Abahluleli 7:9-15

Kwathi ngalobo busuku uJehova wathi kuye: “Vuka, wehlele empini; ngoba ngiyinikele esandleni sakho. Kodwa uma wesaba ukwehla, yehla uye empini kanye nenceku yakho uFura; Futhi kumelwe uzwe lokho abakushoyo; ngasemuva izandla zakho ziyakuqiniswa ukuba wehlele empini. Wayesehla noPhura inceku yakhe, baya ngaphandle kwabahlomile ababesempini. AbakwaMidiyani nama-Amaleki nabo bonke abantwana basempumalanga babelele esigodini njengesikhonyane ngobuningi; namakamela abo ayengenakubalwa ngangesihlabathi solwandle ngobuningi. Lapho uGideyoni efika, bheka, kwakukhona umuntu owaxoxela umngane wakhe iphupho, wathi: “Bheka, ngiphuphe iphupho, bheka, iqebelengwane lesinkwa sebhali liwela phakathi kwebutho lakwaMidiyani nasetendeni, layishaya. Yawa, yawugumbuqela, kwaze kwalala itende ngohlangothi lwayo. Umngane wakhe waphendula wathi: “Akusilutho ngaphandle kwenkemba kaGideyoni, indodana kaJowashi, indoda yakwa-Israyeli, ngokuba uNkulunkulu wanikela esandleni sakhe abakwaMidiyani nayo yonke impi.” Kwathi uGideyoni esizwa indaba yephupho nokuchazwa kwalo, wakhuleka, wabuyela ebuthweni lakwa-Israyeli, wathi: “Sukumani! ngokuba uJehova unikele impi yakwaMidiyani esandleni sakho.