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UGidiyoni 

Indaba yanamuhla nayo iphuma encwadini yabaHluleli. Kuvamile kithina ukuthi sifune ukubona  abangaphansi—amaqhawe angenakwenzeka—bewina. Yilokho okwenzeka kuGideyoni ngokumelene nabakwaMidiyani. 

Njengoba sifundile osukwini 2, ama-Israyeli ayephila emjikelezweni onobuthi obusabekayo. Ngaleso sikhathi, uGideyoni wayengumahluleli ka-Israyeli, futhi base becindezelwe abakwaMidiyani iminyaka eyisikhombisa. AbakwaMidiyani babenonya kuma-Israyeli kangangokuthi ayebulawa indlala. Kungaleso sikhathi lapho babiza khona iNkosi... futhi.

UNkulunkulu wathumela umprofethi kubantu bakhe futhi wabathethisa ngokukhonza izithombe zamanga nezezizwe. Ngemva kwalokhu, ingelosi kaJehova yabonakala kuGideyoni futhi yabiza uGideyoni nge“qhawe elinamandla” (AbaHluleli 6:12). Ngokusobala emangele ngalokhu, uGideyoni wabe esebuza ukuthi kungani uNkulunkulu ebalahlile. 

UNkulunkulu utshela uGideyoni ukuthi asindise u-Israyeli esandleni sikaMidiyani. UGideyoni uyamngabaza uNkulunkulu izikhathi eziningana. Kodwa, uNkulunkulu uyamtshela ukuthi Uyoba naye, nokuthi Uyomkhulula. Ekugcineni, uGideyoni uya phambili endimeni uNkulunkulu ambizele kuyo. 

UGideyoni wayenamadoda angu-22 000, kodwa uNkulunkulu wathi lawo maningi kakhulu. Ekugcineni, amadoda angu-22 000 ancipha afinyelela ku-300 ukuze alwe nebutho eliyizinkulungwane zamaMidiyani. Futhi ngalokho kulalela nokuncika kuNkulunkulu, ama-Israyeli, eholwa uGideyoni, anqoba. Izinto ezimbalwa esingazifunda kule ndaba yilezi:

UNkulunkulu Akabangeli Zonke Izinkathazo Zethu
Lapho ingelosi kaJehova ifika kuGideyoni okokuqala, uGideyoni wamngabaza uNkulunkulu futhi wamsola ngokubashiya kwakhe. Kodwa, singabona ngokucacile ukuthi izenzo zabo zaholela ekucindezelweni nasebunzimeni. Bakhetha ukwenza “okubi emehlweni kaJehova” (AbaHluleli 6:1). Ngakho-ke, kuwukuhlakanipha ngathi sonke ukuthi sibheke ukukhetha kwethu futhi sibone ukuthi yini okudingeka siyilungise. Ukusola uNkulunkulu akuyona impendulo.

UNkulunkulu Uyabekezela Ekungabazeni Kwethu
UGideyoni wabuza ukuthi uNkulunkulu ukuphi, wabuza uNkulunkulu owayemsebenzisa, wacela izimpawu ezimbili kuNkulunkulu zokuthi wayenguNkulunkulu ngempela, futhi wagomela ngokuthi wayengenawo amadoda anele okunqoba impi. Futhi ngisho nangemva kokuba uNkulunkulu etshele uGideyoni izikhathi ezimbili ezihlukene ukuthi wayezo“menzela ukunqoba amaMidiyani,” uGideyoni wayesangabaza. Nokho, isikhathi ngasinye uNkulunkulu wayesabela ngesineke nangomusa ekungabazeni kukaGideyoni nokwesaba kwakhe. UNkulunkulu akazange amlahle ngemva kokungabaza okukodwa noma ukungabaza okuyishumi nambili. Wayeyiqonda inkinga yobuntu uGidiyoni ayenayo. UNkulunkulu uyasazi! Uyabazi ubuthakathaka bethu. Uyazi ukuthi sisathukile noma sizwa Kuye. Uyazi ukuthi asikuboni lokho Akubonayo. Unesihe futhi unomusa!

Amandla KaNkulunkulu Angaphezu Kwawanele
UNkulunkulu wathatha indoda egcwele ukwesaba, engahlomile, nengabazayo uGideyoni futhi wamholela ekunqobeni izinkulungwane zamaMidiyani ngebutho lamadoda angu-300. Ngeke Anza okufanayo nakithi? Singase sizizwe sibuthakathaka, kodwa ngamandla Akhe, cishe ngeke sehluleke, cishe singaphumelela! IZwi likaNkulunkulu lisitshela ukuthi uthembekile. Kukhona yini okunzima kuye?