Abahluleli 6:11-24

Kwafika ingelosi kaJehova, yahlala phansi kwesihlahla somtholo esasise-Ofira, esingesikaJowashi umAbiyeze; uGideyoni indodana yakhe wayebhula ukolweni esikhamweni sewayini ukuze amfihle kumaMidiyani. Ingelosi kaJehova yabonakala kuye, yathi: “UJehova unawe, qhawe elinamandla; UGideyoni wathi kuye: “Awu, Nkosi yami, uma uJehova enathi, kungani konke lokhu kusehlele na? ziphi zonke izibonakaliso zakhe okhokho bethu abasitshela ngazo, besithi: UJehova kasikhuphulanga yini eGibhithe? kepha manje uJehova usilahlile, wasinikela esandleni sakwaMidiyani. UJehova wambheka, wathi: “Hamba ngalawa mandla akho, futhi uzokhulula u-Israyeli esandleni sakwaMidiyani.” Angikuthumanga yini? Wathi kuye: “Awu, Nkosi yami, ngiyakumkhulula ngani u-Israyeli na?” bheka, umndeni wakithi umpofu kwaManase, mina ngingomncinyane endlini kababa. UJehova wasesithi kuye: Isibili ngizakuba lawe, njalo uzatshaya amaMidiyani njengomuntu munye. Wathi kuye: “Uma manje ngifumene umusa emehlweni akho, nginike isibonakaliso sokuthi ukhulume kimi.” Ungasuki lapha ngize ngize kuwe, ngilethe isipho sami, ngisibeke phambi kwakho. Wathi: “Ngizohlala uze ubuye.” UGideyoni wangena, walungisa izinyane lamaqebelengwane angenamvubelo e-efa lempuphu; wafaka inyama kubhasikidi, wathela isoso ebhodweni, wamkhiphela ngaphansi kwesihlahla somuthi, waletha. Ingelosi kaNkulunkulu yathi kuye: “Thatha inyama namaqebelengwane angenamvubelo, ukubeke phezu kwaleli dwala, uthele umhluzi.” Wenze njalo. Ingelosi kaJehova yase yelula isihloko sentonga eyayisesandleni sayo, yathinta inyama namaqebelengwane angenamvubelo; kwakhuphuka umlilo edwaleni, wadla inyama namaqebelengwane angenamvubelo. Ingelosi kaJehova yasuka ebusweni bakhe. Kwathi uGideyoni ebona ukuthi iyingelosi kaJehova, uGideyoni wathi: “Awu, Nkosi Jehova! ngokuba ngabona ingelosi kaJehova ubuso nobuso. UJehova wasesithi kuye: Ukuthula kakube kuwe! ningesabi: aniyikufa. UGideyoni wamakhela khona uJehova i-altare, walibiza ngokuthi: UJehova, ukuthula; kuze kube namuhla iseOfira lama-Abiyezeri.