Amavesi eBhayibheli adumile avela kokuthi Abehluleli 6

Dlulisela

Ingelosi kaSimakade yabonakala kuye, yathi: “USimakade unawe, qhawe elinamandla.”

USimakade waphendukela kuye, wathi: “Hamba ngalawa mandla akho, ukhulule u-Israyeli esandleni sabakwaMidiyani; angikuthumanga yini, na?”

USimakade wathi kuye: “Ngizokuba nawe, uyakubabulala abakwaMidiyani kungathi ubulala umuntu oyedwa.”

UGideyoni wathi kuyo: “Kodwa mnumzane, uma uSimakade enathi, kungani kwenzeke konke lokhu kithi, na? Ziphi zonke izenzo zakhe ezimangalisayo, okhokho bethu abasixoxela ngazo, bethi: ‘Akazange yini uSimakade asikhuphule eGibhithe, na?’ Kepha manje uSimakade usilahlile, wasinikela esandleni sabakwaMidiyani.”

Waphendula wathi: “Kodwa Nkosi, ngingamkhulula kanjani u-Israyeli, na? Umndeni wakithi ungomncinyane kwaManase, nami ngingomncane endlini kababa.”

Ingelosi kaSimakade yafika e-Ofira yahlala phansi komu-okhi, owawungokaJowashi umAbhiyezeri, ngesikhathi indodana yakhe, uGideyoni, ibhula ukolo esikhamweni sewayini, ukuze iwufihlele abakwaMidiyani.

UGideyoni wamakhela uSimakade i-althare lapho, waliqamba wathi: uSimakade Ungukuthula. Kuze kube namuhla lisekhona lapho e-Ofira lama-Abhiyezeri.

Wayesethi kuye: “Uma ngifumene umusa emehlweni akho, ngikhombise isibonakaliso sokuthi nguwena okhuluma nami.

Kepha uSimakade wathi kuye: “Ukuthula makube kuwe; ungesabi, awuzukufa.”

Abantu bakwa-Israyeli benza okubi emehlweni kaSimakade, uSimakade wabanikela esandleni sabakwaMidiyani iminyaka eyisikhombisa.