1 Abone Isreel kehm kpe lim abiafem go esamahr bi Jehova. Go nnya esehma, Jehova yake bo, bo song jol aju go elwo ni anebe Midia. 2 Tib go esi ji anebe Midia jo sab bo go elfili , abone Isreel be rehng go ero awong, song biiri go akpatal, agohng, a eko ebta. 3 Ngare anyehng anyehng nyi abone Isreel lˈbahm nsol, anebe Midia, a anebe Amalek, a ane bako ba lohng ero nfam, bahke bake ba kehme elnoko a bo. 4 Bo sa o kak elsi, jo rannge nsol alehke ebo tete rehng go Gasa. Jol ejum ajehng ajehng ji ellehke, bo kpeem jo yake ka Isreel, ejoro, adamagbudu, a ebvankang, ebvankang kpee. 5 Bo jo ba a atohkondi atohkondi ebo, a nkpatahk, ana elkpa agohrobi. Jol a nehm ma fange bo, a akamel akamel ebo. Tete bo li nsol kpee mal, kehm feere. 6 Eji anebe Midia ma li nsol abone Isreel kpee mal, owo abone Isreel kehm lingi tong Jehova re, á kak bo ebo. 7 Eji abone Isreel lingi tong Jehova tib go esi ji anebe Midia, 8 á tumu bo nnyehnamahr no bungu re, "Ji ji a, ji Jehova, Esowo bi Isreel bungu no: n yehk-n go eju bi ń jolo go Ijib. 9 N tahr-n yehke go elnohko ni anebe Ijib, a ane kpee ba jo nohk-n. N kame anebekv ebahne, fere ka-n ndi abo. 10 N bungu tong-n re, ˈMe wo li Jehova, bi li Esowo ebahne; kana tiki kak asowo nya anebe Amor, bo ji ń lene eboa ndi.ˈ Jol ḿ m-e wukem." 11 Owo enjel nyi Jehova kehm ba ji go nnahb eti nyi bo kpo lung re oak ji li nfam nyi Ofra. Edi jio jolo ka Joas ji lohng ebangenahb ji Abieser. Gidion mmon a Joas jo ruumu nsam o edi ji bo kpo kaame amahm yehke go akab greb, eji anebe Midia lˈkˈnyehn. 12 Owo enjel nyi Jehova kehm ba kpir-e kehm-e tongo re, "Jehova li a na, wo egburu ntakuru." 13 Gidion kehm faange re, "Nsoo, lˈjol re Jehova li anahre, jenji wahnge nsol nyia kpee kp-r limi? Akpokosi nyanehm nya na, nya babnsoo tong-r bade, eji bo bungu re, anv Jehova sang yehk-r go ndi nyi Ijiba? Á ma feere ba tahng-r tub, faak-r kak anebe Midia go ebo. 14 Owo Jehova kehm sennge fere go ege, kehm bungu re, "Song go nsahm nyi a kpi no, song tahre anebe Isreel yehke go ebo bi anebe Midia. Me wo kp-a tumu." 15 Gidion kehm faange re, "Anv, Jehova m bahke limi renan, kehm tahre anebe Isreel? Ebangenahb ejame ji li morennge ebangenahb go etˈtohngo ji Manase, ga me n li erennge nne go egame ebangenahb." 16 Jehova kehm bungu tong-e re, "M bahke jolo a na. Á bahke noko a anebe Midia rannge bo, are a kpˈnoko a nne awohng." 17 Gidion kehm faange re, "Lˈjol go etingitingi re a bahk-m kake ebo, tib-m elliingi re wo wo kpˈbungu aname. 18 Ka tahm tete me n song ko ejum elyare ejame ba kaa. Jehova kehm faange re, "M bahke jolo a tete, a je feere." 19 Owo Gidion kehm yange go ege etahk, song wul mmombul baange, fere rod abe nya bahke ruru eltahl a ngbugu ebal lim abred nya ayist ki wob go atahng. Á kake nnyam go ejeere, kak abehne go mmotu, kehm koko ba ka enjel nyi ji go nnahb eti nyi bo kpo lung re Oak. 20 Enjel nyi Esowo kehm bungu tong-e re, "Rod nnyam nyio, a abred nyao nya ayist ki wob atahng kunu go ekpartal, yaange abehne nyao wohngo." Gidion kehm limi ano. 21 Enjel kehm rodo ebti bi á fili go ebo, kooro nnyam, a abred nyao. Agun kehm seke go ekpartal jio fere fi nnyam nyio, a abred. Enjel nyi Jehova soro lamme. 22 Eji Gidion sebe kahn re enjel nyi Jehova nyi, á kehm rabe, "Nsoo Jehova! Me n nyehn enjel nyi Jehova gbul gbul gbuul!" 23 Jehova kehm bungu re, "Elkoono jol a na, ka fahl, a nehm kpo." 24 Gidion kehm limi egudu njom ka Jehova edi jio, fere jo lung re, Jehova wo li Elkoono. Jia yim tete tub lela go ejahbe ji Ofra, go edi ndi ji ebangenahb ji Abieser. 25 Atv manehm o, Jehova kehm-e tongo re, "Yehke etoono mmona nfong no nlum no ga gbal, go ellong enyam nso, no ma kang nnya esehma. Far egudu njom Baal ji nso, tob kim ego ji Asera ji li kohlo o tub go ndi. 26 Lim egudu njom ji nno a nno ka Jehova edi ewong jia. Ko nfong , wo lim njom nyi bo kpo jahm na fi. Ko ego ji Asera ji a kimi no tub, ana nkun. 27 Gidion kehm rodo alokeltum ebe na awubu, bo song lim jang jang ana Jehova tong-e no. Á Limem jia a, njul á limi atv, tibre elfahle jol-e jol bade ebangenahb eje, a ane ba jolo go nfam. 28 Efungfu eji ane ma nyahme, bo kehm sebe kahn re, egudu njom ji Baal bobwa, tob kim ego Asera tub go ndi, bo limi egudu njom ji nfenfe, fere ko etoono mmona nfong no nlum no ga gbal lim njom kunu o. 29 Ane kehm kehme elbahbe atemtem, "Nne awo limi ejum jia? Eji bo feede nobnob, bo kehm tongo bo re, Gidion mmon a Joas wo limi." 30 Anebelum ba ejahbe jio kehm tongo Joas re, yehke mmon ewe ba a ne, á bahke tiki kpo na, tibre yebwa egudu njom ji Baal, fere kim ego ji Asera ji jolo kohlo o tub go." 31 Owo Joas kehm faange agbanne bao ba lohngo no ba re, "Wahn ba kpˈgboko siki ka Baala? Wahn ba bahke noko ka-ea? Nne no lˈnok ka-e, bo bahke ye wul behna efungfu! Lˈjol re Baal esowo bi, nong á nok a nne no rannge egudu njom eje antahng." 32 Bomo efung bio asongo, bo jo lungu Gidion re, Jerubaal, ji lohngo re, "Nong Baal nok ka elne antahng." Tibre á wa egudu njom ji Baal. 33 Gaam kpe kang nsoja nyi Midia, a nyi Amalek, a nyehko nyi lohng go ero nfam kpa njahm mehl ebta a abone Isreel. Bo siiri aya ma Jodan, ba kak elsi ebo, jolo go edamme ji Jesreel. 34 Owo Etohko ji Jehova kehm ba yel Gidion. Á kehm ba wor ntang a nnyam, yehke ane re bo tahm ebta, ane ba lohng go nnahb ji Abieser lohng ba go ege 35 Á tumu abatiingetib tv etˈtohngo ji Manase, , Aser, Sebulon, a Naftali, re bo rod nsol ebta, bo kpee lohng song kpir-e. 36 Gidion kehm bungu tong Esowo re, "Lˈjol re a bahke tahre abone Isreel sehng go egame ebo, ana a nyame no, 37 tib-m go mbang nyia, m bahke bumu ngunyam go edi ji bo kpo ruumu nsam, ebohng lˈna suku ngunyam nyi nyi, ndi jol wum wum, m bahke kahne re, a bahke tahre abone Isreel sehng go egame ebo ana a ma bung." 38 Ano wo jolo no ful ful fuul. Gidion kehm nyahme etoono efung, song rod ngunyam nyio kaame, rur na go ekpingi erukabo. 39 Gidion kehm bungu tong Jehova re, "Titi nong atahng ki-a rak tob-m. Nong me n kpe ko ngunyam nyia bahb-a ejum ajehng. Anv, lim ngunyam nyia jol wumwum, nong ebohng suku go ndi kpee." 40 Atv mao Esowo limi ano, efungfu ngunyam jolo wum wum, ndi kpee suku tib ebohng.