1Hiche jouhin Ephraim mipiten Gideon kommah hitin aseijun ahi, “Ipi dinga hitia hi neibollu ham? Midiante satdinga nahung kijot uva chu ipi dinga neina kou louvu ham?” atiuvin; lungnatah in Gideon chu ana kinelpiu vin ahi. 2Ahin Gideonin adonbutnin, “Nangho toh tekah dinga ken ipi katohdoh beh am? Ephraim min lengpithei alolhah jouva amoh akhen hou chu Abeizer phungbah neocha ho lhosoh ga pumpi sanga tamjo hilouham? 3Pathen’in Midian gal lamkai teni Oreb le Zeeb chunga galjona napeh to tekah thei dinga ken ipi katohdoh beh am ati. Ephraim mihon Gideon thusei chu ajah phat’un alunghan nao adailha tai. ✡

4Gideonin amite jathum toh Jordan vadung ahinpal galkai jun ahi, athachol lheh jeng vangun agalmiteu chu anadel nalai jun ahi. 5Succoth alhun phat’un Gideonin akhopi lamkaiho kommah “Ka sepaite ho dingin anneh themkhat beh neipeuvin amahohi athachol lheh tauvin ahi. Keiman Midian lengte Zebah leh Zalmunna kahin del ahi,” ati. 6Ahinlah Succoth lamkaiten adonbut’un, “Zebah le Zalmunna chu hinman masauvin chujouteng keihon nasepaite vah naovinge” atiuve. 7Hichephat chun Gideonin ajah uvah, “Pakaiyin Zebah le Zalmunna chunga galjona eipehuva kahung kile lamteng leh gammang noiya konna kahin lah lingle molla natahsau kajep teldeh ding nahiuve,” atitan ahi. 8Hichea kon in Gideon chu Paniel langah achetouvin amaho komma jong chun nehding an athum’in ahileh amahon jong hitobang machun anadonbut un ahi. 9Hijeh chun amanjong amaho komma chun, “Gal kahinjoa kahung kileteng hiche inting vumhi kaloi chimding ahi” atipeh tai. 10Hiche pet hin Zebah leh Zalmunna chu Karkor munnah epia sangsom le sang-nga toh aumkhom lhonnin ahi, hicheng hochu solang gamkaija pangkhom epia sangjakhat le sangsomni ana kithat holah’a amoh ho cheng chu ahiuve. 11Gideonin Nobah le Jogbebah solam mi kiveiho lampi chu akollin aum kimvellin, chuin Midian sepaite chu kiging manlouvin adelkhum tan ahi. 12Midian lengteni Zebah leh Zalmunna anajamlhon in ahin, Gideonin adelsuh peh in asepaite jousetoh amattha tan ahi. 13Hiche jouchun Gideon chu agalsat munna konchun ahungkile in Heres lampi chu ahin jotnin ahi. 14Hichea chun Succoth na konna hung golhang khat amannin akhopi sunga thunei vaihom hole lamkai upa somsagi le sagi ho min chu ajihdoh soh tan ahi. 15Gideon chu Succoth lang’ah akile in alamkai hou kommah chun hitin aseitan ahi, “Tuhin Zebah le Zalmunna chu hikommah aumtai, tumasanga nakom uva kahung chun nanghon noisetah in Zebah leh Zalmunna chu hinman masaovin chutengleh nasepaite thachol chu vahnao vinge natiuvin ahi. 16Hijouchun Gideonin akhopi lamkaiho chu gammang noija ahinlah lingle mol chun ajepmin hilchahna aneitan ahi. 17Aman Peniel inting vumjong chu avochim’in hiche khopi sunga umho jouse chu athat gamtan ahi. 18Hijouchun Gideonin Zebah leh Zalmunna chu adongin “Tabor munna natha hou chu itobang mi hiuvam” ati. Ama nin adonbutnin “Nang tobang ahiuve, amahon chun lengcha hina limle mel apu cheh uve,” ati lhonin ahi. 19Hichun aman jong, “Amaho chu kasopi pasal ho ahiuvin, keima kanu tah chate jeng ahiuve,” ati. Chujouvin Gideonin, “Hingjing Pakai minna kasei ahi, amaho chu anathat hihleu chun tunia hi nangni katha lhonlou ding ahi,” tin asaptho jengin tan ahi. 20Chuin Gideon kiheijin achapa atahpenpa Jethar komma chun, “Kipat inlang ani lhonin that tan” ati. Ahin Jether chu chapangcha ahiyeh in akichan achemjam asatdoh ngam tapon ahi. 21Hichun Zebah leh Zalmunna chun Gideon kommah asei lhonnin, “Pasal nahina tah langin, nangma tah in neithat jeng lhonnin,” ati lhonin ahi. Hichun, Gideonin amani chu athat in asangongsang ngong lhon’a thilmantam ho chu akilah tan ahi.

22Hichun Israel ten Gideon komma chun “Nangle nachate chuleh natute changeijin kachung uvah vaihommin pangtauvin ajeh chu nangin Midiante a kon in neihuhdoh tauvin ahi,” atiuve. 23Ahin Gideonin adonbut’in, “Kei kahin kachate ahin nachung uva vaihom pouvinge, Pakai joh in nachunguva vai ahomding ahi,” ati. 24Ahinlah keiman thilkhat kathum nomme, nanghon mikhat cheh in galmi natha houva konna nahin chomdoh u bilba chu neipeuvin ati. (Galmiho chu Ishmaelte ahiyeh un sana bilba akiba cheh u ahi). 25Amahon kipah tah in aseijun, “Peuvinge” atiuve. Hitichun amaho khatcheh in, galla ahin chomdoh lah uva kon in sana bilba hochu pon aphaovin aseplha sohkeiyun ahi. 26Hiche sana bilba hochu shekel sangkhat le jasagi aphan ahi, hichea panglou galla ahin chomdoh u adangho chu, lengte kijepna thilmantam ho, Midian engthen akivonnu ponsandup hole asangongsao hou ngonga a-opeh u thil mantamho jouse jong ahinalaiye. 27Gideonin hiche sana hoa konchun ompho asemmin ama khopi Ophrah munna akoijin ahi. Ahinla gangtah in Israelten hichu ahin hou un kisuhboh nan aneijun, hichu Gideon le ainsung mite dingin kipalna in ahung pangtai. 28Hitihin Israelten Midiante chu ana sunem’un ahileh hichekah chu Midiante akiledoh jouta pouvin ahi. Hichea konchn Gideon hinlai sunga kum somli sungin gamsung’ah chamna alengin ahi. 29Hiche jouchun Joash chapa Gideon chu ainlanga akiletan ahi. 30Aman chapa som sagi aneijin ahi, ajeh chu amah in ji tamtah aneijeh ahi. 31Aman Shechem munna thaikem khat ananeijin, amanu chun chapa khat ahinpeh in amin Abimelech ahi. 32Gideon athichun ateh lheh jengtan ahi, amachu Abiezer phungmite gamsunga um Ophrah munnah apa Joash lhankhuh a anavui tauvin ahi. 33Gideon thijou jouvin Israelte chu amahole amaho akisuboh un Baal chu a pathen’in akisemmun Baal doilim semthuho chu anahouvun ahi. 34Amahon avelluva cheng agalmite jouseuva konna ahin huhdoh uva a Pakai a Pathennu chu asumil tauvin ahi. 35Amahon Israel mite dinga thilpha tamtah ana tongdoh a Jerub-baal kitipa Gideon insung mite jengjong janaleh gelkhohna imacha ana neitapouvin ahi.