¹Zvino varume vaEfuremu vakati kwaari, Watiitireiko, zvausina kutidana nguva yawakandorwa naMidhiani? Vakamupopotera kwazvo.

¹And the men of Ephraim said unto him, Why hast thou served us thus, that thou calledst us not, when thou wentest to fight with Midian? And they did chide with him sharply.

²Akati kwavari, Ini zvino ndaiteiko hangu, kana ndichizvifananidza nemi? Handiti zvakaunganidzwa naEfuremu zvinopfuura kukohwa kose kwaAbhiezeri here?

²And he said unto them, What have I now done in comparison with you? Is not the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abiezer?

³Mwari wakaisa machinda maviri aMidhiani, Orebhi naZeebhi, mumaoko enyu; zvino ini ndaigona kuiteiwo, kana ndichizvifananidza nemi? Ipapo kutsamwa kwavo kwakanyarara kwaari, avaudza izvozvo.

³God hath delivered into your hand the princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb: and what was I able to do in comparison with you? Then their anger was abated toward him, when he had said that.

⁴Gidheoni akasvika paJoridhani, akayambuka, iye navarume vana mazana matatu vaakanga anavo; vakanga vaneta, kunyange zvakadaro vakanga vachiteverera havo.

⁴And Gideon came to the Jordan, [and] passed over, he, and the three hundred men that were with him, faint, yet pursuing.

⁵Akati kuvarume veSukoti, Ipai henyu vanhu ava vanonditevera mapundu ezvingwa, nekuti vaneta; ndinoteverera Zebha naZarimuna, madzimambo aMidhiani.

⁵And he said unto the men of Succoth, Give, I pray you, loaves of bread unto the people that follow me; for they are faint, and I am pursuing after Zebah and Zalmunna, the kings of Midian.

⁶Machinda eSukoti akati, Ko Zebha naZarimuna vatokundwa newe here, zvowoti, tipe hondo yako chingwa?

⁶And the princes of Succoth said, Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thy hand, that we should give bread unto thine army?

⁷Gidheoni akati, Saka, kana Jehovha akaisa Zebha naZarimuna muruoko rwangu, ndichapura nyama yenyu nemhinzwa yomurenje norukato.

⁷And Gideon said, Therefore when Jehovah hath delivered Zebah and Zalmunna into my hand, then I will tear your flesh with the thorns of the wilderness and with briers.

⁸Akabvapo, akakwira Penueri, akandotaura navo saizvozvo. Varume vePenueri vakamupindura sezvakapindura varume veSukoti.

⁸And he went up thence to Penuel, and spake unto them in like manner; and the men of Penuel answered him as the men of Succoth had answered.

⁹Akataurawo navarume vePenueri, akati, Kana ndikadzoka norugare, ndichaputsa rusvingo urwu.

⁹And he spake also unto the men of Penuel, saying, When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower.

¹⁰Zvino Zebha naZarimuna vakanga vari Karikori, vane hondo dzavo varume vane zviuru zvine gumi nezvishanu; ndivo vose vakanga vakasara pahondo yose yavana vamabvazuva; nekuti varume vane zviuru zvina makumi matatu, vaigona kurwa nomunondo, vakanga vaurawa.

¹⁰Now Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor, and their hosts with them, about fifteen thousand men, all that were left of all the host of the children of the east; for there fell a hundred and twenty thousand men that drew sword.

¹¹Gidheoni akakwira nenzira yavaigara pamatende, nokumabvazuva kweNobha neJogobheha, akakunda hondo, nekuti hondo yakanga yakafara.

¹¹And Gideon went up by the way of them that dwelt in tents on the east of Nobah and Jogbehah, and smote the host; for the host was secure.

¹²Ipapo Zebha naZarimuna vakatiza, iye akavateverera; akabata madzimambo maviri aMidhiani, Zebha naZarimuna, akavhundusa hondo yose.

¹²And Zebah and Zalmunna fled; and he pursued after them; and he took the two kings of Midian, Zebah and Zalmunna, and discomfited all the host.

¹³Gidheoni, mwanakomana waJoashi, akadzoka pakurwa pamukwidza weHeresi.

¹³And Gideon the son of Joash returned from the battle from the ascent of Heres.

¹⁴Akabata jaya ravarume veSukoti, akamubvunzisisa; iye akamunyorera mazita amachinda eSukoti, navakuru varo, varume vana makumi manomwe navanomwe.

¹⁴And he caught a young man of the men of Succoth, and inquired of him: and he described for him the princes of Succoth, and the elders thereof, seventy and seven men.

¹⁵Akasvika kuvarume veSukoti, akati, Tarirai, Zebha naZarimuna, vamakandiseka pamusoro pavo, muchiti, Ko Zebha naZarimuna vatokundwa newe here, zvowoti, tipe varume vako vaneta chingwa?

¹⁵And he came unto the men of Succoth, and said, Behold Zebah and Zalmunna, concerning whom ye did taunt me, saying, Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thy hand, that we should give bread unto thy men that are weary?

¹⁶Ipapo akatora vakuru veguta, nemhinzwa yomurenje norukato, akapura varume veSukoti nazvo.

¹⁶And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.

¹⁷Akaputsa rusvingo rwePenueri, akauraya varume veguta.

¹⁷And he brake down the tower of Penuel, and slew the men of the city.

¹⁸Ipapo akati kuna Zebha naZarimuna, Varume vamakauraya paTabhori vakanga vakadiniko? Vakapindura, vakati, Sezvamakaita imwi, ndizvo zvavakanga vakaita ivo; mumwe nomumwe wakange akafanana nomwana wamambo.

¹⁸Then said he unto Zebah and Zalmunna, What manner of men were they whom ye slew at Tabor? And they answered, As thou art, so were they; each one resembled the children of a king.

¹⁹Akati, Vakanga vari vanin'ina vangu, vanakomana vamai vangu; naJehovha mupenyu, dai makavarega vari vapenyu, ndingadai ndisina kukuurayai imwi.

¹⁹And he said, They were my brethren, the sons of my mother: as Jehovah liveth, if ye had saved them alive, I would not slay you.

²⁰Zvino akati kuna Jeteri, dangwe rake, Simuka, uvauraye. Asi jaya harina kuvhomora munondo waro, nekuti rakatya, zvarakanga richiri mukomana.

²⁰And he said unto Jether his first-born, Up, and slay them. But the youth drew not his sword; for he feared, because he was yet a youth.

²¹Ipapo Zebha naZarimuna vakati, Simukai imwi, mutiuraye, nekuti sezvakaita murume, ndizvo zvakaita simba rake. Ipapo Gidheoni akasimuka, akauraya Zebha naZarimuna, akatora zvishongo zvakanga zvakafanana nomwedzi, zvakanga zviri pamitsipa yamakamera avo.

²¹Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, Rise thou, and fall upon us; for as the man is, so is his strength. And Gideon arose, and slew Zebah and Zalmunna, and took the crescents that were on their camels' necks.

²²Zvino varume vaIsiraeri vakati kuna Gidheoni, Mutibate ushe imwi nomwanakomana wenyu, nomwanakomana womwanakomana wenyuwo, nekuti makatiponesa pamaoko avaMidhiani.

²²Then the men of Israel said unto Gideon, Rule thou over us, both thou, and thy son, and thy son's son also; for thou hast saved us out of the hand of Midian.

²³Gidheoni akati kwavari, Ini handingakubatiyi ushe, kunyange mwanakomana wangu haangakubatiyi ushe; Jehovha ndiye uchakubatai.

²³And Gideon said unto them, I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you: Jehovah shall rule over you.

²⁴Gidheoni akati kwavari, Ndinoda kukumbira chinhu chimwe kwamuri: Mumwe nomumwe wenyu ngaandipe zvindori zvemhino zviri pakati pezvakapambwa zvake. (Nokuti vakanga vane zvindori zvemhino zvendarama, nekuti vakanga vari vaIshimaeri.)

²⁴And Gideon said unto them, I would make a request of you, that ye would give me every man the ear-rings of his spoil. (For they had golden ear-rings, because they were Ishmaelites.)

²⁵Vakapindura vakati, Tichakupai izvo nomoyo wose! Ipapo vakawarira nguvo, mumwe nomumwe akakandirapo zvindori zvemhino, zvakanga zviri pakati pezvakapambwa zvavo.

²⁵And they answered, We will willingly give them. And they spread a garment, and did cast therein every man the ear-rings of his spoil.

²⁶Zvindori izvo zvemhino zvendarama, zvaakakumbira kwavari, pakurema kwazvo zvikasvika mashekeri ane chiuru chimwe namazana manomwe endarama; asi havana kuverenga zvishongo zvakanga zvakafanana nomwedzi, nezvindori zvaishongwa, nenguvo shava dzaifukwa namadzimambo aMidhiani; havana kuverengawo uketani hwakanga hwuri pamitsipa yamakamera avo.

²⁶And the weight of the golden ear-rings that he requested was a thousand and seven hundred [shekels] of gold, besides the crescents, and the pendants, and the purple raiment that was on the kings of Midian, and besides the chains that were about their camels' necks.

²⁷Gidheoni akaita efodhi nazvo, akaiisa muguta rake, ipo paOfura; vaIsiraeri vose vakapata vachiitevera ipapo; ukava musungo kuna Gidheoni nokuna veimba yake.

²⁷And Gideon made an ephod thereof, and put it in his city, even in Ophrah: and all Israel played the harlot after it there; and it became a snare unto Gideon, and to his house.

²⁸Saizvozvo vaMidhiani vakakundwa pamberi pavana vaIsiraeri, havana kuzosimudzazve misoro yavo. Nyika ikazorora makore ana makumi mana pamazuva aGidheoni.

²⁸So Midian was subdued before the children of Israel, and they lifted up their heads no more. And the land had rest forty years in the days of Gideon.

²⁹Zvino Jerubhaari, mwanakomana waJoashi, akandogara mumba make.

²⁹And Jerubbaal the son of Joash went and dwelt in his own house.

³⁰Gidheoni wakange ana vanakomana vana makumi manomwe vakanga vaberekwa naye, nekuti wakange ana vakadzi vazhinji;

³⁰And Gideon had threescore and ten sons of his body begotten; for he had many wives.

³¹uye nomurongo wake, wakange ari paShemi, wakamuberekera mwanakomana, akamutumidza zita rinonzi Abhimereki.

³¹And his concubine that was in Shechem, she also bare him a son, and he called his name Abimelech.

³²Gidheoni, mwanakomana waJoashi, akafa akwegura, akavigwa muguva raJoashi baba vake paOfura revaAbhiezeri.

³²And Gideon the son of Joash died in a good old age, and was buried in the sepulchre of Joash his father, in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.

³³Zvino Gidheoni wakati achangofa, vana valsiraeri vakadzokera shure, vakapata vachitevera vaBhaari, vakaita Bhaari-bheriti mwari wavo.

³³And it came to pass, as soon as Gideon was dead, that the children of Israel turned again, and played the harlot after the Baalim, and made Baal-berith their god.

³⁴Vana vaIsiraeri vakasarangarira Jehovha Mwari wavo, iye wakange avarwira mumaoko avavengi vavo vose kunhivi dzose;

³⁴And the children of Israel remembered not Jehovah their God, who had delivered them out of the hand of all their enemies on every side;

³⁵uye havana kuitira veimba yaJerubhaari, iye Gidheoni, zvakanaka pamusoro pezvose zvakanaka zvaakanga aitira vaIsiraeri.

³⁵neither showed they kindness to the house of Jerubbaal, [who is] Gideon, according to all the goodness which he had showed unto Israel.