Gideonni ge Midianǁîga ra dan
1 ǀGuitsē gu ge Jerubali (ǁnāb ge Gideonna) tsî ǁîb aogu tsîna ǃnauǁgoaga khâimâ tsî Harodǀaus ǀgūse hâǃkhaiba ge dībasen. Midianǁîgu di hâǃkhaib ge Gideon hâga xu ǀapasǀkhāb ai ǁgoe ǃgoaǃnāb ǃnâ Mores ǃnâus ǀgūse ge hâ i.
2 ǃKhūb ge Gideonna ǃoa ge mî: “Sats ǀkha hâ aogu ge Midianǁîgu ǃoagu ta nî dansa mā gosa ǃoa kaise a ǂgui. ǁÎgu ge aitsama gu go dan ti nî ǂâi tsî gu ge tita ǃoagu nî koasen. 3 ǁÎga mîba: ‘ǃAo rab hoaba ab oa, sige ge Gileadǃhommi tawa nî hâ.’ ” O gu ge ǀgamdisiǀgamǀaǀoadisi aoga ge oa, xawe disiǀoadisigu ge ge hâ.
4 Ob ge ǃKhūba Gideonna ǃoa ge mî: “Noxopats ge kaise ǂgui aoga ūhâ. ǁÎga ǁgam-e ǃoa ǁgôa-ū, o ta ge ǁîga ǁnāpa nî ǀgoraba tsi. Tita ga nēb ge sats ǀkha nî ǃgû ti a mîba tsib, ǁîb ge nî ǃgû. Tsî tita ga nēb ge sats ǀkha ǃgû tide ti a mîba tsib, ǁîb ge ǃgû tide.” 5 Gideonni ge aoga ǁgam-i ǁga a ǁgôa-ū, ob ge ǃKhūba ǁîb ǃoa ge mî: “Nammi âb ǀkha ga ari-i khami ǁgam-e āb hoaba, ǁgoara âb ai ga āb nîse ǃhonna xu ǀgora.” 6 O gu ge ǃnonakaidisi aoga ǁgam-e ǃomgu âgu ǀkha xuri tsî ge tsākhâi; naugu hoagu ge ā gu nîga ge ǃhon. 7 Ob ge ǃKhūba Gideonna ǃoa ge mî: “Tita ge ǁnā ǃnonakaidisi aogu ǁgam-e goro tsākhâi gu ǀkha huiǂui tsî dansa Midianǁîgu ǂama nî māgo. Naugu hoaga mîba î gu oa.” 8 Gideonni ge Israelǁîgu hoaga ge oa kai. ǁÎb ge ǃnonakaidisi aogu ǀguiga ge hâ-oa kai tsî gu ge ǁîga ǂûn tsî xâiǁnâdi tsîna ǁnāxūbahe. Midianǁîgu di hâǃkhaib ge ǁîga xu ǃnaka ǃgoaǃnāb ǃnâ ge hâ i.
9 ǁNā tsuxub ǃnâb ge ǃKhūba Gideonna ge mîmā: “Khâi, îts Midianǁîgu di hâǃkhaiba sī ǁnāǂam. Tita ge dansa ǁîgu ǂama ra mā tsi. 10 Xawe ǁîga ǁnāǂamsats nî ǃaos kao, ǁnâi sa ǃgāb Purab ǀkha hâǃkhaib ǃoa ǁgôa. 11 Sats ge tare-e gu ra mîsa ǁnâu tsî ǁîga ǁnāǂamsa ǃoa ǁkhoaǂgaoxasiba nî hō.” ǁNāti kha ge Gideonni tsî ǁîb di ǃgāb Purab tsîkha khākhoegu di hâǃkhaib amǃgâb kōse ge ǁgôa. 12 Midianǁîn, Amalekǁîn tsî aiǂoas ǃhaodi din tsîn ge hoaraga ǃgoaǃnāba ǂhomn khami ǂguise ge ǀoa hâ i. ǁÎn di ǃnain ge hurib amǃgâb di ǃhūb khami, ǃgôahe ǁoasase ge ǂgui i.
13 ǁNāpab ge sī, ob ge Gideonna khoeb ra horesab âba ǁhapo-e mîba ǃkhaisa ge ǁnâu. ǁÎb ge ge mî: “Tita ge go ǁhapo ǃgupu ǃhoroperes sage hâǃkhaib ǃnâ gabasen ǂgâxa tsî tentsa ra ǂgâu ǃkhaisa. Tents ge ǂhabase ǃhūb ai go ǁnāǁgoe.”
14 Ob ge horesab âba ge ǃeream: “Israelǁîb Gideonni, Joasi ôab di gôab ge ǁnāba. ǀNî xū tama i ge ǁnā-e. Elob ge ǁîba Midianni tsî sada toroǂnubis hoaragas ǂama dansa go mā.”
15 Gideonni ge nē khoeb di ǁhapos tsî tare-es ra ǂâibasensab ge ǁnâuo, ǃhonǁgoa tsî ǃKhūba ge ǀgoreǀî. Tsîb ge Israelǁîn di hâǃkhaib ǃoa oa tsî ge mî: “Khâima, ǃKhūb ge Midianǁîn di toroǂnubis ǂama dansa ra mā go.” 16 Gideonni ge ǁîb di ǃnonakaidisi khoega ǃnona ǃnandi ǃnâ ǀgoraǂgā tsî mâb hoaba xâiǁnâs tsî ǂgoaxapab, ǃamǀaes hâǃnâb tsîna ge mā. 17 Tsîb ge ǁîga ge mîba: “Hâǃkhaib amǃgâb kōse ta ga sī, o tita kō, î tita ra dī khami dī. 18 Tita tsî tita ǀkha hâ khoegu tsîge ga xâiǁnâde a xâi, o go ge sago hoago hâǃkhaib ǂnamipe ǁnāti dī tsî ‘ǃKhūb ǃaroma tsî Gideonni ǃaroma’ ti nî ǂgaiǂui.”
19 Gideonni tsî ǁîb di ǀguikaidisi khoegu tsîgu ge tsuxuǃgâb ai, ǃûi-aogu ǀase ǃkhunigutoa hâ hîa hâǃkhaib amǃgâb ai ge sī. Tsî gu ge xâiǁnâde xâi tsî ǂgoaxapagu, ū gu ge hâ iga ge khôa, 20 o gu ge nau ǀgam ǃnanra digu tsîna ǁkhās ǁkhāsa ge dī. ǁÎgu hoagu ge ǃamǀaede ǁareǀkhāb ǃommi ǃnâ ū, xâiǁnâde amǀkhāb ǃommi ǃnâ ū tsî “Gôaba ǃKhūb ǃaroma tsî Gideonni ǃaroma” ti ge ǂgaiǂui. 21 Mâ khoeb hoab ge hâǃkhaib ǂnamipe ǁîb di ǃkhais ai ge mâ i, tsîs ge hoaraga toroǂnubis khākhoen disa ǃau rase ge ǃkhoeni. 22 Gideonni di khoegu xâiǁnâde ra xâi hîab ge ǃKhūba ge dī khākhoen toroǃkhamaogu ge ǁîǃnābe gôagu ǀkha ǃgamgu ǃkhaisa. ǁÎgu ge Saretans ǁga Bet-Sitas kōse ge ǁhâ tsî Abel-Meholas, Tabats ǀgūse ǁgoes kōse.
23 Naftalib, Aseri tsî Manaseb di ǀkharikha hoakha di Israelǁîgu ge ge ǂgaiǀhaohe tsî gu ge ǁîga Midianǁîga ge ǃgôaǃgon. 24 Gideonni ge sîsabega Efraimmi di ǃnâuxa ǃhūb hoaragab ǃnâ ge sîǂui, î gu sī mî: “Hā, î Midianǁîn ǃoagu hā ǃkham, î Jordanǃāb tsî ǃārogu tsîna Bet-Baras kōse ū, tsî Midianǁîn ǁîga nî ǃgâusa ǁkhae.” Efraimmi di khoegu ge ǂgaiǀhaohe tsî Jordanǃāba Bet-Baras kōse ge ǁkhae. 25 ǁÎgu ge Midianǁîn di ǂgaeǂgui-aokha, Oreb tsî Seeb tsîkha ge ǃkhō; tsî gu ge Oreba Oreb ǃhaob ai ge ǃgam tsî Seeba Seeb di ǀāǃnâǃkhaib tawa ge ǃgam. Midianǁîna gu ge ǃgôaǃgons khaoǃgâ gu ge Oreb tsî Seeb tsîkha di danara, Gideonni hîa Jordanni nauǃanib ai hâb tawa ge sī-ū.
Ovaisraeli omafele atatu tava taataa Ovamidian
1 Opo nee Jerubbaal nokutya, Gideon, nomatanga aeshe ovakwaita ava va li puye, ova meneka, ndele va onga onhanda polufifiya Harod, fimbo onhanda yOvamidian ya li ye mu ama koumbangalanhu okudja koshikulundu More kepumbu. 2 Opo nee Omwene ta lombwele Gideon: “Omatanga ovakwaita aa e li pwoove, omahapu unene, opo ndi yandje Ovamidian momake avo, opo Ovaisraeli vehe linenepekele nge tava ti: Eke lange mwene la xupifa nge! 3 Ingidila omatanga ovakwaita u tye: ‘Ou ta tila ndele ta kakama, na piluke a shune keumbo, ndele fye ohatu kala apa pomhunda yaGilead.’ ” Opo nee ovakwaita omayovi omilongo mbali nomayovi avali va piluka, nomayovi omulongo a fyaala po.
4 Opo nee Omwene a lombwela Gideon ta ti: “Natango tuu ovakwaita ve li po vahapu. Va twala komeva, opo nee Ame ohandi ke ve ku hoololela mo. Ndee Ame handi ti kwoove nokutya: Inda naye, na ye naave. Ndelenee keshe ou handi ti kwoove: Ou ina ya naave, ye ina ya naave.” 5 Opo nee ye ta twala omatanga ovakwaita komeva. NOmwene ta ti kuGideon: “Keshe umwe ou ta shakumwine ngaashi ombwa tai shakumwine, ove u noku mu likaleka kombinga imwe; ndele keshe ou ta kotamene ta tu eengolo, na ame kombinga imwe.” 6 Ndelenee omuvalu waava va shakumwina neke, wa li ovalumenhu omafele atatu. Ndelenee ovakwaita aveshe vamwe va kotamena va twa eengolo va nwe omeva. 7 Opo nee Omwene ta ti kuGideon: “Novalumenhu ava omafele atatu ava va shakumwina, Ame ohandi ke mu xupifa nokuyandja Ovamidian meke loye. Ndelenee ovakwaita aveshe vamwe nava shune komaumbo avo. 8 Opo nee va kufa onghuta yovakwaita nomanghuma avo momake avo. Ndele ye okwa lekela ovakwaita aveshe va kotamena, keshe umwe a shune ketwali laye. Ndelenee ovalumenhu omafele atatu, ye e va kaleka puye, fimbo onhanda yOvamidian ya li mefilu lepumbu.”
9 Ndele oufiku tuu winya Omwene okwe mu lombwela ta ti: “Fikama, inda konhanda, osheshi Ame ohandi va yandje meke loye. 10 Ndele ove ngeenge wa tila okuya ko, inda hano konhanda pamwe nomupiya woye Pura, 11 u pwilikine eshi tava popi.” Opo nee omake oye taa ka pamekwa ndele ove to ka ya monhanda. Ye okwa ya hano pamwe nomupiya waye Pura fiyo okovanangeli vokomunghuloelela wonhanda, 12 NOvamidian nOvaamaleki novanhu aveshe vokoushilo va nangala monhanda ngaashi ouhapu woshipaxu neengamelo davo da li dihapu da nyengwa okuvalwa ngaashi edu momunghulo wefuta. 13 Ndele Gideon eshi e uya, omulumenhu umwe okwa hepaululila mukwao pefimbo tuu olo ondjodi ndele ta ti: “Tala, ame nda twa ondjodi. Omungome woilya wa li wa kukuta wa alangatela monhanda yOvamidian, ndele we uya fiyo we lidenga kofaila, yo ya wila po, ndele we i pilula, nofaila ya wila po.” 14 Nomukwao okwa nyamukula ta ti: “oyo kai na shimwe, oyo eongamukonda laGideon yaJoas, Omuisraeli. Kalunga okwa yandja onhanda aishe meke laye.” 15 Gideon eshi a uda ondjodi nefatululo layo, okwe linyongamena ta indile. Ndele okwa shuna konhanda yOvaisraeli ndele ta ti: “Fikameni, osheshi Omwene ta yandje onhanda yOvamidian momake eni.” 16 Ndele ye okwa tukula ovalumenhu omafele atatu eengudu nhatu, nokwe va pa aveshe omanghuma eedi noitoo mu neenyika momake avo, 17 nokwe va lombwela: “Talei nge ndele ningeni ngaashi ame; ndele taleni, ame ngeenge nda fika kovanangeli vokomunghuloelela, nye mu nokuninga naanaa ngaashi ame. 18 Ndele ngeenge ame naaveshe ava ve li pwaame hatu shiki omanghuma, nanye yo mu nokushika omanghuma keembinga adishe donhanda, ndele mu nokutya: ‘MolwOmwene nomolwaGideon!’ ”
19 Opo nee Gideon novalumenhu efele limwe ava va li puye va fika kovanangeli vokomunghuloelela wonhanda pehovelo lenangelo lopokati koufiku, ovanangeli eshi va tulwa po, vo ova shika omanghuma eedi ndele va tatula oitoo ya li momake avo. 20 Opo nee eengudu nhatu da shika omanghuma eedi ndele va tatula oitoo ndele va kwata eenyika momake okolumosho nomake okolulyo va kwata omanghuma eedi oku a shika fimbo tava ingida: “Eongamukonda lOmwene nolaGideon.” 21 Ndele vo ova kanghama va kala ofika keshe umwe ponhele yaye keembinga adishe donhanda. Opo nee onhanda aishe ya dongakana, va mbuyaana nokuya onhapo. 22 Ndele venya omafele atatu eshi va shika omanghuma eedi deemhedi, Omwene okwa alulilafana omaongamukonda ovakwao novakwao monhanda aishe. Naaveshe vomonhanda va ya onhapo kuBet-Sitta nokuSerera, fiyo okominghulo daAbel-Mehola puTabbat. 23 Novakwaita Ovaisraeli vomuNaftali novomuAsser novomuManasse va shivwa ko, ndele va shikula Ovamidian. 24 Gideon okwa tuma ovatumwa keemhunda daEfraim ndele ta ti: “Londolokeni mu shakeneke Ovamidian, ndele teteni ondjila yavo vaha hange omeva fiyo okuBet-Bara naJordan.” Osho hano ovakwaita aveshe va ongala ndele va nangela pomeva fiyo okuBet-Bara naJordan. 25 Ndele va kwata eehamba mbali dOvamidian Oreb naSeeb. Ndele va dipaa Oreb pemanya laOreb, ndele Seeb ve mu dipaela poshikolelo sheeviinyu, ndele va shikula Ovamidian. Ndele omutwe waOreb nomutwe waSeeb ve di twala kuGideon langhele kwinya yaJordan.