2 Ndipo Yehova anati kwa Gideoni. Anthu ali ndi iwe andicurukira kuti ndipereke Midyani m'dzanja lao; angadzitame Israyeli pa Ine, ndi kuti, Dzanja la ine mwini landipulumutsa.
3 Ndipo tsopano, kalalike m'makutu a anthu, ndi kuti, Ali yense wocita mantha, nanjenjemera, abwerere nacoke pa phiri la Gileadi. Ndipo anabwererako anthu zikwi makumi awiri mphambu ziwiri, natsalako zikwi khumi.
4 Ndipo Yehova ananena ndi Gideoni, Anthu akali ocuruka; tsikira nao kumadzi, ndipo ndidzakuyesera iwo komweko; ndipo kudzali kuti iye amene ndimnena kwa iwe, Uyo azimuka nawe, yemweyo azimuka nawe; koma ali yense ndimnena kwa iwe, Uyo asamuke nawe, yemweyo asamuke.
5 Ndipo anatsikira nao anthu kumadzi; ndipo Yehova anati kwa Gideoni, Ali yense akapiza madzi pa lilime lace, monga akhatira garu, ameneyo amuike pa yekha; momwemo ali yense agwada pakumwa.
6 Ndi kuwerenga kwa iwo akukhatira, ndi kuika dzanja lao kukamwa kwao, ndiko mazana atatu; koma ena onse anagwada pakumwa madzi.
7 Ndipo Yehova anati kwa Gideoni, Ndi anthu mazana atatu akukhatira ndidzakupulumutsani, ndi kupereka Amidyani m'dzanja lako; koma amuke anthu awa onse, yense kumalo kwace.
8 Pamenepo anthu anatenga kamba m'dzanja lao, ndi malipenga ao; ndipo anauza amuna onse a Israyeli amuke, yense kuhema kwace; koma anaimika amuna mazana atatuwo; ndipo misasa ya Midyani inali kunsi kwace m'cigwa.