Abehluleli 7:9-15

Ngalobo busuku uSimakade wathi kuye: “Vuka wehlele enkanjini, ngokuba ngiyinikele esandleni sakho. Kepha uma wesaba ukuyihlasela, yehlela enkanjini nenceku yakho uPhura, uyokuzwa abakushoyo, emveni kwalokho uyakuqina idolo, wehlele enkanjini.” Wahamba noPhura, inceku yakhe, waya emaphethelweni alabo abahlomile ababesenkanjini. AbakwaMidiyani nabase-Amaleki, nabo bonke abasempumalanga babelele esigodini bebaningi njengesikhonyane; namakameli abo engenakubalwa njengesihlabathi solwandle. Ngesikhathi efika uGideyoni, enye yamadoda yayixoxela umngani wayo iphupho layo, ithi: “Ngibe nephupho; ngiphuphe iqebelengwane lesinkwa esiyindilinga sebhali ligingqikela enkanjini yakwaMidiyani. Lifike lashaya ithende lawa, lagumbuqela, lapatalala.” Umngani wayo waphendula wathi: “Lokhu akusho lutho ngaphandle kokuthi inkemba kaGideyoni, indodana kaJowashi, indoda yakwa-Israyeli, uNkulunkulu unikele esandleni sayo uMidiyani nempi yakhe yonke.” Lapho uGideyoni elizwa iphupho nencazelo yalo, wakhuleka, wayesebuyela enkanjini yakwa-Israyeli, wafike wathi: “Vukani, ngokuba uSimakade uyinikele esandleni senu impi yakwaMidiyani.”