Abagwebi 6:1 Oonyana bakaSirayeli benza ububi emehlweni kaYehova; UYehova wabanikela esandleni samaMidiyan iminyaka esixhenxe. 6:2 Isandla samaMidiyan saba namandla phezu kwamaSirayeli; AmaMidiyan oonyana bakaSirayeli bazenzela imiqolomba ephakathi iintaba, nemiqolomba, neenqaba. 6:3 Kwathi, xa abehlwayele amaSirayeli, enyuka amaMidiyan; nama-Amaleki nabasempumalanga, benyuka beza kumkhawulela bona; 6:4 babangqinga, bayonakalisa indyebo yelizwe; wada wafika eGaza, akwashiya nto idliwayo kwaSirayeli nagusha, nankomo, naesile. 6:5 Benyuka bona nemfuyo yabo, neentente zabo, beza ngathi ukuba ninzi kweenkumbi; ngokuba bebengaphandle bona neenkamela zabo bangena elizweni ukuba balonakalise. 6:6 Ahlwempuzeka kakhulu amaSirayeli ngenxa yamaMidiyan; kwaye i Bakhala oonyana bakaSirayeli kuYehova. 6:7 Kwathi, bakukhala oonyana bakaSirayeli kuYehova ngenxa yamaMidiyan, 6:8 uYehova wathuma umprofeti koonyana bakaSirayeli, esithi kubo, Utsho uYehova, uThixo kaSirayeli, ukuthi, Ndaninyusa mna wanikhupha eYiputa, wanikhupha endlwini yobukhoboka; 6:9 Ndanihlangula esandleni samaYiputa, nasesandleni samaYiputa isandla sabo bonke abacinezeli bakho, wabagxotha phambi kwakho, kwaye bakunika ilizwe labo; 6:10 ndathi kuni, NdinguYehova, uThixo wenu; musani ukuboyika oothixo bakaYehova nama-Amori, enihleli ezweni lawo; aniliphulaphulanga ilizwi lam. 6:11 Kweza isithunywa sikaYehova, sahlala phantsi komoki obukuwo iOfra kaYowashe umAbhihezere, noGidiyon unyana wakhe ingqolowa yayibhula esixovulelweni, ukuze ayifihle kumaMidiyan. 6:12 Kwabonakala isithunywa sikaYehova kuye, sathi kuye, UYehova Unawe, gorha elinobukroti. 6:13 Wathi uGidiyon kuyo, Camagu, Nkosi yam, ukuba uYehova unathi, ngani na? yonke lento isehlele? kwaye iphi na yonke imimangaliso yakhe abayenzayo oobawo bethu basibalisela, besithi, Akasinyusanga na uYehova eYiputa? kodwa ngoku UYehova usilahlile, wasinikela esandleni sikaYehova amaMidiyan. 6:14 UYehova wamkhangela, wathi, Hamba ngala mandla akho, nawe wowasindisa amaSirayeli esandleni samaMidiyan. Andikuthumanga na? 6:15 Wathi yena kuye, Camagu, Nkosi yam, ndowasindisa ngantoni na amaSirayeli? Khangela, umzi wakowethu ulihlwempu kwaManase, nam ndinguyena mncinane endlwini kabawo. 6:16 Wathi uYehova kuye, Ndiya kuba nawe, yaye uya kuba nawe awaxabele amaMidiyan njengandoda-nye. 6:17 Wathi kuye, Ukuba ndibabalwe nguwe, khawubonise ndingumqondiso wokuba uthetha nam. 6:18 Musa ukumka apha, ndide ndize kuwe, ndikuvelisele Umnikelo wam, uwubeke phambi kwakho. Wathi, Ndohlala ke wena Yiza kwakhona. 6:19 Wangena uGidiyon, walungisa itakane lebhokhwe, nezonka ezingenagwele zezonka ezingenagwele Iefa yomgubo ocoliweyo, wayibeka engobozini, umhluzi wawugalela imbiza, wayizisa kuye phantsi komoki, wayisondeza. 6:20 Sathi kuye isithunywa sikaThixo, Thabatha inyama nento engenagwele amaqebengwana, uwabeke phezu kweli litye, uwugalele umhluzi. Yaye wenjenjalo ngoko. 6:21 Saza isithunywa sikaYehova sesa incam yentonga ebisendlwini isandla sakhe sachukumisa inyama nezonka ezingenagwele; kwavuka Wakhupha umlilo eliweni, wayidla inyama nento engenagwele iikeyiki. Saza isithunywa sikaYehova semka ebusweni bakhe. 6:22 Wabona uGidiyon ukuba sisithunywa sikaYehova; Awu, Yehova Thixo! ngokuba ndibone isithunywa sikaYehova sikhangelene ubuso. 6:23 Wathi uYehova kuye, Uxolo malube kuwe; musa ukoyika fa. 6:24 UGidiyon wamakhela khona isibingelelo uYehova, wathi igama laso UYehova-uYehova, unanamhla eOfra yama-Abhihezere. 6:25 Kwathi ngobo busuku, wathi uYehova kuye, Thabatha inkunzi entsha kayihlo, ithole lenkomo, eyesibini inkunzi eminyaka isixhenxe; usidilize isibingelelo sikaBhahali sikayihlo, usigawule grove ephezu kwayo: 6:26 wakhele uYehova uThixo wakho isibingelelo encotsheni yale ngxondorha, phakathi uthabathe eyesibini inkunzi, unyuse idini elinyukayo ubingelele ngeenkuni zika-Ashera omgawuleyo. 6:27 UGidiyon wathabatha amadoda alishumi kubakhonzi bakhe, wenza njengoko wathethayo uYehova Kwaba njalo, ngokuba esoyika indlu kayise, wathi amadoda aloo mzi, awaba nako ukuyenza emini, ukuba awenze ngayo busuku. 6:28 Avuka kusasa amadoda aloo mzi, nantso indoda ifile sadilizwa isibingelelo sikaBhahali, wagawulwa noAshera obengakuso; eyesibini inkunzi yenkomo yanikelwa phezu kwesibingelelo esakhiweyo. 6:29 Yathi enye kwenye, Ngubani na lo wenze le nto? Kwaye xa babuza, bathi, NguGidiyon unyana kaYowashe lo wenze le nto into. 6:30 Athi amadoda aloo mzi kuYowashe, Khupha unyana wakho, akuhlawule uya kufa, ngokuba usidilizile isibingelelo sikaBhahali, nangenxa yokuba enaye mgawule ihlathi elingakulo. 6:31 Wathi uYowashe kubo bonke ababemelene naye, Niya kummela uBhahali nina yini na? Nomsindisa na? othe wakumthethelela makabulawe afe ukuba unguThixo, makazithethele; ngokuba umntu uya kudiliza isibingelelo sakhe. 6:32 Kwathiwa ngaloo mini igama lakhe nguYerubhahali, kusithiwa, UBhahali makabambene naye ngakuye, ngokuba esidilizile isibingelelo sakhe. 6:33 namaMidiyan onke, nama-Amaleki, nabasempumalanga bahlanganisana ndawonye, bawela, bamisa emfuleni waseJiputa eYizereli. 6:34 UMoya kaYehova wamfikela uGidiyon, wavuthela ngesigodlo; kwaye UAbhiyezere wahlanganisana emva kwakhe. 6:35 Wathuma abathunywa kumaManase onke; ababebuthiwe nabo emva kwakhe, wathumela abathunywa, kwa-Ashere, nakuZebhulon, nakuzo kwaNafetali; benyuka baya kubakhawulela. 6:36 Wathi uGidiyon kuThixo, Ukuba uya kuwasindisa amaSirayeli ngesandla sam, kwanjengawe uthe, 6:37 Yabona, ndibeka uboya obuchetyiweyo esandeni; ukuba kuthe kwabakho umbethe uboya bodwa, kome emhlabeni wonke, ndiya kuthi ke mna yazi ukuba uya kuwasindisa amaSirayeli ngesandla sam, njengoko uthethileyo. 6:38 Kwaba njalo; wavuka kusasa ngengomso, waluphosa uboya. wakhama umbethe eboyeni, isitya sizele ngamanzi. 6:39 Wathi uGidiyon kuThixo, Mawungavuthi umsindo wakho kum, nam Ndiya kuthetha okwesi sihlandlo sodwa; Makhe ndicikide oku kube kanye uboya begusha; mawome eboyeni bodwa, nasezintweni zonke; emhlabeni makubekho umbethe. 6:40 Wenjenjalo uThixo ngobo busuku; kwakukho umbethe emhlabeni wonke.