Abahluleli 7
1 Ekuseni kakhulu uJerubhi-Bhali (lowo nguGidiyoni) labantu bakhe bonke bamisa emthonjeni waseHarodi. Izihonqo zamaMidiyani zazingasenyakatho kwabo esigodini eduzane lentaba yaseMore.
and to rise Jerubbaal he/she/it Gideon and all [the] people: soldiers which with him and to camp upon Harod Harod and camp Midian to be to/for him from north from hill [the] Moreh in/on/with valley
2 UThixo wathi kuGidiyoni, “Abantu olabo banengi kakhulu ukuba nginikele amaMidiyani ezandleni zabo. Ukuze u-Israyeli angazincomi kimi esithi amandla akhe amsindisile,
and to say LORD to(wards) Gideon many [the] people: soldiers which with you from to give: give I [obj] Midian in/on/with hand: power their lest to beautify upon me Israel to/for to say hand: power my to save to/for me
3 memezela ebantwini khathesi nje uthi, ‘Lowo othuthumelayo ngenxa yokwesaba angabuyela emuva asuke eNtabeni iGiliyadi.’” Ngakho abantu abazinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amabili lambili babuyela, kwathi abazinkulungwane ezilitshumi basala.
and now to call: call out please in/on/with ear: to ears [the] people: soldiers to/for to say who? afraid and trembling to return: return and to depart from mountain: mount [the] (Mount) Gilead and to return: return from [the] people: soldiers twenty and two thousand and ten thousand to remain
4 Kodwa uThixo wathi kuGidiyoni, “Abantu balokhu bebanengi kakhulu. Behlisele emanzini, ngizakuhlolela bona khonale. Ngingathi, ‘Lo uzahamba lawe,’ uzahamba; kodwa ngingathi, ‘Lo kazukuhamba lawe,’ akayikuhamba.”
and to say LORD to(wards) Gideon still [the] people: soldiers many to go down [obj] them to(wards) [the] water and to refine him to/for you there and to be which to say to(wards) you this to go: went with you he/she/it to go: went with you and all which to say to(wards) you this not to go: went with you he/she/it not to go: went
5 Ngakho uGidiyoni wabathatha abantu wabasa ngasemanzini. Khonapho uThixo wathi kuGidiyoni, “Yehlukanisa labo abaxhapha amanzi ngolimi lwabo njengenja kulabo abaguqa phansi ukuba banathe.”
and to go down [obj] [the] people: soldiers to(wards) [the] water and to say LORD to(wards) Gideon all which to lick in/on/with tongue his from [the] water like/as as which to lick [the] dog to set [obj] him to/for alone and all which to bow upon knee his to/for to drink
6 Abantu abangamakhulu amathathu bakhaphazela amanzi emilonyeni yabo ngezandla zabo. Abanye bonke baguqa phansi ngamadolo abo ukuba banathe.
and to be number [the] to lick in/on/with hand their to(wards) lip their three hundred man and all remainder [the] people: soldiers to bow upon knee their to/for to drink water
7 UThixo wasesithi kuGidiyoni, “Ngamadoda angamakhulu amathathu anathe equthile ngizakusindisa nginikele amaMidiyani ezandleni zakho. Amanye wonke adedele aye emizini yabo.”
and to say LORD to(wards) Gideon in/on/with three hundred [the] man [the] to lick to save [obj] you and to give: give [obj] Midian in/on/with hand: power your and all [the] people: soldiers to go: went man: anyone to/for place his
8 Ngakho uGidiyoni wabuyisela inengi labako-Israyeli emathenteni abo wasala labangamakhulu amathathu, abayibo abathatha ukudla lamacilongo abanye. Izihonqo zamaMidiyani zazingaphansi kwakhe esigodini.
and to take: take [obj] provision [the] people: soldiers in/on/with hand their and [obj] trumpet their and [obj] all man Israel to send: depart man: anyone to/for tent his and in/on/with three hundred [the] man to strengthen: hold and camp Midian to be to/for him from underneath: under in/on/with valley
9 Ngalobobusuku uThixo wathi kuGidiyoni, “Vuka, yehla uyehlasela izihonqo ngoba ngizazinikela ezandleni zakho.
and to be in/on/with night [the] he/she/it and to say to(wards) him LORD to arise: rise to go down in/on/with camp for to give: give him in/on/with hand: power your
10 Nxa usesaba ukuhlasela, yehlela ezihonqweni lenceku yakho uPhura
and if afraid you(m. s.) to/for to go down to go down you(m. s.) and Purah youth your to(wards) [the] camp
11 ulalele abakutshoyo. Emva kwalokho uzakuba lesibindi sokuhlasela izihonqo.” Ngakho yena loPhura inceku yakhe behlela emaphethelweni ezihonqo.
and to hear: hear what? to speak: speak and after to strengthen: strengthen hand your and to go down in/on/with camp and to go down he/she/it and Purah youth his to(wards) end [the] armed which in/on/with camp
12 AmaMidiyani lama-Amaleki kanye labanye bonke abasempumalanga babemise esigodini, bebanengi njengentethe. Amakamela abo ayengeke abalwe njengetshebetshebe okhunjini lolwandle.
and Midian and Amalek and all son: descendant/people East to fall: fall in/on/with valley like/as locust to/for abundance and to/for camel their nothing number like/as sand which/that upon lip: shore [the] sea to/for abundance
13 UGidiyoni wafika omunye umuntu esatshela umngane wakhe iphupho lakhe. Wathi, “Ngiphuphe iphupho. Isinkwa sebhali esiyindilinga size sigiqikela ezihonqweni zamaMidiyani. Sitshaye ithente ngamandla amakhulu ithente lagenquka lawohlokela phansi.”
and to come (in): come Gideon and behold man to recount to/for neighbor his dream and to say behold dream to dream and behold (bun *Q(K)*) food: bread barley to overturn in/on/with camp Midian and to come (in): come till [the] tent and to smite him and to fall: fall and to overturn him to/for above [to] and to fall: fall [the] tent
14 Umngane wakhe waphendula wathi, “Lokhu akungeke kube ngolunye ulutho ngaphandle kwenkemba kaGidiyoni indodana kaJowashi, umʼIsrayeli. UNkulunkulu usenikele amaMidiyani lezihonqo zonke ezandleni zakhe.”
and to answer neighbor his and to say nothing this lest if: surely yes sword Gideon son: child Joash man Israel to give: give [the] God in/on/with hand: power his [obj] Midian and [obj] all [the] camp
15 Kwathi uGidiyoni esezwe iphupho lelo lengcazelo yalo, wakhonza. Wabuyela ezihonqweni zako-Israyeli wamemeza esithi, “Vukani! UThixo usenikele izihonqo zamaMidiyani ezandleni zenu!”
and to be like/as to hear: hear Gideon [obj] number [the] dream and [obj] breaking his and to bow and to return: return to(wards) camp Israel and to say to arise: rise for to give: give LORD in/on/with hand: power your [obj] camp Midian
16 Esehlukanise abantu abangamakhulu amathathu baba ngamaviyo amathathu, bonke wabanika amacilongo lezimbizanyana ezingelalutho, zilezibane phakathi.
and to divide [obj] three hundred [the] man three head: group and to give: put trumpet in/on/with hand all their and jar worthless and torch in/on/with midst [the] jar
17 Wathi kubo, “Ngikhangelani. Lingilandele. Lapho sengifike emaphethelweni ezihonqo, lenze engizabe ngikwenza.
and to say to(wards) them from me to see: see and so to make: do and behold I to come (in): come in/on/with end [the] camp and to be like/as as which to make: do so to make: do [emph?]
18 Nxa mina labo bonke abalami sesitshaya amacilongo ethu, lina ezindaweni zonke zezihonqo likhalise awenu limemeza lisithi, ‘NgekaThixo lekaGidiyoni.’”
and to blow in/on/with trumpet I and all which with me and to blow in/on/with trumpet also you(m. p.) around: side all [the] camp and to say to/for LORD and to/for Gideon
19 UGidiyoni lamadoda alikhulu ayelaye bafika emaphethelweni ezihonqo ekuqaliseni komlindo waphakathi, besanda kuntshintsha abalindi. Bakhalisa amacilongo abo babulala lenkonxa ababeziphethe.
and to come (in): come Gideon and hundred man which with him in/on/with end [the] camp head: first [the] watch [the] middle surely to arise: guard to arise: guard [obj] [the] to keep: guard and to blow in/on/with trumpet and to shatter [the] jar which in/on/with hand their
20 Amaviyo amathathu akhalisa amacilongo abulala inkonxa. Bephethe izibane ngezandla zabo zenxele, ezandleni zokudla bephethe amacilongo ababezawakhalisa, bamemeza bathi, “Inkemba kaThixo lekaGidiyoni!”
and to blow three [the] head: group in/on/with trumpet and to break [the] jar and to strengthen: hold in/on/with hand left their in/on/with torch and in/on/with hand right their [the] trumpet to/for to blow and to call: call out sword to/for LORD and to/for Gideon
21 Umuntu munye ngamunye wayemi endaweni yakhe behanqe izihonqo, amaMidiyani wonke agijima, ehlaba umkhosi ebaleka.
and to stand: stand man: anyone underneath: stand him around to/for camp and to run: run all [the] camp and to shout (and to flee *Q(K)*)
22 Kwathi amacilongo angamakhulu amathathu esekhala, uThixo wenza ukuthi abantu ababesezindaweni zonke ezihonqweni bahlaselane ngezinkemba zabo. Ibutho labalekela eBhethi-Shitha ngokuya eZerera kusiyafika emngceleni we-Abheli-Mehola eduzane leThabathi.
and to blow three hundred [the] trumpet and to set: make LORD [obj] sword man: anyone in/on/with neighbor his and in/on/with all [the] camp and to flee [the] camp till Beth-shittah [the] Beth-shittah Zererah till lip: edge Abel-meholah Abel-meholah upon Tabbath
23 Abako-Israyeli labakoNafithali, labako-Asheri labo bonke abakoManase babizwa, baxotshana lamaMidiyani.
and to cry man Israel from Naphtali and from Asher and from all Manasseh and to pursue after Midian
24 UGidiyoni wathuma izithunywa kulolonke ilizwe lamaqaqa elako-Efrayimi, esithi, “Yehlani lihlasele amaMidiyani lithumbe iziziba zaseJodani phambi kwawo kusiyafika eBhethi-Bhara.” Ngakho bonke abantu bako-Efrayimi babizwa bazithumba iziziba zaseJodani kusiyafika eBhethi-Bhara.
and messenger to send: depart Gideon in/on/with all mountain: hill country Ephraim to/for to say to go down to/for to encounter: toward Midian and to capture to/for them [obj] [the] water till Beth-barah Beth-barah and [obj] [the] Jordan and to cry all man Ephraim and to capture [obj] [the] water till Beth-barah Beth-barah and [obj] [the] Jordan
25 Bathumba labakhokheli bamaMidiyani ababili, u-Orebhi loZebhi. U-Orebhi bambulalela edwaleni lika-Orebhi, uZebhi esikhamelweni sewayini sikaZebhi. Baxotshana lamaMidiyani, amakhanda ka-Orebhi loZebhi bawasa kuGidiyoni owayeseJodani.
and to capture two ruler Midian [obj] Oreb and [obj] Zeeb and to kill [obj] Oreb in/on/with rock Oreb and [obj] Zeeb to kill in/on/with wine Zeeb and to pursue to(wards) Midian and head Oreb and Zeeb to come (in): bring to(wards) Gideon from side: beyond to/for Jordan
