Abagwebi
4:1 Baphinda oonyana bakaSirayeli benza ububi emehlweni kaYehova
UEhude wayefile.
4:2 UYehova wathengisa ngabo, wawanikela esandleni sikaYabhin, ukumkani wakwaKanan
waye engukumkani eHatsore; umthetheli womkhosi ubenguSisera, obehleli kulo
IHarosheti yeentlanga.
4:3 Bakhala oonyana bakaSirayeli kuYehova; ngokuba ubenamakhulu asithoba
iinqwelo zentsimbi; iminyaka emashumi mabini wabacinezela kakhulu oonyana baka
Sirayeli.
4:4 Ke kaloku uDebhora, umprofetikazi, umkaLapidoti, ebewalawula amaSirayeli
ngelo xesha.
4:5 Wayehleli phantsi komthi wesundu kaDebhora, phakathi kweRama neBheteli;
Benyuka beza kuye oonyana bakaSirayeli ukuba agwetywe.
4:6 Wathumela wabiza uBharaki, unyana ka-Abhinowam eKedeshnafetali;
Wathi kuye, Akawisanga mthetho na uYehova, uThixo kaSirayeli, esithi, Hamba?
usondele entabeni yeTabhore, uthabathe nawe ishumi lamawaka amadoda omkhosi
oonyana bakaNafetali noonyana bakaZebhulon?
4:7 Ndiya kumtsalela kuwe emlanjeni oyiKishon, uSisera, umthetheli
nomkhosi kaYabhin, neenqwelo zakhe zokulwa, nengxokolo yakhe; kwaye ndiya kuhlangula
Mnikele esandleni sakho.
4:8 Wathi uBharaki kuye, Ukuba uthe wahamba nam, ndohamba;
akuyi kuhamba nam, andiyi kuhamba.
4:9 Wathi, Ndiya kuhamba nawe, kodwa ndiya kuhamba nawe
oko ukuthabathayo akuyi kuba naluzuko kuwe; ngokuba uYehova uya kuthengisa
USisera esandleni somfazi. Wesuka uDebhora, wahamba noBharaki
eKedeshe.
4:10 UBharaki wawabizela amaZebhulon namaNafetali eKedeshe; wenyuka neshumi
amadoda angamawaka ezinyaweni zakhe; wenyuka naye uDebhora.
4:11 Ke kaloku uHebhere umKeni, owayengoonyana bakaHobhabhi, uyise kaHobhabhi
Wayezahlule kumaKeni, waza wayimisa intente yakhe
wesa entilini yaseTsanayim, engaseKedeshe.
4:12 Waxelelwa uSisera ukuba uBharaki, unyana ka-Abhinowam, unyuke weza kuye
intaba yaseTabhore.
4:13 USisera wazihlanganisa zonke iinqwelo zakhe zokulwa, amakhulu asithoba
iinqwelo zesinyithi, nabantu bonke abenabo, bevela eHarosheti
weentlanga, wesa emlanjeni oyiKishon.
4:14 Wathi uDebhora kuBharaki, Vuka; ngokuba le yimini kaYehova
uSisera umnikele esandleni sakho; akaphumanga na uYehova ngaphambili
wena? Wehla ke uBharaki entabeni yeTabhore, emva koko ishumi lamawaka amadoda
yena.
4:15 UYehova wamdubaduba uSisera neenqwelo zakhe zonke zokulwa, nomkhosi wakhe wonke;
ngohlangothi lwekrele phambi koBharaki; wehla uSisera
inqwelo yakhe yokulwa, yasaba ngeenyawo.
4:16 UBharaki wazisukela iinqwelo zokulwa, wawusukela nomkhosi, wesa eHarosheti
Wawa wonke umkhosi kaSisera elunxwemeni lomlambo
ikrele; akwasala mntu.
4:17 USisera wasaba ngeenyawo, waya ententeni kaYaheli, umfazi kaYaheli
uHebhere umKeni, ngokuba belixolile phakathi koYabhin ukumkani waseHatsore
nendlu kaHebhere umKeni.
4:18 Waphuma ke uYaheli, waya kumkhawulela uSisera, wathi kuye, Phambuka, nkosi yam;
phambukela kum; musani ukoyika. waphambukela kuye, wangena endlwini
ententeni, wamgubungela ngengubo.
4:19 Wathi kuye, Khawundiphe intwana yamanzi ndisele; ngenxa
Ndinxaniwe. Yayivula intsuba yobisi, yamseza;
wamgquma.
4:20 Wathi kuye, Yima emnyango ententeni;
xa athe weza wabuza, wathi, Kukho mntu na?
Apha? uya kuthi, Hayi.
4:21 UYaheli umkaHebhere wathabatha isikhonkwane sentente, wathabatha isando ngesando.
isandla sakhe, saya kuye ecotha, sambethelela isikhonkwane ezintlafunweni zakhe;
Wayibethelela emhlabeni, kuba ebelele yoyi, ediniwe. Ngoko yena
wafa.
4:22 Kwathi gqi uBharaki, esukela uSisera, waphuma uYaheli waya kumkhawulela.
Wathi kuye, Yiza, ndikubonise indoda oyifunayo. Kwaye
Wangena ententeni yakhe, nanko uSisera elele efile, isikhonkwane sibethelelwe
iitempile zakhe.
4:23 UThixo wamthoba ngaloo mini uYabhin, ukumkani wamaKanan, phambi koonyana
kwaSirayeli.
4:24 Kwaye ke isandla soonyana bakaSirayeli, kwaye beyisa
uYabhin, ukumkani wamaKanan, bada bamchitha uYabhin, ukumkani wamaKanan.