Kwafika ingelosi kaJehova, yahlala phansi kwesihlahla somtholo esasise-Ofira, esingesikaJowashi umAbiyeze; uGideyoni indodana yakhe wayebhula ukolweni esikhamweni sewayini ukuze amfihle kumaMidiyani.
Ingelosi kaJehova yabonakala kuye, yathi: “UJehova unawe, qhawe elinamandla;
UGideyoni wathi kuye: “Awu, Nkosi yami, uma uJehova enathi, kungani konke lokhu kusehlele na? ziphi zonke izibonakaliso zakhe okhokho bethu abasitshela ngazo, besithi: UJehova kasikhuphulanga yini eGibhithe? kepha manje uJehova usilahlile, wasinikela esandleni sakwaMidiyani.
UJehova wambheka, wathi: “Hamba ngalawa mandla akho, futhi uzokhulula u-Israyeli esandleni sakwaMidiyani.” Angikuthumanga yini?
Wathi kuye: “Awu, Nkosi yami, ngiyakumkhulula ngani u-Israyeli na?” bheka, umndeni wakithi umpofu kwaManase, mina ngingomncinyane endlini kababa.
UJehova wasesithi kuye: Isibili ngizakuba lawe, njalo uzatshaya amaMidiyani njengomuntu munye.
Wathi kuye: “Uma manje ngifumene umusa emehlweni akho, nginike isibonakaliso sokuthi ukhulume kimi.”
Ungasuki lapha ngize ngize kuwe, ngilethe isipho sami, ngisibeke phambi kwakho. Wathi: “Ngizohlala uze ubuye.”
UGideyoni wangena, walungisa izinyane lamaqebelengwane angenamvubelo e-efa lempuphu; wafaka inyama kubhasikidi, wathela isoso ebhodweni, wamkhiphela ngaphansi kwesihlahla somuthi, waletha.
Ingelosi kaNkulunkulu yathi kuye: “Thatha inyama namaqebelengwane angenamvubelo, ukubeke phezu kwaleli dwala, uthele umhluzi.” Wenze njalo.
Ingelosi kaJehova yase yelula isihloko sentonga eyayisesandleni sayo, yathinta inyama namaqebelengwane angenamvubelo; kwakhuphuka umlilo edwaleni, wadla inyama namaqebelengwane angenamvubelo. Ingelosi kaJehova yasuka ebusweni bakhe.
Kwathi uGideyoni ebona ukuthi iyingelosi kaJehova, uGideyoni wathi: “Awu, Nkosi Jehova! ngokuba ngabona ingelosi kaJehova ubuso nobuso.
UJehova wasesithi kuye: Ukuthula kakube kuwe! ningesabi: aniyikufa.
UGideyoni wamakhela khona uJehova i-altare, walibiza ngokuthi: UJehova, ukuthula; kuze kube namuhla iseOfira lama-Abiyezeri.