Abahluleli 4
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AbaHluleli 4
Izizwe ezithile zishiywe yiNkosi, kuqhuba
1Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli babuye benza okubi emehlweni kaJehova ekufeni kuka-Ehudi.
2UJehova wabathengisa esandleni sikaJabini inkosi yaseKhanani, owayebusa eHasori; induna yakhe kwakunguSisera, owayehlala eHaroshethi labezizwe.
3Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bakhuleka kuJehova, ngokuba wayenezinqola zensimbi ezingamakhulu ayisishiyagalolunye; iminyaka engamashumi amabili wabacindezela kakhulu abantwana bakwa-Israyeli.
4UDebora, umprofethikazi, umkaLapidoti, wayehola u-Israyeli ngaleso sikhathi.
5Wayehlala phansi kwesundu likaDebora phakathi kweRama neBethele ezintabeni zakwa-Efrayimi; abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bakhuphukela kuye ukuze bagwetshwe.
6Wathumela wabiza uBharaki indodana ka-Abinohama eKedeshinafetali, wathi kuye: “Akashongo yini uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli ukuthi: ‘Hamba uye entabeni yaseThabori, uthathe amadoda ayizinkulungwane eziyishumi kubantwana bakwaNafetali, uhambe nawe, abanye babantwana bakwaZebuloni na?
7Ngiyakudonsela kuwe uSisera induna yempi kaJabini nezinqola zakhe nesixuku sakhe emfuleni iKishoni; ngiyakumnikela esandleni sakho.
8UBaraki wasesithi kuye: Uba uthanda ukuhamba lami, ngizahamba; kepha uma ungahambi nami, angiyikuhamba.
9Wathi: “Impela ngiyakuhamba nawe; ngoba uJehova uzathengisa uSisera esandleni sowesifazana. UDebora waqeda, wahamba noBaraki eKedeshi.
10UBharaki wabiza oZebuloni noNafetali eKedeshi; wakhuphuka namadoda ayizinkulungwane eziyishumi ezinyaweni zakhe, noDebora wakhuphuka naye.
11UHebhere, umKheni, owayevela kubantwana bakwaHobabi, umukhwe kaMose, wazahlukanisa namaKheni, wamisa itende lakhe kwaze kwaba se-okini laseSanayimi eKedeshi.
12Bamtshela uSisera ukuthi uBaraki, indodana ka-Abinohama, ukhuphukele entabeni yaseThabori.
13USisera wabutha zonke izinqola zakhe, izinqola zensimbi ezingamakhulu ayisishiyagalolunye, nabo bonke abantu ababenaye, kusukela eHarosheti labezizwe kuze kufike emfuleni iKishoni.
14UDebora wasesithi kuBharaki: Sukuma! ngoba lolu lusuku iNkosi ezanikela ngalo uSisera esandleni sakho. UJehova akahambanga phambi kwakho na? UBharaki wehla entabeni yaseThabori namadoda ayizinkulungwane eziyishumi emva kwakhe.
15UJehova wamsanganisa uSisera nazo zonke izinqola zakhe nempi yakhe yonke ngobukhali benkemba phambi kukaBaraki; uSisera wehla enqoleni yakhe, wabaleka ngezinyawo.
16Kepha uBaraki waxosha izinqola nempi kwaze kwaba seHarosheti labezizwe, yonke impi kaSisera yawa ngosiko lwenkemba; akwasala muntu.
17USisera wabaleka ngezinyawo waya etendeni likaJayeli umkaHebhere umKheni, ngokuba kwakukhona ukuthula phakathi kukaJabini inkosi yaseHazori nendlu kaHebhere umKheni.
18UJayeli waphuma ukumhlangabeza uSisera, wathi kuye: “Woza, nkosi yami, uze kimi; Ungesabi. Esengena naye etendeni, wamembathisa ingubo.
19Wathi kuye: “Ngiphuzise ingcosana yamanzi; ngoba ngomile Futhi wavula ibhodlela lobisi futhi wamphuzisa wavala.
20Wathi futhi kuye: “Yima ngasemnyango wetende; kuyakuthi lapho kufika othile futhi akubuze athi: ‘Ukhona yini lapha na?’ ukuthi lizakuthi: Hatshi.
21Khona-ke uJayeli umkaHebhere wathatha isikhonkwane etendeni waphatha isando ngesandla sakhe, waya kuye ngobumnene, wasibethela isikhonkwane ezinhlafunweni zakhe, wasigxisha emhlabathini, ngoba wayelele ubuthongo obukhulu futhi ekhathele. Ngakho wafa.
22Bheka, uBaraki esaxosha uSisera, uJayeli waphuma ukumhlangabeza, wathi kuye: “Woza, ngikubonise umuntu omfunayo.” Lapho engena etendeni lakhe, bheka, uSisera wayelele efile, isikhonkwane sisethempelini lakhe.
23UNkulunkulu wamnqoba uJabini inkosi yaseKhanani ngalolo suku phambi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli.
24Isandla sabantwana bakwa-Israyeli saqhubeka saba namandla phezu kukaJabini inkosi yaseKhanani baze bamchitha uJabini inkosi yaseKhanani.
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