UDebhora, uBharaki, noYayeli Abagwebi 4 1 Babuya oonyana bakaSirayeli benza ububi emehlweni kaYehova, akuba efile uEhude. 2 UYehova wabathengisa esandleni sikaYabhin, ukumkani wakwaKanan, owayelawula eHatsore, umphathi womkhosi wakhe yayinguSisera, owayehlala eHarosheti yeentlanga. 3 Bakhala oonyana bakaSirayeli kuYehova; ngokuba ebeneenqwelo zesinyithi ezingamakhulu asithoba; wabacinezela kakhulu oonyana bakaSirayeli iminyaka emashumi mabini. 4 UDebhora, umprofetikazi, umkaLapidoti, wayewalawula amaSirayeli ngelo xesha. 5 Wayehlala phantsi komthi wesundu kaDebhora phakathi kweRama neBheteli ezintabeni zakwaEfrayim; oonyana bakaSirayeli babesiya kuye ukuba agwebe. 6 Wathumela wabiza uBharaki, unyana ka-Abhinowam, eKedeshe yakwaNafetali, wathi kuye, Akakuwiselanga mthetho na uYehova, uThixo kaSirayeli, esithi, Hamba uye entabeni yeTabhore, uthabathe nawe amadoda angamawaka alishumi, koonyana bakaNafetali nakoonyana bakaZebhulon? 7 Ndomtsalela kuwe emlanjeni iKishon uSisera, umthetheli womkhosi kaYabhin, neenqwelo zakhe zokulwa, nengxokolo yakhe; ndimnikele esandleni sakho. 8 Wathi uBharaki kuye, Ukuba uthe wahamba nam, ndohamba; ukuba uthe wahamba nam, andiyi kuhamba. 9 Wathi, Ndiya kuhamba nawe, kodwa uhambo oluya kuhamba aluyi kuba lolwakho udumo, kuba uYehova uya kuthengisa ngoSisera esandleni somfazi. Wesuka ke uDebhora, waya noBharaki eKedeshe. 10 UBharaki wabiza uZebhulon noNafetali eKedeshe, wenyuka enamadoda angamawaka alishumi, amlandela; wenyuka naye uDebhora. 11 Ke kaloku uHebhere, umKeni, owayengowoonyana bakaHobhabhi, uyisezala kaMoses, wayezahlule kumaKeni, waza wamisa intente yakhe ecaleni komthi waseTsahanayim, ongaseKedeshe. 12 Bamxelela uSisera ukuba uBharaki, unyana ka-Abhinowam, unyuke waya entabeni yeTabhore. 13 USisera wahlanganisa zonke iinqwelo zakhe zokulwa, iinqwelo zesinyithi ezingamakhulu asithoba, nabantu bonke ababenaye, bethabathele eHarosheti yeentlanga, besa emlanjeni waseKishon.
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14 UDebhora wathi kuBharaki: “Sukuma, kuba le yimini uYehova amnikele ngayo uSisera esandleni sakho. Akaphumanga na uYehova phambi kwakho?” UBharaki wehla entabeni yaseTabhore, enamadoda angamawaka alishumi emva kwakhe. 15 UYehova wamdubaduba uSisera, nazo zonke iinqwelo zakhe zokulwa, nomkhosi wakhe wonke, ngohlangothi lwekrele phambi koBharaki; wehla uSisera enqwelweni yakhe, wasaba ngeenyawo. 16 UBharaki wazisukela iinqwelo zokulwa, nomkhosi, wada wesa eHarosheti yeentlanga; wonke umkhosi kaSisera wawa ngohlangothi lwekrele, akwasala mntu. 17 USisera wasaba ngeenyawo, waya ententeni kaYaheli, umkaHebhere umKeni; ngokuba bekukho uxolo phakathi kukaYabhin ukumkani waseHatsore nendlu kaHebhere umKeni. 18 Waphuma uYaheli waya kumhlangabeza uSisera, wathi kuye, Phambuka, nkosi yam, phambukela kum; musa ukoyika. Wangena ke ententeni, wamgquma ngengubo. 19 Wathi kuye, Khawundiphe amanzi okusela, kuba ndinxaniwe. Wavula ibhotile yobisi, wamnika amanzi okusela, wamgquma. 20 Waphinda wathi kuye: “Yima emnyango wentente, uze uthi xa umntu efika akubuze athi, ‘Ngaba kukho umntu apha?’ uze uthi, ‘Hayi.’ 21 Umfazi kaYaheli uHebhere wathabatha isikhonkwane sentente, wathabatha isando ngesandla sakhe, waya kuye ngobunono, wasibethela isikhonkwane ezintlafunweni zakhe, wasibethelela emhlabeni; kuba wayelele ubuthongo obukhulu, ediniwe. Wafa ke. 22 Kwaye, khangela, uBharaki esukela uSisera, uYaheli waphuma waya kumhlangabeza, wathi kuye, Yiza, ndikubonise indoda oyifunayo. Wangena ententeni yakhe, nanko uSisera elele efile, isikhonkwane sisezintlafunweni zakhe. 23 Ngaloo mini uThixo wamthoba uYabhin, ukumkani wamaKanan, phambi koonyana bakaSirayeli. 24 Isandla soonyana bakaSirayeli saqhubeka sikhula, sinamandla phezu koYabhin ukumkani wamaKanan, bada bamtshabalalisa uYabhin ukumkani wamaKanan.
Abagwebi 5 1 Baza bavuma ooDebhora noBharaki, unyana ka-Abhinowam, ngaloo mini, besithi, 2 Ngenxa yokuphindezela kukaSirayeli, ngenxa yokuzinikela kwabantu ngokuzithandela, bongani uYehova. 3 Yivani, bokumkani; bekani indlebe, zikhulu; Mna, ewe, ndiya kuvuma kuYehova, Ndiya kuvuma kuYehova, uThixo kaSirayeli. 4 Yehova, ekuphumeni kwakho kwaSehire, Ekuhambeni kwakho uvela emhlabeni wakwaEdom, Ihlabathi lanyikima, lavuza izulu, namafu avuza amanzi. 5 Iintaba zanyibilika phambi koYehova, neSinayi leyo, phambi koYehova uThixo kaSirayeli. 6 Ngemihla kaShamgare unyana ka-Anati, Ngemihla kaYaheli, iindlela zazingenanto, Abahambi babehamba ngeendlela eziziindlela. 7 Abemi basemaphandleni baphela, baphela kwaSirayeli, ndada ndavuka mna Debhora, ndavuka njengonina kwaSirayeli. 8 Banyula oothixo abatsha, kwaza kwabakho imfazwe emasangweni; kwabonwa ikhaka nomkhonto na phakathi kwamawaka angamashumi amane kwaSirayeli? 9 Intliziyo yam ikubo abaphathi bakwaSirayeli, Abazinikelayo ngokuqhutywa yintliziyo phakathi kwabantu. Bongani uYehova. 10 Thethani, nina bakhwele iimazi zeesile ezimhlophe, nina bahleliyo ematyaleni, nani bahamba ngendlela. 11 Abo bahlangulweyo kwingxolo yabatoli kwiindawo zokukha amanzi, apho baya kuxela khona imisebenzi yobulungisa kaYehova, imisebenzi yobulungisa kubemi bemizi yakhe kwaSirayeli; ngelo xesha abantu bakaYehova behla baya emasangweni. 12 Vuka, vuka, Debhora; Vuka, vuka, cula ingoma; Suk’ ume, Bharaki, uthumbe abathinjwa bakho, nyana ka-Abhinowam.
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13 Waza ke wamenza umlawuli oseleyo kwiingqwayingqwayi phakathi kwabantu; uYehova wandenza umlawuli phakathi kwabanamandla. 14 KwaEfrayim kwavela ingcambu yabo nxamnye noAmaleki; Emva kwakho, Bhenjamin, phakathi kwabantu bakho; KwaMakire kwavela ababusi, KwaZebhulon abo baphethe usiba lombhali. 15 Iinkosana zakwaIsakare zazikunye noDebhora, uIsakare noBharaki; wathunyelwa ngeenyawo entilini. Kwimida yakwaRubhen kwakukho iingcamango ezinkulu zentliziyo. 16 Uhlaleleni na phakathi kwezibaya zezimvu, Ukuze uve isandi semihlambi? Emacaleni akwaRubhen kwakukho ukugocagoca okukhulu kwentliziyo? 17 UGiliyadi wahlala phesheya kweYordan; UDan yena wahlalelani na ezinqanaweni? UAshere wahlala elunxwemeni lolwandle, wahlala ezimfanteni zakhe. 18 UZebhulon noNafetali babengabantu ababeka ubomi babo esichengeni kwada kwasekufeni kwiindawo eziphakamileyo zelizwe. 19 Ookumkani beza balwa, baza ookumkani bakwaKanan balwa eTahanaki ngasemanzini aseMegido; abathabathanga nzuzo yamali. 20 Zalwa ezulwini, Iinkwenkwezi ezindleleni zazo zalwa noSisera. 21 Umlambo waseKishon wabakhukulisa, umlambo wamandulo, umlambo waseKishon. Owu mphefumlo wam, unyathele amandla. 22 Zaza zaphulwa iinzipho zamahashe ngokuphala, ngokuphalaza kwabanamandla babo. 23 Qalekisani iMerozi, satsho isithunywa sikaYehova, Qalekisani kabukhali abemi bayo, Ngokuba bengezanga kunceda uYehova, kunceda uYehova phakathi kwabanamandla. 24 Makasikelelwe ngaphezu kwabafazi uYaheli, umfazi kaHebhere umKeni, Makasikelelwe ngaphezu kwabafazi abasezintenteni. 25 Wacela amanzi, wamnika ubisi, Wamzisela ibhotolo ngesitya seenkosi. 26 Wabeka isandla sakhe esikhonkwaneni, nesandla sakhe sokunene esandweni sabasebenza nzima, wambetha uSisera ngesando, wamtyumza intloko, wamhlaba waza wamgqobhoza ezintlafunweni zakhe. 27 Waguqa ezinyaweni zakhe, wawa, walala phantsi; Waguqa ezinyaweni zakhe, wawa; Apho waguqa khona, wawa khona efile. 28 Unina kaSisera walunguza ngefestile, wamemeza ngefestile, wathi, Yini na ukuba inqwelo yakhe yokulwa ilibele kangaka ukufika? Yini na ukuba ivili leenqwelo zakhe zokulwa lilibele? 29 Iingcaphephe zakhe zamphendula, ewe, waziphendula ngokwakhe, 30 Abazange baphume na? Abazange babelane ngamaxhoba, intombazana enye okanye ezimbini endodeni nganye; kuSisera amaxhoba anemibala eyahlukeneyo, amaxhoba anemibala eyahlukeneyo, amaxhoba anemibala eyahlukeneyo, amacala omabini, afanelekileyo entanyeni yabo bathimba amaxhoba? 31 Mazibe njalo iintshaba zakho zonke, Yehova; Ke bona abamthandayo mababe njengelanga, xa liphuma ngamandla alo. Lazola ke ilizwe iminyaka engamashumi amane.
Ingxelo Ingxelo kaDebhora, uBharaki, noYayeli ifumaneka kwisahluko sesi-4 nesesi-5 sencwadi yaBagwebi. Ibhala enye yezona ndlela zibalaseleyo zokukhulula uSirayeli kwingcinezelo yasemzini. Igxininisa ubukhosi bukaThixo, ubunkokeli obunesibindi, kunye nendlela uThixo asebenzisa ngayo izixhobo ezingalindelekanga ukufezekisa iinjongo Zakhe.
Icandelo 1: Ulwahlulo lwevesi ngevesi Abagwebi Isahluko 4: Ibali Lokukhululwa
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Iivesi 1–3: Isono sikaSirayeli kunye nengcinezelo ekhohlakeleyo Emva kokufa komgwebi uEhudi, amaSirayeli aphinda enza ububi emehlweni eNkosi. Ngenxa yoko, uThixo wawanikela esandleni sikaJabhin, ukumkani waseKanan (olawula eHazor), omphathi-mkhosi wakhe nguSisera . USisera wacinezela uSirayeli kabuhlungu kangangeminyaka engamashumi amabini esebenzisa umkhosi onamandla weenqwelo zentsimbi ezingama-900 . Abantwana bakwaSirayeli bakhala kuYehova becela uncedo. Iivesi 4–9: Ubizo lukaDebhora noBharaki UDebhora , umprofetikazi nomfazi kaLapidoti, ugweba uSirayeli ngeli xesha, ehleli phantsi komthi wesundu kaDebhora. Uthumela ukuba kubizwe uBharaki unyana ka-Abhinowam aze anike umyalelo ovela kuThixo: uza kuthatha amadoda ali-10 000 akwaNafetali nakwaZebhulon aye eNtabeni iTabhore, aze uThixo amtsalele uSisera neenqwelo zakhe zokulwa emlanjeni iKishon. UBharaki uphendula ngemiqathango ethile: “Ukuba uya kuhamba nam, ndiya kuhamba; kodwa ukuba akuyi kuhamba nam, andiyi kuhamba .” UDebhora uyavuma ukuhamba, kodwa uprofeta ukuba uhambo aluyi kumnika udumo , kuba uYehova uya kumthengisa uSisera esandleni somfazi. Iivesi 10–16: Idabi eNtabeni iTabhore naseKishon UBharaki ubiza uZebhulon noNafetali eKadeshe, ehlanganisa abalandeli abali-10 000 kunye noDebhora ohamba naye. Xa uSisera esiva oku, uqokelela iinqwelo zakhe zentsimbi ezingama-900 kunye nawo wonke umkhosi wakhe ukuya kumlambo iKishon. UDebhora uxelela uBharaki ukuba asukume, esithi, "Akaphumanga na uYehova phambi kwakho?" UBharaki ukhokela amadoda akhe ehla entabeni, kwaye iNkosi iyamtshabalalisa uSisera nomkhosi wakhe . Umkhosi kaSisera utshatyalaliswa ngokupheleleyo ngohlangothi lwekrele, kungekho mntu uphilayo, ngelixa uSisera eshiya inqwelo yakhe waza wabaleka ngeenyawo. Iivesi 17–22: UJayeli kunye nokoyiswa kukaSisera USisera ubalekela ententeni kaYayeli , umfazi kaHebhere umKeni, kuba kukho uxolo phakathi kwendlu yobukumkani kaYabhin nosapho lukaHebhere. UYayeli uyaphuma ukuya kumhlangabeza, wammema ukuba angene, waza wamgquma. USisera ucela amanzi; endaweni yoko, wamnika ibhotolo (ubisi olujiyileyo) kwisitya esimnandi . Ediniwe kwaye enethemba, uSisera ulala buthongo. UYayeli uthabatha isikhonkwane sentente (isikhonkwane) nesando ngesandla sakhe, waya kuye ngobunono, waza wabethelela isikhonkwane kwiintlafuno zakhe emhlabeni, wambulala ngoko nangoko. Xa uBharaki efika emsukela, uYayeli umbonisa umphathi-mkhosi wotshaba ofileyo, ezalisekisa isiprofeto sikaDebhora. Iivesi 23–24: Isibini sikaKumkani uJabin Ngaloo mini, uThixo woyisa uYabhin ukumkani waseKanan phambi kwabantwana bakaSirayeli, kwaye isandla sikaSirayeli siyaphumelela kwaye siyamoyisa ade atshatyalaliswe. Abagwebi 5: Ingoma kaDebhora noBharaki Iivesi 1–5: Udumo eNkosini UDebhora noBharaki bacula ingoma yoloyiso, bedumisa uThixo ngeenkokheli ezizinikeleyo kunye nabantu abazinikeleyo bakwaSirayeli. Bakhumbula ubukho bukaThixo obumangalisayo, obunyikimayo xa wayehamba evela eSeyire naseEdom. Iivesi 6–11: Ukutshatyalaliswa kukaSirayeli Kwaguqukela Kubulungisa Le ngoma ikhumbuza imihla yobumnyama yengcinezelo xa iindlela zazingenanto kwaye abantu basemakhaya befihlakele de uDebhora waba "ngumama kwaSirayeli" . Imema abalawuli,
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abagwebi, kunye nabantu abaqhelekileyo basedolophini ababehlanganisene kwiindawo zamanzi ukuze babalise izenzo zobulungisa kunye nezenzo zohlangulo zeNkosi. Iivesi 12–18: Izizwe Ezivumayo vs. Izizwe Ezingakhathaliyo Ubizo loloyiso luya kuBharaki lokuba akhokhele abathinjwa abathinjiweyo. Le ngoma ichaza ngeenkcukacha izizwe ezizinikele ngokuzithandela— uEfrayim, uBhenjamin, uMakire, uZebhulon, uIsakare, noNafetali —ize ikhalimele kabukhali abo basala ngasemva ngasezibayeni zabo zeegusha okanye kumanxweme, afana noRubhen, uDan, noAshere . Iivesi 19–23: Imfazwe Yendalo Yonke Nesiqalekiso SeMeroz Ookumkani baseKanan balwa, kodwa “iinkwenkwezi ezindleleni zazo zalwa noSisera” (oko kuthetha ukungenelela kukaThixo, mhlawumbi imvula enkulu yaguqula umlambo iKishon waba ngumkhukula owathintela iinqwelo zentsimbi). Umlambo wamandulo iKishon watshabalalisa utshaba. Isiqalekiso esikrakra sivakaliswa kwisixeko saseMeroz kuba asizange “size kunceda uYehova nxamnye nabanamandla”. Iivesi 24–27: Ukuhlonipha Ubukroti bukaYayeli UJayeli ubhiyozelwa njengo "osikelelekileyo ngaphezu kwabafazi" ententeni. Le ngoma ichaza ngokucacileyo isenzo sakhe sokuzimisela—esolula isandla sakhe kwisando aze abethe isikhonkwane entlokweni kaSisera, apho watshona khona waza wawa wafa ezinyaweni zakhe. Iivesi 28–30: Ihlazo likaMama kaSisera Ingcamango ehlekisayo neyothusayo ibhekisa kumama kaSisera ejonge ngefestile yakhe, exhalabile ezibuza ukuba kutheni inqwelo yonyana wakhe ibuya kancinci kangaka. Abafazi bakhe abalumkileyo bamthuthuzela ngengcamango yokuba wabelana nje ngempahla—abathinjwa kunye nezinto ezixabisekileyo—bengazi ukuba sele efile. Ivesi 31: Umthandazo Wokuqukumbela Le ngoma iphetha ngomthandazo onamandla: “Mazibhubhe njalo zonke iintshaba zakho, Yehova: kodwa abo bamthandayo mababe njengelanga xa liphuma ngamandla alo.” Emva kolu loyiso, ilizwe laphumla iminyaka engamashumi amane .
Icandelo 2: Izifundo eziphambili kunye nezicelo zobomi UThixo Usebenzisa Izinto Ezingalindelekanga Neziqhelekileyo: Inkululeko ayizange ifike ngomkhosi wobukhosi wemveli onezixhobo zodidi oluphezulu, kodwa yafika ngomfazi oqhelekileyo (uYayeli) esebenzisa isikhonkwane sentente yasekhaya nesando, ebonisa ukuba uThixo uyakuvuyela ukusebenzisa izixhobo ezithobekileyo ngeenjongo ezingaqhelekanga. Umngcipheko Wokungathabathi cala Komoya Nokungakhathali: Ingoma kaDebhora igxeka ngokukrakra izizwe ezahlala emakhaya (njengoRubhen noDan) kwaye iqalekisa iMerozi ngokungavumi ukunceda. Ukungathathi cala ngokomoya ngamaxesha obunzima bokuziphatha kuthathwa njengokuchasa; amakholwa abizelwa ekubandakanyekeni ngokukhutheleyo endaweni yokuba ngababukeli abakhululekileyo. Amandla Okubambisana Nokukhuthaza: UBharaki waqonda imfuneko yakhe yokuxhaswa ngokomoya, wacela uDeborah ukuba ahambe naye edabini. UThixo uhlala eyila uloyiso lwethu lokomoya nolwenzekayo ngokunxulumene noluntu, uxanduva lokuphendulana, kunye nobudlelwane bobuthixo endaweni yokuzimela wedwa.
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Ukubuyisela Uzuko KuThixo: Emva nje kokuphumelela okukhulu emkhosini, uDebhora noBharaki abazange bazigwagwise ngobuchule babo bokulwa; endaweni yoko, baqalisa ingoma yonqulo benika iNkosi lonke uzuko, amandla embali, noloyiso. Ngamaxesha okuphumelela komntu ngamnye okanye umsebenzi, indumiso kunye nokuthobeka okunenjongo kugcina ingqwalasela yethu igxile kumthombo wokwenene wamandla ethu.
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