Abagwebi 3:1 Zizo ke ezi iintlanga awazishiyayo uYehova, ukuze awalinge ngazo amaSirayeli; kwanamaSirayeli amaninzi awayengazazi zonke iimfazwe zakwaKanan; 3:2 Kuphela ukuze zazi izizukulwana zoonyana bakaSirayeli, ukufundisa balwa, noko babengazi nto ngaphambili; 3:3 ezizezi, iinkosi ezihlanu zamaFilisti, namaKanan onke, namaYiputa namaTsidon, namaHivi abehleli entabeni yeLebhanon, entabeni eBhahali-hermon, wesa ekungeneni eHamati. 3:4 Aye ke aya kuwalinga amaSirayeli, ukuze kwaziwe ukuba athanda na yiphulaphuleni imithetho kaYehova, awayinimiselayo ooyise ngesandla sikaMoses. 3:5 Bahlala oonyana bakaSirayeli phakathi kwamaKanan, namaHeti, namaHeti ama-Amori, namaPerizi, namaHivi, namaYebhusi; 3:6 Bazizeka iintombi zabo zaba ngabafazi babo, bandisa iintombi zoonyana bazo, zakhonza oothixo bazo. 3:7 Oonyana bakaSirayeli benza ububi emehlweni kaYehova, balibala ke uYehova uThixo wabo, bakhonza ooBhahali nooAshera. 3:8 Wavutha ke umsindo kaYehova kumaSirayeli, wathengisa ngawo esandleni sikaKushan-rishatayim ukumkani wakwa-Aram phakathi kweMilambo, noonyana UKushan-rishatayim wakhonza iminyaka esibhozo. 3:9 Bakhala oonyana bakaSirayeli kuYehova; umhlanguli koonyana bakaSirayeli, wabahlangula, uOteniyeli unyana kaKenazi, umninawa kaKalebhi. 3:10 Wafikelwa nguMoya kaYehova phezu kwakhe, wawalawula amaSirayeli, wahamba + yaye uYehova wamnikela uKushan-rishatayim + ukumkani wakwa-Aram phakathi kweMilambo esandleni sakhe; saba namandla isandla sakhe kuKushan-rishatayim. 3:11 Lazola ilizwe iminyaka emashumi mane. Wafa uOteniyeli unyana kaKenazi. 3:12 Baphinda oonyana bakaSirayeli benza ububi emehlweni kaYehova UYehova wamomeleza uEglon ukumkani wakwaMowabhi, ukuba awachase amaSirayeli; benze ububi emehlweni kaYehova. 3:13 Wabahlanganisela kuye oonyana baka-Amon nama-Amaleki, wahamba wawaxabela amaSirayeli, wawuhlutha uMzi wamaSundu. 3:14 Bamkhonza ke oonyana bakaSirayeli uEglon, ukumkani wakwaMowabhi, iminyaka elishumi elinesibhozo. 3:15 Bakhala oonyana bakaSirayeli kuYehova, wabavusa uYehova wabakhuphela umhlanguli, uEhudi unyana kaGera, indoda yakwaBhenjamin oonyana bakaSirayeli bathumela umnikelo ngesandla sakhe kuEglon ukumkani wakwaMowabhi. 3:16 UEhude wazenzela ikrele elintlangothi mbini, liyikubhite ubude balo; kwaye Wayibhinqa phantsi kwengubo yakhe ethangeni lakhe lasekunene. 3:17 Wawusondeza umnikelo kuEglon ukumkani wakwaMowabhi umntu otyebileyo. 3:18 Kwathi, akugqiba ukuwusondeza umnikelo, wabandulula abantu abakhoyo namhlanje. 3:19 Wabuya yena emifanekisweni eqingqiweyo eseGiligali wathi, Ndinelizwi lasentsithelweni nawe, kumkani. Baphuma bemka kuye bonke ababemi ngakuye. 3:20 Waya uEhude kuye; waye ehleli kwigumbi eliphezulu lasehlotyeni, abe lithetha yena wayenaye yedwa. Wathi uEhude, Ndinelizwi likaThixo wena. Wesuka esihlalweni. 3:21 Wasolula uEhude isandla sakhe sasekhohlo, wathabatha ikrele ngasekunene kwakhe ethangeni, wamfaka esiswini; 3:22 Sangena nesiphatho, emva kwencakuba; amanqatha avingca phezu kwesibingelelo nencakuba, ngokokude alirhole ikrele esiswini sakhe; kwaye i kwaphuma ubumdaka. 3:23 Waphuma uEhude waya evarandeni, wazivala iingcango zetempile wahlala phezu kwakhe, wazitshixa. 3:24 Ephumile ke yena, bafika abakhonzi bakhe; bakubona, nanko! zitshixiwe iingcango zegumbi eliphezulu; iinyawo egumbini lakhe lasehlotyeni. 3:25 Baphola ke bada baneentloni; nanko akalivulanga iingcango zegumbi lokuhlambela; bathabatha isitshixo, bazivula; nantso inkosi yabo iwe phantsi ifile. 3:26 UEhude wasaba, besazilazila, wagqitha emifanekisweni eqingqiweyo wabalekela eSehira. 3:27 Kwathi, yakufika, yavuthela isigodlo ethafeni. Behla naye oonyana bakaSirayeli, besuka ezintabeni zakwaEfrayim intaba, yena ephambi kwayo. 3:28 Wathi kubo, Ndilandeleni, ngokuba uYehova unihlangule; iintshaba zamaMowabhi esandleni senu. Behla bamlandela bawabamba amazibuko aseYordan kwaMowabhi, akwavumela mntu ukuba awele ngaphaya. 3:29 Babulala kwaMowabhi ngelo xesha, amadoda angathi angamawaka alishumi, onke etyebile; nawo onke amadoda anobukroti; akwasinda mntu. 3:30 Woyiswa ke ngaloo mini uMowabhi phantsi kwesandla samaSirayeli. Nelizwe laba nako iminyaka emashumi asibhozo. 3:31 Emva kwakhe nguShamgare, unyana ka-Anati, owabulala umlindi AmaFilistiya amadoda angamakhulu amathandathu enoviko lweenkomo; Sirayeli.