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.