Abahluleli
6:1 Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli benza okubi emehlweni kaJehova;
UJehova wabanikela esandleni sakwaMidiyani iminyaka eyisikhombisa.
6:2 Isandla sakwaMidiyani saba namandla phezu kuka-Israyeli nangenxa yeNkosi
AbakwaMidiyani abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bazenzela imihume esemihumeni
izintaba, nemigede, nezinqaba.
6:3 Kwathi lapho u-Israyeli ehlwanyele, amaMidiyani akhuphuka, futhi
ama-Amaleki nabantwana basempumalanga bakhuphukela ukulwa nabo
bona;
6:4 Bakanisa phezu kwabo, bachitha izithelo zomhlaba.
uze ufike eGaza, awushiyanga kudla ku-Israyeli, noma
imvu, nenkabi, noma imbongolo.
6:5 Ngoba bakhuphuka nezinkomo zabo namatende abo, futhi beza njengoba
izintethe ngobuningi; ngokuba babengaphandle bona namakamela abo
inombolo: bangena ezweni ukuba balichithe.
6 U-Israyeli waba mpofu kakhulu ngenxa yamaMidiyani; kanye ne
abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bakhala kuJehova.
6:7 Kwathi lapho abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bekhala kuJehova
ngenxa yamaMidiyani,
6:8 UJehova wathuma umprofethi kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli, wathi
kubo: Usho kanje uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uthi: Mina nganikhuphula
iGibithe, wakukhipha endlini yobugqila;
6:9 Futhi nganikhulula esandleni sabaseGibhithe, futhi kusukela
isandla sabo bonke ababekucindezele, futhi wabaxosha phambi kwakho, futhi
bakunika izwe labo;
6:10 Ngathi kini: NginguJehova uNkulunkulu wenu; ningesabi onkulunkulu bezizwe
ama-Amori enihlala ezweni lawo, kepha anililalelanga izwi lami.
6:11 Futhi kwafika ingelosi kaJehova, futhi wahlala ngaphansi kwesihlahla se-oki owawuphakathi
Ofira likaJowashi umAbiyezeri noGideyoni indodana yakhe
babhula ukolweni esikhamweni sewayini, ukuba bawufihle kumaMidiyani.
" 6:12 Futhi ingelosi kaJehova wabonakala kuye, futhi wathi kuye: "UJehova
unawe wena qhawe elinamandla.
" 6:13 UGideyoni wathi kuye: "O Nkosi yami, uma uJehova enathi, kungani ke
ngabe konke lokhu kusehlele? futhi zikuphi zonke izimangaliso zakhe okhokho bethu
wasitshela ukuthi: ‘UJehova akasikhuphulanga eGibithe na? kodwa manje
UJehova usilahlile, wasinikela esandleni sikaJehova
abakwaMidiyani.
6:14 Futhi uJehova wambheka, futhi wathi: "Hamba ngala mandla akho, futhi wena
uyakusindisa u-Israyeli esandleni sakwaMidiyani; angikuthumanga na?
6:15 Wathi kuye: "O Nkosi yami, ngizomsindisa ngani u-Israyeli?" bheka,
umndeni wakithi umpofu kwaManase, mina ngingomncinyane endlini kababa.
" 6:16 Futhi uJehova wathi kuye: "Impela ngizoba nawe, futhi wena
abulale amaMidiyani njengomuntu munye.
6:17 Wathi kuye: "Uma manje ngithole umusa emehlweni akho, bonisa."
ngibe yisibonakaliso sokuthi ukhuluma nami.
6:18 Ungasuki lapha, ngiyakuncenga, ngize ngifike kuwe, futhi ngikukhiphe
isipho sami, usibeke phambi kwakho. Wasesithi: Ngizahlala uze wena
woza futhi.
6:19 UGideyoni wangena, futhi walungisa izinyane lembuzi, namaqebelengwane angenamvubelo
i-efa lempuphu; inyama wayifaka eqomeni, wafaka umhluzi epanini
imbiza, wayikhiphela kuye phansi kwe-oki, wayiletha.
6:20 Futhi ingelosi kaNkulunkulu yathi kuye: "Thatha inyama nokungenamvubelo
amaqebelengwane, uwabeke phezu kwaleli dwala, uwuthulule umhluzi. Futhi wenza
ngakho.
6:21 Khona-ke ingelosi kaJehova yelula isihloko sodondolo eyayiphakathi
isandla sakhe, wathinta inyama namaqebelengwane angenamvubelo; kwase kuvuka
wakhipha umlilo edwaleni, wayiqeda inyama nokungenamvubelo
amakhekhe. Ingelosi kaJehova yasuka ebusweni bakhe.
6:22 Futhi lapho uGideyoni wabona ukuthi ingelosi kaJehova, uGideyoni wathi:
Maye, Jehova Nkulunkulu! ngokuba ngibonile ingelosi kaJehova ubuso nobuso
ubuso.
" 6:23 Futhi uJehova wathi kuye: "Ukuthula makube kuwe; ungesabi: ungesabi
fa.
6:24 UGideyoni wamakhela khona uJehova i-altare, walibiza
UJehova-shalomu, kuze kube namuhla kuse-Ofira lama-Abiyezeri.
" 6:25 Kwathi ngalobo busuku, ukuthi uJehova wathi kuye: "Thatha."
iduna likayihlo, ithole lesibili elineminyaka eyisikhombisa;
udilize i-altare likaBhali likayihlo, uligawule
isihlahla esikuyo:
6:26 Futhi wakhela uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho i-altare esiqongweni saleli dwala, e
uthabathe ijongosi lesibili, unikele ngokushiswa
umhlatshelo ngezinkuni zika-Ashera oyakugawula.
6:27 Khona-ke uGideyoni wathatha amadoda ayishumi ezincekwini zakhe, futhi wenza njengoba nje uJehova ayeshilo
kwaba njalo, ngokuba wayesaba indlu kayise, futhi
amadoda omuzi, ukuthi wayengenakukwenza emini, ukuthi wakwenza ngawo
ebusuku.
6:28 Futhi lapho amadoda omuzi evuka ekuseni, bheka, the
i-altare likaBali ladilizwa, no-Ashera owayengakulo wagawulwa;
inkunzi yesibili yanikelwa phezu kwe-altare elalakhiwe.
6:29 Base bethi omunye komunye: "Ngubani owenze lokho na?" Futhi lapho
babuza, babuza, bathi: UGidiyoni indodana kaJowashi wenze lokhu
into.
" 6:30 Khona-ke abantu bomuzi bathi kuJowashi, "Khipha indodana yakho, ukuze iphume
ufe, ngokuba udilizile i-altare likaBali nangenxa yokuthi unalo
gawula ihlathi elalingakuso.
" 6:31 UJowashi wathi kubo bonke ababemelene naye: "Niyakummela uBhali?
nizomsindisa na? omncengelayo makabulawe
kusesekuseni: uma engunkulunkulu, makazikhulumele;
ngoba omunye udilizile ilathi lakhe.
6:32 Ngakho ngalolo suku wambiza ngokuthi uJerubali, wathi: "UBhali makamelane."
ngokumelene naye, ngoba udilize i-altare lakhe.
6:33 Khona wonke amaMidiyani, nama-Amaleki, futhi abantwana basempumalanga
babuthana ndawonye, bawela, bamisa esigodini sase
eJizreyeli.
6:34 Kodwa uMoya kaJehova wehlela phezu kukaGideyoni, futhi wavuthela icilongo. futhi
Kwabuthana u-Abiyezeri emva kwakhe.
6:35 Wathuma izithunywa kulo lonke uManase; laye wabuthwa
emva kwakhe, wathuma izithunywa ku-Asheri, nakuZebuloni, nakuzo
kwaNafetali; bakhuphuka ukubahlangabeza.
" 6:36 UGideyoni wathi kuNkulunkulu: "Uma uzosindisa u-Israyeli ngesandla sami, njengoba nje wena
uthe,
6:37 Bheka, Ngizobeka uboya bezimvu esibuyeni; uma amazolo ekhona
uboya bodwa, kome emhlabeni wonke ngaseceleni kwami
yazi ukuthi uyakumsindisa u-Israyeli ngesandla sami, njengokusho kwakho.
6:38 Kwasekusithi, ngoba wavuka ekuseni kakhulu, wabuphosa uboya.
kanyekanye, wakha amazolo eboyeni, isitsha esigcwele amanzi.
" 6:39 UGideyoni wathi kuNkulunkulu: "Intukuthelo yakho mayingavutheli kimi, futhi mina
ngizokhuluma kanye kuphela: ake ngihlole lokhu kanye kuphela
uboya bezimvu; mawube womile eboyeni kuphela naphezu kwakho konke
umhlabathi makube khona amazolo.
6:40 Futhi uNkulunkulu wenza kanjalo ngalobo busuku, ngoba eboyeni bodwa kwakoma, futhi
kwakukhona amazolo emhlabeni wonke.