23. Kwesi sithuba ke nazo izizwe zakwaNafetali, kwa-Ashere, nakwaManase macal' onke, zahlatyelwa umkhosi, zeza nazo zawasukelisa amaMidiyan.
24. UGidiyon wathumela izigidimi kulo lonke eleentaba lakwaEfrayim, esithi: “Yihlani nize kulwa namaMidiyan. Vingcan' amazibuko eJordan nasezintlanjeni nide niye kufika eBhete-bhara, khon' ukuze angaweli amaMidiyan.” AmaEfrayim eza ngendlu yawo, aza ke ayivingca iJordan neentlambo zayo ukuya kuthi xhaxhe ngeBhete-bhara.
25. Azibamba zombini iinkosi zamaMidiyan, uOrebhe noZebhe. UOrebhe ambulalela kwiliwa likaOrebhe, ke yena uZebhe ambulalela kwisixovulelo-diliya sikaZebhe. Awasukela amaMidiyan, aza eza nentloko kaOrebhe nekaZebhe kuGidiyon owayengekayiweli iJordan ngelo xesha.