UDebora, uBharaki, noJayeli AbaHluleli 4 1 Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli babuye benza okubi emehlweni kaJehova, esefile u-Ehudi. 2 UJehova wabathengisa esandleni sikaJabini inkosi yaseKhanani, owayebusa eHasori, induna yempi yakhe yayinguSisera owahlala eHarosheti labezizwe. 3 Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bakhala kuJehova, ngokuba wayenezinqola zensimbi ezingamakhulu ayisishiyagalolunye; wabacindezela kakhulu abantwana bakwa-Israyeli iminyaka engamashumi amabili. 4 UDebora, umprofethikazi, umkaLapidoti, wayehlulela u-Israyeli ngaleso sikhathi. 5 Wayehlala phansi kwesundu likaDebora phakathi kweRama neBethele ezintabeni zakwa-Efrayimi; abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bakhuphukela kuye ukuyokwahlulela. 6 Wathumela wabiza uBaraki indodana ka-Abinohama eKedeshi Nafetali, wathi kuye: “UJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli akayalanga yini ngokuthi: ‘Hamba usondele entabeni yaseThabori, uthathe amadoda ayizinkulungwane eziyishumi kubantwana bakwaNafetali nakubantwana bakwaZebuloni,’ na?” 7 Ngizadonsela kuwe emfuleni iKishoni uSisera, induna yempi kaJabini, kanye nezinqola zakhe nesixuku sakhe, ngimnikele esandleni sakho. 8 UBaraki wathi kuye: “Uma uhamba nami, ngiyakuhamba; kepha uma ungahambi nami, angiyikuhamba.” 9 Wathi: “Impela ngizohamba nawe, kodwa uhambo oluyakuhamba aluyikuba lodumo lwakho, ngokuba uJehova uyakumthengisa uSisera esandleni sowesifazane.” UDebora wasuka, wahamba noBaraki baya eKedeshi. 10 UBaraki wabiza oZebuloni noNafetali ukuba beze eKedeshi; wakhuphuka nabantu abayizinkulungwane eziyishumi ezinyathelweni zakhe; noDebora wakhuphuka naye. 11 UHebere, umKheni, owayengowabantwana bakaHobabi, umukhwe kaMose, wayezihlukanisile namaKheni, wamisa itende lakhe ngase-okini laseZahanayimi eliseduze neKedeshi. 12 Bamtshela uSisera ukuthi uBaraki indodana ka-Abinowami ukhuphukele entabeni yaseThabori. 13 USisera wabutha zonke izinqola zakhe, izinqola ezingamakhulu ayisishiyagalolunye zensimbi, nabo bonke abantu ababenaye, kusukela eHarosheti labezizwe kuze kube semfuleni iKishoni.
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14 UDebora wathi kuBaraki: “Vuka, ngokuba yilolu suku uJehova anikele ngalo uSisera esandleni sakho; uJehova akaphumanga phambi kwakho na?” UBaraki wehla entabeni yaseThabori, elandelwa ngamadoda ayizinkulungwane eziyishumi. 15 UJehova wamngquzula uSisera nazo zonke izinqola zakhe, nayo yonke impi yakhe ngosiko lwenkemba phambi kukaBaraki; uSisera wehla enqoleni yakhe, wabaleka ngezinyawo. 16 Kepha uBaraki waxosha izinqola nempi kwaze kwaba seHarosheti labezizwe; yonke impi kaSisera yawa ngosiko lwenkemba, akwasala muntu. 17 Kodwa uSisera wabaleka ngezinyawo waya etendeni likaJayeli umkaHeberi umKheni, ngokuba kwakukhona ukuthula phakathi kukaJabini inkosi yaseHasori nendlu kaHeberi umKheni. 18 UJayeli waphuma ukumhlangabeza uSisera, wathi kuye: “Phambuka, nkosi yami, phambukela kimi; ungesabi.” Waphambukela kuye etendeni, wamembesa ngengubo. 19 Wathi kuye: “Ake ungiphe amanzi amancane, ngokuba ngomile.” Wavula ibhodlela lobisi, wamphuzisa, wammboza. 20 Waqhubeka wathi kuye: “Yima emnyango wetende, kuthi uma kufika umuntu akubuze athi, ‘Kukhona umuntu lapha?’ wena uthi, ‘Cha.’ ” 21 UJayeli umkaHeberi wathatha isipikili setende, waphatha isando ngesandla, wasondela kuye ngobunono, washaya isipikili ezinhlafunweni zakhe, wasibethela emhlabathini, ngokuba wayelele ubuthongo obukhulu, ekhathele. Wafa. 22 Bheka, uBaraki esamxosha uSisera, uJayeli waphuma ukumhlangabeza, wathi kuye: “Woza, ngikubonise umuntu omfunayo.” Wangena etendeni lakhe, bheka, uSisera wayelele efile, isikhonkwane sisezinhlafunweni zakhe. 23 Ngalolo suku uNkulunkulu wamnqoba uJabini inkosi yaseKhanani phambi kwabantwana bakwaIsrayeli. 24 Isandla sabantwana bakwa-Israyeli saqhubeka sinamandla, saba namandla phezu kukaJabini inkosi yaseKhanani, baze bamchitha uJabini inkosi yaseKhanani.
AbaHluleli 5 1 Base behlabelela oDebora noBaraki indodana ka-Abinohama ngalolo suku, bethi: 2 Dumisani uJehova ngokuphindisela kuka-Israyeli, lapho abantu bezinikela ngokuzithandela. 3 Lalelani nina makhosi, nibeke indlebe nina zikhulu; mina, yebo, mina ngiyakuhlabelela kuJehova, ngihubele uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli. 4 Jehova, ekuphumeni kwakho eSeyiri, ekusukeni kwakho ensimini yakwa-Edomi, umhlaba wazamazama, namazulu aconsa, namafu aconsa amanzi. 5 Izintaba zancibilika ebusweni bukaJehova, yebo, iSinayi lelo lancibilika ebusweni bukaJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli. 6 Ezinsukwini zikaShamgari indodana ka-Anati, ezinsukwini zikaJayeli, imigwaqo yayingenalutho; izihambi zazihamba ngemigwaqo ephambukayo. 7 Abakhileyo emaphandleni baphela, baphela kwa-Israyeli, kwaze kwaba yilapho mina Debora ngivuka, ngavuka njengomama kwa-Israyeli. 8 Bakhetha onkulunkulu abasha, kwase kuba khona impi emasangweni; kwabonakala isihlangu noma umkhonto phakathi kwezinkulungwane ezingamashumi amane kwa-Israyeli na? 9 Inhliziyo yami ikubabusi bakwa-Israyeli abazinikela ngenhliziyo phakathi kwabantu. Bongani uJehova. 10 Khulumani nina enigibela izimbongolo ezimhlophe, nina enihlezi ekwahluleleni, nani enihamba endleleni. 11 Labo abasindiswayo ezwini labacibishelayo ezindaweni zokukha amanzi, lapho bayakulandisa izenzo ezilungileyo zikaJehova, yebo, izenzo ezilungileyo zabakhileyo emizaneni yakhe kwa-Israyeli; khona abantu bakaJehova bayakwehlela emasangweni.
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12 Vuka, vuka, Debora; vuka, vuka, uhlabelele ingoma; vuka, Baraki, uthumbe abathunjwa bakho, wena ndodana ka-Abhinowamu. 13 Wasebeka insali phezu kwezikhulu phakathi kwabantu; uJehova wangibeka phezu kwamaqhawe. 14 Kwavela kwa-Efrayimi impande yabo imelene no-Amaleki; emva kwakho, Bhenjamini, phakathi kwabantu bakho; kwavela kwaMakiri kwehla ababusi, kwaZebuloni abaphethe usiba lomlobi. 15 Izikhulu zakwa-Isakare zazikanye noDebora, u-Isakare noBaraki; wathunyelwa ngezinyawo esigodini. KwabakwaRubeni kwakukhona imicabango emikhulu yenhliziyo. 16 Wahlalelani phakathi kwezibaya zezimvu, ukuze uzwe ukukhala kwemihlambi, na? Kwakukhona ukuhlolisisa okukhulu kwenhliziyo ezigabeni zakwaRubeni. 17 UGileyadi wahlala ngaphesheya kweJordani; uDani wahlalelani emikhunjini na? U-Asheri wahlala ogwini lolwandle, wahlala ezimbotsheni zakhe. 18 UZebuloni noNafetali babengabantu ababeka ukuphila kwabo engozini kwaze kwaba sekufeni ezindaweni eziphakemeyo zensimu. 19 Amakhosi afika alwa, alwa namakhosi aseKhanani eThahanaki ngasemanzini aseMegido; awathathanga nzuzo yamali. 20 Zalwa zisezulwini, izinkanyezi ezindleleni zazo zalwa noSisera. 21 Umfula iKishoni wabakhukhula, lowo mfula wasendulo, umfula iKishoni. O mphefumulo wami, unyathele phansi amandla. 22 Khona-ke izinselo zamahhashi zaphulwa ngokugida, ukugida kwamaqhawe abo. 23 “Qalekisani iMerozi,” kusho ingelosi kaJehova, “qalekisani kakhulu abakhileyo kulo, ngokuba abafikanga ukumsiza uJehova, ukumsiza uJehova ngokumelene nabanamandla.” 24 UJayeli umkaHebere umKheni ubusisiwe ngaphezu kwabesifazane, ubusisiwe ngaphezu kwabesifazane abasetendeni. 25 Wacela amanzi, wamnika ubisi; waletha ibhotela esitsheni sezikhulu. 26 Wafaka isandla sakhe esikhonkwaneni, nesandla sakhe sokunene esandweni sabasebenza kanzima, wamshaya uSisera ngesando, wanquma ikhanda lakhe, lapho ebhoboza futhi ebhoboza izihlathi zakhe. 27 Wakhothama ezinyaweni zakhe, wawa, walala; ezinyaweni zakhe wakhothama, wawa; lapho wakhothama khona, wawa khona efile. 28 Unina kaSisera wabheka ngefasitela, wamemeza ngehele, wathi: “Kungani inqola yakhe ilibele ukufika? Kungani amasondo ezinqola zakhe elibele?” 29 Amakhosikazi akhe ahlakaniphileyo amphendula, yebo, waziphendulela yena ngokwakhe, 30 Abazange yini bagijime? Abazange yini bahlukanise impango, intombazane eyodwa noma ezimbili kumuntu ngamunye; kuSisera impango yemibala ehlukahlukene, impango yemibala ehlukahlukene yokuthunga, yemibala ehlukahlukene yokuthunga izinhlangothi zombili, efanela izintamo zabaphanga impango? 31 Kanjalo mazibhubhe zonke izitha zakho, Jehova; kepha abamthandayo mababe njengelanga, lapho liphuma ngamandla alo. Izwe laphumula iminyaka engamashumi amane.
Amazwana Indaba kaDebora, uBharaki noJayeli itholakala ku- AbaHluleli izahluko 4 no-5 Ilandisa ngokunye kokukhululwa kuka-Israyeli okuphawulekayo ekucindezelweni kwabezizwe. Iqokomisa ubukhosi bukaNkulunkulu, ubuholi obunesibindi, kanye nendlela uNkulunkulu asebenzisa ngayo amathuluzi angalindelekile ukufeza izinjongo Zakhe.
Ingxenye 1: Ukuhlukaniswa Kwevesi Ngevesi AbaHluleli Isahluko 4: Indaba Yokukhululwa
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Amavesi 1–3: Isono Sika-Israyeli Nokucindezelwa Okunonya Ngemva kokufa komahluleli u-Ehudi, ama-Israyeli aphinda enza okubi emehlweni eNkosi. Ngenxa yalokho, uNkulunkulu wabanikela esandleni sikaJabini, inkosi yaseKhanani (ebusa eHazori), omphathi wempi yakhe kunguSisera . USisera wacindezela u-Israyeli kanzima iminyaka engamashumi amabili esebenzisa ibutho lempi elinamandla lezinqola zensimbi ezingu-900 . Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bakhala kuJehova becela usizo. Amavesi 4–9: Ukubizwa kukaDebora noBaraki UDebora , umprofethikazi nomkaLapidoti, ukwahlulela u-Israyeli ngalesi sikhathi, ehlezi ngaphansi komuthi wesundu kaDebora. Uthumela uBharaki indodana ka-Abhinowami futhi uletha umyalo ovela kuNkulunkulu: uzothatha amadoda ayi-10,000 akwaNafetali nakwaZebuloni aye eNtabeni iThabori, futhi uNkulunkulu uzodonsela uSisera nezinqola zakhe emfuleni iKishoni. UBharaki uphendula ngemibandela ethile: “Uma uhamba nami, ngiyakuhamba; kodwa uma ungahambi nami, angiyikuhamba .” UDebora uyavuma ukuhamba, kodwa uprofetha ukuthi uhambo ngeke lumlethele udumo , ngoba uJehova uzothengisa uSisera esandleni sowesifazane. Amavesi 10–16: Impi eNtabeni iThabori naseKishoni UBharaki ubiza uZebuloni noNafetali eKadeshi, eqoqa abalandeli abayi-10,000 kanye noDebora ohamba naye. Lapho uSisera ezwa ngalokhu, uqoqa izinqola zakhe zensimbi ezingu-900 kanye nawo wonke amabutho akhe emfuleni iKishoni. UDebora utshela uBharaki ukuba asukume, ethi, "Ingabe uJehova akaphumanga phambi kwakho?" UBharaki uhola amadoda akhe ehla entabeni, futhi iNkosi iyamchitha uSisera nebutho lakhe . Ibutho likaSisera libhujiswa ngokuphelele ngosiko lwenkemba, kungashiyi muntu ophilayo, kuyilapho uSisera eshiya inqola yakhe ebaleka ngezinyawo. Amavesi 17–22: UJayeli Nokunqotshwa KukaSisera USisera ubalekela etendeni likaJayeli , umkaHeberi umKheni, ngoba kukhona ukuthula phakathi kwendlu yobukhosi kaJabini nomndeni kaHeberi. UJayeli uyaphuma ukuyomhlangabeza, wammema ukuba angene, wammboza. USisera ucela amanzi; kunalokho, wamnika ibhotela (ubisi olujiyile) esitsheni esimnandi . Ekhathele futhi enethemba, uSisera ulala ubuthongo obukhulu. UJayeli uthatha isipikili setende (isikhonkwane) nesando ngesandla sakhe, waya kuye ngobumnene, wabe eseshaya isipikili emathempelini akhe emhlabathini, wambulala ngokushesha. Lapho uBharaki efika emlandela, uJayeli umbonisa umkhuzi wesitha ofile, egcwalisa isiprofetho sikaDebora. Amavesi 23–24: INkosi uJabin ingaphansi kwesibili Ngalolo suku, uNkulunkulu wamnqoba uJabini inkosi yaseKhanani phambi kwabantwana bakwaIsrayeli, futhi isandla sika-Israyeli siyaphumelela futhi siyamnqoba aze abhujiswe. AbaHluleli 5: Ingoma KaDebora NoBaraki Amavesi 1–5: Udumo eNkosini UDebora noBaraki bahlabelela ingoma yokunqoba, bedumisa uNkulunkulu ngabaholi abazithandelayo kanye nabantu abazimisele bakwa-Israyeli. Bakhumbula ubukhona bukaNkulunkulu obukhulu, obuzamazama umhlaba lapho ehamba esuka eSeyiri nase-Edomi. Amavesi 6–11: Ukuchithwa kuka-Israyeli Kwaphendukela Ebulungiseni Le ngoma ikhumbuza izinsuku ezimnyama zokucindezelwa lapho imigwaqo yayingenalutho futhi abantu basemakhaya becasha kwaze kwaba yilapho uDebora evuka “umama kwa-Israyeli” . Imema ababusi, abahluleli, kanye nabantu basedolobheni abavamile ababebuthene ezindaweni zamanzi ukuze balandise izenzo zokulunga kanye nezenzo zokukhulula zeNkosi.
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Amavesi 12–18: Izizwe Ezivumayo vs. Izizwe Ezingakhathali Ubizo lokunqoba luya kuBharaki ukuba ahole abathunjiweyo. Ingoma ichaza ukuthi yiziphi izizwe ezizinikele ngokuzithandela— u-Efrayimi, uBenjamini, uMakiri, uZebuloni, u-Isakare, noNafetali —futhi isola kakhulu labo abasala ngasezibayeni zabo zezimvu noma eziqhingini, njengoRubeni , uDani, no-Asheri . Amavesi 19–23: Impi Yasezulwini Nesiqalekiso SaseMerozi Amakhosi aseKhanani alwa, kodwa “izinkanyezi ezindleleni zazo zalwa noSisera” (okusho ukungenela kukaNkulunkulu, okungenzeka ukuthi imvula enkulu yaguqula umfula iKishoni waba isikhukhula esavimba izinqola zensimbi). Umfula wasendulo iKishoni wakhukhula isitha. Kukhulunywa ngesiqalekiso esibuhlungu emzini waseMerozi ngoba awuzange “usize uJehova ngokumelene nabanamandla”. Amavesi 24–27: Ukuhlonipha Isibindi SikaJayeli UJayeli udunyiswa ngokuthi “ubusisiwe ngaphezu kwabesifazane” etendeni. Le ngoma ichaza ngokucacile isinyathelo sakhe esiqondile—elula isandla sakhe ebambe isando futhi eshaya isipikili ekhanda likaSisera, lapho acwila khona wawa phansi ezinyaweni zakhe wafa. Amavesi 28–30: Ihlaya LikaMama KaSisera Inganekwane ehlekisayo nehlekisayo iphendukela kunina kaSisera ebuka ngefasitela lakhe, ezibuza ngokukhathazeka ukuthi kungani inqola yendodana yakhe ibuya kancane kangaka. Abesifazane bakhe abahlakaniphile bamduduza ngokukhohlisa ukuthi umane nje wabelana ngempango— izithunjwa kanye nezinto eziyigugu ezifekethisiwe—engazi ukuthi usefile kakade. Ivesi 31: Umthandazo Wokuphetha Ingoma iphetha ngomthandazo onamandla: “Kanjalo mazibhubhe zonke izitha zakho, Jehova: kodwa abamthandayo mababe njengelanga lapho liphuma ngamandla alo.” Ngemva kwalokhu kunqoba, izwe laphumula iminyaka engamashumi amane .
Ingxenye 2: Izifundo Eziyinhloko kanye Nezicelo Zokuphila UNkulunkulu Usebenzisa Okungalindelekile Nokuvamile: Ukukhululwa akuzange kufike ngebutho lombuso lendabuko elinezikhali eziphakeme, kodwa ngowesifazane ovamile (uJayeli) esebenzisa isikhonkwane setende lasekhaya nesando, okubonisa ukuthi uNkulunkulu uyakujabulela ukusebenzisa amathuluzi aphansi ngezinjongo ezingavamile. Ingozi Yokungathathi-hlangothi Okungokomoya Nokungazethembi: Ingoma kaDebora igxeka kakhulu izizwe ezasala emakhaya (njengoRubeni noDani) futhi iqalekisa iMerozi ngokwenqaba ukusiza. Ukungathathi hlangothi ngokomoya ngezikhathi zobunzima bokuziphatha kuphathwa njengokuphikisa; amakholwa abizelwa ekuzibandakanyeni okusebenzayo kunokuba abe nesimo sokuzizwa ekhululekile. Amandla Okubambisana Nokukhuthaza: UBarak waqaphela isidingo sakhe sokusekelwa ngokomoya, wacela uDeborah ukuba ahambe naye empini. UNkulunkulu uvame ukuklama ukunqoba kwethu okungokomoya nokungokoqobo ngomphakathi, ukuzibophezela komunye nomunye, kanye nokubambisana kokuhlonipha uNkulunkulu kunokuzimela komuntu ngamunye. Ukubuyisela Inkazimulo KuNkulunkulu: Ngemva nje kokuthola impumelelo enkulu empini, uDebora noBaraki abazange baziqhayise ngobuhlakani babo bokulwa; kunalokho, baqala ukucula ingoma yokukhulekela bethi yonke inkazimulo, amandla omlando, kanye nokunqoba kubuyiselwe eNkosini. Ezikhathini zokunqoba komuntu siqu noma kobungcweti, ukudumisa nokuthobeka okuhlosiwe kugcina ukugxila kwethu kugxile emthonjeni wangempela wamandla ethu.
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