikirira nakimo ekyo iswe abʼolulyo lwʼaBabbiyezeeri ekitukolere. 3 OKibbumba abawaire inywe okuwangula abaduumiri bʼaBamidiyaani, Olebbu nʼoZeebbu. Nze-so njezyerye kukolaku niki okugeraagerania nʼekyo ekimukolere?” Oweyamalire okutumula ebyo, ni baikaikana obusungu.+
4 Awo oGidyoni nʼabalwanibe badi 300 ni batuuka oku mwiga oYoludaani, ni bagwambuka nga badembere, neye nga bakaali balukutya abalabe. 5 Oweyatuukire e Sukosi, nʼakoba abaayo ati, “Mbegairiire, muweeku abalwani bange ekyokulya, olwʼokubba badembere ate nga tukaali tulukutya oZebba nʼoZalumuuna abakabaka aBamidiyaani.”
6 Abeekubbemberi bʼe Sukosi ni bamukoba bati, “Mumalire okukwata oZebba nʼoZalumuuna kaisi tubawe ekyokulya?”
7 Awo oGidyoni nʼabakoba ati, “Kale, oMusengwa oweyatwezyesya okukwata oZebba nʼoZalumuuna, inywe twabakubbisya mawa agʼomwidungu nʼago agʼomukodolwa ni gabanyiira.” 8 OGidyoni nʼazwayo, nʼaniinaniina e Penweri, nʼabantu baayo nʼabasaba ekintu kinanyereekyo. Neye era abʼomu Penweri bona ni bamwiramu mu ngeri nanyere edi ngʼabʼe Sukosi. 9 Abantu bʼe Penweri ibo nʼabakoba ati, “Owenaliira nga mpangwire, nalivunawo omunaala gwanywe gunu.”
10 Atyanu oZebba nʼoZalumuuna babbaire omu Kalukoli nʼamaje agʼabantu ooti 15,000. Abo niibo bonkani ababbaire basigaire oku maje agʼabantu abʼe buzwaisana, olwʼokubba abalwanisya empiima 120,000 babbaire bamalire okubaitira omu lutalo. 11 OGidyoni nʼaniinaniinira omu nzira yʼabaliisya abatatyamikica ebita e buzwaisana wʼe Nobba nʼe Yogubbeka, nʼavumbikirirya amaje agʼaBamidiyaani nga tigamwetegekeire. 12 Abakabaka bombi aBamidiyaani, oZebba nʼoZalumuuna ni bairuka, cooka oGidyoni nʼabalukutya nʼabakwata, ni kireetera amaje gaabwe gonagona okutya.
13 Awo oGidyoni omutaane wa Yowaasi nʼakanga okuzwa omu lutalo, ngʼabitira omu nzira eniinaniina okwaba e Keresi. 14 Era eeyo nʼawamba omwisuka owʼe Sukosi, nʼabbaaku nʼebyamubuulya. Omwisuka oyo nʼamuwandiikira amaliina 77 agʼabakungu nʼabeekubbemberi abʼomu Sukosi. 15 Awo oGidyoni nʼayaba e giri abʼe Sukosi nʼabakoba ati, “Mwebukirya ngʼowemwagaine okumbeera? Mwakobere muti abalwani bange abadembere, timwezya okubawa ekyokulya, olwʼokubba nabbaire nkaali okukwata oZebba nʼoZalumuuna. Aale atyanu baanu!” 16 Nʼakwata abeekubbemberi bʼe Sukosi nʼababonereza nʼamawa agʼomwidungu nʼago agʼomukodolwa olwʼokusomesya abantu bʼomu kibuga ekyo eisomo. 17 Era nʼavunawo omunaala gwʼe Penweri, nʼaita abasaiza abʼomu kibuga ekyo.
18 Awo oGidyoni nʼabuulya oZebba nʼoZalumuuna ati, “Mwaitire bantu bengeriki e Tabboli?”
Ni bamwiramu bati, “Bantu abali ooti niinywe, nabuli moiza kwibo ngʼali ooti mwana wa kabaka.”
19 OGidyoni nʼakoba ati, “Babbaire baganda bange, baana ba mama. Ndayira oMusengwa omwomi nti singa timwabaitire, tinandibaitire inywe.” 20 Nʼakoba oYesero, omutaanewe omukulu ati, “Osetuke obaite!” Cooka omwisuka oyo nandi nʼasowolayo empiimaye olwʼokutya, olwʼokubba yabbaire akaali mwisuka.
21 Awo oZebba nʼoZalumuuna ni bakoba oGidyoni bati, “Niiwe obbe oize onyere otwite era ngʼomusaiza owʼamaani owaakola.” Era oGidyoni nʼasetuka nʼabaita. Nʼatwala ebyʼamajolobero ebibabbaire bazwalisirye engamira gyabwe omu makoti.
OGidyoni agaana okubba kabaka
22 Awo aBaisirairi ni bakoba oGidyoni bati, “Otufuge, iwe nʼabaanabo, nʼabaizukulubo olwʼokubba otununwire omu bufugi bwʼaBamidiyaani.”
23 OGidyoni nʼabakoba ati, “Nze tinabafuge, waire mutaane wange. OMusengwa niiye eyabafuganga.” 24 Era oGidyoni nʼabakoba ati, “Oleke mbasabe kinu, nabuli moiza ampe empeta gyʼoku matwi egiyanyagire.” Yabbaire mpisa yʼaBamidiyaani okuzwalanga empeta egyʼezaabbu oku matwi ngʼaBaisimairi abandi bonabona.
25 Awo ni bairamu bati, “Twagikuwa na isangaalo.” Era ni baalawo olugoye, nabuli moiza nʼamumaku empeta gyʼoku matwi egiyanyagire. 26 Obuzito bwʼempeta gyʼezaabbu egiyasabire ni bubba ekiro kumpi aabiri, nga tobaliireeku ebyʼamajolobero, nʼebyʼomwikoti, nʼengoye entukuliikiriri egyʼabakabaka bʼaBamidiyaani, nʼenjegere egyabbaire omu makoti gʼengamira gyabwe. 27 Omu zaabbu oyo, oGidyoni nʼakolamu ekifaananyi kyʼeitaawo ekyʼokusinza, nʼakiteeka omwOfula ekibuga kyʼe waabwe. ABaisirairi bonabona ni bazwa oku Kibbumba, ni baabangayo okukisinza, ni kisuuka mutego eeri oGidyoni nʼabʼomu kisitokye. 28 ABaisirairi bawangwire aBamidiyaani era aBamidiyaani nandi ni bairamu amaani tete okulwana. Ekyalo ni kibba mwidembe okumala emyanka 40, paka oGidyoni oweyafiire.
Okufa kwa Gidyoni
29 Oluzwanyuma oYerubba Bbaali nga niiye oGidyoni omutaane wa Yowaasi, nʼakanga nʼatyama omu kisitokye. 30 Nʼabyala abaana abaisuka 70, olwʼokubba yabbaire nʼabakali bangi. 31 Era yabbaire nʼomukaliwe ogondi e Sekemu, yena nʼamubyalira omwana omwisuka, nʼamuwa eriina ati Abbimereki. 32 OGidyoni omutaane wa Yowaasi nʼafa ngʼakairire ino, ni bamuteeka omu magombe gʼempuku* ya Yowaasi oiteeye, omwOfula ekyalo kyʼaBabbiyezeeri.
33 Oluzwanyuma lwa Gidyoni okufa, aBaisirairi tete ni bazwa oku Kibbumba, ni basinza aBabbaali, ni basuuca oBbaali Bberisi kibbumba waabwe. 34 Era aBaisirairi ni beerabira oMusengwa iye oKibbumba waabwe eyabanunwire omu bwezye bwʼabalabe baabwe bonabona ku buli lubba. 35 Tibalagire ekisa waire okusiima abʼomu kisito kya Gidyoni olwʼebisa byonabyona ebiyakoleire oIsirairi.
+ 8:3 Zab 83:11 * 8:32 Magombe gʼempuku. Omu biseera ebyo aBaisirairi batemanga empuku omu mabbaale oku nsozi omubateekanga abafu.