1 Iwa anọng p'Israẹl abira asi itzama k'itzitzikha s'Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi, Ibinọkpaabyi otte bẹ ọbọhk ọnang anọng p'ẹkhọma cha Midiyan, ka cho azenamfa. 2 Da iwa anọng pa Midiyan akhaam ẹfa ayọhnga anọng p'Israẹl, anọng p'Israẹl afona atza asi orukhabe fabẹ ka mgbegbeho ebira, ọmaana k'atzakpamma ttara k'ochubhabe. 3 Ogbe kpenamkpen kw'anọng p'Israẹl ayaabh iwoni sabẹ, anọng p'ẹkhọma cha Midiyan, ọmaana ch'Amalẹk ttara anọng pa ngọma s'irukhi k'okhubha kw'ewuchen em-eyin, am-afona atza arima anọng p'Israẹl abẹ. 4 Anọng mba am-abhing mẹ bẹ akhibhi iwoni maa, apyiri Gaza bẹ anọng p'Israẹl otzirattọhk manda vani f'ode orukhimaan, obiro ode ẹbhaam ttara ẹnyanyaang, karikhi. 5 Wa bẹ abin ttara etzirakpo pyabẹ, omaana okhira fabẹ mach'ọhaabh f'agwuribhebhe. Wa bẹ ajinọng ọmaana akamẹl pabẹ kafha abhik; bẹ abọkha ẹkhọma nda bẹ abira akhibhi ọttọhk kpenamkpen. 6 Anọng p'ẹkhọma cha Midiyan ahok anọng p'Israẹl k'ihem s'okwo maa, anọng p'Israẹl abhom ẹkkaana anang Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi.

7 K'ogbe kw'anọng p'Israẹl abhomi ẹkkaana anang Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi, okhuri k'ihem s'anọng pa Midiyan ahokhi bẹ, 8 ọtzọhm ọsẹjaakhi ọnang bẹ, kw'obeni bi, “Ma wọ ode odik kw'Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi, kw'ode Ibinọkpaabyi kw'Israẹl obeni bi: kaam ndim bọng mbina k'Ijip k'ẹkhọma nduma cha bọng awobh k'ihem. 9 Kaam nnọbh bọng ka mbọhk s'anọng p'Ijip, ọmaana ka mbọhk s'anọng biphyir p'ahokhi bọng k'ihem, ngwubh bẹ k'itzitzikha sabọng, mbiri ndọkha irerek sabẹ nnang bọng. 10 Mben bọng bi, ‘Kaam wọ nde Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi, kw'ode Ibinọkpaabyi kwabọng; bọng ikha s'anọng p'Amọr pa bọng arukhi k'irerek sabẹ kàkpobha.’ Yina, bọng itzọhng kayong anang-m.”

11 Iwa ewu dani, oreng-eden kw'Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi ofona kẹ okwu k'obhon kw'Ọphra, ọtza owobha ẹwọr k'irekhirek kw'echi ch'ideden cha oak ch'ede echi cha Joash kw'ofon Abiez, kẹ da nnwa kwẹ Gideọn owobh om-okhok abọkpa, k'ibe sa bẹ am-amyana achiduk, ifha anọng pa Midiyan aningi bẹ are. 12 Mada oreng-eden kw'Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi oyini Gideọn abẹ, oben bi, “Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi owobh kẹ ttar-ọ, kọ orim-egbong kw'ideden.”

13 Yina, Gideọn obhina bi, “Idikha Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi owobh kẹ ttara man, okhuri yan kw'idik nna biphyir itto ikhebha man o? Ikkokkoni-dik sẹ biphyir ki s'ab'otte paman am-agbaak man okhuri kẹ, aben bi, ‘Wa Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi man kotzim obina k'Ijip o?’ Yina, madeden Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi okk'nnam ọkpa ọbọra man, obiro ọtzọkha man okhe ka mbọhk s'anọng pa Midiyan.”

14 Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi ọbhakhi okker-ẹ, oben bi, “Kọ tzima ẹfa ch'akhaam arọhng atza akkaana anọng p'Israẹl, ka mbọhk s'anọng pa Midiyan. Kaam ọkhaam ma for saam wọ ndọhm-ọ.”

15 Yina, Gideọn ọbọbh bi, “Itta, yan kwa kaam mfha nkkaana anọng p'Israẹl o? Efonamma chaam dọ ẹkhar ọtzam k'ẹkhọma cha Manasẹ. Kaam wọ mbiri ngara ọtzam k'ẹhọhmmọr ch'otte kwaam.”

16 Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi obhina bi, “Kaam ńwobha ttar-ọ, kọ ábira afhu anọng pa Midiyan biphyir-phyir maana afhu ọnọng wani.”

17 Gideọn on-obhina bi, “Idikha madeden kaam nkk'ọphyaam ndọkha k'itzitzikha sọ, kọ si ẹjaakhi anang-m ifha nnonga bi, k'odik-ọkka kọ wọ am-agbaakh-m atzim. 18 Tzotzokhaan, kọ kafona maa, kaam mkpa nnam ttara ẹnanga chaam, nkwu nji chẹ m'itzitzikha sọ.”

Mẹ wọ, Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi ọben bi, “Kaam nwobha-owobha ndik maa, akhuna.”

19 Mando kwa Gideọn ofon ọtza ọtzọkha ovu-nwa ofhu otzima osi ọchattọhk, obiro ọtzọkha abubuma k'ọgbanggbang otzima osi brẹd kwa bẹ ani yist akhe. Ọtzọkha ọchattọhk mva f'okhe k'ikhiriba, ọmaana etzen nda ch'ewobh k'irọhkha otzima ọtza ober-ẹ m'echirin cha oak.

20 Oreng-eden kw'Ibinọkpaabyi oben-ẹ bi, “Tzini etzen nda ọmaana brẹd nwa kwa bẹ ani yist akhe, anana pyẹ m'itzakpa nna, ayaanga ẹbọhnga nda mẹ.” Wa Gideọn osi mando. 21 Oreng-eden kw'Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi otzima ironẹmma s'ochikhura kw'otzim k'ọbọhk kwẹ, ọttọhmi etzen nda ọmaana brẹd nwa kwa bẹ ani yist akhe. Ekpon eyin m'ẹtzakpa nda echi etzen nda ọmaana brẹd. Mando kw'oreng-eden kw'Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi ọdakhi odimi. 22 Mada Gideọn on-orong bi, oreng-eden kw'Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi wọ, ọkpẹbh oben bi, “O Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi kw'ọyọhng! Kaam nkk'orenga-eden kw'Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi, itzitzikha ttara itzitzikha nna!”

23 Yina, Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi oben-ẹ bi, “Odidiri owobha ttar-ọ! Oning-ọ ojor, Kọ kápe.”

24 Mẹ wọ ofon, Gideọn osi ijafọhnibe mẹ, ọnang Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi, oyeri sẹ Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi wọ ode ẹmẹm. Ma pyiri k'ewu cha mayina ijafọhnibe nna, ibe k'obhon kw'Ọphra k'ẹkhọma ch'Abiez.

25 M'erungiwu nduma dani Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi oben Gideọn bi, “Tzọkha ẹbhaam-dim ch'ẹkhaam ẹfa ch'ettong mfa k'etzirakpo py'atte, ch'ede cho azenamfa. Atzima anyuni ijafọhnibe nna s'atte om-owobha okpobha Baal abira akpaara mkpọmmachi s'Ashẹra sa mbe k'ẹbhabhaanga chẹ. 26 Asi ijafọhnibe ikkakkasẹ k'egbegbeho ebira ttara atza, anang kaam Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi, kwa nde Ibinọkpaabyi kwọ. Tzima mkpọmmachi nna s'Ashẹra s'akpaar, ọmaana ẹbhaam-dim nda ch'ettong mfa asi ẹjafọhni ẹkwọmichẹ.”

27 Mando wọ kwa Gideọn ọtzọk atzọhmnọng pẹ jobh, ofona ọtza osi mach'Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi ọgbaakh-ẹ. Yina, okhuri ojora f'ọkhaam ọmaana anọng pẹ ttara f'ajinọng p'obhon kw'Ọphra, osi ijafọhnibe nna k'erungi, kw'ira osi sẹ k'ẹya.

28 K'ekpebha mada ajinọng p'obhon nwa aphyọbh, bẹ an-are bi, ijafọhnibe sa Baal ikk'ikhibhi, ẹkpọmmachi ch'Ashẹra ch'ebe m'ẹbhabhaanga ebire ẹkpaara, bẹ abira atzima ẹbhaam-dim nda ch'ettong mfa asi ẹjafọhni, m'ijafọhnibẹ nna ibhasẹ.

29 Bẹ abhakhi abọbh ayok bi, “Anyi wọ osi odik nwa?”

Mada bẹ atzọk ogbe adọn kwẹ, bẹ agbaak bẹ bi, “Gideọn kw'ode nnwa kwa Joash wọ osi kwẹ.”

30 Mando wọ kw'ajinọng p'obhon nwa afon atza aben Joash bi, “Tzima nnwa kwọ kw'ijinọng ayin ka. Kẹ ọkhaambi ope, okhuri bi, kẹ okk'ijafọhnibe sa Baal ọvọhkhi obiro ọkpaara ẹkpọmmachi ch'Ashẹra ch'ebe ẹbaanga sẹ.”

31 Yina, Joash obhina ọnọngẹya haabha nwa kw'ettem ekk'epyibha kw'ọkhọr-ẹ okhe k'ottem bi, “Na bọng arima erima nda k'eho cha Baal o? Bọng am-akhong bi, akkaan-ẹ? Ọnọng manda wani kw'orim erima k'eho cha Baal bẹ akhaambi afhẹ-ẹ k'ekpebha! Idikha Baal ọkhaam ẹfa k'odik-ọkka, tte orima erima cha for sẹ k'ogbe kw'ọnọng ọvọhkhi ijafọhnibe sẹ.” 32 Mẹ wọ ofon m'ewu nduma bẹ an-ayeri Gideọn “Jerub-Baal,” aben bi, “Tte Baal orima erima ttar-ẹ,” okhuri da ọvọhkhi ijafọhnibe sa Baal.

33 M'ogbe nwa, wa ẹkhọma cha Midiyan, ọmaana ch'Amalẹk ttara ngọma ndọdọk s'irukhi k'okhubha kw'ewuchen em-eyin, bẹ abhuna ẹfa njekha ọraanga kwa Jọrdan nda mming ka ittolim sa Jẹzrẹl. 34 Mando kw'egwugwuma ch'Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi ẹhak ẹnwa Gideọn, ogyi obukpọhng otzima oyeri anọng p'Abiez bi, bẹ atzọn-ẹ abẹ. 35 Ọtzọhm akkaabh-nkkaabha k'ẹkhọma cha Manasẹ biphyir bi, bẹ atzima egbongkpo akwu, obiro ọtzọhm ochena ẹkhọma ch'Ashẹr, ọmaana cha Zebulun ttara cha Naphtali, ifha bẹ-bẹ dọk abira avura akhebha bẹ kẹ.

36 Gideọn e, oben Ọvaar Ibinọkpaabyi bi, “Idikha ọdaakh-ọ bi, arenga ka kaam ka mbọhk akkaana anọng p'Israẹl mach'akk'achekhi, 37 kkere e, kaam ńdọkha ngwugwuma nnana m'ibe sa bẹ am-awobha agwuma abọkpamọma. Idikha abonisi atzebhi ma ngwugwuma nna sẹ-sẹ bẹ k'irerek katzebhi, mẹ wọ kwa kaam ńdima nnonga bi, kọ arenga-orenga ka mbọhk saam akkaana anọng p'Israẹl, mach'agbaakhi.” 38 Manda wọ kwa kwẹ ode. Gideọn ọphyọbha k'ekpekpebha k'ewu ch'ekhobh; ọmyana ngwugwuma nnuma asi ayin p'afhu ogbobhi-mbọhk.

39 Mẹ wọ e, Gideọn oben Ibinọkpaabyi bi, “Oning-ọ ọdọkhi ttara kaam. Tte kaam mbiri mphyem ogbe nwa wani. Tte-m ọbọhk m'ogbe nwa mbiri nsi eyoma ttara ngwugwuma nna. M'ogbe nwa, kọ si ngwugwuma nna ngwu, abonisi abubha irerek.” 40 M'erungiwu nduma, Ibinọkpaabyi osi mando. Ngwugwuma sẹ-sẹ ngwu; abonisi abubha irerek biphyir.