Abahluleli 3:1 Manje lezi yizizwe uJehova azishiya ukuze avivinye u-Israyeli ngazo. ngisho abaningi bakwa-Israyeli ababengazazi zonke izimpi zaseKhanani; 3:2 Kuphela ukuze izizukulwane zabantwana bakwa-Israyeli zazi, ukufundisa balwa, okungenani ababengazi lutho ngaphambili; 3:3 Okungukuthi, amakhosi amahlanu amaFilisti, futhi wonke amaKhanani, futhi amaSidoni, namaHivi ayehlala entabeni yaseLebanoni, entabeni eBali-Hermoni kuze kube sekungeneni kweHamati. 3:4 Futhi kwakumelwe avivinye u-Israyeli ngazo, ukuze bazi ukuthi babethanda lalelani imiyalo kaJehova abayala ngayo obaba ngesandla sikaMose. 3:5 Futhi abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bahlala phakathi kwamaKhanani, namaHeti, futhi ama-Amori, namaPherizi, namaHivi, namaJebusi; 3:6 Futhi bathatha amadodakazi abo ukuba abe ngomkabo, banikela awo amadodakazi emadodaneni awo, akhonza onkulunkulu bawo. 3:7 Futhi abantwana bakwa-Israyeli benza okubi emehlweni kaJehova, futhi bakhohlwa uJehova uNkulunkulu wabo, bakhonza oBali no-Ashera. 3:8 Ngakho intukuthelo kaJehova yamvuthela u-Israyeli, futhi wathengisa ngabo esandleni sikaKushani Rishatayimi inkosi yaseMesopotamiya, nabantwana Israyeli wakhonza uKushani Rishatayimi iminyaka eyisishiyagalombili. 3:9 Futhi lapho abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bekhala kuJehova, uJehova wabavusa umkhululi kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli owabakhulula, u-Otheniyeli indodana kaKenazi, umfowabo kaKalebi. 3:10 UMoya kaJehova wehlela phezu kwakhe, futhi wahlulela u-Israyeli, futhi wahamba uJehova wamnikela uKushani Rishatayimi inkosi yaseMesopotamiya esandleni sakhe; isandla sakhe saba namandla phezu kukaKushani Rishatayimi. 3:11 Futhi izwe lazola iminyaka engamashumi amane. U-Otheniyeli indodana kaKenazi wafa. 3:12 Futhi abantwana bakwa-Israyeli benza okubi emehlweni kaJehova uJehova wamnika u-Egiloni inkosi yakwaMowabi amandla phezu kuka-Israyeli, ngokuba benza okubi emehlweni kaJehova. 3:13 Futhi wabuthela kuye abantwana bakwa-Amoni futhi Amaleki, futhi wahamba wamshaya u-Israyeli, wadla umuzi wamasundu. 3:14 Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bamkhonza u-Egiloni, inkosi yakwaMowabi, iminyaka eyishumi nesishiyagalombili. 3:15 Kodwa lapho abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bekhala kuJehova, uJehova wabavusa wabakhiphela umkhululi, u-Ehudi indodana kaGera, umBenjamini, indoda Ngaye abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bathumela isipho ku-Egiloni inkosi yakwaMowabi. 16 Kepha u-Ehudi wazenzela inkemba enezinhlangothi ezimbili, ubude bayo buyingalo; futhi walibhinca ngaphansi kwengubo yakhe ethangeni lakhe lokunene. 3:17 Waletha isipho ku-Egiloni inkosi yakwaMowabi; isidudla. 3:18 Eseqedile ukunikela isipho, wabamukisa abantu abaphethe okwamanje. 3:19 Kodwa yena ngokwakhe waphenduka ezithombeni ezazingaseGiligali, futhi yathi: “Nginendaba eyimfihlo kuwe nkosi,” eyathi: “Thulani. Baphuma kuye bonke ababemi ngakuye. 3:20 U-Ehudi wafika kuye; futhi wayehlezi endlini yokudlela ehlobo, okuyinto yena wayezenzela yena yedwa. Wathi u-Ehudi: "Nginezwi elivela kuNkulunkulu eliya kuye." wena. Wasukuma esihlalweni. 3:21 U-Ehudi welula isandla sakhe sokhohlo, wathatha inkemba ngakwesokunene sakhe ethangeni, walifaka esiswini sakhe; 3:22 Naso sangena emva kwenkemba; amanoni asibekela inkemba, kangangokuthi wayengenakuyikhipha inkemba esiswini sakhe; kanye ne kwaphuma ukungcola. 3:23 Khona-ke u-Ehudi waphuma ngekhulusi, futhi wavala iminyango yethempeli wahlala phezu kwakhe, wawahluthulela. 3:24 Esephumile, izinceku zakhe zafika; futhi lapho bebona lokho, bheka! iminyango yegumbi eliphezulu yayihluthulelwe, bathi: "Impela uyasibekela eyakhe." izinyawo ekamelweni lakhe lasehlobo. 3:25 Balinda baze baba namahloni; bheka, akalivulanga isango iminyango yekamelo; bathatha isihluthulelo, bazivula; bheka, inkosi yabo yayiwele phansi ifile. 3:26 U-Ehudi waphunyuka zisalindile, futhi wadlula ezindaweni ezibaziweyo, futhi wabalekela eSeyira. 3:27 Kwathi esefikile, wavuthela uphondo. entabeni yakwa-Efrayimi, nabantwana bakwa-Israyeli behla naye besuka intaba, yena ephambi kwabo. 3:28 Wathi kubo, "Ngilandeleni, ngokuba uJehova ukhululile eyakho." izitha zikaMowabi esandleni senu. Behla bamlandela, futhi bathatha amazibuko aseJordani ngaseMowabi, akwavumela muntu ukuba awele phezu. 3:29 Babulala kwaMowabi ngaleso sikhathi amadoda angaba yizinkulungwane eziyishumi, wonke ekhanukelayo. nawo onke amadoda anamandla; akwaphunyuka muntu. 3:30 Ngakho uMowabi wathotshiswa ngalolo suku ngaphansi kwesandla sika-Israyeli. Nezwe lalinakho iminyaka engamashumi ayisishiyagalombili. 3:31 Futhi emva kwakhe kwaba nguShamgari, indodana ka-Anati, owabulala AmaFilisti amadoda angamakhulu ayisithupha enocijo lwenkabi; Israyeli.