Abehluleli 6:25-34

Abehluleli 6:25-34 ZUL20

Ngalobo busuku uSimakade wathi kuye: “Thatha inkunzi kayihlo, eyesibili eneminyaka eyisikhombisa, ubhidlize i-althare likaBhali elingelikayihlo, ugawule nensika engcwele eseduze kwalo, bese wakha i-althare likaSimakade uNkulunkulu wakho phezu kwaleyo nqaba elapho ngokuhlelekileyo, uthathe inkunzi yesibili, uyinikele njengomnikelo wokushiswa phezu kwezinkuni zensika engcwele ozakuyigawula.” UGideyoni wathatha izinceku zakhe ezilishumi, wenza njengalokhu uSimakade emtshelile, kodwa ngenxa yokuba wayesaba abomndeni wakubo nabantu bomuzi, kakwenzanga lokhu emini, kodwa ebusuku. Lapho bevuka ngakusasa ekuseni abantu bomuzi, i-althare likaBhali libhidliziwe, nensika engcwele eseduze kwalo igawuliwe, nenkunzi yesibili inikelwe phezu kwe-althare elalakhiwe. Babuzana bodwa, bathi: “Ngubani owenze lokhu, na?” Emveni kokufuna bebuzisisa, batshelwa ukuthi: “NguGideyoni, indodana kaJowashi, owenze lokhu.” Abantu balowo muzi bathi kuJowashi: “Ikhiphele phandle indodana yakho, ukuze ife, ngokuba ibhidlize i-althare likaBhali, yagawula nensika engcwele ebiseduze kwalo.” Kodwa uJowashi wathi kubo bonke ababemi bebhekene naye: “Niyakulwela uBhali, na? Nizama ukumsindisa, na? Oyakumlwela uBhali makabulawe ekuseni. Uma engunkulunkulu makazilwele yena, ngoba yi-althare lakhe elibhidliziwe.” Kusukela ngalolo lusuku uGideyoni wabizwa ngokuthi nguJerubhali, okungukuthi: “UBhali makalwe naye,” ngoba nguye owabhidliza i-althare lakhe. Kwase kubuthana bonke abakwaMidiyani, abase-Amaleki, nabantu basempumalanga, bawela iJordani, bakanisa esigodini iJizreyeli. UMoya kaSimakade wehlela kuGideyoni, washaya icilongo, ama-Abhiyezeri abuthana, amlandela.