Gidheoni, Murume Ane Simba Ane Ushingi Vatongi 6 1 Zvino vana vaIsraeri vakaita zvakaipa pamberi paJehovha; Jehovha akavaisa mumaoko aMidhiani makore manomwe. 2 Ruoko rwaMidhiani rwakakunda Israeri; vana vaIsraeri vakazviitira nzvimbo dzekugara mumakomo, mapako, nenhare, nekuda kwaMidhiani. 3 Zvino vaIsraeri vakati vadyara, vaMidhiani, vaAmareki, navanhu vokumabvazuva, vakauya kuzorwa navo; 4 Vakavadzika misasa yavo vakavarwisa, vakaparadza zvibereko zvevhu kusvika kuGaza, uye havana kusiya zvekudya zvevaIsraeri, makwai, mombe, kana mbongoro. 5 Nokuti vaiuya nezvipfuwo zvavo nematende avo, vakauya semhashu zhinji, ivo nemakamera avo vakanga vasingaverengeki; vakapinda munyika kuti vaiparadze. 6 VaIsraeri vakava varombo kwazvo nekuda kwevaMidhiani; vana vaIsraeri vakachema kuna Jehovha. 7 Zvino vana vaIsraeri vakati vachichema kuna Jehovha nekuda kwaMidhiani, 8 Jehovha akatuma muporofita kuvana vaIsraeri, akati kwavari: Zvanzi naJehovha Mwari waIsraeri: Ndakakukwidzai kubva muEgipita, ndikakubudisai muimba yeuranda; 9 Ndakakununurai kubva muruoko rwevaIjipita, nemuruoko rwevose vaikudzvinyirirai, ndikavadzinga pamberi penyu, ndikakupai nyika yavo; 10 Ndakati kwamuri, ‘Ndini Jehovha Mwari wenyu; musatya vamwari vevaAmori, vamugere munyika yavo.’ Asi hamuna kuteerera inzwi rangu.” 11 Mutumwa waJehovha akasvika, akagara pasi pomuti womuouki waiva muOfra, waiva waJoashi muAbhiezeri; Gidheoni mwanakomana wake aipura gorosi pachisviniro chewaini, kuti avanze vaMidhiani. 12 Mutumwa waJehovha akazviratidza kwaari, akati kwaari, “Jehovha anewe, iwe murume ane simba noumhare.” 13 Gidheoni akati kwaari, "Haiwa, Ishe wangu, kana Jehovha anesu, sei izvi zvose zvatiwira? Zvishamiso zvake zvose zvatakaudzwa namadzibaba edu, vachiti, 'Jehovha haana kutiburitsa muIjipiti here?' Asi zvino Jehovha akatisiya, akatiisa mumaoko avaMidhiani."
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14 Jehovha akamutarira, akati, "Enda nesimba rako iri, undoponesa Isiraeri paruoko rwaMidhiani; handizini ndakakutuma here?" 15 Akati kwaari, “Haiwa, Ishe wangu, ndingaponesa Israeri seiko? Tarirai, mhuri yangu irombo muManase, uye ini ndiri mudiki muimba yababa vangu.” 16 Jehovha akati kwaari, "Zvirokwazvo ndichava newe, uye uchakunda vaMidhiani somunhu mumwe chete." 17 Akati kwaari, “Kana ndawana nyasha pamberi penyu, ndiratidzei chiratidzo chokuti ndimi munotaura neni.” 18 Ndapota, musabva pano kusvikira ndadzoka kwamuri, ndauya nechipo changu, ndichiise pamberi penyu.” Iye akati, “Ndichamira pano kusvikira madzoka.” 19 Gidheoni akapinda, akagadzira mbudzana, nezvingwa zvisina kuviriswa zveefa yeupfu; akaisa nyama mudengu, akaisa muto muhari, akauisa kwaari pasi pemuouki, ndokumupa. 20 Mutumwa waMwari akati kwaari, “Tora nyama nezvingwa zvisina kuviriswa uzviise padombo iri, ugodurura muto.” Iye akaita saizvozvo. 21 Ipapo mutumwa waJehovha akatambanudza muromo wetsvimbo yaiva muruoko rwake, akagunzva nyama nezvingwa zvisina kuviriswa, moto ukabuda padombo, ukapisa nyama nezvingwa zvisina kuviriswa. Ipapo mutumwa waJehovha akabva pamberi pake. 22 Gidheoni paakaona kuti mutumwa waJehovha, Gidheoni akati, “Haiwa, Ishe Jehovha, nokuti ndaona mutumwa waJehovha chiso nechiso!” 23 Jehovha akati kwaari, "Rugare ngaruve newe, usatya, haungafi." 24 Ipapo Gidheoni akavakira Jehovha atari ipapo, akaitumidza zita rinonzi Jehovha-sharomi; ichiripo paOfura ravaAbhiezeri kusvikira nhasi. 25 Zvino zvakaitika usiku ihwohwo, kuti Jehovha akati kwaari: Tora nzombe diki yababa vako, nzombe yechipiri ine makore manomwe, uputse atari yaBhaari yababa vako, uteme danda dzvene riri pairi. 26 Uvake aritari yaJehovha Mwari wako pamusoro pedombo iri, panzvimbo yakarongwa, ugotora nzombe yechipiri ugobayira chibayiro chinopiswa nehuni dzedanda dzvene raunofanira kutema. 27 Ipapo Gidheoni akatora varume gumi pavaranda vake, akaita sezvaakanga audzwa naJehovha; asi haana kugona kuzviita masikati, nekuti aitya veimba yababa vake nevarume veguta. 28 Varume veguta pavakamuka mangwanani-ngwanani, vakaona atari yaBhaari yaputswa, nedanda dzvene raiva pedyo naro ratemwa, uye nzombe yechipiri yabayirwa paaritari yakanga yavakwa. 29 Vakabvunzana vachiti, “Ndiani akaita izvi?” Vakabvunza vachiti, “Gidheoni mwanakomana waJoashi ndiye akaita izvi.” 30 Varume veguta vakati kuna Joashi, "Budisa mwanakomana wako, afe, nekuti waputsa atari yaBhaari, uye watema danda dzvene raiva pairi." 31 Joashi akati kune vose vakanga vachimurwisa, "Munoda kurwira Bhaari here? Munoda kumuponesa here? Ani naani anomurwira ngaaurawe mangwanani ano; kana ari mwari, ngaazvirwire iye pachake, nekuti mumwe munhu aputsa aritari yake." 32 Saka pazuva iroro akamutumidza kuti Jerubhaari, achiti, “Bhaari ngaamurwire, nokuti akaputsa atari yake.” 33 Zvino vaMidhiani vose, vaAmareki, navana vokumabvazuva vakaungana, vakayambuka, vakadzika matende avo pamupata weJezireeri. 34 Asi Mweya waJehovha wakauya pamusoro paGidheoni, akaridza hwamanda, uye vaAbhiezeri vakaungana vakamutevera. 35 Akatuma nhume kuna Manase yese, avo vakaunganawo vakamutevera; akatumawo nhume kuna Asheri, Zebhuruni, naNaftari, uye vakakwira kuzosangana navo. 36 Gidheoni akati kuna Mwari, Kana muchizoponesa Israeri neruoko rwangu, sezvamakataura, 37 Tarirai, ndichaisa dehwe remvere paburiro; kana dova rikava padehwe chete, pasi rose pakaoma, ipapo ndichaziva kuti muchaponesa Israeri neruoko rwangu, sezvamakataura.
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38 Zvikava saizvozvo; nekuti akamuka mangwanani-ngwanani, akasunda dehwe, akasvina dova padehwe, ndiro izere nemvura. 39 Gidheoni akati kuna Mwari, "Musanditsamwira, asi ndichataurazve kamwe chete; regai ndiedze kamwe chete nedehwe; zvino ngarive rakaoma padehwe chete, uye pasi rose ngapave nedova." 40 Mwari akaita saizvozvo usiku ihwohwo; nekuti padehwe chete pakanga pakaoma, asi pasi pose pakanga paine dova.
Vatongi 7 1 Zvino Jerubhaari, ndiye Gidheoni, navanhu vose vaaiva navo, vakamuka mangwanani, vakadzika matende avo patsime reHarodhi; misasa yavaMidhiani yakanga iri kuchamhembe kwavo, pachikomo cheMore, mumupata. 2 Jehovha akati kuna Gidheoni, "Vanhu vaunavo vakawandisa kuti ndiise vaMidhiani mumaoko avo, kuti vaIsiraeri varege kuzvikudza pamberi pangu, vachiti, Ruoko rwangu ndirwo rwakandiponesa." 3 Zvino zivisa vanhu vachinzwa kuti, ‘Ani naani ari kutya uye ari kutya ngaadzoke abve paGomo reGireadhi.’ Saka vanhu zviuru makumi maviri nezviviri vakadzoka, uye zviuru gumi zvakasara. 4 Jehovha akati kuna Gidheoni, "Vanhu vachiri vazhinji, enda navo kumvura, ndivaedze ikoko; zvino kana ndikati kwauri, Uyu achaenda newe, ndiye uchaenda newe; asi kana ndikati kwauri, Uyu haafaniri kuenda newe, iye haangaendi." 5 Saka akaburutsira vanhu kumvura, Jehovha akati kuna Gidheoni, “Munhu wese anokapira mvura norurimi rwake sezvinokapira imbwa, unofanira kumuisa ari ega, uye munhu wese anopfugama nemabvi ake kuti anwe.” 6 Zvino uwandu hwevakanwa mvura vakaisa maoko avo pamiromo yavo hwakasvika mazana matatu; asi vamwe vose vakapfugama pamabvi avo kuti vanwe mvura. 7 Jehovha akati kuna Gidheoni, "Ndichakuponesai navarume mazana matatu vakanwa mvura, ndigoisa vaMidhiani mumaoko enyu; vamwe vanhu vose ngavaende, mumwe nomumwe kunzvimbo yake." 8 Saka vanhu vakatora mbuva mumaoko avo, nehwamanda dzavo; akaendesa vamwe vaIsraeri vose kutende rake, mumwe nomumwe, asi akasiya varume mazana matatu; musasa wavaMidhiani waiva pasi pake mumupata. 9 Zvino usiku ihwohwo Jehovha akati kwaari, "Simuka, burukira kumusasa, nekuti ndauisa muruoko rwako." 10 Asi kana uchitya kuburuka, buruka naPura muranda wako kumusasa. 11 Uchanzwa zvavachataura, uye maoko ako achasimbiswa kuti uburuke uchienda kumusasa.” Ipapo iye naPura muranda wake vakaburukira kumucheto kwevarwi vakanga vakashonga nhumbi dzokurwa vaiva mumusasa. 12 VaMidhiani, vaAmareki, navanhu vose vokumabvazuva vakanga vakarara mumupata vakawanda semhashu, uye ngamera dzavo dzakanga dzisingaverengeki, dzakawanda sejecha riri pamhenderekedzo yegungwa. 13 Zvino Gidheoni paakasvika, tarira, mumwe murume akarondedzera hope kushamwari yake, akati, "Tarira, ndakarota hope, uye tarira, keke rechingwa chebhari rakawira mumusasa waMidhiani, rikasvika patende, rikarova rikawa, rikarikungurutsa, tende rikarara pasi." 14 Shamwari yake ikapindura ikati, "Hachizi chimwe chinhu kunze kwemunondo waGidheoni mwanakomana waJoashi, murume weIsraeri; Mwari akaisa Midhiani nehondo yese muruoko rwake." 15 Zvino Gidheoni wakati anzwa kurondedzerwa kwehope nekududzirwa kwadzo, akanamata, akadzokera kumisasa yaIsraeri, akati, Simukai, nekuti Jehovha waisa misasa yaMidhiani mumaoko enyu. 16 Akakamura varume mazana matatu kuita mapoka matatu, akaisa hwamanda mumaoko avo vose, nezvirongo zvisina chinhu, nemwenje mukati mezvirongo.
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17 Akati kwavari, “Nditarirei, mugoita saizvozvo; uye kana ndasvika kunze kwemusasa, nemiwo muchaita sezvandinoita.” 18 Kana ndaridza hwamanda, ini navose vandinavo, nemiwo muridze hwamanda kumativi ose emisasa, muti, Munondo waJehovha nowaGidheoni. 19 Naizvozvo Gidheoni nevarume zana vaaiva navo vakasvika kumucheto kwemusasa pakutanga kwemurindiro wepakati, vachangobva kuisa varindi; vakaridza hwamanda, vakaputsa zvirongo zvaiva mumaoko avo. 20 Mapoka matatu akaridza hwamanda, akaputsa zvirongo, akabata mwenje mumaoko avo eruboshwe, nehwamanda mumaoko avo erudyi, kuti varidze nadzo; vakadanidzira vachiti, Munondo waJehovha nowaGidheoni! 21 Vakamira mumwe nemumwe panzvimbo yake vakakomba musasa; hondo yese yakamhanya, ikadanidzira, ikatiza. 22 Vane mazana matatu vakaridza hwamanda, Jehovha akarwisa munondo wemumwe nemumwe neshamwari yake, uye mumusasa wese; hondo yakatiza kusvika kuBheti-shita kuZererati, kusvika kumuganhu weAbheri-mehora, kusvika paTabhati. 23 Varume vaIsraeri vakaungana pamwe chete vachibva kuNafutari, Asheri, neManase yose, vakatevera vaMidhiani. 24 Gidheoni akatuma nhume munyika yose yemakomo yaEfuremu, achiti, “Burukai mundorwa navaMidhiani, muvatangire kudzika mvura kusvika kuBheti-bhara neJorodhani.” Varume vose vaEfuremu vakaungana pamwe chete, vakadzika mvura kusvikira kuBheti-bhara neJorodhani. 25 Vakabata machinda maviri evaMidhiani, Orebhi naZeebhi, vakauraya Orebhi padombo raOrebhi, naZeebhi vakamuuraya pachisviniro chewaini chaZeebhi, vakatevera vaMidhiani, vakauya nemisoro yaOrebhi naZeebhi kuna Gidheoni mhiri kwaJodhani.
Vatongi 8 1 Varume vaEfuremu vakati kwaari, “Wakatiitireiko zvakadai, zvausina kutidana pawakaenda kundorwa navaMidhiani?” Vakamupopotera zvikuru. 2. Akati kwavari, “Ko, ndaitei zvino kana ndichienzaniswa nemi? Ko, kuunganidza mazambiringa aEfuremu hakuna kunaka kupfuura kukohwa mazambiringa aAbhiezeri here?” 3 Mwari akaisa machinda eMidhiani mumaoko enyu, Orebhi naZeebhi. Ko, ini ndaigona kuitei kana ndichienzaniswa nemi?” Ipapo hasha dzavo dzakadzikama kwaari paakataura izvozvo. 4 Gidheoni akasvika paJorodhani, akayambuka, iye nevarume mazana matatu vaaiva navo, vaneta asi vachitevera. 5 Akati kuvarume veSukoti, “Ndapota ipai vanhu vanonditevera zvingwa, nekuti vaneta, uye ndiri kutevera Zebha naZarimuna, madzimambo eMidhiani.” 6 Machinda eSukoti akati, “Zebha naZarimuna vava mumaoko ako here, zvekuti tingapa hondo yako chingwa?” 7 Gidheoni akati, "Saka kana Jehovha akaisa Zebha naZarimuna muruoko rwangu, ndichabvambura nyama yenyu neminzwa yomurenje norukato." 8 Akabva ipapo akaenda kuPenueri, akataura navo saizvozvo; varume vePenueri vakamupindura sezvavakanga vamupindura varume veSukoti. 9 Akatiwo kuvarume vePenueri, “Pandinodzoka norugare, ndichaputsa shongwe iyi.” 10 Zvino Zebha naZarimuna vakanga vari muKarikori, nehondo dzavo pamwe chete navo, varume vanenge zviuru gumi nezvishanu, vose vakanga vasara pahondo dzose dzavana vokumabvazuva; nekuti varume vane zviuru zana namakumi maviri vakanga varwa nomunondo vakaurawa. 11 Gidheoni akakwira nenzira yevaigara mumatende kumabvazuva kweNobha neJogbheha, akakunda hondo, nekuti hondo yakanga yakachengetedzeka. 12 Zebha naZarimuna vakatiza, akavatevera, akabata madzimambo maviri eMidhiani, Zebha naZarimuna, akavhundutsa hondo yose.
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13 Gidheoni mwanakomana waJoashi paakadzoka kubva kuhondo zuva risati rabuda, 14 Akabata jaya revarume veSukoti ndokuribvunza; iro rakamunyorera machinda eSukoti nevakuru vayo, varume makumi matanhatu nevanomwe. 15 Akasvika kuvarume veSukoti akati, “Tarirai Zebha naZarimuna, vamakandituka navo muchiti, ‘Ko, maoko aZebha naZarimuna ava mumaoko enyu here, zvokuti tingapa varume venyu vaneta chingwa?’” 16 Akatora vakuru veguta, neminzwa yemusango, nerukato, akadzidzisa varume veSukoti nazvo. 17 Akaputsa shongwe yePenueri, akauraya varume veguta. 18 Ipapo akati kuna Zebha naZarimuna, “Varume vamakauraya paTabhori vaiva vakadini?” Vakapindura vachiti, “Sezvamakaita, ndizvo zvavakanga vakaita; mumwe nomumwe wavo akanga akaita semwanakomana wamambo.” 19 Akati, "Vaiva vanun'una vangu, vanakomana vamai vangu; naJehovha mupenyu, dai makavaponesa, ndingadai ndisina kukuurayai." 20 Akati kuna Jeteri dangwe rake, “Simuka uvauraye.” Asi jaya harina kuvhomora munondo waro, nokuti raitya, nokuti rakanga richiri jaya. 21 Ipapo Zebha naZarimuna vakati, “Simukai murwe nesu, nokuti sezvakaita murume, ndizvo zvakaita simba rake.” Gidheoni akasimuka, akauraya Zebha naZarimuna, akatora zvishongo zvaiva pamitsipa yengamera dzavo. 22 Varume vaIsraeri vakati kuna Gidheoni, “Titongei, imi nemwanakomana wenyu nemwanakomana wemwanakomana wenyuwo, nokuti makatiponesa kubva muruoko rwaMidhiani.” 23 Gidheoni akati kwavari, "Ini handingakutongii, kunyange mwanakomana wangu haangakutongii; Jehovha ndiye achakutongai." 24 Gidheoni akati kwavari, "Ndinoda kukumbira chimwe chinhu kwamuri, kuti mumwe nomumwe wenyu andipe mhete dzenzeve dzezvakapambwa zvake." (Nokuti vaiva nemhete dzenzeve dzegoridhe, nokuti vaiva vaIshmaeri.) 25 Vakapindura vachiti, “Tichakupai nomwoyo wose.” Vakawarira nguo, mumwe nomumwe akakanda mhete dzepamhino dzezvakapambwa zvake imomo. 26 Kurema kwemhete dzegoridhe dzaakakumbira kwakasvika mashekeri egoridhe chiuru chimwe nemazana manomwe, tisingabatanidzi zvishongo, mapendekete, nenguo dzepepuru dzaipfekwa nemadzimambo eMidhiani, uye tisingabatanidzi maketani aiva pamitsipa yengamera dzavo. 27 Gidheoni akagadzira efodhi nazvo, akaiisa muguta rake, imo muOfra; vaIsiraeri vose vakaita ufeve nazvo ipapo; zvikava musungo kuna Gidheoni nokuimba yake. 28 Saka vaMidhiani vakakundwa pamberi pevaIsraeri, uye havana kuzosimudzazve misoro yavo. Nyika yakava norugare kwemakore makumi mana mumazuva aGidheoni. 29 Jerubhaari mwanakomana waJoashi akaenda akandogara mumba make. 30 Gidheoni akava nevanakomana makumi manomwe vaakaberekerwa pamuviri wake, nekuti aiva nemadzimai mazhinji. 31 Murongo wake aiva muShekemu akamuberekerawo mwanakomana, akamutumidza kuti Abhimereki. 32 Gidheoni mwanakomana waJoashi akafa akwegura, akavigwa muguva raJoashi baba vake, muOfira ravaAbhiezeri. 33 Zvino zvakaitika kuti Gidheoni achangofa, vana vaIsraeri vakadzokera shure, vakapata vachitevera vaBhaari, vakaita Bhaari-bheriti mwari wavo. 34 Asi vaIsraeri havana kurangarira Jehovha Mwari wavo, akanga avanunura kubva mumaoko evavengi vavo vose kumativi ose. 35 Havana kuitira imba yaJerubhaari, iye Gidheoni, mutsa nekuda kwezvakanaka zvose zvaakanga aitira Israeri.
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Kupatsanurwa kweNdima neNdima Nyaya yaGidheoni iri muVatongi Zvitsauko 6 kusvika 8 ndeimwe yenyaya dzinofadza zvikuru muBhaibheri. Inotsanangura kutenderera kwerudzi rwevanhu rwekupandukira nekudzvinyirira, kudanwa kwegamba risingatarisirwi uye rinotya, kukunda kwehondo kunoshamisa kwakaitwa nevarume mazana matatu chete, uye mhedzisiro yakaoma yekubudirira.
Chitsauko 6: Kudzvinyirirwa, Kudanwa, uye Kugadzirira Ndima 1–6 (Kudzvinyirirwa kwevaMidhiani): Nekuti vaIsraeri vakaita zvakaipa pamberi paJehovha, Mwari akavaisa mumaoko evaMidhiani kwemakore manomwe. VaMidhiani, vaAmareki, nevana vekumabvazuva vakaparadza nyika, vachiparadza zvirimwa nezvipfuwo, vachimanikidza vaIsraeri kuvanda mumapako, mumakomba, nemakomo. Ndima 7–10 (Kutsiurwa Kwechiporofita): Israeri paakachema kuna Jehovha nekuda kwevaMidhiani, Mwari akatuma muporofita kuti avayeuchidze nezvenyasha dzake—kuti akavaburitsa sei muIjipiti uye akavarayira kuti vasatya vamwari vevaAmori—asi havana kuteerera inzwi rake. Ndima 11–16 (Mutumwa waJehovha Anoonekwa): Mutumwa waJehovha akauya akagara pasi pomuti womuouki paOfra, waiva waJoashi muAbhiezeri. Mwanakomana wake, Gidheoni , aipura gorosi pachisviniro chewaini kuti arivanze kubva kuvaMidhiani. Ngirozi yakati, "Jehovha anewe, iwe murume ane simba noumhare." Gidheoni akabvunza izvi, achinongedzera kuhurombo hwaIsraeri uye chinzvimbo chake chakaderera mumba mababa vake. Ishe vakamuvimbisa, vachiti, "Zvirokwazvo ndichava newe." Ndima 17–24 (Chiratidzo Chekugamuchira): Gidheoni akakumbira chiratidzo chekuratidza kuti zvechokwadi ndiMwari aitaura, achigadzira nyama nemakeke asina kuviriswa. Ngirozi payakabata chipo nemuromo wetsvimbo yayo, moto wakabuda mudombo ndokuchipisa, Ngirozi ikabva yanyangarika. Achiziva kuti ndiani, Gidheoni akatya kufa kwake, asi Ishe vakamuudza kuti, "Rugare ngaruve newe; usatya; haungafi." Gidheoni akavaka atari ipapo yainzi Jehovha-shalom (Ishe Rugare). Ndima 25–32 (Kuparadzwa kweAtari yaBhaari): Usiku ihwohwo, Mwari akaudza Gidheoni kuti atore nzombe yechipiri yababa vake aputse atari yababa vake yaBhaari, achitema danda rematanda (Ashera) raiva padivi paro. Gidheoni akaita izvi usiku nevashandi gumi nekuda kwekutya mhuri yake nevarume veguta. Paakaonekwa mangwanani akatevera, vanhu vemuguta vakakumbira kuti aurayiwe, asi Joashi akamudzivirira, vachiti, "Mucharwira Bhaari here?... ngaazvirwire iye pachake." Nekuda kweizvi, Gidheoni akatumidzwa zita rekuti Jerubhaari ("Bhaari ngaazvirwire"). Ndima 33–35 (Mweya waMwari Unopa Gidheoni Simba): VaMidhiani nevaAmareki vakaungana pamwe chete ndokudzika matende avo mumupata weJezreeri. "Mweya waJehovha wakauya pamusoro paGidheoni" (zvakamufukidza), uye akaridza hwamanda, achiunganidza mhuri dzaAbhiezeri, Asheri, Zebhuruni, naNafutari kuti vamutevere. Ndima 36–40 (Chiratidzo cheDehwe): Achiri kutsvaga vimbiso, Gidheoni akakumbira chiratidzo kuna Mwari achishandisa dehwe remvere. Kutanga, akakumbira dova chete padehwe apo ivhu rakaramba rakaoma; Mwari akabvumira. Tevere, akakumbira kuti dehwe riome nepo ivhu rakaramba riine dova; Mwari akaitawo izvozvo.
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Chitsauko 7: Hondo Yakatetepa uye Kukunda Midhiani Ndima 1–3 (Kucheka Hondo): Jerubhaari (Gidheoni) neuto rake vakadzika misasa pedyo netsime reHarodhi, nepo vaMidhiani vaiva kuchamhembe. Mwari akaudza Gidheoni kuti vanhu vakanga vakawanda , kuti vaIsraeri varege kuzvirumbidza kupfuura Mwari. Mwari akarayira Gidheoni kuti azivise kuti chero ani zvake anotya anogona kubuda. Varume zviuru makumi maviri nezviviri vakaenda , vachisiya zviuru gumi. Ndima 4–8 (Muedzo weMvura): Mwari akati kwasara kuwanda. Akaudza Gidheoni kuti avaburutsire kumvura, kwaaizovaparadzanisa. Avo vainwa mvura nerurimi sembwa (varume mazana matatu) vakaparadzaniswa. Avo vaipfugama kuti vanwe mvura vakadzoserwa kumba. Nevarume mazana matatu chete, Mwari akavimbisa kuisa vaMidhiani mumaoko aGidheoni. Ndima 9–15 (Hope dzevaMidhiani): Husiku ihwohwo, Mwari akaudza Gidheoni kuti aburukire kumusasa wevavengi nekuti akanga aisa mumaoko ake. Achiperekedzwa nemuranda wake Phurah, Gidheoni akanzwa musoja wevaMidhiani achitaurira mumwe wake hope nezvekeke rechingwa chebhari richidonhera mumusasa wevaMidhiani, richirova tende zvekuti rakadonha. Mumwe musoja akaridudzira achiti: "Ichi hachisi chimwe chinhu kunze kwemunondo waGidheoni... nekuti Mwari akaisa vaMidhiani muruoko rwake." Achinamata Mwari, Gidheoni akadzokera kuvarume vake nechivimbo. Ndima 16–22 (Nzira Yemwenje Nezvirongo): Gidheoni akakamura varume mazana matatu kuita mapoka matatu. Akapa murume mumwe nemumwe hwamanda, chirongo chisina chinhu, nemwenje (mwenje) mukati memugero . Vakakomba musasa husiku, vakaridza hwamanda, vakaputsa zvirongo, vakabata mwenje mumaoko avo eruboshwe uye hwamanda kurudyi, vakadanidzira vachiti, "Munondo waJehovha, naGidheoni." Kutya kwakabata musasa wevaMidhiani, uye Jehovha akarwisa munondo wemunhu wese nevamwe vake mumusasa wese. Ndima 23–25 (Kutevera): Varume veIsraeri vanobva kuNaftari, Asheri, naManase vakatevera vaMidhiani vaitiza. Gidheoni akatuma nhume kuyambuka Gomo raEfuremu kuti dzitore mvura yaiva pamberi pavo paBheti-bhara neJorodhani, akabata nekuuraya machinda maviri evaMidhiani, Orebhi naZeebhi , avo vakadzosa misoro yavo kuna Gidheoni.
Chitsauko 8: Kutevera, Kusawirirana, uye Mugumisiro Ndima 1–3 (Chibvumirano cheUdzvinyiriri naEfuremu): Varume veEfuremu vakanyunyuta zvikuru kuti vakanga vasina kudanwa kare kuti varwe. Gidheoni akapindura nokuzvininipisa uye neunyanzvi achiti: "Ini ndaitei zvino kana ndichienzaniswa nemi? Kuunganidza mazambiringa aEfuremu hakuna kunaka kupfuura kukohwa mazambiringa aAbhiezeri here?" Mhinduro yake nyoro yakadzora kutsamwa kwavo. Ndima 4–9 (Kuramba kuSukoti nePenueri): Gidheoni nevarume vake mazana matatu vakanga vaneta vakayambuka rwizi rwaJorodhani vachitevera madzimambo eMidhiani akanga asara, Zebha naZarimuna. Vakakumbira vakuru veSukoti nePenueri chingwa chekudya mauto akanga aneta, asi vatungamiriri vakaseka Gidheoni vakaramba, vachiti vakanga vasati vabata madzimambo acho. Gidheoni akavanyevera kuti aizodzoka kuzovaranga neminzwa nerukato.
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Gidheoni, Murume Ane Simba Ane Ushingi
Ndima 10–17 (Kurangwa uye Kubatwa): Gidheoni akashamisa mauto evaMidhiani akasara ndokubata madzimambo Zebha naZarimuna . Paakadzoka, akaranga vakuru veSukoti achishandisa minzwa yemurenje nerukato, uye akaputsa shongwe yePenueri ndokuuraya varume veguta. Ndima 18–21 (Mugumo weMadzimambo): Gidheoni akabvunza Zebha naZarimuna kuti vakauraya varume vakaita sei paTabhori, achiona kuti vaiva vanun'una vake. Akarayira mwanakomana wake mukuru, Jeteri, kuti avauraye, asi mukomana wacho akatya nekuti akanga achiri mudiki. Madzimambo maviri aya akabva akumbira Gidheoni kuti avauraye iye pachake, uye Gidheoni akavauraya, achitora zvishongo zvemwedzi midiki kubva pamitsipa yengamera dzavo. Ndima 22–27 (Efodhi Yegoridhe Nekukanganisa kwaIsraeri): Israeri yakaedza kuita kuti Gidheoni nedzinza rake vave vatongi venhaka, asi Gidheoni akaramba zvakasimba, achiti, "Jehovha ndiye achakutongai." Zvisinei, Gidheoni akakumbira: kuti mumwe nemumwe amupe mhete yemhete kubva pane zvavakapamba. Akaunganidza mashekeri egoridhe 1,755 ndokugadzira efodhi , akaiisa muguta rake reOfra. Zvinosuwisa kuti, Israeri wese akaita ufeve nayo ipapo , uye yakava musungo kuna Gidheoni neimba yake. Ndima 28–35 (Kufa kwaGidheoni uye Kukanganwa kwaIsraeri): VaMidhiani vakakundwa, uye nyika yakava nezororo kwemakore makumi mana panguva yaGidheoni. Gidheoni akafa akwegura zvakanaka uye akavigwa muguva rababa vake Joashi. Mushure mekufa kwake, vaIsraeri vakadzokera kuupombwe hwemweya, vachinamata Bhaari-bheriti uye vachikundikana kuratidza mutsa kuimba yaJerubhaari (Gidheoni) nekuda kwezvose zvakanaka zvaakaita.
Zvidzidzo Zvikuru Kubva Munyaya yaGidheoni Mwari Anoshandisa Vasingafungidzike Nevasina Simba: Gidheoni akatanga kuvanda nekutya uye akaona mhuri yake seisina simba kupfuura mamwe ese muna Manase. Mwari akadzikisa mauto ake nemaune kubva pa32,000 kusvika pa300 kuratidza kuti kukunda kunobva musimba raMwari, kwete simba revanhu. Kushivirira nekusava nechokwadi kwevanhu: Mwari akasangana nekusachengeteka kwaGidheoni kwakadzika uye zvikumbiro zvezviratidzo (moto nedehwe remakwai) nemwoyo murefu nenyasha zvinoshamisa, achivaka kutenda kwake zvinyoro nyoro nhanho nhanho. Hutungamiriri Hwechokwadi Hunosanganisira Kuzvininipisa: Gidheoni akabudirira kutonga zvematongerwo enyika emadzinza asina kusimba (achinyaradza vaEfuremu) uye akaramba zvachose simba reumambo, achibvuma kuti Mwari chete ndiye anofanira kutonga Israeri. Njodzi Yekubvumirana Pamwe Chete Mukubudirira: Pasinei nekukunda kwake kunoshamisa, kugadzira kwaGidheoni efodhi yegoridhe kwakava musungo wemweya (kunamata zvifananidzo) kumhuri yake nerudzi rwake, zvichiratidza kuti kungwarira kwemweya kunodiwa kunyangwe—uye kunyanya—mushure mekukunda kukuru.
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