9. Wathi ke kubo: “Akukho nto. Ndiza kubuya xa ndiloyisile utshaba, ndaye ke ndakuba ndibuyile ndiya kuyidiliza le nqaba yenu.”
10. Ke uZebha noZalmuna nomkhosi wabo babeseKarekore. Kuloo mkhosi wabantu basempumalanga kwakuwe amadoda akwisithuba samawaka alikhulu elinamashumi amabini, kwasala ishumi elinesihlanu lamawaka kuphela.
11. UGidiyon ke wenjenjalo ukumka ngaloo ndlela yabemi basentlango, ngakwimpuma yeNobha neJogebheha, waza wawuqubula loo mkhosi, wawoyisa.
12. Ke bona ookumkani abo, uZebha noZalmuna, babaleka, waza ke wabasukela wababamba, watsho nomkhosi wabo warhwaqela.
13. Ekubuyeni kwakhe kwelo dabi uGidiyon unyana kaJowashe wahamba ngendlela eqabela kwinkalo yeHeres,
14. waza wabamba umfana waseSukoti, wamncina ngemibuzo. Lo mfana wabhalela uGidiyon amagama amadoda amakhulu angamashumi asixhenxe anesixhenxe aseSukoti.
15. UGidiyon ke waya kumaSukoti, wafika wathi: “Naba ke uZebha noZalmuna enaniphoxisa ngam ngenxa yabo, nisithi: ‘Ngaba sewuboyisile na ooZebha noZalmuna, le nto selufuna siwunike isonka umkhosi wakhe odiniweyo?’ ”
16. Ngoko ke wathatha ameva nenkunzane, wawaphala ngayo, ewafundisa isifundo amadoda amakhulu aseSukoti.
17. Wayidiliza nenqaba yasePenuweli, wawabulala amadoda akhona.
18. UGidiyon wabuza uZebha noZalmuna wathi: “Ayeluhlobo luni na laa madoda nawabulalayo eTabore?”Ke bona baphendula bathi: “Ayefana nawe lowo kanye – onke ayengathi ngoonyana bokumkani.”
19. UGidiyon wathi: “Yayingabantakwethu abazalwa ngumama. Inene, ndiyafunga, ekho nje uNdikhoyo, ukuba naningawabulalanga bendingazukunibulala nani ngoku.”
20. Wayalela unyana wakhe omkhulu, uYetere, wathi: “Khwela kubo; babulale!” Kodwa ke inkwenkwe leyo yoyika, ayabinza, kuba yayiselula.
21. UZebha noZalmuna bathi ke kuGidiyon: “Sibulale ngokwakho; kaloku indoda ibonakala ngamandla ayo.” UGidiyon ke wababulala, waza wazithatha izihombiso ezazisezintanjeni zeenkamela zabo.
22. Emva koko ke amaSirayeli acela uGidiyon athi: “Masesilawulwa nguwe nenzala yakho. Kaloku nguwe osihlanguleyo kumaMidiyan.”