13. Jwale Gideone, mora wa Jowashe, a kgutla ntweng ka tsela ya Lekgalo la Herese.
14. A tshwara mohlankana wa Sukote, a mmotsa dipotso. Mohlanka eo a ngolla Gideone mabitso a mahosana le a baholo ba Sukote, mme ya eba banna ba mashome a supileng a metso e supileng.
15. Gideone a fihla ho banna ba Sukote, a re ho bona: “Bonang bo-Seba le Salemuna, bao le ileng la nnyedisa ka bona, la re: <Na bo-Seba le Salemuna o se o ba tshwere, hoo re ka fang banna ba hao, ba kgathetseng, bohobe?> ”
16. Gideone a nka baholo ba motse, a nka le meutlwa le leoka la lehwatata, mme ka tsena a shapa banna ba Sukote.
17. A heletsa tora ya Penuele, a bolaya banna ba motse oo wa Penuele.
18. Jwale Gideone a re ho Seba le ho Salemuna: “Banna bao le ba bolaetseng Tabore ba hokae?”Ba araba, ba re: “Ba ne ba tshwana le wena, e mong le e mong wa bona eka ngwana wa kgosi.”
19. A re ho bona: “Bao e ne e le bana beso, ba tswetsweng ke mme. Ke hlapanya ka Morena ya phelang, hore hoja la se ke la ba bolaya, le nna ke ne nke ke ka le bolaya.”
20. A re ho Jetere, letsibolo la hae: “Ema, o ba bolaye!” Empa mohlanka a se ke a tsomula sabole ya hae, hobane o ne a tshaba, kaha a ne a sa le monyenyane.
21. Jwale bo-Seba le Salemuna ba re ho Gideone: “A ho eme wena ka sebele, o re bolaye, hobane wena o na le matla a bonna.” Gideone a ema, a bolaya bo-Seba le Salemuna; a nka mekgabiso e neng e le melaleng ya dikamele tsa bona.
22. Jwale banna ba Iseraele ba re ho Gideone: “Re buse, wena le mora wa hao, le setloholo sa hao, hobane o re namoletse matsohong a Bamidiane.”